Don't Starve Your Soul

Bible Reading: (Psalms 119:15) I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

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"There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech." - C. H. Spurgeon

Could it be that this is the very downfall of our faith? I mean could it be that the lack of meditations and so a failure to respect to the ways of God is destroying our faith? The blessing of taking time to meditate is cursed by hurry and the tyranny of the urgent.

It is through this meditation that the word of God can soak our souls with His life-giving power, making our spirits strong for the work He has given to us to do. Through this meditation we assimilate the bread of life and rinse it with the living water. We cannot afford, in a world bitterly opposed to faith at all levels, to starve our souls. We cannot afford to simply have a form of religion but denying the power thereof. We who KNOW whom we have believed have committed everything to His care. Ought we not simply commit our souls in one moment of Hell-avoiding faith but also commit our souls to Him in daily living?

We love wheat, but will not harvest it. We love corn, but will not shuck it. We love fruit, but will not reach to pluck it. We love water, but will not stoop to drink it. We must say "NO" to some activities in order to take time to say "YES" to meditating on the precepts of the Lord. Let us do so, beginning today.

Morning Devotions

Bible Reading: Mark 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

"How are you, today," said the man to a Christian.

"I am doing fine, under the circumstances," answered the Christian.

It is possible to live over the circumstances rather than under them - and Christ makes it possible. Do you long to see things from a perspective that is over your circumstances rather than under them? Here is a verse for you. Do you yearn for one of those "mountain top" experiences with Christ? Here is a verse for you. Do you want to go where few have gone before with the Lord? Here is a verse for you.

The mountain top is not attained by lofty church positions or scholastic excellence in Bible Study. It is not achieved by great works of faith, or masses converted to Christ. It is only achieved by following Jesus - and answering His call to come unto Him. When Jesus ascends, it is certain that those whom He has called, those who follow Him, will ascend to the same heights as the Master. It is through day to day discipleship and communion with the Lord that the "Holy Mount" can be found. It is only through obedience to the call of the Lord that one may climb to such heights.

The glorious splendor of the mountain is a lofty goal for anyone. It is not a goal that may get fame or medals. It does not earn power or prestige. The world does not think it to be valuable. But the Eternal One who calls you to this mountaintop stands ready and able to bless you with amazing things: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." These things are not earned, sought, or bought through any more than earnest discipleship and faithful obedience to our Savior. Loving Him for who He is, as well as thanking Him for what He has done in saving you of your sins and making you a new creature is the way to such splendor. It is not the selfish work of worldly ways. It cannot be stolen or manipulated. Christ cannot be deceived into thinking one is a disciple. He knows and sees the heart. Only those who answer His call with clean hands (washed in His blood) and a pure heart (purified by His death, burial, and resurrection) can possibly be granted this wonderful, lofty privilege of a Mountain Top experience of this magnitude.

Will you yield your life to Him? Give Him more than your allegiance - give Him your whole being for Him to do with as He pleases! He will make it worth your while - forever.

Bro. Greg