031608: Today I had a difficult time waking up. I feel kind of blue. This is unusual. Maybe it’s because I skipped my devo yesterday. Maybe it’s because of hormonal changes in my body. Maybe the sunburn I got yesterday is irritating me subconsciously. Maybe I’m just being hard on myself.
Deuteronomy 30: 6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live…14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it…17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed.
Psalm 40: 8 I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
In Deuteronomy, Moses is telling the Israelites that God will seek them out if they seek out God with all their hearts. God will even gather them back together if they repent after straying to the ends of the Earth. To love God with all your heart and soul is life itself. God is never far from us. His word is “very near” to us. In fact, His word is in our very mouths and hearts. This shows me that God’s word can pour out from our hearts and mouths if we love Him and obey Him. The consequence for disobedience or a heart distant from God is death and destruction. In Psalm 40:8, David says that he desires to do God’s will and that God’s law dwells inside his heart. All the laws of Moses are inside our hearts if we love God and His will.
Today, I see that God is doing open heart surgery on me. Somehow, I went astray. I think I know where. Once I begin to think evil thoughts, I do not love God. He knows my thoughts. For me to blame my spiritual illness on the physical things, then I am evading my responsibility. I confess, I am suffering on the inside because I chose for a few moments not to love God. There are consequences for my choices. What is encouraging to hear, is that God is not far from me. He is very near, waiting for me to turn my heart back to Him. I want to be like the Psalmist, David, who says I desire to do Your will, O my God. Today, I will make that the cry of my heart.
Lord Jesus Christ, thank You for laying down Your life for me. Father, please forgive me. I love You. I am sorry for turning my heart from You. I am sorry for sinning. I desire to do Your will. I do. Please show me what Your will is. Shape me and mold me, Lord. I am coming back to a heart of worship. I give You all the praise, glory and honor. I am nothing without You. I pray all these things in Jesus Christ’s precious name, Amen.
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