This is a good reminder of the priorities of the kingdom of God. I confess I often forfeit the joy which would be mine for earthly baubles. Lord, I pray for the grace to turn away from those fleeting things to You, the true source of all true joy.
"God oftentimes withholds riches and honours,
and health of body from men...
Honours and riches and bodily strength are none of God's good things;
they are of the number of things indifferent which God bestows promiscuously upon the just and the unjust, as the rain to fall and the sun to shine.
The good things of God are chiefly peace of conscience
and the joy in the Holy Ghost in this life."
~ C. H. Spurgeon
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