"YET YE HAVE ROBBED ME." This is a very serious accusation, for to attempt it must be very daring. But who can plead not guilty? If we have not taken from Him, we have withheld what belongs to Him. He charges us with the crime; He says,"Ye have robbed me." We have robbed Him of His time and His own day which He claims and which should be devoted to Him. We have robbed Him of property. What He lent us we have claimed as our own. What was given us for others, we have squandered or hoarded for self. We have withheld from His cause what He entrusted to our care for its benefit. We have robbed Him of the heart. This we have given to idols. They have been loved, trusted and adored before Him. We have robbed Him of our talents, using them in the service of others and for the gratification of ourselves. What can we say to such conduct? Is it not ungrateful? For He is our Father. Is it not daring? For He could crush us with a look. Let us reflect upon our conduct - robbers of God. Let us confess our crimes, seek His pardon, change our course, and render unto God the things that are God's.

For Meditation:
Guilty I plead before Thy throne:
My God, my crimes forgive;
I plead the Saviour's blood alone:
Pardon, and bid me live.