MAR 11

Proverbs 6:23
Memorise Proverbs 4:13
“…whence thou art fallen, …repent, and do the first works.”

How do you determine what hair style you have, the kind of shoes or the style of clothes you wear? Do you choose these things because your friends have them and they look so cool? Or are you trying to emulate a pop star you admire? What about the leisure activities that you gravitate towards? What do you like to do when you have some free time on your hands? What affects your decision in the choice? These are some of the questions that are worth some thought and reflection. If you search your heart what answers will you find?

In today’s verse, the writer of Proverbs tells us what guides his decisions and his life. God’s commandments are a lamp, the law is a light, and instructions out of God’s Word show him the way his life should take. A lamp giving out light is very necessary when the way is dark. We need light because the world is full of sin and so too are our hearts. Without light, we can fall into many dangers that hurt us. In the same way, God’s Word acts as a light in a world that is in the darkness of sin, for it makes us wiser about these dangers and guides us away from them.

Does the Word of God determine your way of life? Are your decisions to dress in a certain way determined by God’s Word or is it determined by the standards of the world? More often, our way of life is determined more by the world than by God’s Word. In fact, much of the standards of the world are really ordered by sin. The prince of this world is the devil (Ephesians 2:2) hence we cannot expect much good to come from it. In fact, what is popular among the masses in the world is probably something to be avoided by Christians if we set God’s Word as our standard for living. James 4:4 tells us that friendship with the world is enmity with God. If you choose the standards of the world as your way of life, you can be certain that this is not what God desires for you and you are probably already living in a state of sin. Instead, you should learn not to conform to this world, instead transform your life according to God’s Word (Romans 12:1-2). Study God’s Word diligently so that you know what God requires in your life, then seek to walk after His will and not the ways of the world.

Thought: If I don’t know God’s Word, how am I going to know how to walk in His ways?
Prayer: Help me to desire to live my life according to Your Word.