31 Days: That He May Be Glorified

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life." Gal. 6:7

"Sow with a view to righteousness,

Reap in accordance with kindness;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord

Until He comes to rain righteousness on you." Hosea 10:12

He is truly able to take care of and do the impossible and give you joy for your sorrows.  (Jeremiah 31:13) Only He can. 

But He will not allow you to live comfortably with 'weeds' in your 'garden'. Some weeds have a 'pretty' part to them (pretty LITTLE flowers), but all weeds (even ones that aren't so ugly) steal sustenance from what He is trying to grow,  and they hinder your full enjoyment and freedom. 

Fight for righteousness.  Don't obey your flesh or follow your 'hurt emotions'. Your woundedness will always lead you astray if you 'act' according to 'it'. 

Put away any bitterness. It will destroy you, your ministry, your purity of heart, and your purity of love for His people. Any root of bitterness affects a person's relationship with all others. Determine to uproot any sign of it. 

Don't settle. Don't settle for less. Fight for righteousness.  Fight to do the right thing. He is calling you to what is best. Don't settle for what is just comfortable, easy, or your own will and desires.  Trust fully that obedience to Him and His word will steady you (Matt.7:24,25). He knows how things 'work' because He created it all and holds it all together (Col 1:16,17).  So obey. Trust Him to lead you in peaceful paths of righteousness for His name's sake (Psalm 23:3), and walk the way of His word- not just knowing His Word, but living accordingly. "..prove yourselves doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves." (James 1:22).  HEAR and DO. As you make the choice to act upon His truth, He will always enable you.

The Lord brings good news to the afflicted, binds up the brokenhearted, proclaims liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners, comforts all who mourn, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.  (From Isaiah 61:2-3)