“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV. This passage is loaded from start to finish, but I’m most taken today by the straightforward clarity and power of the phrase: “The Lord your God is God”. He alone is God. I am not God, no one else is God, money is not God, my family is not God, my time is not God, my possessions are not God, my pursuits are not God, my ministry is not God…GOD IS GOD. Well, that pretty much sums it up. While good stewardship of our time, talents, and treasures is necessary, my primary goal must always be the same; to honor, glorify, please, serve, obey, worship, and proclaim to others the LORD God Almighty. Father, glorify Yourself in me and help me proclaim Your Glory to the world around me.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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