Daily Reading for Saturday, April 13, 2024
Scripture: Proverbs 18:9
"He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1 Testimonies, vol. 2, pp. 499, 500.
2 ChristÕs Object Lessons, p. 342.
Today’s Manna
"Some might now have been thorough workmen had they made a good use of their time, feeling that they would have to give an account to God for their misspent moments. They have displeased God because they have not been industrious. Self-gratification, self-love, and selfish love of ease have kept some from good, withheld them from obtaining a knowledge of the Scriptures that they might be thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Some do not appreciate the value of time and have idled away in bed the hours that might have been employed in the study of the Bible." 1
"The value of time is beyond computation. Christ regarded every moment as precious, and it is thus that we should regard it. Life is too short to be trifled away. We have but a few days of probation in which to prepare for eternity. We have no time to waste, no time to devote to selfish pleasure, no time for the indulgence of sin. It is now that we are to form characters for the future, immortal life. It is now that we are to prepare for the searching judgment." 2