Today's encouragement comes from 2 Chronicles 15:7, where we read these words:
"But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!"Judah's prophet Oded spoke these words (above) to the faithful, reforming King of Judah Asa. Sometimes, we need to be encouraged to be strong—es-pecially when we are engaged in difficult, unpopular, and counter-cultural la-bors. Asa would soon be dismantling even more idolatry in Judah, and he needed God's (and His prophet's) helpful words.
What are we doing for Christ today? Does it necessarily upset some people? Does this mean we should stop doing it? No. Let us perform our ministries faithfully; and fulfill them with as little offense as possible; but let us discharge them with a firm and unswerving commitment to Jesus our Redeemer.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Job the Sufferer was more renowned than Alexan-der the Conqueror.” —Thomas Watson, in, "All Things for Good"]
