CONSUMED BY GOD’S WORD!

Psalm 119:13 – Devotional

Psalm 119:13

“My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words. Your word is very pure; therefore Your servant loves it.”

It’s that time of year when the temperature can dip to near 32 degrees. That is my signal that I can start using my wood stove. There is something about the heat emanating from my small stove that seems to wrap the entire house in comfort.

Over the years I have often been struck with the way wood is consumed by the fire. I light the fire by using small kindling and progressively adding larger pieces of wood. A log on the coals is gradually … Consumed!

I am reminded that we have choices in our spiritual life. We can either be consumed in serving the Lord or rotting out in our original condition. I like to think of it as either burning up or rotting out.

I would rather live my life in such a way that I am consumed in serving God so that I leave nothing but a bit of ashes. The alternative is to burn out and remain a charred and ugly block of wood. We have enough ugly blocks already. What we need to see are more ashes left by people who have burned brightly for the Lord and slipped into eternity having been consumed with the zeal for the Lord.

Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

If you have watched The Sands of Eternity video above and prayed the prayer at the end, please go to https://PastorCecil.com/ and use the form on the webpage to let us know so we can send you follow up resources and/or send an email to pastorcecil@dailyevotional.com and let him know.