April 6, 2023

Passage Read: Psalm 99-102
Meditation Verse: 99:8

Thought

The Lord loves those who are His. He loves them enough not to leave them in their sins, as objects of wrath. He determines to train them to walk in His ways, and that requires rebuke and even discipline, punishment. But because His goal is reform rather than rejection, He stands ready to forgive any sin His people commit, when they are ready to choose and renounce what He has pointed out. His goal is forgiveness and restoration of relationship, not destruction.

Application

So I mustn't be lazy and wait for Him to call out anything I'm doing wrong; that makes me a significant burden. He has revealed and recorded all His holy desire and will; I should be eager to learn and study it, so as to conform my life to His ways. Then He will have great joy in me, because I'm so eager to please and honor Him. I'll be easy to lead! I'd be proactively doing His will, showing that I love Him more than anything else, even my own self. He would be free to honor and bless me rather than be busy trying to correct my behavior.