Hi, Guys! Because there's supposed to be a virulent computer virus unleashed tomorrow, I thought I'd try to keep the computer off tomorrow to give the matter a chance to be resolved and, hopefully, keep my computer uninfected. Therefore, I'm sending tomorrow's devotional excerpt today. God bless you all.

In Jesus' love,
Sandra

April 1

There’s an old saying—“What you see is what you get”—but it bears no resemblance to spiritual truth. In fact, in Ecclesiastes 8:12, the Word tells us something entirely different. “Though a sinner’s days are prolonged and his ways seem to prosper, surely it will be well with those who worship the Lord.”

How true an observation that is! So often it appears that the wicked prosper. Everything they touch seems to turn to gold, while the righteous struggle to eek out an existence in a hostile environment. Sometimes, the child of God is tempted to question Him about the facts they see before their eyes.

It’s true enough. These are facts, but only within the world’s system of reality. What is real and true in a temporal sense is not necessarily real and true in an eternal sense when it comes to placing value on a commodity. The Lord does not hold in high esteem the things the world counts dear.

But what is true is that the treasures that are of inestimable value for eternity are the things the Lord promises to those who worship Him. The fleeting things of earth will fade as quickly as will those who pursued them, but the wondrous riches of eternity are accruing interest to the godly all through his life and beyond.