Tuesday 29 May 2012

Tuesday Reading: Psalm 37:30-31

Key Verse: Psalm 37:30
30  The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Devotion:
Have you ever noticed how we sometimes can actually say and do the right things if we are willing to be good and follow the rules? It’s not just a case of being a goodie-goodie but rather being willing to follow the rules that actually helps us – because unless we are willing to follow the rules we may well fall flat on our faces even when we are ‘being good’. But as soon as we start breaking the rules we find out that we get into more trouble than we first thought we would.

The more that we follow those rules, the more we will be able to learn about doing the right stuff and the more we will be able to help others in following those rules and living the right way. But we do have to be willing to practise a bit because we always seem to turn back to the old ways in which we fall over and break something. It is also about knowing what is right through experience and learning; but more importantly we have to be able to put what we learn into action so that others learn through our examples.

I found out very quickly in school that no matter how intelligent some of the teachers were, if they were just going to stand up in front of class and talk in a monotone voice, then I was going to switch off and lose track in the first few minutes. But if they continued to show that they wanted me to learn and enjoy the lesson in the same way as they enjoyed it, then I would be more willing to learn the rules and work towards better grades. If we are not willing to show others how much God means to us in our hearts then we should not expect others to be ‘enthralled’ by our dead beat ways.

God has entered into a relationship with us so that we can enjoy our lives with Him. This means enjoying our lives from this moment onwards and not just waiting until we get to heaven. God wants us to be happy with Him now and not just some unknown time in the future. And when we start to walk towards Christ and His ways we will quickly find out that He is willing to reach out to us and help us all along the way, giving us that much needed boost along the way. When Christ reaches out to us it is going to be with those safest of hands that He reaches out and not with a broken piece of grass or half rotten rope. God’s grip is awesome!

Points to Ponder:
Do you know God’s grip?

Do you depend on His grip?