Tuesday 30 Dec 2014

December 30: Psalm 50:22-23

Key Verse: Psalm 50:23
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.

Devotion:
As we draw closer to the end of 2014 I want you to look back and try and think of the biggest revelation or realisation that you have had this year about God. Is it going to be the fact that His love for you is far greater than you have imagined; has He shown you His love for you has far greater implications on your life than you realised? I know that God has opened so many door for me this year and many of them are doors I did not expect to be able to open! But God is good, He loves me, He loves you, and He alone can open locked doors when you continue asking Him – not because you just want to see if He can do it but because it brings you closer to Him!

Or maybe your greatest revelation has been to see Him working in turning your life around; turning away from the lifestyle you have allowed to leak into your life. Maybe He is blocking off the doors which lead you away from Him, gently trying to encourage you back to the narrow way that leads back to Him. God is righteous and He is just. He will not sit back and watch idly as you jump back into the fire. If you have told Him in the past that you want Him in your life then He is your Shepherd and will come back to find you!

Or maybe He has shown you a new path to take in your life, one where you have to work a lot harder for Him. It is not going to be an easy life once you say you are working for God… Don’t let people try and fool you! When we turn away from the sin around us, the people around us will begin to look bad and they will reject us because we may be showing them up in some way. Continue to love them and continue to lift them up because they need it more now than before. But expect an uphill struggle…

Maybe the best part is the realisation He is willing to continue showing you more of His Salvation as we lift Him up and glorify Him. God is not slack in hearing when we glorify Him and He will not ignore us. The rest of the world around us may crowd in and make it difficult to listen to God; but when we stop for a second and listen out for God, we will hear His message and His Salvation calling out for us.

Points to Ponder:
What is you highlight been this year?

What has been you most special memory with God?