January 25, 2018 - People today find themselves always seeming to be short of time. Short of the time needed to get everything of the day done, as they would like.
Even for the most devout it seems so hard to make time for stopping and giving time to the Lord God. Giving time to sit and commune with God, time to devote to the study of the Words of God written in the Bible’s of today.
Here’s what God said to Joshua about following his words as Joshua sat out to guide the Israelites across the Jordan river and into the promised land; all of that land west of the Euphrates and to the Mediterranean Sea.
“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” (Joshua 1:8)
Now we know from the Bible that Joshua did indeed follow the words given him as directed and that as long as Joshua lived the Israelites prospered and gained the lands that had been promised to them as quickly as their numbers increased to allow them to possess the new lands. Only when Joshua died did the Israelites turn from the Lord God, never to fully receive the fullness of the Promised Land.
God asks the same of you and I today, that we study his word and meditate on it day and night, so that then He can make our way prosperous and that we will have the good success of gaining salvation through Jesus Christ.
“For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10) All are given the chance of salvation but each must first believe and confess that Jesus is Lord in order to receive the gift of eternal life with the Lord.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Read your Bible daily and give thanks to the Lord God for all things, for only by his grace and love do we receive our daily needs. Only through his goodness do we receive the things we have, the things we say we own. For truly all things of this earth belong to the Lord, we are only stewards of the things he allows each of us to use.
“For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:8) We learn godliness only from study of God’s Word. Study each day is critical to our own well being as our relationship with the Lord God depends upon the time we spend with him each and every day.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) Only through God’s grace which is the Lord Jesus are we saved. Only by his sacrifice on the cross, dying, once for all, that all who call upon him will be saved. Oh thank you Lord Jesus for your saving grace given to all who will ask.
How about you today? Have you asked for the Lord God to save you, do you believe in your heart that Jesus died on the cross and that God raised him from the dead? Have you confessed your sins to him, have you confessed that Jesus is your Lord and Master to others? That is the requirement for salvation, do it today and receive the eternal gift of life.
