Seize the Moment – Day 1098
A Life of Devotion!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, March 20.
Do you pray for success? For what kind of prosperity are you praying? In Psalm 10:3-5a, David observed, “For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, ‘There is no God.’ His ways prosper at all times.”
Is there something wrong with wanting to experience a little reward for our hard work? No! The issue is not wanting prosperity, but in how we go about achieving success. Are you going to use any means necessary to accomplish your goals? That’s the way of the wicked. David observed this reality three thousand years ago, which is why he ultimately cried out to God in verse 12, “Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.” David was surrounded by the injustices caused by the wicked, so, in response, he humbled himself before God. Rather than taking the well-worn path leading to success and prosperity, he followed the narrow way of faithfulness to God. How rare that is, to find a capable person who is willing to forsake the trappings of worldly success to experience the prosperity of his or her soul?
It can be tempting to use God for your own success; to declare your allegiance to Him, but then live as if there is no god. How the soul withers when we call ourselves Christians yet forsake God in our day-to-day lives! We are called to live a life of devotion, not just have a devotional time.
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 10, meditating upon God’s word day and night, “so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success” (Joshua 1:8).
God bless you!
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