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Devotional - 06th Apr 2021

 'For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God' (Psalm 18:21).

God is gracious, merciful and forgiving. Even though man had sinned, God did not turn his back on his children - He had not forsaken them. He was not taken by surprise  and didn't know what to do. He already had the antidote, which was the 'plan of salvation' to deal with the sin problem. He immediately addressed the problem by sending his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for all of humanity so our relationship with him could be restored and we would have eternity with him. All we needed do was to accept by faith that Jesus was His Son and through grace was able to save us. We were to keep God's commandments and do His will, all of which testify of Jesus. When we love and honour God, we will obey His commands. We will seek to keep the ways of the Lord and not wickedly departed from Him. Christ was humble even unto death and we must be humble in our obedience to God. We are told by Jesus, in Luke 14:11 that, "Everyone who exalts himself will humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." God is our Father and we must all seek to have a close relationship with him. David had a close relationship with God. He loved and trusted Him and could recall all the times in his life that God had delivered and given him victory over his enemies. Everything he had accomplished, he credited all to God; all his victory came from Him because he was obedient  and not turn away from God. As believers, we are to walk in the ways of God and take delight in doing so, knowing if we slip and fall in them we have an Advocate in Christ Jesus. Let us not forsake God and His house of worship, or sin wilfully and presumptuously; or knowingly broken our covenant relationship with God. All of which would be classified as departing wickedly from God.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹
EC

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