Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Tues Devo: Know what?

Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?” (NASB)

Hello,

Do you ever get caught up in your drive to know something that it hits you later – is this what I am even supposed to be driving to know? I know for myself that this happens to me sometimes with what God wants me to do. It is easy (I doubt I am the only one) to put my focus and energy on my actions I am looking to take – instead of just continuing to dig into His character and person.
It starts with knowing Him and being obedient – and it never moves from there.
We this with King Asa in the Old Testament as well “Asa did good and right in the sight of the Lord his God, for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim, and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.” (2 Chronicles 14:2-4 NASB)

If we think about comparing the difference between focusing on knowing God vs knowing His will, a careful look needs to be had at our planned outcome. When we seek to know God, our outcome is (should be) obedience out of love along with a greater amount of wisdom and discernment. When we seek just His will, there is a trap that our outcome is rationale for taking our desired actions and being in control. I am not saying that is always the case, but it is a danger point we should be wary of.

I challenge all of us (starting with myself) to focus our seeking on God – and letting the rest fall in place from there.

Have a blessed day,



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