Sunday Reading: Psalm 25:1-5
Key Verse: Psalm 25:5
5 Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
Devotion:
Have you ever looked at someone and wondered what makes them do the things they do? Maybe you have wondered at why any man should climb out onto scaffolding with ease when helping in the construction of a sky-scraper, or maybe you have watched someone walk round a golf course hitting a small white ball as far as they can only to follow it again. It seems like we all get up to strange things in our lives; but unless we apply ourselves in the things that we do get up to then we may well not succeed in what we do try to do.
If we approach our walk with God in a half-hearted manner then are we actually walking with Him or are we just pretending so that others can think that we do. I put it to you that unless you are willing to enter into a relationship with Christ then you are not walking with God. If you are entering into a relationship with Him then you must not be ashamed at being called a Christian nor of actually being a Christian! We will get people that mock us, we will get people that try to trip us up, we will even get people that sit back and laugh at us... Well, those are the people that we need to reach out to because they are the people that do not yet have a full on relationship with Christ – they are the people that stand to be left behind. If you are willing to leave them behind then you are not listening to what Christ has been trying to tell you.
David had to face so many battles against what seemed to be a never-ending stream of enemies and temptations. Yes he did trip up and fall along the way, but in his heart he aimed to live his life with God at the centre. He aimed to make sure that people knew that he trusted in God. He studied God’s laws and he tried to obey them. When he failed, he came back to God and humbled himself before God. He knew God, and God knew him!
Points to Ponder:
How do you behave?
Do you act like you know God or do you know Him?
Key Verse: Psalm 25:5
5 Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
Devotion:
Have you ever looked at someone and wondered what makes them do the things they do? Maybe you have wondered at why any man should climb out onto scaffolding with ease when helping in the construction of a sky-scraper, or maybe you have watched someone walk round a golf course hitting a small white ball as far as they can only to follow it again. It seems like we all get up to strange things in our lives; but unless we apply ourselves in the things that we do get up to then we may well not succeed in what we do try to do.
If we approach our walk with God in a half-hearted manner then are we actually walking with Him or are we just pretending so that others can think that we do. I put it to you that unless you are willing to enter into a relationship with Christ then you are not walking with God. If you are entering into a relationship with Him then you must not be ashamed at being called a Christian nor of actually being a Christian! We will get people that mock us, we will get people that try to trip us up, we will even get people that sit back and laugh at us... Well, those are the people that we need to reach out to because they are the people that do not yet have a full on relationship with Christ – they are the people that stand to be left behind. If you are willing to leave them behind then you are not listening to what Christ has been trying to tell you.
David had to face so many battles against what seemed to be a never-ending stream of enemies and temptations. Yes he did trip up and fall along the way, but in his heart he aimed to live his life with God at the centre. He aimed to make sure that people knew that he trusted in God. He studied God’s laws and he tried to obey them. When he failed, he came back to God and humbled himself before God. He knew God, and God knew him!
Points to Ponder:
How do you behave?
Do you act like you know God or do you know Him?