DAY 123 Read 2 Samuel 18 and 19.
Today's reading: Absalom's poorly trained host is no match for David's seasoned troops. The young rebel dies a tragic death, and David mourns.
Memory gem: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7).
Thought for today:
Many years ago the New England newspapers carried the story of a lighthouse keeper and the tragic loss of his son. The boy was on a whaling expedition, and the father expected him home on a certain night.
Strange to say, on that very night the father fell asleep at his task. While he slept a terrible gale arose and swept up the coast but there was no light in the lighthouse. On that stormy night, of all nights, the father fell asleep on duty.
When he awoke the next morning, he looked toward the shore and saw a vessel which had been wrecked by the storm. He rushed to the beach and was horrified to see the body of his own son washed ashore by the raging waters. He had been waiting for him for months yet when the boy was in sight of home he was lost, and lost because his father had carelessly permitted his light to go out.
The light of a Christian life shines only in consecration, and consecration comes through submission and surrender to the Holy Spirit. So, let us make sure that our light is shining.
Today's reading: Absalom's poorly trained host is no match for David's seasoned troops. The young rebel dies a tragic death, and David mourns.
Memory gem: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7).
Thought for today:
Many years ago the New England newspapers carried the story of a lighthouse keeper and the tragic loss of his son. The boy was on a whaling expedition, and the father expected him home on a certain night.
Strange to say, on that very night the father fell asleep at his task. While he slept a terrible gale arose and swept up the coast but there was no light in the lighthouse. On that stormy night, of all nights, the father fell asleep on duty.
When he awoke the next morning, he looked toward the shore and saw a vessel which had been wrecked by the storm. He rushed to the beach and was horrified to see the body of his own son washed ashore by the raging waters. He had been waiting for him for months yet when the boy was in sight of home he was lost, and lost because his father had carelessly permitted his light to go out.
The light of a Christian life shines only in consecration, and consecration comes through submission and surrender to the Holy Spirit. So, let us make sure that our light is shining.
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