Stay Connected To God Every Second

Judges 19:30 -  Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!”

You really need to read the whole chapter of Judges 19. It’s a sad … gruesome story of a man who tried to forgive and renew his commitment to his concubine.  But in the end she was less important to him than his own life and he gave her up to be abused so badly in one night that she died.  He took her body and cut it into 12 pieces…so he could send them to each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Even though it was a gruesome way to send a message…it finally got everyone’s attention.  They knew it was time to do something about the evil they had let infiltrate their lives.

It speaks to a harsh piece of our nature as man.  We let the bad things in our lives grow and fester till they get so bad that a catastrophic tragedy jars our mind and heart to asking God for help again. We try to handle things on our own until they become unmanageable and we have to admit we need help.  Our nature…the very nature of earthly life itself ...justifies that a relationship with God does not have to be a daily…even moment by moment thing.

The truth is that the only way to combat the growing evil in our world today is to cling to God every second of the time he allows us life on earth. I needed the reminder that even though God promised to never leave us…and when we mess up he will always take us back…that his heart’s desire is for a constant relationship that never gets severed…. Not even for a second.  David hit it on the head when he wrote Psalm 145:2.  It says… “Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.”

Father…thank you for the reminder that I need to stay connected to you in every second of my life.  Forgive me for the times that I have allowed life to put you on hold … and justify doing other things instead of listening to your will for my life.  Help me to find new ways to stay connected with you every second of the time you allow me breath on this earth. Amen.