“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” (Proverbs 3:3- 4).
Many men are successful in the eyes of men and some are successful in the sight of God, but how many find favor with both God and men. We often deem these two possibilities as mutually exclusive, but they are not. It is feasible to have both-in a sense. Men usually make the mistake of tackling the world first, squeezing out all of its benefits, and then fitting God into whatever remains. In Proverbs 16:7, we discover the opposite principle at work: “When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Our primary responsibility as Christians is to please the Lord. By committing ourselves to Him and following His commands, we bind mercy and truth about our necks and write them upon the table of our hearts. God gave the same promise to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. He knew that if they did not constantly remind themselves of His mercy and truth, they would soon forget His mighty miracle of deliverance out of pharaoh’s hand. If we fail to remind ourselves of God’s goodness and do not hide His Word in our hearts, we will also forget His truth. Thankfully, under the New Covenant, God writes His commands “Not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.” (II Corinthians 3:3). Lord, help us to lean on the Holy Spirit, who will remind us of all you have said and assist us in applying it to our lives.
No comments:
Post a Comment