(today's devotion is brought to you by Pastor Debra)
Scripture Reference: Psalms 103:17
Psalm 103:17 “The Lord’s love is with those who fear him and his righteousness with their children’s children- with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his percepts.”
There is a difference in using ‘with’ or ‘for’ in the first part of this verse. While God’s love is unconditional for all of humanity, including the most wicked criminal, His eternal abiding love IS conditional. Ah? You may ask, “Did I read correctly? God’s love is conditional?” Yes, it’s true. If you decide to break God’s heart & leave Him, He will still love you, but you no longer stay with Him since you walked away, like the prodigal son in Luke 15. So, if you want to live & walk with His love, not live like He feels far far away, God calls us to fear Him!
There are two meanings to the word ‘fear’. God isn’t asking you to be scared of Him, rather He wants His children to ‘revere’ Him. Revere means to hold Him with regard. Some parallels would be, if we revere our parents or teachers, we won’t talk back to them, call them old fashion etc. Rather, that deep sense of respect will cause us to think well and speak well of them. Even when we hear them tell us what they think is best, we trust their words & receive their words like a treasure!
We learnt from Pastor Cesar during G12 conference about the spirit of rebellion. It comes up often in the voice of saying, “I do not agree.” For most of us, we can become so individualistic and fail to submit to the various figures of authorities in our life.
Check your heart today if you value the advice & opinions of these authorities:
~ God & the Bible
~ Your parents
~ School, your teachers including school rules
~ Your church leaders: cell leader, G12 leader, pastors
(today's devotion is brought to you by Pastor Debra)
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