WORD OF THE DAY SEPTEMBER 27 Vacate the Throne Room of Your Heart And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. —Colossians 1:18 Fénelon teaches that to make our deeds acceptable to God it is not necessary that we change our occupation (if it is honest), but only that we begin to do for Christs sake what we had formerly been doing for our own. To some of us this will seem too tame and ordinary. We want to do great things for God, to hazard our lives in dramatic acts of devotion that will attract the attention of fellow Christians and perhaps of the larger world outside. Visions of Huss at the stake, Luther at the Diet of Worms or Livingstone in the heart of Africa flit before our minds as we think on spiritual things. Plain, workaday Christians like us—how can we rise to such heroic heights? With our families to support, with our lot cast in the dull routine of the commonplace, with no one threatening us with imprisonment or death: how can we live lives acceptable to God? What can we do to satisfy the heart of our Father in heaven? The answer is nigh thee, even in thy mouth (Romans 10:8). Vacate the throne room of your heart and enthrone Jesus there.... Make Him your all in all and try yourself to become less and less. Dedicate your entire life to His honor alone and shift the motives of your life from self to God. Let the reason back of your daily conduct be Christ and His glory, not yourself, nor your family nor your country nor your church. In all things let Him have the preeminence. It is my prayer, Lord, that in all things Christ might have preeminence so I can do great things for You. Amen.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 01:35:00 +0000
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