Saturday 5 Jan 2013

Saturday Reading: Psalm 63:1-4

Key Verse: Psalm 63:3
3  Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Devotion:
One thing I have learned is that by praising God as much as possible, I get a great deal more out of my walk with Him than when I used to wait until the weekends to praise Him! God is not our God only on Sundays or only during prayer meetings or only when we seek Him… God is God, eternal and forever and always! So why should we limit our times of praise to Him? Why should we limit our praise at all?

Another thing that I find is that by giving my first hours of the day to Christ I prepare my day to walk with Him and not go trying to seek Him when I need Him; it is much better to walk with Him constantly that to try and seek Him when the going gets tough! God prefers us to live our lives with Him than not. He wants us to know that He is always willing to be with us and to help us every step of the way. Having the Holy Spirit indwell us is not a small thing because that then means that God is literally with us every step of the way – every moment!

I don’t know about you but on a hot day (not too many of those in the UK though) I want to be able to drink more water because I am more thirsty. On a very cold day I also like to drink more warm drinks to help to warm me up. I don’t go out of my way to look for water or other drinks when I need them because I tend to try and make them a part of my life – after all I would rather stay alive! A life with God should mean that we seek His Word every step of the way, that we don’t go out of our way to find that Word but instead make it a part of our lives so that it is always there.

Living a life with Christ should mean exactly that – living our life with Him constantly and not only when we think we needed Him. When I see some of the missionaries around me I see people who are constantly depending on God, making that dependence a part of their lives and not just something they call on when they are in need. We need to make that need an everyday thing; making it a constant in our lives and not some spare part. God gave us everything so that we would know He is always here with us – let us then lift our praise to Him constantly acknowledging that He is always with us!

Points to Ponder:
When do you spend time with God?

Is He a constant companion?