“Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things;preserve my life according to your word.” (Psalm 119:36-37
It is to be the desire of the followers of Christ to hunger after His word. In these verses the writer urges God to keep his heart set firmly toward the statutes of God and not selfish gain. In a world where self-absorption is rampant, we would do well to heed these words. Temptations abound all around us and the believer whose attention is not fixed fully on God and His word will struggle. The devil has his ways of persuading us to take a break from Godly pursuits and dabble in something trivial by comparison. Always remember and never forget Paul's statement in his first letter to the Corinthians (10:23); “'I can do anything' - but not everything is good for you.” He goes on to say that not everything is constructive for us as believers. We must take the time to get into His word so that we will not stray off into the direction of worthless things. Our lives are of infinite value to the One who created us. He has given us a second chance through the blood of Christ, which bought us back from the brink of death. It is the greatest buyback in the history of mankind.
So how are we then to live this life out? Do we accept the payment of our sin debt and simply move on or do we submit to one true God Who purchased our freedom? And if we are to submit, how would we do this? Acknowledge His Lordship over you. Praise His name. Give Him thanks continuously for what He has done for you. Seek His face daily and allow His Holy Spirit to minister to your soul. For those who think this is being too religious, I say, religion has nothing to do with it. It should be a relationship that we seek. It is a love relationship of the highest order; one that should not be one sided. God loves us all with such an incredible, unchanging, never-ending, unconditional love that no equal can be found this side of heaven. If you truly want to remain focused on the Lord, then do so with dogged determination. Your reward shall be peace, contentment and fulfillment. This can be found in no one else.
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!
