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Devotional - 14th Apr 2021

 'Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken'
(Amos 5:14).

Even though our natural tendency, as sinners is to do evil, the Lord is always pleading with his people to refrain from doing evil and seek to do good. Because of the sin in us we cannot do this of our own strength. It is only through the grace of God through Christ that we can do good. As we seek our Saviour, Redeemer and our Good Shepherd who is good, we will endeavour to do good. We must seek the Spirit of God daily to transform our lives, and who can work good things in us and show us good things. We must seek the way of the Father through our faith in Christ as we seek the truth of His Word. We cannot seek good without putting away evil, as we cannot serve both God and mammon. We are admonished to choose good instead of evil that we may live, that's the only way God will be on our side. How we treat one another is very important to God. Israel did wickedness by cheating honest people, taking bribes that robbed the poor of injustice and was therefore, warned by the prophet to seek good and not evil, lest they die.  How are we treating one another? Those who are poor and destitute, the outcast of society and those who don't have a voice.  When we seek what is good or do good, God promises to be with us. He promises to be in our midst when He sees us striving after uprightness and doing good.  Let us in seeking to do good, turn to God in mercy and pardon - to dest sin in our lives, seek God's cleansing and fellowship with him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and is to hate evil. Let us not play with evil or tolerate it, but seek good that we may live and that the Lord will be with us. God is seeking to change our heart; He wants a heart that is fill with love. Love towards good and not evil, love towards Him and love towards others. Will you open your hearts door to Him, today?

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹
EC

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