A Life of DevotionSample

God is not far from us, it is the hearts of His people that are far from Him. Often our hearts drift from the Lord. This happens to everyone of us without exception because as humans, we are frail in many ways, especially in love and devotion. A heart far from the Lord may still be effective in spiritual activities but he has lost his first love. A church in the Book of Revelations called THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS was warned by the Lord Jesus Christ to return to their first love despite their many spiritual activities (Revelations 2:1-7). It is possible to have spiritual activities but be bereaved of genuine love for God but it is impossible to have genuine love for God and not have commensurate spiritual activities. God is not against spiritual activities but He is against spiritual activities not born from genuine love for Him.

In Luke 10:38-42, we see an account of two women. Martha was full of activities but she didn't realise that activities must come from a deep knowledge of God, however the Lord Jesus Christ commended Mary's devotion to knowing Him; the Lord calls it the ONE THING that cannot be taken away from her. Living a life of devotion to knowing God's heart will produce in us a depth of the knowledge of God that no scheme of men, device of Satan, and tough situations can take from us.

The Psalmist professed that the one thing he desires is to seek the Lord and know Him intimately (Psalms 27:4). Every true spirituality must spring forth from the place of intimacy with the Lord. All godliness and piety are offsprings of devotion to seeking the Lord. Believers are a people of ONE THING - seeking the Lord night and day.

Actions to take:

Spend more time with the Lord. Create a system of daily fellowship with the Lord. Devotion requires time and consistency. You can begin with one hour of prayer and reading of the scriptures daily.