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.”As the “beauty” of the Lord is “upon” us, God *will* “establish the work of our hands,” i.e. bless all His ministry done in us for the glory of Jesus Christ and the gospel of free grace. God only blesses what is beautiful/nothing else. All true beauty is from God; and all of it is centered on and in Christ.
No true saint wants to waste his or her life. This is why we join Moses, in im-ploring our Heavenly Father to, “establish the work of our hands.” This “work” is the result of the work of Jesus, who imputes His perfect life and His atoning death to our hearts and their accounts.
[Edwards 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"]
[Edwards 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"]
