Tuesday 28 Feb 2012

Tuesday Reading: Psalm 119:113-120

Key Verse: Psalm 119:114
114  Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Devotion:
One thing I never get tired of is telling people just how wonderful God’s Word is and how much they too should be reading it daily. How much they actually take in and apply in their own lives is an entirely different matter! Once you do settle down into a regular patter of reading your bible you will get to see a whole new outlook on this world, other people and even yourself. No matter how much you think you know about other people or about yourself, you will get to learn something new just by reading God’s Word – that to me is the most amazing part of living with Christ.

It is not just about finding out new stuff but so much more than that because, as I was trying to tell some teenagers last night, we all need to have a root of truth that we can depend on in our lives. If we are lucky enough to have good parents then we may well know just how good life can be because of the truth that they have shared with us over the years. Can you imagine what it would be like to not know the truth? Can you imagine how distraught someone must get trying to find out the truth when they can see so many lies and so much distrust around them?

God’s Word stands out as the single truth that we have in our lives that we can trust in and depend on. What a glorious comfort that is for each of us to know that we have an absolute truth, a rock, a defining thing in our lives! No matter what is going on in the world around us, no matter how many white lies, half-truths, distortions and other strange behaviours we have in our lives, we can trust in God’s Word as the single unchanging and perfect place for us always to seek out. And that we should, every day; we should be seeking out that truth and allowing it to encourage us, nurture us, correct us and build us up into something or someone that God would love to call ‘a child of His’.

We are going to be faced with hardships, temptations, evil and whatever else you can come up with – but each of those will never stand up to God’s Word. We know that the truth will always dig so much deeper into our souls than anything else. We know that the truth will tear us apart if we try to live a lie. We know that God wants to separate us from the world and set us free so that we can live in His Word. God wants us to have the best, but unless we want to receive that truth upon which to build the best, we are not going to get very far with it!

Points to Ponder:
Do you have a quiet place you like to go?

Do you make sure to take God with you when you go there?