Jeremiah 17:9-10 New Living Translation
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”
From birth we have a propensity to sin. Even when we reach adulthood, if given a choice, we will lean toward that which seems easiest or the most pleasant of the choices before us. God is set aside far to readily, leaving his counsel unheeded. God makes it very clear that our sin comes from the deepest recesses of our heart. All that we feed our mind trickles down into our heart and has a pronounced impact on where we go and what we do in life.
No matter what happens in our lives we can be sure God knows about it. There is no place to hide from him; no place to go that is void of his presence. This should not be a threat to us unless we sin and have no interest in stopping. Our rejecting of his free gift of forgiveness shines a spotlight on our supreme ignorance regarding what is good for us and what is not. So many feel that walking with God is restrictive and will rob them of all the pleasantries this world has to offer. But like a unripe banana that after a few short days becomes overripe and inedible, so the things of this world become unpalatable to us over time.
Only God knows what is best for us. He knows our deepest desires and wishes to oblige us, but we turn away, not wanting to be bound by things we don’t understand.
Bare your soul to God. Lay your life before him. Allow the Holy Spirit to do a wonderful work in you. Living for God is not what some think it to be, but the choice is up to you. For believers, do regular assessments of your relationship with Christ. Are you at the place you ought to be? We all have things we can work on to become a little more like Christ. This is not a hardness or burden, but an eye opening event in our lives where we suddenly realize something we didn’t know about our God and what it means to willingly serve him. Don’t hide behind your faith, declaring that you know God and that is enough. It is never enough as long as we walk this earth. It is a joy to grow in the things of God for it allows you to be a blessing to those around you a little bit more each day. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
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