வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,463
Scripture Meditation - No: 1,463
AATHAVAN 💚 February 09, 2025. 💚
Sunday
"Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens." (Lamentations 3:40-41, KJV)
Today's meditation verse instructs us to live a life of true repentance. Mere prayer without a sincere transformation of the heart is meaningless. Our hearts must first be turned toward God. As it is written: "Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens."
Along with lifting our hands in prayer, it is essential that our hearts are also lifted up to God in sincerity and truth.
Today, many people take pride in their denominational affiliations and express strong loyalty to their Christian sects. However, this is not what God considers important. What He expects from us is a life of repentance and a Christian Walk that bears fruit.
During the time of Christ, the Jews took pride in calling themselves descendants of Abraham. But John the Baptist warned them that true repentance is more important than heritage:
"Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." (Luke 3:8, KJV)
Dear beloved, it is of no value for us to boast, saying, "I am a Roman Catholic," "I belong to the CSI Church and am devoted to it," "I worship in a Pentecostal church with spiritual fervour," "I am part of the Salvation Army," "I am a Lutheran..." etc. Just as God could raise children to Abraham from stones, He can also create people from different backgrounds to fill various churches.
What truly matters is that our hearts must be lifted toward God. If our hearts are not turned toward Him and if we do not live a life that bears fruit, we cannot experience true Christian living.
"And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire." (Luke 3:9, KJV)
Let us examine our lives, review our past ways, and return to the Lord. Instead of merely lifting our hands in prayer and going through religious motions, let us lift up our hearts along with our hands to the God of heaven. Let us long for a life of true repentance. May the warning, "Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire," serve as a solemn reminder to us.
Gospel Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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