Wednesday 28 October 2015

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #38

Respect God's Commands

Ezra 9

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1) "...'The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices..." (v. 3) "When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled."

My Thoughts

The exiles had literally just gotten back to their home and they had already disobeyed God's command not to intermingle with the nations around them. They had wives, husbands, sons, daughters, and the leaders and officials had taken part in this as well. Ezra was appalled upon hearing of this. At the evening sacrifice, Ezra prayed for himself and all the Israelites because of their sins.

God is never happy when we sin, for any reason. Sin is sin, no matter what and sin keeps us away from God. It is disobedience to Him. None of us are perfect; every single person has sinned and will never reach 'perfection.' That word can only fully, accurately describe one person, and one person only: Jesus Christ. God does not expect us to be perfect, He expects our hearts to not cherish sin. We all have sinned and we all will again and again, but as long as we do not cherish sin in our hearts, that's what matters.

The love that God has for us will never diminish, no matter what. That doesn't mean that God never gets angry with us. There is a difference between being human and the mistakes we make sometimes and blatant disregard for God's commands. God has given us freedom of choice so that aren't mindless robots that always do whatever He says, without fail. He has also given us commands to live by. Not suggestions, but commands. These commands are there for us to live by so that our lives are the absolute best that they can possibly be.

God always has our best in mind and when we disobey Him, we stray from the paths that He has laid before us. When we stray form those paths, we fall further and further from God and the good things that He has planned for our lives. It's going to be impossible for us to never sin again, but God is happy with us as long as we repent and our hearts are sorry for it.

Always Obey God's commands. If you don't at least respect His commands. Do not blatantly disregard them because if you don't care, then your heart is not in the right place and you are cherishing that sin in your heart. Don't try to be perfect, but live abiding by the commands that God has given us. It is pleasing to God if we have a heart that seeks after Him.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.


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Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

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