You just do it

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Sanctification”

Our Bible verse for today: “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping your word. I have sought you with all my heart; don’t let me wander from your commands.” Psalm 119:9-10 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “You just do it”

How do you do your part in the process of sanctification? How do you place yourself daily in a position before the Holy Spirit whereby He has free access to your heart and mind and can therefore mold and shape you into the person God wants you to be? To borrow a phrase from the old Nike commercial, “Just do it.” That’s all, just do it. Make a plan, resolve to stick to it, and then do it.

Serious discipleship involves things like daily quiet time sitting before the Lord; prayer; Bible study; worship with your church family; serving in ministry activities; fellowship with other Christians; Scripture memorization; fasting; and more. There are dozens of ways to incorporate the practice of your faith into your daily life. We will consider more of them throughout this month.

The point is not so much how you pray, or which version of the Bible you use, or which church you are a member of, or whether you listen to traditional or contemporary Christian music, or any of the other numerous ways to practice your faith. What matters is that you just do it.

Take a moment and open your Bible to Psalm 119 and read verses 9-16. Be sure you don’t miss the tone of determined intentionality the writer expressed. He used phrases like “I will keep your word.” “I have sought you with all of my heart.” “I have treasured your word.” “With my lips I proclaim.” “I rejoice.” “I will mediate.” “I will think about your ways.” “I will delight in your statutes.” “I will not forget.”

Resolved. Determined. Intentional. This was a man with a plan and nothing was going to stop him from walking it out. He would be where he was supposed to be, doing what he was supposed do. He would get up in the morning to pray and study. If the church was gathering, he would be there. He would find opportunities to minister and to bless others in the name of the Lord. He would sing God’s praises.

This is how you do it. You make a plan, your resolve to stick with it, and then you just do it.

As was noted in yesterday’s devotional, nothing else will make as big a difference in your life, nothing else will bring about as much positive and helpful change, as will the practice of serious discipleship. Your part in this process of sanctification – of being transformed into the person God wants you to be, is to be a serious disciple of Jesus. It’s not rocket science and it’s not especially difficult. You simply make a plan and then you stick to it. You just do it.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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