“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
1 Corinthians 2:2
Lord, I pray that You will guard my heart against falling in love with Your blessings here on earth. When I am in love with you because You produce Joy in my heart or when I seek You because You bless me with every physical need, it is then that I neglect Your saving work on the cross and develop nothing more than a superficial relationship with You my Lord. It is shallow at best when our relationship is based on my emotional stimuli or acts of desperation. When the good feelings are gone, when the blessing are hidden, where is my faith then? Where is my relationship with You Jesus, if it’s not in Your suffering? Am I no better than the seed that was planted along rocky soil, receiving the word with joy but lacking root (Mark 4:16-17)? Lord, conform my heart to the riches of Your glory. To be abiding in You during emotional destitution, faithful to You when enduring injustice, and obedient to You at the risk of my own health or reputation. To not fall in love with the experiences I have had in You, but to be firmly rooted in all doctrinal truth that Your word has revealed. Established forever in the faithful God who alone has the power and authority to save not only my life here on earth, but also my soul in eternity to come. The glory is Yours God, teach me to demonstrate the new life with my deeds, and may I too resolve to know nothing except You and Your crucifixion.
1 Corinthians 2:2
Lord, I pray that You will guard my heart against falling in love with Your blessings here on earth. When I am in love with you because You produce Joy in my heart or when I seek You because You bless me with every physical need, it is then that I neglect Your saving work on the cross and develop nothing more than a superficial relationship with You my Lord. It is shallow at best when our relationship is based on my emotional stimuli or acts of desperation. When the good feelings are gone, when the blessing are hidden, where is my faith then? Where is my relationship with You Jesus, if it’s not in Your suffering? Am I no better than the seed that was planted along rocky soil, receiving the word with joy but lacking root (Mark 4:16-17)? Lord, conform my heart to the riches of Your glory. To be abiding in You during emotional destitution, faithful to You when enduring injustice, and obedient to You at the risk of my own health or reputation. To not fall in love with the experiences I have had in You, but to be firmly rooted in all doctrinal truth that Your word has revealed. Established forever in the faithful God who alone has the power and authority to save not only my life here on earth, but also my soul in eternity to come. The glory is Yours God, teach me to demonstrate the new life with my deeds, and may I too resolve to know nothing except You and Your crucifixion.
