Dave’s Monday Blast – April 20, 2015
I know this might sound odd…but I like to walk through old cemeteries and read the epitaphs on the tombstones. It is interesting to see what words are used to sum up a person’s life. This may seem a bit morbid, but it’s actually a great way to reassess our own lives. We’re each going to leave a testimony of some kind when we die. Have you ever wondered what your loved ones will write on your gravestone? What words do you want inscribed there?
In Acts 13:16-22, the Apostle Paul tells us God’s evaluation of King David: He described him as a “man after My heart, who will do all My will” (v. 22). What an awesome testimony of a life well lived! The Lord wasn’t describing a perfect man, but one whose life was lived INTENTIONALLY centered on God’s interests and desires.
Pastor Charles Stanley has this to say about David, “His many psalms attest to the fact that his relationship with the Lord was the most important aspect of his life. His passion was to obey God and carry out His will. However, that doesn’t mean he was always obedient. Who can forget his failure with Bathsheba? But even when he sinned by committing adultery and murder, his heart was bent toward God. The conviction he felt and his humble repentance afterward proved that his relationship with the Lord was still his top priority.”
If God was writing a summary of your life, how would He describe you? Yikes! Does your heart align with His, or have you let it follow the pleasures and pursuits of this world? Unless we diligently pursue our relationship with the Lord, we will drift away from Him. Maybe it’s time for a course correction
