VERSE FOR TODAY: Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him (Jeremiah 17:7, New International Version).
HYMN FOR TODAY: "Springs of Living Water"
Just about all of us have a tendency toward being conservative in some ways. We have a measure of comfort in things as they have always been. "It may not be do great, but I know this place. I know how to do these things. I know what to expect." People who live in a house that is about to fall down are often slow to accept the opportunity to live in a place that is sound and clean and safe. We may not want to try next old, or new machines. "These computers! I could never use one of them."
It's bad enough to miss out on the opportunities if life for better health and higher productibility, but it is far worse to allow in sin and to starve spiritually. A hard head and a hard heart trust the dirt and the death and won't drink the clean water. Dr.David Grubbs once knew a Zimbabwean who kept drinking from a filthy pond because "well water doesn't have any flavor."
But happy is the one who trust in the Lord! Our strength is renewed, our lives are strong, and we produce fruit that blesses a lot of other people. If that's new to you, try it. You'll like it very much
PRAYER THOUGHTS: Thank You, Lord, for Your readiness to open our eyes so we cançc see the old for what it is and the new for the possibilities there. When it comes to New things You bring, help us be accepting. Amen.
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