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Devotional - 06th Oct 2021

 "Let us search and try our ways, and turn to the Lord' (Lamentations 3:40).

There is a way that is right and lead us onto salvation, and there is a way that leads to condemnation and death.
It is God's way that will lead us to life eternal, and our ways leads us only to death and everlasting damnation. Choose whom you'll serve, God or man! It is only right to search into our own heart and examine ourselves and our ways, by the Word of God and the standard of faith. Our ways are crooked and perversed, unholy, selfish and full of darkness and evil. But God's ways are plain, holy, selfless and full of light. Let us seek out Christ, having a knowledge of who He is and what he stands for; and to gain a full understanding of His grace, which is sufficient for us. Let us turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with hands unto God in the heavens (verse 41). Let us repent of our sins, and turn out of our sinful ways and heed the cry of the Almighty God, whom we have sinned against. God has promised that he is faithful and just to forgive and pardon us, all we need to do is turn to Him, with a broken and contrite heart. Sometimes we complain about anything and everything, instead of stopping for a moment to be grateful, and give God thanks for his faithfulness and care towards us. Jeremiah called upon Israel to turn again to the Lord. But first, he admonished them to examine themselves and their ways -  the path of self-deception and self-righteousness, that will only end in sorrow. Then He told them, "turn again to the Lord." That is, "get back on the right path, change your direction by repenting to the Lord your God." We too, are to heed that same message and examine our ways, turning afresh to the Lord. When we  recognise our sinfulness and spiritual pride, we too will repent and turn to God. Let us then lift our heart with our hands to the God of heaven, and truly worship him in spirit and in truth, so we can experience His renewal. The Lord is saying, today if you hear my voice, harden not your heart, but open it to receive me.

Have a wonderful day

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