Sunday Reading: Psalm 73:1-9
Key Verse: Psalm 73:3
3 For I was jealous of the proud, when I saw the peace of the wicked.
Devotion:
Don’t try and deny it, we have all been there when we have been just a bit jealous of those who seem to have all the money and all the wealth and all the trimmings... we may not be jealous for long because we know what we have is going to last forever, but we have probably wondered what it would be like to be in their shoes for a short while. That is where the world has a problem understanding us; they see us as people who have things missing in our lives, for people who do not have, whereas we see them as the people who have something missing and who do not have!
God is just amazing! He is able to give us so much more than the physical that we desire whilst we are here on earth. Just His love alone is able to carry us further than any amount of wealth on earth – something that the wealthy and even the poor find it hard to grasp until they come to know Christ. When I think about how much my life has changed since I started walking with Christ instead of being a Jonah and running in the other direction, I marvel at what He still has in store for me. I can see the things that He changes in my life and the daily lessons that He teaches me. I try to use those lessons to teach others just as He would have me to do.
We must never look at the worldly people and think how nice it would be to be them because when they get to that defining moment in their lives when they have to face up to Christ, they are going to be the ones who are totally undone! I thank Christ that He is was willing to step up and take my punishment even though He did not deserve to, nor did I ask Him at that time! He was willing to do that for me before I knew Him! I don’t know of any worldly person who is willing to go that far for anyone before they get to know them. We are still fickle in that we ‘need’ to know others before we befriend them... So why then do some throw it all away and go with someone just because they look nice? Is that not the way of the world? Leave the world behind and focus on God!
Points to Ponder:
Are you focused on worldly things?
Where is God in your life?
