What is it that occupies your time? What are you pursuing? Is it professional achievement? Is it seeking a partner for life? Are you seeking to clear your life of clutter and organize it? Do you desire peace and joy in your life? Where are you looking? Are you looking to God?
There are many things that occupy our time. Most of us work at least eight hours per day. When we are not at work, we have family commitments, exercise programs, meal preparations, yard work, house cleaning, and more. Finding time to fit anything else in is a challenge.
The Psalmist states that he is seeking God with his whole heart, setting the example we should follow. As we seek God with our whole heart, God meets us and fills us with himself. The Psalmist continues by asking God to keep him from straying from his commands. Words to live by.
Treasuring God’s word in our heart is one way for us to pursue God with our heart. Reading, studying, and memorizing God’s word will help us stay on the path God desires for us. It will aid in our understanding of God and grow closer to him. Another reason to treasure God’s Word is to help us avoid sin. The better we know God’s commands, the better prepared we are to turn away from sin.
As we seek out God and do not stray from his commands, our lives change for the better. As we treasure his word and turn away from sin, we find peace and joy. All of this improves our relationship with God, growing closer to him. The better our relationship with God, the better we feel.
I pray we all pursue God with our whole heart. I pray we ask God to help us obey his commands. I pray each one of us will treasure God’s word in our heart and turn away from sin. Pursue God with your whole heart. Obey God’s commands. Treasure God’s word. Turn away from sin.
Psalm 119:10-11
With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.
I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.
Marty Pressey 