I woke up
one morning and discovered that my Internet connection was not working. My
service provider conducted some tests and concluded that my modem needed to be
replaced, but the earliest they could do so was the next day. I panicked a
little when I thought about being without the Internet connection for 24 hours!
I thought, How am I going to survive without it?
Then I
asked myself, Would I also panic if my connection with God was disrupted for
a day? We keep our connection with God alive by spending time in His Word
and in prayer. Then we are to be “doers of the Word” (James 1:22-24).
The
writer of Psalm 119 recognized the importance of a connection to God. He asked
God to teach him His statutes and give him understanding of His law (vv.33-34).
Then he prayed that he would observe it with his whole heart (v.34), walk in
the path of God’s commandments (v.35), and turn away his eyes from looking at
worthless things (v.37). By meditating on God’s Word and then applying it, the
psalmist stayed “connected” to God.
God has
given us His Word as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path to lead us to
Him.
To
recharge your spiritual battery, plug into the Source – God. (RBC)
