Daily Reading for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Scripture: Proverbs 27:9
"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1 The SDA Bible Commentary, [E.G.White Comments], vol. 3, p. 1163.
"Things will go wrong with every one; sadness and discouragement press every soul; then a personal presence, a friend who will comfort and impart strength, will turn back the darts of the enemy that are aimed to destroy. Christian friends are not half as plentiful as they should be. In hours of temptation, in a crisis, what a value is a true friend! Satan at such times sends along his agents to cause the trembling limbs to stumble; but the true friends who will counsel, who will impart magnetic hopefulness, the calming faith that uplifts the soul,—oh, such help is worth more than precious pearls!"1