NOVEMBER 2024 FAITH MAIL

PRAY TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF GOD

One who lives by the word of God is living according to the word of God.
Joshua 1:8 identifies what it takes to do according to the word of God, record: “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Living according to the word of God is the character of obedience.
Obedience to the word of God is the evidence of having the fear of God.
One with the fear of God lives for God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 encourages all, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.
One who fears God to keep His word lives by the word of God.
It is not determination but the desire and prayer to live according to the word of God.
Every command to live according to the word of God is doable; otherwise, God would not expect all to live according to His word.
Have the desire to live according to the word of God.
All should know that God created all to exist for His glory.
Revelation 4:11 states, “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
The desire for all should be to live for God.
Live life by the word of God, become exposed to the mercy of God and gain and retain His presence.
Numbers 14:18 records, “The Lord is long-suffering and abundant in mercy…” 
A man runs out of the mercy of God, but God does not run out of His mercy. 
One who does not live by the word of God and expects to gain and retain the presence of God is an error.
The goodness of God is abundant and sufficient but never becomes insufficient for those who live life by His word. 
Continually live life according to the word of God to gain and retain His presence.
Ask to be enabled to live life by the word of God.
One who lives by the word of God is with the character of looking up to God.
Look up to God alone.
Seeking God is the character of one who cares to look up to God.
God looks upon His children with action and no delay. 
Psalm 14:2 testifies, “The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God.” 
With understanding, look up to God, seeking God diligently to find Him, the character of living for God.
Obedience without failure is evidence to live according to the word of God.
One that lives for God does not withhold against the word of God.
Abraham demonstrated the confirmation of his faith that he did not withhold against the command of God for the burnt offering of his only son, Isaac.
Genesis 22:2 records the word of God to Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
Abraham responded to the command of God but did not withhold himself.
Without questioning God, he went further with an attempt to carry out the burnt offering.
The Angel of the Lord called out on Abraham, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now, I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (Genesis 22:12)
Abraham had faith that was rooted in his fear of God, not to withhold against God.
Abraham lived according to the word of God.
Daniel was a young slave of Judah captured by Nebuchadnezzar.
As a young slave, his name changed to Belteshazzar, but his heart stood for God.
Daniel proposed his heart not to defile himself, the character of living for God.
Daniel 1:8 records, “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
God was the first for Daniel, not his life.
Daniel lived a life of prayer.
When he was to die in the den of lions, his life for God stood for him.
Daniel 6:10 records of Daniel, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.”
Daniel lived life for God as he excelled to the glory of God.
As a believer of God who does not owe no one but has given all for all, why not choose to live according to the word of God?
Pray for knowledge and the strength of God to live according to the word of God for His glory.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*