October 12

Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking — 2 Pet 3:1 BSB

It’s good for us to regularly stir up our minds and keep ourselves reminded of things we should never forget. Jesus understood this when He instituted the Lord’s Supper.

We can’t imagine how much the Communion has done through the centuries to keep the name of Christ precious in a world full of sin and care.

An artist was once asked why he kept brightly colored stones on his table, and he replied that it was to keep his eye sharp and focused.

Similarly, we need to keep before us high ideals of life, or we risk drifting away from what is best. Someone once said that the phrase “That will do” has done more harm than almost any other. Settling for “good enough” is fatal to achieving excellence.

It’s important to keep our pure minds stirred up by way of remembrance, so we don’t forget the high calling to which we’ve been called.