Today's encouragement comes from 1 Samuel 3:18b, where we read these words:
"And he [Eli] said, 'It is the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him.’ “The Old Covenant priest Eli had received some really bad news from Samuel, regarding how the Lord was going to punish his (Eli’s) rebellious house—and yet Eli's response is one of compliant submission. It is always in our best in-terest, that God does "what seems good to Him”—even if it means chastise-ment for us.
What are we going through today? Can we also say, "It is the Lord Let Him do what seems good to Him"? If we can, we are blessed people—who will, in time, recognize the benefit of *all* God’s dealings with us (in Christ alone).
[Puritan quote of the day: "The devil is the most sullen spirit there is, and yet the most proud.” —Jeremiah Burroughs, in, "The Excellency of a Gracious Spirit"]
