I remember … the kindness of thy youth.

— Jeremiah 2:2

Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only
expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that
cheer His heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going
hardly with me? There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what
God prizes. It is a great thing to think that Jesus Christ has need
of me – “Give Me to drink.” How much kindness have I shown Him this
past week? Have I been kind to His reputation in my life?

God is saying to His people – You are not in love with Me now, but I
remember the time when you were – “I remember…the love of thine
espousals.” Am I as full of the extravagance of love to Jesus Christ
as I was in the beginning, when I went out of my way to prove my
devotion to Him? Does He find me recalling the time when I did not
care for anything but Himself? Am I there now, or have I become wise
over loving Him? Am I so in love with Him that I take no account of
where I go? or am I watching for the respect due to me; weighing how
much service I ought to give?

If, as I recall what God remembers about me, I find He is not what He
used to be to me, let it produce shame and humiliation, because that
shame will bring the godly sorrow that works repentance.

On this day...

• Job 11 - 2024
• Breaking Strongholds III - 2024
• 2 Corinthians 7:6 - 2009
• Just a Small Church Upcountry - 2009
• The Cross of Christ - 2008
• Exodus 3:7 - 2008
• Psalms 92:4 - 2008
• Ezekiel 36:26 - 2008
• WHAT IS MY CUP? - 2008
• Romans 8:23 - 2008