Monday Reading: Ephesians 5:14-17
Key Verse: Ephesians 5:15
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Devotion:
How many times have you tried to stay up late at night to watch something on TV or have tried to stay up and wait for someone to come home only to find that you are rudely awaken by something or someone after everything has already happened or passed? Our bodies need to rest up and recuperate from the labours of the day so that they will be ready to face the next day; but equally doing nothing also seem to make one tired. How can we get tired from doing nothing? That I cannot answer but what I can do is point out that that tiredness will not give you the same sleep as one from a good day’s labour.
If we grow lax in our reading of God’s Word then we will find that we grow weary when we read it, not because it is a task to read but because we are not used to it. If you have to do some extra work that you are not used to you grow weary from that work quite quickly, but if you regularly partake in that work then you will be able to handle it much better. Regularly reading God’s Word will allow you to be able to sit down and read it without being distracted and without giving in to all manner of temptations whilst you try to read. When I first started reading my bible it was in fits and starts until I finally set aside time each day to read it. Now it is one of the first things I do every day so that I can meditate on what I have read about.
We are surrounded by temptations from so many people who do not get stuck in and read God’s Word because they are distracted by the world around them which is in turn controlled by the evil one... so it may well be our fellow Christians who take us away from God’s Word rather than our enemies! We need to get the most out of our time by giving it to God and allowing Him to teach us His will in our lives each and every day. That is His will, that we walk with Him in humbleness and understanding, giving Him the glory for our lives.
Points to Ponder:
What stops you reading the bible?
How often do you exercise with God?
