KEEP
THE WAYS OF THE LORD
BREAD
1 Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk
according to the law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:1-2 (NIV)
2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:1-2 (NIV)
32 “Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those
who keep my ways. 33 Listen to my
instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. 34 Blessed
is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my
doorway. 35 For whoever finds me
finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
Proverbs
8:32-35 (NIV)
13 “If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.” 14 The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:13-14 (NIV)
7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to
obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or
to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart
from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and
courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever
you go.” Joshua 1:7-9 (NIV)
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. 9 He
guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. 10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands
of his covenant. Psalm 25:8-10 (NIV)
20 The
LORD has dealt with me according
to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
21 For I have kept the ways of
the LORD; I have not done evil by
turning from my God. 22 All his
laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. Psalm 18:20-22 (NIV)
30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue
speaks what is just. 31 The law of
his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip. 32
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very
lives; 33 but the LORD will not leave them in their power or
let them be condemned when brought to trial. 34 Wait
for the LORD and keep his way. He
will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see
it. Psalm 37:30-34 (NIV)
5 Trust in the LORD
with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and
he will make your paths straight. 7 Do
not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD
and shun evil. 8 This will
bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs
3:5-8 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
27 Whatever
happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Philippians 1:27 (NIV)
12 When
Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the
light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will
have the light of life.” John 8:12 (NIV)
BUTTER
“They do not go wrong who go in the company of God. Like Enoch, walk with God, and you cannot
mistake your road. You have infallible
wisdom to direct you, immutable love to comfort you, and eternal power to
defend you. ‘The LORD’ – note the word –
‘The LORD will guide you always.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“Let
us watch jealously over our hearts, and beware of giving way in the beginnings
of sin. Happy is he who feareth always, and walks humbly with his God. The
strongest Christian is the one who feels his weakness most, and cries most
frequently, ‘Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe.’” John Ryle
“Service
to God is as uniquely differing among believers as our fingerprints. God has specifically designed good works for
each life that we may walk in them through His power and for His glory and our
good. These works encompass all areas
from peeling potatoes to running a country to changing a diaper to caring for
the elderly to holding a door – it matters not what the task is but that we are
faithful to walk in it. We cannot do all
things for all people. Jesus Himself did
not feed every hungry soul nor heal every hurting one as He walked this dusty
earth. We are all limited by our
physical bodies yet through His power we are all equipped to do what we are
called to do, and the body of Christ suffers –as well as we ourselves – when we
remain unfaithful to the task. ‘God’s
work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply’ (Hudson Taylor) and it
equates to the abundant life which Jesus came to give us. Don’t be misled, service out of love for God
is that component which makes for greatness in a life because God’s Word
attests to that.” BHY
“When God gives you light, walk in
it.” Anonymous
“Though
salvation is not by the works of the law, yet the blessings which are promised
to obedience are not denied to the faithful servants of God. The curses our Lord took away when He was
made a curse for us, but no clause of blessing has been abrogated. We are to note and listen to the revealed
will of the Lord, giving our attention not to portions of it but to ‘all these
words.’ There must be no picking and
choosing but an impartial respect to all that God has commanded. This is the road of blessedness for the
Father and for His children. The Lord’s
blessing is upon His chosen to the third and fourth generation. If they walk uprightly before Him, He will
make all men know that they are a seed which the Lord has blessed.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“Everybody has an altar. And
every altar has a throne...At the end of that trail you'll find a throne; and
whatever, or whomever, is on that throne is what's of highest value to you. On
that throne is what you worship. Not too many of us walk around saying. ‘I
worship my stuff. I worship my job. I worship this pleasure. I worship her. I
worship my body. I worship me!’ But the
trail never lies! ...Our worship is more
about what we do than what we say.” Louie
Giglio
“Let
us see that we keep God before our eyes; that we walk in His ways and seek to
please and glorify Him in everything, great and small. Depend upon it, God’s work, done in God’s
way, will never lack God’s supplies.”
Hudson Taylor
Michael Youssef
“Some
of Jesus’ strongest words were reserved for hypocrites – for people who claimed
to believe in God and follow His laws, but in reality lived only for
themselves. He compared them to
‘whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of
dead men’s bones and everything unclean’ (Matthew 23:27). None of us is perfect; even the most
dedicated Christian falls short. When we
do, we need to confess it and seek God’s help to live more consistently. But hypocrisy – living a deliberate lie – is
another matter. Be on guard; don’t let
hypocrisy take root in your soul.
Instead, make sure of your commitment to Christ, and walk close to Him
every day.” Billy Graham
“Until
a man learns how to take a blow and keep on standing he will never produce a
steady walk of faith.” Alan Stewart
“Take
courage. We walk in the wilderness today
and in the Promised Land tomorrow.” D.L. Moody
“On Him
then reckon, to Him look, on Him depend:
and be assured that if you walk with Him, look to Him and expect help
from Him, He will never fail you. An
older brother, who has known the Lord for forty-four years, who writes this,
says for your encouragement that He has never failed him. In the greatest difficulties, in the heaviest
trials, in the deepest poverty and necessities, He has never failed me; but because
I was enabled by His grace to trust in Him, He has always appeared for my
help. I delight in speaking well of His
Name.” George Mueller
HEART
SAVOR
- · God has a right way for my life and I am a winner when I walk in it – no matter what the world may say. His will for my life is always good, perfect and pleasing and one in which I will never have regrets. 4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV)
- · God’s way is life in abundance. Indeed, it is my purpose for even being here. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 84:11 (NIV)
- · I am to follow the Light. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 (NIV)
