Continuing

God has given us instructions and boundaries in which He promises us a life of blessing and peace.  Things go well as we follow His ways. 

But sooner or later many of us get to the point where we somehow think that we can bend the rules without consequence.  One little bend quickly wreaks its havoc on our relationship with a holy God and the disaster spreads from one part of our life to another at alarming speed. 

But Jesus said, “The people who hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the ones who have God’s blessing.” 

Luke 11:28

The way to success and peace each day is to know and continue to put God’s ways into practice.  God’s words aren’t changing and it is our continuing practice of doing things His way that ultimately leads us to experience the good life for which we long.

We have the best example for continuing to do what’s right in God Himself as He interacts with us. 

So remember that the Lord your God is the only God, and you can trust him! He keeps his agreement. He shows his love and kindness to all people who love him and obey his commands. He continues to show his love and kindness through a thousand generations,

Deuteronomy 7:9

Loving God, We pray today to be faithful and to continue with the practices for living in Your love, the disciplines of not living in self-will, and the grace to seek Your heart in every area of our lives. 

We’re so grateful that You never ask us to do anything that You are not already doing Yourself.  We are often so faithless and yet You always keep your end of the bargain. 

You continue to offer us love and kindness as we open our hearts to You and make ourselves available to Your blessing.  You even promise to do that down to a thousand generations.  That’s quite the model of commitment and consistency.

We’re so quick to let down our guard and let distractions and self-centered ways seep into our daily patterns.  Forgive us Lord.  We can so easily get complacent about spending focused time in Your word and in keeping our faith in Your goodness always before our eyes.  How quickly we forget How much You care for us and how strong Your commitment to us is.

In a world that slides further and further away from Your way of life we can too easily see sinful practices for so long that they no longer impact us as they once did.

Oh Lord, You are a holy God and You call us to be a holy people. Help us to live with passion and joy – that same joy we had when we first experienced Your love and acceptance and forgiveness.  Renew that joy in us today and help us to continue to serve You with energy and grace no matter what we face. Amen

Whatever choices we need to make today in order to continue in God’s loving ways, let’s do it.  Have a great day.