The Word of God

I made a covenant with my eye; Job 31:1a

Turn my eyes from beholding vanity, Psalms 119:37a

Fifteen years ago when I was saved the verses that kept me from the Tempter's snares are the likes of these verses above. The flesh, with all its sinful vitality always has a grip on the youth, equally as it does with all men of flesh. The path of the Lord seemed apparently absurd with thick cloudy environment of the sinful world. Yet the Lord's Word, the living Word paved a clear path of the believers to tread upon. This, for sure, beckons the hearing and obedient ear of the saved.

As days and years went by, there are progression in life, in truth and in vision. Often times, unconsciously the leading Word of the initial stage of salvation were neglected and compromises crept in, here a little, there a little until one finds himself in a dungeon of the dark, yet professing to have attained great heights and spiritual maturity. But the besetting and belittling sins? It's easily scrap away on the surface more often then dealing with it as it should be by the living Word of God, deep down from the core.

Similar cases occurred to me too. I am not exempted, as I am as ordinary as any human with flesh and blood. The only difference perhaps, could be the grace of the Lord. It is His grace that kept me all these years. Apart from His grace and mercy, I would be no better than the notorious terrorists, the drug addicts, the prostitutes and the criminals whose activities are often recorded to be the reading pleasure of the good man on the daily newspapers. Yes, it is truly His grace and His grace alone that preserved me all these years. "Lord, ever grace me in Your grace."

These verses, "I made a covenant with my eye; Job 31:1a; Turn my eyes from beholding vanity, Psalms 119:37a," calls for a free will exercise to cooperate with God's grace. "I have made" is a decision of the person involved. One cannot simple look to God for grace when he is so passively religious and taking no action. This is the wrong application and a wrong medical prescription to a sickly and sinful soul. It does more harm than good. The Lord reminded me of my need to actively apply the Word with the exercise of God given free will and the exercise of the spirit trusting in God's keeping grace. "Turn my eyes" is a beseeching of the Lord in prayer, in utter helplessness and dependence on God. This also involves the exercise of the God given free will. Yes, we cannot do anything without God. And similarly, God cannot do anything without our willing cooperation with His will either. Here lies the beauty of God and man in mutuality, a God living in man, and a man living by God, with God, for God. This is a God-man living.

The Lord reminded me of these two golden verses. Though the application is not like those days, these are appropriately applied in some specific areas of my Christian life. It's been a great help. The Word that touched me a decade and half years ago is still even more effective now. The Word truly is the living Word of God, a life seed that can be applied to any age of man. I am so much helped afresh. The Words I ate when I was much younger are still working in me today. May all children of God, young and old, eat the Word daily and be richly filled with the Word. This is a heritage, a rich spiritual eternal property. Praise the Lord for the Word of God!