October 22, 2013
How will generations to come reflect on our lives and times? Will they consider that we were faithful to the faith we professed? Such questions are good motivation for today's priorities.
"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant. May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to theLORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else. Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day." (1 Kings 8.56-61)
King Solomon, on the occasion of the dedication of the temple, recounted God's faithfulness to His people, and their past faithfulness to Him. He appealed to the present generation to be obedient and faithful, so that Yahweh God would maintain the cause of His people "as each day requires, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else."
The baton has been passed to us from a previous generation, and the priorities remain: faithfulness to our Father, so that He might sustain us in our cause to demonstrate and declare that He alone is God. This important legacy is vital to our generation, and the ones to come.
Just today I've been reminded afresh that faithfulness is to be cultivated in unseen ways. Waiting before the LORD in silence, with a sincere yearning to be attentive to His voice and impulses, is key to faithfulness. Mentally battling the noisy and distracting thoughts in our minds, in order to better know and hear the Father, is necessary if we are to be faithful. And then, seeking to "carry the conversation" throughout today's activities allows us to be more aware of His specific direction and prompting for how He would have us live for Him.
How will the next generation speak of our generation? That is being determined by how we live today. May we be found faithful - by them, and by Him.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook devotional - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant. May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to theLORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else. Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day." (1 Kings 8.56-61)
King Solomon, on the occasion of the dedication of the temple, recounted God's faithfulness to His people, and their past faithfulness to Him. He appealed to the present generation to be obedient and faithful, so that Yahweh God would maintain the cause of His people "as each day requires, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else."
The baton has been passed to us from a previous generation, and the priorities remain: faithfulness to our Father, so that He might sustain us in our cause to demonstrate and declare that He alone is God. This important legacy is vital to our generation, and the ones to come.
Just today I've been reminded afresh that faithfulness is to be cultivated in unseen ways. Waiting before the LORD in silence, with a sincere yearning to be attentive to His voice and impulses, is key to faithfulness. Mentally battling the noisy and distracting thoughts in our minds, in order to better know and hear the Father, is necessary if we are to be faithful. And then, seeking to "carry the conversation" throughout today's activities allows us to be more aware of His specific direction and prompting for how He would have us live for Him.
How will the next generation speak of our generation? That is being determined by how we live today. May we be found faithful - by them, and by Him.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook devotional - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
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