Gold Nugget
Verse 16: “He who keeps
the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is
careless
of his ways will die.”
Commentary
The grace of God is as amazing as the song so beautifully describes.
I am saved by His grace and am lost without it. However, because of His amazing
grace, I can’t in good conscience neglect His laws. His mercy is not in place
to give us a free pass to live to our own discretion. His grace is sufficient
for us as we grow in it, but mind you, we should absolutely grow. We should grow in the
understanding of who He wants us to be. God will
create in us standards and expectations that should become laws to
us. Yes, that’s right. I’m not talking about the “thou shalt nots” written in
stone that we have read about in scripture. Those speak for themselves and we
see their value. I’m talking about the ones that He is writing in our hearts as
we grow in Him. Has He written laws in your heart or are you like today’s “gold
nugget” that says, “He who keeps the commandment
keeps his soul, but he who is careless
of his ways will die.”
As we grow in our relationship with God, He writes His expectations on our heart. He doesn’t need to write them on stone like He did before. He wants
to write them in the tenderness of your heart that belongs to Him. Consider this passage from The New Testament
in Hebrews. “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,
when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of
Judah— 9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in
the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the
LORD. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those
days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their
hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Prayer
Lord,
thank you for reminding me that I am not some lawless Christian that roams
around doing whatever “feels” right. I am glad to conform to the expectations
that you have revealed to my heart through your Word and your personal plan for
my life. Amen
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