You Must Be Diligent!
"Only take heed to yourself,
and diligently keep yourself."
Deuteronomy 4: 9
Dr. J. C. Ryle, wrote, “I would just as soon expect a farmer to
prosper in his business who contented himself with sowing his
fields and never looking at them until the harvest, as to expect
a believer to gain much holiness who hasn't been diligent about
his Bible reading, about his prayers, and about the use of his
Sundays.”
Diligence is a theme of the book of Deuteronomy, which tells us
to “diligently heed the voice of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 28:1); to
“diligently [teach God’s law] to your children” (6:7); to “diligently
keep the commandments” (6:17); and to diligently weed out the
corruption from our midst (13:13-15). Are you diligent listening
to God’s voice, teaching His words to your children, obeying
Him, and ridding your life of impurities?
According to 2 Peter 1:10, by diligence we make our
“calling and election sure.” Those who follow the Lord with a
constant effort of persistence grow in their daily confidence
and assurance of His love. Don’t just follow Jesus from the
distance. Be diligent keeping in step with Him. And take your
faith seriously every day, like a farmer cultivating his crops.
"Diligence makes the rough places plain,
the difficult easy, and the unsavory tasty."
Richard Greenham
