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[/FLOAT-LEFT]Today's Devotional - October 29
Remember the Spring
Both the singers and the players on instruments say, "All my springs are in you."
Psalm 87:7
Recommended Reading
Psalm 87
A family in a typical American home once entertained a man from a poverty-stricken village in the developing world. "Three places to eat!" was all the man could say, as he saw the dining room, the kitchen table, and a picnic table on the deck. The Lord blesses us with our daily bread, and with multiple places to eat it. Many of us have plenty of clothes, and multiple closets. The Lord daily opens the floodgates of heaven and pours out blessings beyond enumeration.
There's a Chinese proverb that says, "When you drink from a stream, remember the spring." How easy it becomes to mutter, grumble, complain, bellyache, and yield to discouragement and depression. Instead we should count our blessings and praise God from whom all blessings flow. As the psalmist said, "All our springs are in Him" (Psalm 87:7).
When our heart is filled with gratitude, it's easier to remember the goodness of God in the past and trust Him for future blessings. Ralph Waldo Emerson was right when he counseled, "Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously."
Thou who hast given so much to me, give one more thing: a grateful heart.
George Herbert
Read-thru-the-Bible
Luke 19-20
[/FLOAT-LEFT]Today's Devotional - October 29
Remember the Spring
Both the singers and the players on instruments say, "All my springs are in you."
Psalm 87:7
Recommended Reading
Psalm 87
A family in a typical American home once entertained a man from a poverty-stricken village in the developing world. "Three places to eat!" was all the man could say, as he saw the dining room, the kitchen table, and a picnic table on the deck. The Lord blesses us with our daily bread, and with multiple places to eat it. Many of us have plenty of clothes, and multiple closets. The Lord daily opens the floodgates of heaven and pours out blessings beyond enumeration.
There's a Chinese proverb that says, "When you drink from a stream, remember the spring." How easy it becomes to mutter, grumble, complain, bellyache, and yield to discouragement and depression. Instead we should count our blessings and praise God from whom all blessings flow. As the psalmist said, "All our springs are in Him" (Psalm 87:7).
When our heart is filled with gratitude, it's easier to remember the goodness of God in the past and trust Him for future blessings. Ralph Waldo Emerson was right when he counseled, "Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously."
Thou who hast given so much to me, give one more thing: a grateful heart.
George Herbert
Read-thru-the-Bible
Luke 19-20
