For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
A dear brother was telling me recently about how he views his life as climbing a ladder with the top reaching into Heaven. But once in a while, he slips and misses a rung, tumbling. In desperation, he cries out to the Lord who gently grabs him and restores him to the ladder. Not a perfect analogy, none ever are, but effective.
We often forget that we are cleansed and restored; we begin to fret and stew as we dwell on our mounting problems. Slipping on Ron's ladder is analogous to forgetting to trust in His precious and never failing promises to meet all our needs as we pursue our assigned missions.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 30
Mid-day: 119:129-136
Evening: Psalm 105
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