Scripture Reading - Psalms 139:23-24 "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. "
My career as a Little League coach came to a halt this past summer. My son, who is 13 now, has moved on up to Junior League this year. I hope that I have influenced the kids that I have been blessed with to coach in at least some ways. It really makes me feel good when one of them comes up and speaks to me. I love each and every one of those kids. One thing I constantly tried to teach them was to perpetually move forward. We used the B.E.D. acronym. It stands for Better Every Day. That is what we tried to accomplish in our practices, to be better today than we were yesterday. This concept carries over into all areas of life and especially in our Christian walk.
In today's scripture reading the writer employs this concept. He asks God to search him, to know his heart, to see if the is any area of his life that is wicked or needs to be fixed, and then he asks God to lead him on the path to fixing these faults. We need to practice this same attitude. Every day as we come before God and meet with Him in prayer, we need to ask God to do the same for us; to search us, know our hearts, reveal areas of weakness, and lead us in fixing these areas. It will help us to be more conformed into the image of Christ. This will lead us into a state of consistently moving toward Christ. It places Jesus in the position of Lord that He has to be in our lives. And greater still, our intimate relationship with Him and the influence we have on others will just grow, and grow, and grow. Now, lets bring it in and chant, (lol) B.E.D., better every day.
Be Blessed and Live in the NOW
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