The things of God are righteous, godly, faithful, lovely, and steadfast. When we commit ourselves to God, we should be daily following after the things of God. But too many of us get carried away because of the lust of the eyes; we covet evil things, we are jealous and angry all the time, we are craving things that will not last. If we want the grace of our Lord to overflow us along with faith and love, we have to commit ourselves to following him daily.

You and I have a responsibility to not only pray for those who are unsaved, lost or grieving, we could do more to help them, to lead them to the balm of Gilead, to the healing they so desperately need. You and I have encountered the Great Physician, he has applied the balm to our wounds and healed us; let us help our unsaved brothers and sisters to experience the same. The time to begin is now, the place to begin is here.

“But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes. The Law was given so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” But because we are knowledgeable of this, should we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Absolutely not! Since when we know the sins that we should not commit because of the Law, let us then not allow sin to have dominion over us.

“Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or epistle. And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. But, do not count him as an enemy, but, admonish him as a brother. “Too many of us as Christians are afraid to call out our brothers and sisters when they do wrong for fear of losing their friendship; but scripture is warning us to admonish them.

My brothers and sisters in Christ, if you are seeking the things of God, you are on the right path. When we seek after the things of this world, they will not last; so why waste time for a short time of pleasure, when we could have a lifetime of gain from the Lord. Let today be the day that we begin seeking the things of God, putting nothing before him, and our reward will be richly added.

“Oh Lord, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. You through your commandments make me wiser than my enemies. My life is continually in my hands, yet, I do not forget your law. The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet, I have not strayed from your precepts. Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes, forever, to the very end.” Praise the Lord!

Well then, if you are a new creation, you could indeed boast in the Lord. You could tell others all that the Lord has done for you, how he gave himself up for you, boast of his loving-kindness and righteousness on the earth, and let everyone who belongs to Christ Jesus bring him glory, by continually crucifying the flesh with its passions and desires.

Too many of us after have been saved by God, forget about our friends who are lost. We are all shepherds in God’s field and we have be willing to go out in the highways and byways, the wilderness and the desert and try to bring the sheep that was lost back to the fold. You were lost but Jesus found you, now go and find a lost soul to bring back to God so that the angels in heaven will rejoice.

“Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor and an insolent man, I obtained mercy from God because I did it in ignorant belief.” For this reason, when God saves us, he will remove our hearts of stone, our disbelieving heart and give us a new heart to serve him. When God saves us, we should be using it as a testimony to help those who should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

If you have been making your own plans and walking in them, it is no wonder that they have failed. Whatever God has planned for us, he said they are to prosper us, therefore, if you are pushing ahead with your own plans and they are failing. STOP! Seek God’s divine wisdom, ask and it shall be given to you, seek not your own understanding, but in all your ways, acknowledge God and he shall direct your path.