April 16

Today's Reading

Joshua today has three sections I love. The first is God's promise that He Himself will be the allotment for the priestly tribe. The second is the faith and reward of Caleb after all those year. The third is how God promised to still bring deliverance, though Joshua was now an old man.

Luke. Notice Jesus' words about persistent faith and about humility. We need to have both. Be very cautious about answering arrogance with arrogance.

Psalms. 8 I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying,
for he speaks peace to his faithful people.
But let them not return to their foolish ways.
9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
so our land will be filled with his glory.
'Nuff said!

Proverbs. I think about Sam Walton who, as a billionaire, drove his old beat-up Ford pickup when he could have driven anything. I don't think he was pretending to be poor. He just didn't look at money as something he needed to spend on his every comfort.

My heart is lifted up by today's reading. How about yours? Do you have thoughts or questions?