He
Did
What
Was Right In The Eyes Of The Lord,
But
Not Wholeheartedly.
Scripture
2
Chronicles 25
2 He
did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
but not wholeheartedly.
2
Timothy 3
5 …
having a form of godliness but
denying its power ...
Observation
Going
through the motions, trying to keep one foot in the world and one
foot where it is supposed to be, straddling the fence, having a form
of godliness, doing things halfheartedly, … do any of those phrases
describe who we are?
It
described King Amaziah,
the king of Judah, but does it also describe us?
You
and I can fool people when we are out in public, but God knows what
we are doing in private.
On
a regular basis, and way too often, I hear of Christians who are
living out double lives, the life that most people see on Sunday
around other believers, and then the life that is being lived out in
secret, or “supposedly” we think in secret.
You
and I can count on this: God is going to make sure that our secret
sinful life eventually gets exposed.
God's
desire for each and every one of us is for us to repent daily of our
sins and follow Him wholeheartedly, not just having a form of
godliness, but really living a godly life 24/7.
What
needs to change?
Numbers
32:23
But
if you fail to keep your word, then you will have
sinned against the Lord,
and you may be sure that your sin will find you
out.
Psalm
44:21
Matthew
3:8
Prove
by the way you live that you have repented of your sins
and turned to God.
1
Corinthians 5:1
I
can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on
among you—something that even pagans don’t do.
1
Corinthians 6:18
Run
from sexual sin!
No other sin so
clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is
a sin against your own
body.
Application
I
will be accountable and honest with my accountability group and I will let
them help me stay on the right path for my life.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know You know. I know that You know all about me. You know
what I am going to do even before I do it. Help me to live a godly
life. Help me walk close to You today and every day. Don't let me
even try to have or keep secret sins. Help me to confess them as I
commit them. Discipline me when I get out of line. I want to be a man
of integrity. I want to be a person who makes You smile, I always
want to be a person who follows You with all of his heart!
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 13,14; 2 Chronicles 25; 2 Timothy 3
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