A COMMAND

“MY SON, GIVE ME YOUR HEART, AND LET YOUR EYES OBSERVE MY WAYS.” PROVERBS 23:26

God’s ways do not change. The Father who has given us life has also given us the way to best preserve that life. His laws are not to prevent us from enjoying life; just the opposite; His ways lead to abundant life and that life eternal.

Natural man cannot understand the restraints of God. In fact natural man cannot understand restraints at all. His heart cries for freedom, but what natural man perceives as freedom is the desire for those things which would enslave us. Without boundaries there is no freedom only chaos and destruction. Natural man left to his own devices is inclined toward sin and death. It is the Christ who says, “HE WHO THE SON SETS FREE IS FREE INDEED!”

In as much as man’s heart longs for its own independence, his Creator desires liberty and joy and peace to reign supreme in the heart of man. Where there is no disciple there is no peace. Yet God cries out, “MY SON, GIVE ME YOUR HEART, AND LET YOUR EYES OBSERVE MY WAYS.”

Does your heart belong to God? Do you awaken each day longing to bring Him Glory or do you awaken each day longing to find your own pleasure? Do you begin each new day desiring to be a blessing to others or do you begin each day desiring to be blessed? Do you hungry and thirst after righteousness with God or are you concerned whether or not you are in right standing with God? God says “GIVE ME YOUR HEART”. Is your reply, “Lord my heart already belongs to you” or do you secretly say, “My heart is MINE”? If you place your own comfort, desires and wants before your love for God or the expression of that love toward others, you have already made such a proclamation.

“AND LET YOUR EYES OBSERVE MY WAYS”, I have said it before; the world says, “TAKE”, God says, “GIVE”. What are the ways of Jehovah God? How does He look upon His Creation? How did God in flesh live while among us? The surely the example has been set. To truly observe indicates more than just seeing. To observe is to see and to do; to recognize and to duplicate; to put into practice what you have seen.

In what ways are you observing the ways of your God? Is your love unconditional; as His love is? Are you slow to anger and quick to forgive as Our God is? Are you more concerned about the needs of those who hurt you and abuse you or deny you? Are you persistent in your deliberate concern for those who hold no concern for you?
Consider these thoughts and hear your Heavenly Father say to you this day, “MY SON, GIVE ME YOUR HEART, AND LET YOUR EYES OBSERVE MY WAYS.” AMEN!