FAITH CAPSULE: Going by the word of God, is going through the only track in the race of life.
Proverbs 6
In the word of God is where man will live life to possess God’s promises. Possessing God’s promises is giving self to God’s word continually. Without giving self to God’s word will result to lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6 recorded, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you…” The people of God (not the people that does not know God) lack knowledge. The people of God are close to His word but continually reject word of God by not giving self to the word of God.
The word of God is God’s law for man, for God’s instruction and His command for man that will give self to His word. Those who allow their heart to keep the word of God shall have length of days, long life and peace. (Proverbs 6) Those who can keep the word of God are the ones who make God their confidence. Those who keep the word of God will know to do good when the chance to do good calls for doing good. Those who keep the word of God do not stumble where others are stumbling. The word of God does not mark one or exempt man from afflictions but in the word of God, there is an assured promise for deliverance out of all manner of affliction. (Psalm 34:19) Above all, those who keep the word in their heart will know not to lean on their own understanding.
Life is a race that is set before us. Going by the word of God, is going through the only track in the race of life. The word of God is the track for race of life. Hebrew 12:1 buttressed, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” In the race of life, all we need to run and be able to possess what God has for us is by the word of His grace. All what God is having for man in His word is all that man needs to live life abundantly if man will give self to God’s word. Going by the word of God is going through His word as God’s track. Jesus is the living word of God as it is written, “I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6)
By giving self to the word of God continually is way of gaining understanding and knowledge. With word, when one roam (move) the word will lead, when one sleeps the word will keep one and when one is awake the word will speak with one. (Proverbs 6:22) Unmistakably, the word of God is the track of race to arrive at expected journey of life, give self to the word of God continually.
Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you that His word will reign and rule your life.