Thursday, September 29, 2005

Follow The Instructions

Read: Psalm 119:129-136

The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. --- Psalm 119:130

The Bible In One Year:
Isaiah 9-10
Ephesians 3

After a woman sued a fast-food restaurant for being burned by coffee, companies started changing their manuals and warning labels. Check out these instructions:

  • On a frozen dinner: DEFROST BEFORE EATING
  • On an iron: CAUTION! DO NOT IRON CLOTHES ON BODY
  • On a peanut butter jar: MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS
  • On a milk bottlecap: AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT

  • If some people need these obvious guidelines on household items, think about how much more we need God's direction. Psalm 119 tells us fo the importance of His instruction manual --- the Bible. On the pages of Scripture we find what God wants us to believe, to be, and to do.

    "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" [Acts 16:31].

    "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you" [Ephesians 4:32].

    "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" [Mark 16:15].

    Ask the Lord to teach you His statutes and to direct your steps according to His Word [Psalm 119:133,135]. Then read it often and follow the instructions. --- Ann Cetas

    Give us, O Lord, a strong desire
    To look withing Your Word each day;
    Help us to hide it in our heart,
    Lest from its truth our feet would stray. --- Branon


    SCRIPTURE IS MEANT TO GIVE US PROTECTION, CORRECTION, AND DIRECTION.

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