Verse of the Day 8/25

Verse of the Day 8/25

Ecclesiastes 11:7Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.?? New Living Translation (NLT)^??

After a dreary and rainy summer day in North Carolina it was good to look out the window this morning and to see the sun shining, a new day and a pleasant one at that with forecasts for the temperatures to be in the upper 70's.?? It doesn't get much more pleasant than that no matter where you are.?? Light is sweet.

Many of us may face dreary days of another type, chronic illness; financial troubles; relational troubles.?? In those times the light of God's Word can bring us what we need and brighten the day.

These thoughts brought me to one of the most quoted hymns in these posts, "Trust and Obey".

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we'll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Consider today how sweet light is, how sweet the light of His Word is; how sweet it is to sit at His feet and worship this morning to this new day dawning.

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV    

Ecclesiastes 11:7-10??New King James Version (NKJV)

^7??Truly the light is sweet,
And??it is??pleasant for the eyes??to behold the sun;
^8??But if a man lives many years
And??rejoices in them all,
Yet let him??remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming??is??vanity.

Seek God in Early Life

^9??Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
Walk in the ways of your heart,
And in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
God will bring you into judgment.
^10??Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,
And??put away evil from your flesh,
For childhood and youth??are??vanity.