Sunday, April 14 Surely it is in vain that I have cleansed my heart and that I wash my hands in innocence itself. — Ps. 73:13. Like Asaph, perhaps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privileges to some extent and began to focus on what you were lacking in a material way. But by studying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings,you came to see things Jehovah’s way. Asaph perceived what would eventually happen to the wicked. He thought about his lot and realized that Jehovah would take hold of his right hand and lead him. Asaph could thus say to Jehovah: “Besides you I do have no other delight on the earth.â€(Ps. 73:23, 25) The psalmist was confident that Jehovah would remember him as a friend. His faithful service would not be forgotten. (Eccl. 7:1) How reassuring that must have been for Asaph! He sang: “As for me, the drawing near to God is good for me.In the Sovereign Lord Jehovah I have placed my refuge.†—Ps. 73:28. w11 9/15 1:8, 9
This part reminds me of the scripture at Hebrews 6:10-12: "For God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name, in that you have ministered to the holy ones and continue ministering. But we desire each one of you to show the same industriousness so as to have the full assurance of the hope down to the end, in order that you may not become sluggish, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Well, there have been times when I've felt "sluggish" and tempted to give up - it is during those times that I turned to Jehovah in prayer. Wallflower