"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war."
In all honesty, I do not have a strong reaction to this verse. I am having a hard time putting the two sentences together. As my teens would say, "I'm just not feeling it."
Perhaps that is the point, not just of today - but of the entire month.
True adoration is not about feeling it. It is a choice.
I guess that is the biggest part of the war we are in. We are foolish. I am foolish. I forget all the time. I get so stuck on me, my agenda, my list, my schedule, my needs, my hopes, my, my my. . .
All too often, I am a casualty of the war.
I am thankful that the Lord chooses to seek me out. I am so incredibly grateful that He chooses to strengthen me. I wish I could claim that my heart is fully committed. I want it to be. . . and then I lose a battle.
But He will always win the war.
He will always call me back.
He will always strengthen me.
It is a humbling and profound cycle.
Father God, You are amazing. Your love and faithfulness are unfathomable. Your desire to fight for me is so incredibly undeserved. You are truly my everything to a greater degree than I even realize more often than not. I am sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for searching me out - time and again. I praise You. I adore You. I look to You as the source of all hope, wisdom, future, love. I pray this month I will really focus on You. Just You. All day my heart has been singing this chorus "Oh, come let us adore You. Oh, come let us adore You. Oh come let us ADORE YOU, Christ the Lord." May the meditation of my heart, soul and mind truly reflect that, not only this month, but each and every day of my life.
