[The Glory Unveiled]
“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.” [ Joshua 1:8 NKJV ]
In every scenario of reality, our safety on the highway of evil addictions and temptations in general is tied to our obedience to the laws of God. A. W Tozer wrote, “the driver on the highway is safe not when he reads the signs, but when he obeys them. This explains why many road users, especially drivers get themselves in accidents. They read the signs alright, but many are not diligent enough to obey it. The same is the reason why many Bible reading believers are still caught up in horrible habits and temptations. Have you noticed that nobody had ever been tempted far away from the scriptures? Every temptation is around the word of God. It is as if temptations come to test our knowledge of the word of God and obedience to what we know. Eve was tempted, or rather quizzed about her current knowledge on the word of God and she failed. Jesus in the New Testament was also tempted around the word in Matthew 4:2–11. And it was His knowledge of the word which He practiced and became one with that saved Him. Our anchor verse of scripture above, gives us the passcode to success and prosperous freedom. It says to declare the word (read it) and meditate upon it daily. But then, it’s not enough to read and meditate. It says we should observe to do all that is written in the word of God. And then prosperity [freedom] will come. Prosperity lies behind the door that is labeled “practicing the word”. No good success comes to anyone who is not a practitioner of the word. Nobody can truly be freed from a negative habit or addiction except they become unfaltering practitioners of the word. Non practice of the word is also the reason for the many relapses in the progress of those who try to stop negative habits. Let us live in the word of God.
Prayer_Bead: Almighty God, thank you for your living word. As I meditate on it, I am transformed into the perfect image of Your Son and my Lord, Jesus.
Wisdom_Quote: Prosperity lies behind the door of practicing the word of God.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.