A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
September 10, 2009
To grow spiritually strong, read the Word.
READ: Psalm 119:9-16
Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. —Psalm 119:11
Our family had just arrived at the lake cottage we had rented for a week of much-anticipated vacation when my wife discovered the unmistakable evidence of spiders and mice in the house. It wasn’t that we had never encountered such things, but that we had expected the cottage to be cleaned and prepared for our stay there. Instead, the counters, cabinets, and beds were littered with the residue of infestation, requiring much cleaning before we settled in. It wasn’t a bad house; it had just been left untended.
We might be guilty of dealing with our hearts the way that cottage was managed. Our “untended places” can become breeding grounds for infestations of wrong thinking, poor attitudes, or sinful behavior—creating problems that require significant attention to correct. The wise path is to recognize our need to tend our hearts by staying in God’s Word and embracing its truths.
In Psalm 119:11, King David recognized the danger of not building our lives on the Scriptures. He said, “Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”
With a focus on the Word, we can build strong spiritual lives that will help us avoid the dangers that inevitably grow in untended places. — Bill Crowder
Source: Our Daily Bread
Filed under Devotional, Our Daily Bread and tagged with Bible, obedience.
I was very much blessed when I read this. God bless you ODB writers..
Just wanna share something the Lord told me sometime ago:
“If a sin is not dealt with, it will corrupt the entire soul”.
Look at sin the way God looks at sin. Never try to categorize sin as “big sin” or “small sin”. Isaiah 5:20-22
We must learn as children of GOD to study the word of GOD. It is only the word of God that will keep us from sinning against God. Psalm 119:11.
David learned this secret, and we find it in the BIble.
Study God’s word, apply God’s word, and you will see a change in your life.
Renny.
yeah. indeed this message is very true and a wake up call for many of us. look around and one will see the signs of the end times coming.
am i really ready for the coming of Christ once again?
let us once again ask God to test our heart and thoughts. remove all evil desires.
keep counting on Him.
We should read the word always and let change our lives for good. A friend once told me that a weakness not dealt with now will come back to hunt us in future so we teenagers should try and work on our weakness. May God help us all. God bless ODB writers.
Thanks so much for all your encouraging words. That untended house really touches my life so much and i think am a new person now. God will continue to maximize your potentials in Jesus name. Bye for now.
untended places..
why would the cottage manager leave the vacation spot looking like a rats nest??
why would he be sloppy about his work??
BQ (Big Question??) who was looking after his cottage??
was the owner of the property doing it?? were there no fellow workers who would have told him to style up though the land lord was not paying attention to his needs?? financial.. emotional.. relational.. motivational needs??
had he fallen out of favour with folks that bad.. no one kept his back??
the book of Luke in chapter 2 vs 52.. Jesus grew in wisdom and statute.. gaining favour with God and men..
in the book of Esther.. we see a man who did both.. gained favour with both God and with men..
Esther 319-23: Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy..
“When the virgins were assembled a second time,Mordecai was sitting @ the king’s gate. But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality jus as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up. During the time Mordecai was sitting @ the king’s gate.. Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officials.. who guarded the doorway, became very angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai. And when the report was investigated and found to be true.. the two officials were hanged on a gallows.. All this was recorded in the book of the annals in in the presence of the king”
WOW!! thanx soo much for those encouraging words! RBC u guys r collectively amazing, your thoughts and words touch my life everyday, it was a really practical wake up call.I just recently stumbld across this bloggin site. .I just wantd 2 say a massive thankyou!!!My family is going through a really trying time. My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer 4 months ago. It really felt like my world was crumbling but God has His reasons and He is leading and guiding us under the shadow of his wings. Your words and thoughts of encouregment have such a big impact,more than you realize!!!!! so thankyou RBC!!!
God Bless you, and may your work for God continue to touch peoples lives all around the world