Fill Thou My Life!
“The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they
to me?” says the Lord…. “When you come to
appear before me, who has asked this of you,
this trampling of my
courts?”
Isaiah 1: 11-12
A strange danger lies along the paths of Christians, the
temptation to start going through the
motions. It seems
incredible that we would become desensitized to the
sacred. That's what happened to the people of Israel.
Isaiah accused them of going through certain
rituals without mindfulness of their meaning or
holiness.
We, too, can become so familiar with the “typical” things we do
as Christians (like carrying a Bible, going to church regularly, or
saying grace at meals) that it's significance and meaning fades
in our hearts. How easy to sing a song or share in a prayer
while our minds wander!
To change all this, cultivate a sense of God’s presence and
remember the personal nature of our relationship with Him.
Worship
Him with study of the Scriptures.
During the coming year, make time every day
to go to God’s Word, allowing it to fill your
heart and mind with His truth.
"Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God, in every part
with praise, that my whole being may proclaim
Thy being and Thy ways."
Horatius Bonar
