SSo the day began with God’s question, “Do you know I am the Almighty One?”
Holy Moley, yes!!!!
Well, yes… I’m aware. The world would be a very different place if you did.
Okay.
You do, you know all things, and it’s only fitting that you would.
Lord, every day I pray that your will is done in my life, and I’m always praying for wisdom. When I wake up and say, “What do you want to do today?” imagine if you came back with your perfect will… like “I want you to do what Jesus did, but exactly. Have no worldly possessions, spend every day traveling from town to town preaching the gospel, setting yourself up as a martyr, and die for the cause.” And here I’d be still trying to rub the sleep out of my eyes, going, “Huh?”
I think they are in place for a reason, but I think the most important commandment is love too. I remember when David and his followers were traveling and they didn’t have any food to eat, so he ate the priests’ bread, which was against the rules. It was more about compassion than about the law at that point, however, I think those times are not as frequent as people might think. Obeying the rules is very important to me.
I’d be glad and say that there are rules, and people on the outside looking in see that. I will definitely be the first to say that we are free from the law of sin and death; the bible tells me so, but it also says that we are under the perfect law of liberty. Anything that brings us back into bondage to sin, we should avoid and on top of that we’re to do what the Bible says. A rule is defined as: “a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.” To me the Bible rules! And those rules are governing principles for how to live my life.
It has to, and I’m grateful it does! Anytime I can’t obey the letter of the law, I know you’re there to encourage me in the parts I’m doing right. Imagine if there was no Jesus; I’d be on edge constantly!
You would ask me to do things perfectly, and when I couldn’t do them, I would be a failure in your sight and not simply a child. If I did attempt growth it would be alongside thickets and thorns. If I spoke to you, I would know fear rather than have no fear. My whole life would be a sub-note in a tale of tragedy, where my part was better left unspoken.
So you want to look at our good side if we’re believers and in turn, we’ll find favor with you?
And that will be a glorious day indeed Lord! Thanks for speaking with me today.
