“For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 4:2).
You know the commandments and you know they come from Jesus. Do you know Jesus? This is not to ask if you know about Jesus, it is to ask if you know Jesus personally. We tend to play games with what we do and do not know. The Lord has revealed Himself so that we might know Him. In Him is life. Not just knowing about Him, but living in Him. This is an intimate proposition that is the Gospel and it is salvation.
Lord, You know where I am and the games I play with myself. This world is filled with pretense. We are concerned with what others think. Help me, O Lord, to see through the pretense and realize the depth, power, and reality of the Gospel. Guide me, Lord, in the way of truth in order that I may now and always be guided by You and You alone to live into the Good News of great joy.
Lord Jesus, You have invited me to live in a relationship with You. You said that I should abide in You and You in me. Guide me, Lord, to do just this. Help me to see Your desire and intent as I study the law, not seeing this as some test, but as the way of living in relationship with You. Guide me Lord, for You know the way I need to go. Let me not be hindered by this world but transformed by You. Amen.
