Living in the Spirit

July 25, 2023

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 105:1-11, 45b

He is the Lord our God;
   his judgments are in all the earth.
He is mindful of his covenant forever,
   of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
the covenant that he made with Abraham,
   his sworn promise to Isaac,
which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
   to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan
   as your portion for an inheritance.’

that they might keep his statutes
   and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord! –Psalm 105:7-11, 45b

God does God’s part; God expects us to do our part. I fear we depend on God being there for us without regard to how dedicated we are following God’s ways, described in the Ten Commandments. Jesus instructed us that the greatest Commandment is loving God, followed by loving our neighbor as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40.), left us with the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), and even tells us how he judges us in Matthew 25;36-41. We might do well to refresh our memories regarding what is expected of us.

Prayer: Lord, create in us the right spirit to follow you more nearly. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.