Good Morning
All!!
1 Kings 3:14; “And if you will walk in my
ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked,
then I will lengthen your days.”
Many years ago, before the automotive
industry was all computerized and electronic circuits, they used to use devices
like dwell lights and scanners and scopes.
The one that always fascinated me was one that had a light that moved in
a cycle from +1 to -1. If you are a math
junkie it was a sine curve. The trick
was to get all the lines of the scope to line up or synchronize and make one
curve. If the curves were one then the
car motor was tuned to its proper running performance. If the curves were not aligned, the motor
would run rough. The greater the
divergence from the one single curve line the poorer the car ran. Once the mechanic tuned the different elements,
the amount of gasoline flowing through the carburetor, the air flow into the
cylinder, the heat of the spark and the opening of the valves; the vehicle was
in a harmony cycle and would perform at its best.
Our life is much the same way. When we live our life according to God’s will
life goes better and we live in a more peaceful contented manner. We live according to God’s will where God
reveals to us the manner that he designed us to live. When God created man, he wrote on man’s heart
and spirit how he was to live. God wrote
upon him what were the best choices in life that gives to man and to the rest
of creation. He wrote upon our hearts
the desire to live caring for the creation, caring for each other and praising
God for the wonders of life.
Sin erased this understanding and desire. Sin caused us to live a life that is totally
out of harmony and sync. We turned
inward with our desires seeking to fulfill selfish wants and dreams. Yet this inward focus leads to unhappiness
and an empty existence. We can see this
by those who seek after money, fame, power or prestige. These people are never satisfied; they are
never content with what they have. They
always want more; more money, more experiences; more sensual excitement because
what they have is never enough. They
chase after this getting no satisfaction only gaining exhaustion and emptiness.
But if we keep God’s commands, if we follow
his will and live our life according to his design, we will live a more
contented and peaceful life. We will find
that harmony that will reduce our exhaustion and enhance our happiness. We may not have a longer life like God
promised Solomon but we live that life with more enjoyment, more satisfaction
and more contentment. We will live in
the peace that God gives us.
Father
of all good, lead us to see that living according to your will gives us the
peace and contentment that you desire for us.
Lead us away from selfishness and self-centeredness that sin draws us
into. Guide us to see that your love is
our hope. Guide us to follow your ways
to the glory of your name. In the
precious name of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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