Tuesday Reading: Psalm 31:19-24
Key Verse: Psalm 31:24
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Devotion:
Wouldn't it be great to have something in our lives that we could never have too much of. Something that would not make us sick or hyper when we had too much! Well, there is something, but it is not immediately apparent to all. God's grace and goodness...
For those of us who are willing to believe on Him as our One True God, we can accept His goodness. A Goodness that shows no end, that has no end and that will never corrupt us. God's goodness is so perfect that we never need fear of having too much. But in this sinful world that we live in, there is always a way of spoiling a good thing! We may well start to take God's goodness for granted and expect it when we no longer show Him our love. We may get too proud of having His goodness and make it look like we are better than we are – those most simple of mistakes can lead to our downfall because we don't look where we are going.
But thank goodness that God's grace also knows no end. For without His grace we would never get to know His goodness to begin with. If we were not willing to admit to our mistakes, we would never see His grace exercise to the extent where His goodness is showered upon us. If we are not willing to acknowledge Him as our God, then we will not get to know His goodness other than seeing it being given to others. It is through His never-ending grace that we too can get to know His goodness. But once again we have to not let pride get in our way!
If we ever find ourselves cut off from God, it is going to be because of our haste, greed and pride that we are cutting ourselves off and not He that cuts us off. His grace is sufficient. His goodness covers all. His strength knows no end. All we need do is draw on that strength to give strength to our hearts to walk closer to Him and He will continue to be close to us.
Points to Ponder:
Can you think of anything you would like to have all the time?
How much do you really depend on God?