Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 90:17, where Moses wrote these words:
"And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands."The beauty of the Lord is what will make our church lives irresistibly appeal-ing to all who behold us. When God anoints our souls with His grace in Christ, then our ministries, borne out of sincere love for God, matter. What we do will outlast us. This is why Moses, in this psalm, asks the Lord to "establish the work of our hands."
Most people want their names to be perpetuated; but they neglect the only thing that will cause that to actually happen (in the most honorable way)—namely, having Christ's beauty shine through them. By faith, let us walk with Jesus today.
[Puritan quote of the day: "God has a greater delight in the sincere worship and love of one poor, obscure Christian than in all that is done throughout the globe by irreligious kings and princes.” —Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, "Christians a Chosen Generation"]
