Thursday 6 Jul 2017

July 6: Ezekiel 16:16-19

Key Verse: Ezekiel 16:19
Also the food I provided for you—the flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat—you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Devotion:
What would you do if you gave someone a very special gift and they gave it away to someone else? What would you think of that person? Would you think that because it was a gift they could do with it whatever they liked, or would you, knowing it to be special, be upset they did not remember it as being special between you and them?

Our choices may seem simple at the time and indeed they may turn out to be straight forward, but so many times we do not think of the people who will really be affected by our actions or reactions. We like to jump in and be involved and even use our best qualities or possessions to make an impression! But as our need for being involved becomes more deep-seated, we start to lose sight of the real worth of so many things around us.

There comes a time when we will have to explain why we have lost sight of those things in our life. Whether that time is now or far in the future is immaterial. We need to recognise the fact there are so many things in our lives which mean so much to others. We need to take hold of those things and make sure those special meanings are never lost or forgotten.

God is our creator. He created this world we live on. He supplies the air which we breath in composed in exactly the right amounts for what we need. He gives us an environment in which we can thrive... And yet we choose to forget He is our Creator and that He has supplied us with things. We give those gifts away to others just because we think they mean more to us at the time. We really do need to remember that God comes first in our lives because He is everything to us. Yes, we can share things, but never forget who has provided them and who deserves our faithful and daily praise!

Points to Ponder:
Do you get annoyed when others do not treat you properly?

How do you treat God's property?