Wednesday 3 Jul 2013

Wednesday Reading: Jeremiah 9:23-26

Key Verse: Jeremiah 9:24
24  But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

Devotion:
When we finally come to the understanding that our lives on earth are actually quite insignificant in the grand scheme of things, we should be able to grasp the importance of God and of the Gospel; but only if we have been introduced to it in the beginning. No matter how rich we can get whilst we are alive, we take none of that with us when we die. No matter how much sorrow and strife we put up with in our lives, none of that follows us after death. No matter how much we can learn of the great orators, philosophers, poets and other people we look up to, none of that matter after we cannot read anymore.

Why then do we have this compulsion to gain the greatest glory whilst we live on earth and try to promote ourselves above others; I speak here as a human and not from personal gain. Daily I try to put aside my compulsion to glorify myself and try instead to give God the glory because it is He who deserves it all. No amount of riches or poverty will be able to change the place where I will end up after my earthly body dies. It is my choices I make whilst here on earth that will dictate where I will be, but it is not my money or lack of it.

God continues to give us our earthly wisdom as well as opening up our spiritual selves to what He has in store for us. If we continue to refuse to accept His spiritual teaching then we are going to find that we will be lacking when we do have to finally face Him face to face. The more we focus on the earthly treasures the more we will become depressed finding that it is actually all in vain; so why focus on it to start with? Well, because we don’t know any better to start with!

That is why God gives us some very special people in our lives who encourage us to continue seeking Him no matter what else happens in our lives. I have given up the quest to see how much I can earn in earthly terms and have focused on what I can give back to the people around me who are seeking God’s wisdom like I do. I continue to learn and as I learn I continue to teach knowing that what I am teaching could save someone else’s soul from eternal death. God exercises loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness on the earth – let us seek that too.

Points to Ponder:
What do you focus on in life?

Have you compared your attitude to Christ’s attitude lately?