FOLLOWING GOD=EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

 

FOLLOWING GOD-

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

Picture this-King David is

On his deathbed

He says the following words

And gives this ADVICE

To his son Solomon

“Take courage-

And be a man

KEEP the mandate

Of the Lord your God

FOLLOWING his ways

And observing his statutes,

Commands, ordinances, and decrees

As they are written

In the law of Moses

That you may SUCCEED

In whatever you do-

WHEREVER you turn........”                                                        1 Kings 2:2-3

Stated another way

LISTEN to what the Lord says

And live your life with COURAGE

We all want courage

We all want SUCCESS

Our KING DAVID-tells us

HOW to find it-

FIND IT by following by God-and-

And OUR Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

“Moses summoned ALL Israel

And said,

'Hear Israel-

the decrees and laws

I declare in your hearing today

Learn them

And be sure to follow them

….....'”                                                                                 Deuteronomy 5:1

(the TEN COMMANDMENTS follow)

Wouldn't be great

IF more people took these laws

To heart-and LIVED by them

In today's world

Nevertheless-

They will have to meet their maker-

Someday

“SURELY your goodness and LOVE

Will follow me

ALL the days of my life

And I will dwell

In the HOUSE of the Lord

Forever”                                                                              Psalm 23:6

That is what happens

To us

That is what happened

To me

When I dedicated my life

To the Lord

WE make the choice

TO FOLLOW GOD

We dedicate our lives

 To him

And then

We spend a lifetime

Getting to know

THE LORD

That is WHEN we find success

In life

That is when

The HANDS of God and Christ

Are ALL OVER our lives

And that is when

WE FIND SUCCESS

At least that is

WHEN it has happened for me

I can do nothing

On my own accord

“The warden

Paid no attention

To anything under Joseph's care

Because the LORD

Was with Joseph

And gave him success

In whatever he did”                                                                  Genesis 39:23

And the Lord is

WITH US

WHEN we spend time

With him in prayer and meditation

When we read the instructions

And PROMISES-of the bible

When we go to MASS-

Or church service

When we surround ourselves

With a COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS

For when we are doing these things

We are FOLLOWING GOD

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

And we are finding SUCCESS

In our lives-NOT because of 

Our own faithfulness-

But BECAUSE OF HIS

TAKE COURAGE-

IN THE LORD”

Robert P. Wallman

2-5-16 and 1-16-2022

Ps     INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Kristin Armstrong