"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to your word. 10. With my whole heart have I sought you; O help me not wander from your commandments. 11. Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
The three verses printed above are loaded with good advice for all people. (They are addressed to a "young man," but I was impressed with them, and I am definitely not a young man. lol) Verse 9 tells us how to "cleanse" our way. The advice is that we can cleanse our way by taking heed to God's word. If we ignore God's word, it will be impossible for us to "cleanse (our) way." We need a revival in our churches of Bible reading. How much time do you spend in God's word? The Bible is our basic text book, and we ignore it to our own peril. It is "Basic Instruction for Living Eternally." The Bible is not a coffee table decoration; rather, it is required reading for a Christian. Verse 10 tells us how to seek the Lord: "I have sought you with my whole heart." We need to put our hearts in the business of living the Christian life. We need to read the Bible wholeheartedly. We need to attend our churches wholeheartedly, We need to pray wholeheartedly. We need to love Jesus wholeheartedly. We need to love people wholeheartedly. I think by now you get the idea of how we should seek the Lord. Put your whole heart into the enterprise and you will see a difference in your quality of life. Verse 11 tells us that we should "hide the word of God in our hearts." We do not read and study the Bible for information alone. We read the Bible to draw us closer to the Lord and to each other. When I met my late wife Mary Alice Ezell, I was impressed with how much she knew about the Bible. A young lady said to me years ago, "I wish I knew the Bible like your wife." I told her that she could if she would read it like she does. Mary's Bible reading made a difference in her life because she read it wholeheartedly. This is good advice and could make a difference in your life if you will take it to heart. Bro. Joe
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