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Give it up! - Episode 6-124, May 3, 2016
A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke while
He walked alongside us. Our website
http://alittlewalkwithgod.com.
Today's Scripture Focus
Matthew 19:17
devotional summary
Isn’t it just like us? The young man, I mean. Jesus explains in
pretty simple terms what he needs to do to be assured of eternal
life. He explains all he needs to do is obey God’s commands. So
what does the young man do? He retorts with, “Well, which commands
in particular? I really don’t have to keep them all, do I? Just
tell me the most important one so I can concentrate on those. Give
me the cliff notes so I don’t have to study so hard and let me just
keep the one or two commands that are most important to God,
okay?”
Let me ask a couple of questions. Do you substitute sports for
devotion to God. Do you substitute your lawn or upkeep on your
house for devotion to God? Do you substitute your house for
devotion to God? Are you kids extracurricular activities more
important than your devotion to God?
What does your heart tell you when you ask yourself those
questions? Only you and God know the answer. You can put on the
airs of the young man who spoke to Jesus and everyone around you
will think everything is in order and you’re on your way to heaven.
But you know what God thinks. Is it time to find an altar and put
all your possessions there? God accepts nothing less. But then,
it’s His anyway, we’re just His temporary stewards.
Today's Bible reading plan:
Read it in a year - 2 Samuel 5-9
see the whole year's plan here
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A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke while
He walked alongside us. Our website
http://alittlewalkwithgod.com.
Today's Scripture Focus
Matthew 19:17
devotional summary
Isn’t it just like us? The young man, I mean. Jesus explains in
pretty simple terms what he needs to do to be assured of eternal
life. He explains all he needs to do is obey God’s commands. So
what does the young man do? He retorts with, “Well, which commands
in particular? I really don’t have to keep them all, do I? Just
tell me the most important one so I can concentrate on those. Give
me the cliff notes so I don’t have to study so hard and let me just
keep the one or two commands that are most important to God,
okay?”
Let me ask a couple of questions. Do you substitute sports for
devotion to God. Do you substitute your lawn or upkeep on your
house for devotion to God? Do you substitute your house for
devotion to God? Are you kids extracurricular activities more
important than your devotion to God?
What does your heart tell you when you ask yourself those
questions? Only you and God know the answer. You can put on the
airs of the young man who spoke to Jesus and everyone around you
will think everything is in order and you’re on your way to heaven.
But you know what God thinks. Is it time to find an altar and put
all your possessions there? God accepts nothing less. But then,
it’s His anyway, we’re just His temporary stewards.
Today's Bible reading plan:
Read it in a year - 2 Samuel 5-9
see the whole year's plan here