Day 316: Psalm 119:97-104, Proverbs 16:13-15, Luke 6, Ezekiel 4-5

Do What God Says

Almost 30 years ago, when I was still a new believer, I took to heart the verse in Luke 6:46 which says, “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?.." I made it a point to doubly checked, especially during weekly Communion time, as to what further things that I had not done according to what my Lord Jesus had said. I do not want to receive a reply from Jesus that says, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ go away..I do not know you" (Matthew 7:23).  Let us take heart and take heed to ensure we do what the Lord says so that we will be like a house that is built on a firm foundation on the rock as opposed to a house with no foundation. When strong wind comes, the house will fall and the ruin of the house will be great. Let us be like the Psalmist in Psalm 119:100-101 who says, "Because I keep Your precepts, I have restrained my feet from every evil way. That I may keep Your word. I have not departed from Your judgments.." The consequences of not walking in His statues can be seen also in today's reading in Ezekiel 5:7-8, ‘Because you have multiplied disobedience...,have not walked in My statutes nor kept My judgments, nor even done according to the judgments..— therefore thus says the Lord God : ‘Indeed I, even I, am against you and will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations." https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC (please click this link to twitter to view a visual)