Daily Devotion

My Utmost for the Highest.

Reflection: Terry
Voice: Shivdas

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Today is Tuesday, 20th of May. Let us take a moment to be still before Him.

The Psalm Reading is taken from Psalm 19:7-11

The law of the Lord is perfect,
    reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
    making wise the simple;
⁸ the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
    enlightening the eyes;
⁹ the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
    and righteous altogether.
¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.

The New testament Reading is 1 Peter 1:22-25:

²² Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, ²³ since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; ²⁴ for

“All flesh is like grass
    and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
    and the flower falls,
²⁵ but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

Reflection

In many cultures, gold is more valued than money, especially fine gold. Here the Psalmist said (in verse 10) that the Word is to be desired more than gold.

The Psalmist also talked about honey dripping from a bee comb. This is not the more common honey from dates. Honey from a honeycomb is of the highest grade. It is fresh as it is continuous flowing from the comb. It is pure as in not oxygenated by air.

The Word is to be desired more than these.

Peter in chapter 1 verse 25 said that His Word will remain forever. This is one more reason why we should cherish God’s Word. For many things and people whom we desire after are temporary. They may satisfy but only for a moment. Some may also be wrong desires that lead us to sin, losses and regrets.

But God’s Word is pure, precious, priceless and everlasting. It is worth of our heart’s desire.

Will we desire after it?
Will we seek first His Kingdom?
Will we seek the Lord with all our hearts?

God’s Word should be “My Utmost for the Highest”, a phrase taken from the title of the classic Daily Devotion book by Oswald Chambers.

Collect

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word,
we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life,
which thou hast given us in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

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In closing, be blessed by an old chorus based on Psalm 19, More to be desired.

Link to today’s Morning Office.