Read: Psalm 34
The wicked,
through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is
not in all his thoughts. Psalm 10:4
When my thoughts
during my leisure moments do not reflect upon the Lord, I need revival.
The world is filled with things that are vying
for our attention. Marketing strategists have honed their skills in how to
attract that attention. From catchy television commercials and peppy radio
jingles, down to flashy billboards and advertisements in magazines and
newspapers, these marketers know what will attract people to their product.
Perhaps the mere mention of these things brought company mascots or jingles
into your mind. It really is getting harder to avoid the bombardment we face by
companies trying to get us to buy their products. They cannot be faulted for
trying to make a profit. The sad thing is that we let all of these things pull
us away from the time that we could be using to reflect upon our Lord. So the
question is: how much of your leisure time do you spend in meditation with God?
We should certainly be spending time with God in our daily devotions through
Bible reading and prayer, but when your heart is right with God, you will enjoy
meditation with Him apart from just times of devotions.
Many would argue that they have very
little leisure time. Playing sports, working, going to school, and doing
schoolwork – all of these things take most of their time. However, consider how
much time you spend riding in the car, watching television and movies, surfing
the internet, listening to music, and playing video games, just as examples.
They are all leisure activities. Can you not part with one or two of those
things and spend that time praising God for who He is? How often does your
heart just well up and thank Him for your salvation and for the other things He
has blessed you with? Do you even praise Him at all? You see, you disobey
hundreds of commands in the Bible to praise God when you refuse (or neglect) to
do so. I’m afraid many people even purposely spend their leisure time doing
activities that will take their minds off of holy things so they will not risk
being convicted by their lack of love and service to God.
It is time to turn off the music, hide the
television remote, shut out the world, and just think about God and let Him
deal with you. What He can share with you in those leisure moments with Him
will be of far greater value than anything we could ever gain from the doing
the other activities. For you see, what you do and what you think about in your
leisure time defines who you really are.
Quote of the day: “Without meditation the truths which we know will never
affect our hearts.” – Thomas Watson
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