My public life should bring Him glory

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Psalm 116:12 & 14
12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

The psalmist asks how he can repay the Lord for all His goodness. The Lord saved and redeemed this psalmist. There is so much gratitude in this psalm. The psalmist decides that he will fulfill his vows to the Lord publicly. He will live a life beyond reproach. This may mean that he will be baptized to publicly declare his submission to God. It may mean that all vows that he had previously made will be honored. To God, this is a high form of worship! To live a life publicly that brings all honor and glory to God.

What vows have I made to the Lord? Well, I have vowed to be the wife to my husband on my wedding day, to be a woman disciple of Christ when I accepted God as my Lord and Savior, and to be dead to sin and alive to righteousness through my baptism. Am I fulfilling these vows everyday? I should be doing my best to keep my word in all I say and do. I am thankful that I do have something to stand for! I do have a vow to keep. It motivates me. It makes me feel useful to God and others. There will never be a way for me to pay God back for all that He has done in my life, but I can bring Him glory when I live beyond reproach. I am so grateful that God has saved me! I think about where I could have been and I look at where I am now. Indeed I was taken from the miry clay and set upon a rock. Today, I will live above reproach in every aspect of my life.

Heavenly Father, please forgive me for sinning. Lord Jesus, thank You for bridging the gap and saving me from destruction! I love You, Lord! Please continue to show me how to live beyond reproach. Lord, as I prepare for motherhood, keep my feet upon the straight path. Thank You for everything, God. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.