What Governs You?

Like most of you, as a young man, I was determined to live my own way, by my own rules. There was no concern for who I hurt, how I treated people or how my attitude was perceived. After all, it was just me. you didn’t like it? to bad.

I’m not sure we ever really lose that pride. We try hard, we really do. But pride in the heart of a man runs deep to the depths of our soul. From time to time, we are confronted with this alien that lives within us, and we recognize the importance of slaying the beast. Yet, most of the time, we merely give it a glancing blow. All the while thinking of its resurrection at the wrong time and the wrong place.

As much as we think we lived by our own rules, and as free as we have thought we were, there has always been an authority. The ruler of this universe has been doing His will since day 1. The fact we did not bow or give credence to His authority does not matter. He still rules, still does what He has set in his heart to do. However, He does ask us to join him in his work. But make no mistake, with or without you, God will be honored and glorified in this earth.

The good thing about His mercy is his efforts to provide us with opportunities to work with Him.

I am glad he does not use perfect people. The people he has used throughout scripture and history are men and women with messy lives, a dirty faith, and issues that force them to trust in His provision.

There is a tool that he has given us. Scripture should govern our lives. Not as a replacement to God or His Spirit, but as a reference point. Just as the Holy Spirit will only testify of the greatness and wonder of the person of Jesus, so will scripture testify to the works and wonder of Christ.

So the question is simple…Does Scripture govern your life? Does the sweetness of the nectar run down your chin like biting into a ripe peach? Does Scripture determine your response in difficult situations? Does the principles found in the pages of the Bible roll of your tongue as you give honor to Christ, deal with frustration, grief, anger, family, career, or even in traffic?

David was no fool. His time alone in the wilderness was spent watching sheep and meditating on the Law of God, on His greatness and wonder. Even as a teen, he came to understand the importance of the governance of Scripture.

as a believer, you are bound to the authority of Christ. As a warrior you are lost with out the weapon of Scripture.

Use it. Love it. Meditate on it. Scripture is alive and breathing. Let it wash over you like a mist in the morning rain.

Primal Jeff