Tuesday 13 Nov 2012

Tuesday Reading: Proverbs 3:1-6

Key Verse: Proverbs 3:5
5  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Devotion:
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to keep laws or rules when you don’t really believe in them? We all like to think that we know the law and that we can point out when they are wrong; but most of the time we are just trying to get our own way and side step the law. If we took time out to actually study the laws and find out why they have been defined the way that they are we may well change our opinion of those laws when we find that are actually designed to help us and not to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.

Too much of the time I see people throw God’s law aside and take on their own definition of things; I see this in the adults that I mix with and the youth that I teach and I know that I have done the same in the past as well. Speaking for my own actions, I was ignorant about God’s laws and I took what others were saying and bent things a little so that I could come out on top. But the more that I am able to study God’s Word the more I am certain that God’s Word is perfect.

Yes there will always be arguments about whether it is right, whether it is the absolute truth, whether it is all parable and similes or not, and a whole host of other excuses that people will come up with just so that they don’t have to keep that law. But when we reach the end of the line we will turn round and wonder why we ever had our doubts about any of it! You see, God has given us enough law written in this one book we now call the bible so that we can not just straighten ourselves out but continue to be guided in the right direction for the rest of our lives.

But in order for us to get the most out of these laws that God has given us, we need to get to know them. The more that we do get to know them the more we put two and two together. The more we understand about it the more we can see it for what it is. Our faith has to be built on something and the best things for it to be built on is the truth – God’s Word. The more we keep it in our hearts instead of just in our heads the more likely we are going to be to keep it, obey it and live by it. The more we do that, the more likely it is that we will listen to God and to His ways – that is, after all, what He wants from us!

Points to Ponder:
How much do you trust laws you don’t like?

Are you willing to trust God’s law explicitly?