FAITH CAPSULE: To live life for God is to live by His word, to live the word of God as a way of life.
Psalm 28
RESPONSIBILITY IS THE CHARACTER OF LIVING FOR GODResponsibility is the price for greatness, the life of commitment to the word of God, living by the word of God.
One with a commitment to the word of God will have the word of God in the heart, not just in the mouth.
Responsibility rests on all to seek God diligently.
Seek God with all heart, with all soul, with all strength to find God, not seeking by mouth.
Deuteronomy 4:29 records the consequence of seeking God diligently and finding God: “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Responsibility to the word of God will enable one not to be discouraged by the surrounding world, but will seek God diligently.
BE HUNGRY FOR THE WORD OF GOD TO BECOME FULL OF GOD
Hungry for the word, lives by feeding on the word of God.
One that is full of this WORLD cannot be hungry for the word of God.
It is possible to fast from food, but fasting from the word of God will lead one far from God to become a victim of the wicked world.
Feed on the word of God to build you up.
Jesus introduced Himself, saying, “And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35)
All should take on a position of feeding on the bread of life constantly and consistently, for the bread of life to become gene.
What you feed on will become your makeup.
A WAY OF LIFE FOR LIVING FOR GOD IS GIVING REGARD TO GOD
One that regards watchfulness, respect, and consideration as the way to live for God, who sees all at all times.
Giving regard to God consistently is giving attention to the God of jealousy because attention is an antidote for jealousy.
It should be a way of living life for God.
Psalm 28:5 records the consequence for not giving regard to God:“Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them, and not build them up.”
The word of God is like a double-edged sword.
Hebrews 12:4 states, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword…”
By the word of God, one who gives regard to the word of God will not be destroyed but built up.
Evidently, giving regard to the word of God will build one up.
Acts 20:32 records, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up…”
The word of God builds up obedient ones to live for Him.
Prayer for today: Pray that God enable you to give yourself to His word, to build you up to live life by His word.