The Almighty God cannot be swayed
by mortal men. He knows the end from the beginning. The intention of our hearts
is laid bare before Him, He need not that any should tell Him of any man for He
knew all men. This alone should caution us to be careful what we imagine even
before we execute them. However, the heart of man which is deceitful and
desperately wicked cannot stay without longing for freedom to wander in its
lust. The inclination of the heart is such that anything man thinks is evil. God
already knows the doom ahead of our imagination and so He prepares for us
before we land. But God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us. Such is the magnanimity of God’s grace. The Lord
engages any suitable means to forestall our impending betrayal. He wants to
keep us aware of His love, such that even in our unfaithfulness, He remains
faithful to us. He brings us to situations, places, events, people, etc., that
will leave a definite positive impact in our hearts. Many times we tend to
forget. But when the chips are down, He engages our conscience with those
songs, words, films, books,etc, to remind us of
His love and promises, just for our sake. Oh!, that we may cherish any moment
we have to learn at His feet, whether in the
car,office,market,school,church,etc.May we not repress those urges to listen
to those edifying songs or messages, read those inspirational books, watch
those Christian movies, read those Christian magazines, signposts, fliers, etc,
for those are the arsenals He uses to guard our hearts in those unguarded
moments when we are jeopardized by our environment and people around us. May we
be open to His promptings as He keeps drawing us towards the narrow way.
References: John 2:25, Jer 17:9,
Rom 5:8