Daily Reading for Thursday, May 9, 2024
Scripture: Proverbs 22:29
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1 Christ's Object Lessons, pp. 249, 250.
Today’s Manna
"Religion and business are not two separate things; they are one. Bible religion is to be interwoven with all we do or say. Divine and human agencies are to combine in temporal as well as in spiritual achievements. They are to be united in all human pursuits, in mechanical and agricultural labors, in mercantile and scientific enterprises. There must be co-operation in everything embraced in Christian activity. . .
"The Lord made Daniel and Joseph shrewd managers. He could work through them because they did not live to please their own inclination but to please God." 1