“Fear God and keep His commandments” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Lord, we
read these words, and we wonder, “How can we even begin to fear You and
keep Your commandments when our hearts are full of sin?” We ask, “How
can our hearts be cleansed from sin?” We cannot do this for ourselves.
Only You can do this for us. Through Your Son, Jesus Christ, You give us
such great blessings: “I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart
and put a new Spirit in you” (Ezekiel 36:24). Thank You, Lord.
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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