God's Always Watching

 

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Galatians 6:7).

When you study the Scriptures carefully, you’ll notice a striking pattern with certain individuals who lost their place with God and why it happened. Take Cain, the firstborn of Adam, as an example; he had hatred in his heart against his brother Abel.

The Bible tells us that Abel’s works were righteous, but Cain’s weren’t. Instead of correcting himself, Cain allowed hatred to consume him, and he murdered his brother. He lost his place because of the evil in his heart. Also, consider Esau; for just one meal, he sold his birthright.

The Bible describes Esau as profane because spiritual things meant nothing to him. He treated the birthright casually; to him, it was intangible, so he thought it could be tossed aside in exchange for food. But God looks at the heart; He saw that Esau was profane. He wasn’t profane because he sold his birthright; he sold his birthright because he was profane.

Later on, when it was time to receive the blessing, which was tied to the birthright, he lost it despite seeking it with tears (read Hebrews 12:16-17). The lesson here is very clear: you may deceive men, but you can’t deceive God. He weighs the motives of the heart.

Therefore, position your heart rightly because your blessing, your promotion, your place in God’s plan are tied to how you revere or hallow spiritual realities. Don’t trade your divine inheritance for worldly pursuits.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for granting me understanding through your Word. My heart is rightly positioned to value spiritual things and walk uprightly in reverence for you and your Word, conscious that my inheritance in Christ is precious and eternal. My heart is stayed on you and the eternal reward of my works of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY ‭‭1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

‭‭1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

‭‭Hebrews 12:16-17 KJV Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. [17] For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan Mark 10:1-31 & Numbers 11-13

2-Year Bible Reading Plan Acts 23:22-35 & Psalm 55

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