How Idealistic Are You?

Psalm 119:44 - "I will always obey your law, for ever and ever."

There is no way that David was able to pull it off. We know that David was a man after God's own heart, but he was also a man. So, what's the lesson that we can learn from Psalm 119:44? How about this: God loves it when we desire to please Him. David made a bold statement in verse 44. But, it was a statement that stemmed from a passion for holiness.

Let's hope that all of us would desire to obey Christ like this. Too many times our knowledge that we are sinners becomes a licence to sin. A few years ago the WWJD craze hit Christianity. Bracelets were all over the place. WWJD stood for What Would Jesus Do? The bracelets were so popular that even non-Christians were wearing them as fashion statemnts. The WWJD idea came from Clarence Sheldon's classic work In His Steps, a book in which a pastor challenges his congregation to ask what Jesus would do before the make every decision. In the fictional book, the church is used by God to transform their world. Is it idealistic? Yes. But, sometimes idealism is so beautiful. So, what would happen if we tried to live like David talked about in this verse? Maybe our world would be transformed. At a minimum, you would be, and God would be pleased. And, that's worth it!

Dear God,

We really do want to please you with our lives. Help our knowledge that we will sin not become license to sin. Help us desire to please you. Help us not to lose the idealism that we once had. Help us to be changed by You and to be used by You to change Your world.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.