Psalm 25:14 - Give God Your Best Time.
Psalm 25:14: Give God Your Best Time.
Psalm 25:14 (TLB) Friendship with God is reserved for those who
reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises.
COMMENTARY PEARL
If you want to build a deep relationship with God, you have
to slow down and be quiet.
Friendship with God is like any other friendship - you have
to make time for it. If you dont make time for your human
friends, theyre not your friends. You make time for your friends. And
if God is going to be your best friend, youve got to give your
best time to him.
The Bible says, Be still, and know that I am God (Psalm
46:10 NIV).
You need to have a daily quiet time with God. You have to be
still so that you can know him better.
Psalm 25:14 says, Friendship with God is reserved for
those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his
promises (TLB).
Many people dont know God. They havent experienced
Gods love. They dont know why he does what he does. Yet, the Bible
says that friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him
- in other words, those who slow down and spend time with him.
What would a friendship be if you never invested your time in
it? Friendships need attention. You will never know God intimately
if all you do is come to church services. Youve got to read
Gods Word and ask him, God, is there anything you want to say to
me? You dont have to use any fancy phrases or words. Just talk to
him authentically. And then listen!
The Bible says it like this in Matthew 6:5-6: When you
come before God, dont turn that into a theatrical production
Find a quiet, secluded place so you wont be tempted to role-play
before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The
focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his
grace (Matthew 6:5-6 The Message).
Slow down today, focus on God, and listen as he speaks to you
about his grace. [Daily Devotional by Rick Warren:
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/]
COMMENTARY
The LORD confides in those who fear him. God offers
intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him, who hold him in
highest honor. What relationship could ever compare with having the Lord
of all creation for a friend? Your everlasting friendship with God
will grow as you revere him. [Life Application SB]
What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret
sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you
their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy is to confide
secret joys. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys, or are we
telling God our secrets so continually that we leave no room for Him to
talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of
requests to God, then we find that God wants to get us into relationship
with Himself, to get us in touch with His purposes. Are we so wedded
to Jesus Christs idea of prayer - Thy will be done - that
we catch the secrets of God? The things that make God dear to us
are not so much His great big blessings as the tiny things, because
they show His amazing intimacy with us; He knows every detail of our
individual lives.
him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose.
At first we want the consciousness of being guided by God, then as
we go on we live so much in the consciousness of God that we do not
need to ask what His will is, because the thought of choosing any
other will never occur to us. If we are saved and sanctified God
guides us by our ordinary choices, and if we are going to choose what
He does not want, He will check, and we must heed. Whenever there
is doubt, stop at once. Never reason it out and say - I wonder
why I shouldnt? God instructs us in what we choose, that is,
He guides our common sense, and we no longer hinder His Spirit by
continually saying - Now, Lord, what is Thy will? [My Utmost for His
Highest by Oswald Chambers]
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
I am the Eternal I AM; I always have been, and I always will
be. In My Presence you experience Love and Light, Peace and Joy. I
am intimately involved in all your moments, and I am training you
to be aware of Me at all times. Your assignment is to collaborate
with Me in this training process.
I have taken up residence within you; I am central in your
innermost being. Your mind goes off in tangents from its holy Center, time
after time. Do not be alarmed by your inability to remain focused on
Me. Simply bring your thoughts gently back to Me each time they
wander. The quickest way to redirect your mind to me is to whisper My
Name. (Exodus 3:14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Psalm 25:14-15) [Jesus Calling
by Sarah Young]
LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2016/20160427-2014.html
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo [old, but one of the best]
Importance of Choice:
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]
Seeking God Made Real: http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
Musical Devotional On Christian Living:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcotY5K7T0c
Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David DeRose, MD, MPH:
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Discover Bible Studies: http://studies.itiswritten.com/discover/
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: http://www.bibleresearch.info/
ABible.com: http://www.aBible.com
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
The Last Day of Prophecy by Pastor Doug Batchelor:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGvdtMCf1aJTiC59-lPtuUMEq_uEn0BK
Restoring The Power by John Bradshaw:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRogO1SxoZN15Boa7BMon4BouVMdteVaq
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
Last Day Prophecy: His Other Sheep by Pastor Gerald Babanezhad:
https://vimeo.com/162267518
