Friday 3 May 2013

Friday Reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Key Verse: 1 Peter 1:15
15  But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Devotion:
If you got yourself all dressed up in long robes, tunics (or a long dress if you are a lady) and you decided that you had to run, you would have to gather up as many of the long and loose ends before you tried to run or you would be tripping over everything instead. What you would be doing is using common sense to prevent an accident. So why then do we not use common sense in our own spiritual lives?

God has given us the truth and the minds to be able to discern that truth from the lies of the world. He has given us the common sense that we have in order for us to utilise it for our betterment. Why should we leave it behind when we come forward to carry out God’s will in our lives? Man has made a habit out of doing some pretty strange and even stupid things and daring to say that we do it in the name of our Lord or because of what we think God has written down. God has not written anything down that is going to trap us into doing evil, we are the ones who walk along the wrong path ignoring common sense until we find it is too late to do anything else other than break the law in some way.

What God wants us to do is to gather up our thoughts and our lives and be prepared for what lies ahead. That common sense and intelligence that He has given us is so that we may figure things out before we break everything; it is so that we can gather up the loose ends before we trip over ourselves.

We do face many evil people and things in our lives and the more that we aim to do for God the more that we will find that there are things in our way. If we do not rely on God to strengthen us and teach us how to gather up our loose ends, we will find that we trip a whole lot more than we need to. We do not have to give in to our old ways and our old thoughts but rather cling to the ways that Christ has shown us so that we are more prepared to avoid the pitfalls that engulfed us all the time previously. Trust in our Teacher and Saviour…

Points to Ponder:
Do you find yourself tripping up still?

Are you listening to Christ’s teachings?