‘So
that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you’
(Proverbs 22:19). Lord, there are many people who say, ‘It’s not for
me’. They know that others have been greatly blessed through reading
God’s Word. Still, they do not take the trouble to read Your Word for
themselves. They can’t be bothered. Receiving God’s blessing doesn’t
really matter that much to them. Help us, Lord, not to miss out on Your
blessing. Your Word is for every one of us. It’s not just for somebody
else. To each one of us, You say, ‘It’s for you – ‘even you’.
Some people say, ‘I’ll read God’s Word tomorrow’. When ‘tomorrow’ comes
around, they’re still saying the same thing – ‘I’ll read God’s Word
tomorrow’! Sadly, their ‘tomorrow’ never comes. They never get round to
reading God’s Word. They’re missing out on so much. Help us not to
say, ‘I’ll leave it till tomorrow’. Help us to read Your Word ‘today’.
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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