so in my daily readings i've come to the proverbs. currently i'm in chapter 2. and consequently 2 things struck me this morning.... first, when you want wisdom, you need to cry out for it, call out for it. who doesn't want wisdom?? of course there's a desire there. but we need to realize the desire. the second part is harder because it requires effort... it says to look for it as silver, to search for it as hidden treasure. but the results are worth it all: then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. wow. that that's possible for us is simply amazing. how often do we take for granted ALL the RICHES that God's bestowed to us, that are waiting for us to take hold of. but yet we sit around only hoping that some day we can have a dip in the bucket of all God's goodness. we need to wake up people. this is not only a call to you, but a call to myself. it's easy to say that we have a desire. i can say till i'm blue in the face that i want to know Him, but what does it matter if i'm not acting on it? it means nothing. good intentions with nothing put forth are simply that, good intentions. what will good intentions get me in heaven? nothing but heartache and lamenting at the fact i could've done more. we need to stop deceiving ourselves and open up to the opportunity to TAKE HOLD of what God's given us. don't just want it or think you want it. ACT. may He grant you the grace to press on and appropriate all that He has for you...
...their devotion to the Lord was partial (Ananais and Sapphira) but they wanted it to seem complete. They wanted to be looked upon by others as those who loved him greatly. They were acting a part. Here is a real danger to God's children- to pretend to be spiritual. Whenever in spiritual matters we put on a garment which does not match our actual condition, we are not being true worshippers... the Father seeks those who, however simply, worship him in spirit and in reality.
-Watchman Nee, "The Joyful Heart: Daily Meditations," Feb. 3
No comments:
Post a Comment