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 “And
these words, which I command thee this day. shall he upon thy
heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children,
and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when
thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou
risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand.
and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. And thou
shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy
gates.”
These
words are preceded by the basic factor that makes them more than
mere “commands.” They are justified, and readily accepted in
the lives of people who “love Jehovah” thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
Deut. 6:4-9 They are hallmarks of a God-orientated people.
Make
a survey of one day in your life — and choose the day when you
will likely think most of God. Now, ask yourself if your life
revolves about God — if you are much conscious of His
presence; and that in Him you live, move, and have being. (Acts
17)
IF
you thanked Him for your food, did you really recognize
Him as the provider, and sincerely thank Him; or did you just
“say
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Grace” from habit? Were you aware of
His presence as you moved through the day? Did you consider His
will as you made important decisions? (Jas. 4:13-17)
A
well-balanced Bible student does not rush emotionally to some
idea of direct Spirit endowment; seeking subjectively to “experience”
a closeness to God. Neither must one remove one’s daily life
and needs from prayer, by a pseudo- spiritualization of all God
says on this subject. The truth of the matter is that when we
become truly God -orientated - living as in His presence (Heb.
4:12-13) —when God is real to us. and we love Him with all our
heart. soul, and might — we can not help but think of Him
through the day. and “deal Him in” to life.
When
our lives are measured by the God-orientated life of the
Israelites (as taught in the opening text) we see how shallow,
how incomplete, how utterly we have failed to measure up to this
Old Testament standard. How can we boast of the superiority of
our New Testament lives?
Are
we rich in all but the things that really count? (Rev. 3:17-18)
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