Today's encouragement comes from 2 Kings 7:9a, which says this:
"Then they said to one another, 'We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. . . . ' "These words were spoken by four lepers who found great booty in the Syrian army camp, that had been miraculously deserted. They could have kept the wonderful news to themselves, and simply glutted themselves with food and delights—or they could share it with others, who were (like them) starving to death.
. . . So is it the case with the gospel. Those of us who, by grace, feed on Jesus and His goodness every Sunday (and indeed everyday), ought to have compassion and concern for those who do not. What do we have to offer starving sinners? The very Bread of Life, Jesus Christ Himself. In ourselves, we are all poverty-stricken spiritual lepers. Let us preach Christ to everyone.
[Puritan quote of the day: "The people of God are begotten through the edu-cation, instruction, and endeavors of those who were God's people before [us]. Therefore, the church is represented in Scripture as being the mother of its members, (Gal. 4:26).” —Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, "Christians a Chosen Generation"]
