S.O.A.P. for 02/27/2009 Be Worthy

S: Leviticus: 20:22-24
"You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land there I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out. And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you, for they commit all of these things, therefore I abhor them. But I have said to you, "You shall inherit their lansm and I will five it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord, Your God. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own."

O: God gave many rules to His people, but not without reason. He didn't withhold the good, he desperately wanted them to receive His gifts. He only prohibited them from those things that would surely bring them to ruin.

A: Most of us understand God's Physical laws of nature. Jumping off of a tall building will kill us becuasse of the law of gravity. However, we still need to learn and understand about God's spiritual laws. God forbids us from many things in order to protect us from self-destruction.

When I feel temptation towards a forbidden physical or emotional pleasure, I must remind myself that the consequences could be great. Do I really want to suffer because of something fleeting? Do I honestly want to intentionally separate myself from the God who is trying to help me?

The very words stated in the scripture here seem to apply directly to the journey I am on right now, for we are being offered an opportunity in which we may prosper, but we must be worthy.

P: Father God,
How very wonderful that You speak to us! How very wonderful that we may seek You and abide with You at anytime! How very amazing that Your word can be so very relevant, to the point of "jaw-dropping" awe! I hear You, Lord, and I pray to always be worthy of what You offer. If I slip, please stretch out Your hand to me and let me try to learn and fix it before all is stripped away! Let me be worthy of what You offer!

Lord, God, thank You for preparing me and teaching me that I may be worthy of a gift You wish to give me. I pray for the strength that I may always stand firm in You and Your statutes that I may never be vomited out, but always protected by You, for I am so delighted in what lies ahead, that I could not bear the thought of losing it over my own sinful ways.

I pray that I have learned enough thus far, to be deserving of a chance, and I pray that I continue to learn, that I may never lose what's been given, and that I remind myself to always use the gift You've rendered to Glorify and Honor You!

Thank You for revealing these special things to me, and just in time, Lord. Thank You for giving me a chance to prove myself to You. I pray that I may be deemed worthy and that I may never take what's been offered for granted, but see it for the true blessing it is. Let me always diligently seek You, love You, obey You, and Praise Your Holy name!

In Jesus Name,
Amen

Out here the Texas rain is the hardest I've ever seen
It'll wash your house away, but it'll also make you clean
Now these rocks they are crying too
And this whole land is calling out for you
*Caedman's Call*