Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides me. That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting that there is none besides Me. I am the Lord there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.
Did you skim through that quickly? Read it again before continuing. Remember it.
Luke 10:41-42 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
Mary chose to listen to Jesus teaching. Are you listening?
John 14:15 If you love Me keep My commandments.
Matthew 22:36-40 Teacher which is the great commandment in the Law? Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Psalm 131:1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, nor with things to profound for me.
Sometimes we concern ourselves with everything except that which is right around us. We miss those we could help, those who we could lend a hand or an ear to direct them to the Lord in encouragement, love, peace, gentleness, kindness, and hope. These are the things that make our communities better. There is a saying : “Grow where you are planted.” Are we sowing the fruit of the Spirit? Or are we sowing seeds of discontent? There is also a saying: “If you can’t say anything good don’t say anything at all.” God won’t put down a person to us but He will and does give us the instructions to lift them up. His leading and guiding is personal to each of us alone. He says: Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing but in everything let your requests be made know to GOD. If we look back to the first scripture in this article we see that God is God alone. Only He holds tomorrow, only He knows what tomorrow holds.
Lord, Thank You for Your word, Your instructions for they are all good and perfect. Strengthen us to hear, listen, and obey for all Your ways are good. In Jesus name amen.