Seeking Approval

2 Timothy 2:15—Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

What glory awaits us in this New Year?  Only time will tell as God reveals Himself perfectly to us in His own divine way.  Our task as Christians is to continually seek Him.  We have been blessed with a great gift of truth, but we must study His Word to know Him and understand His truth ever more clearly.  In all we do, we should ask if we are bringing glory to God and honoring Him with the choices that we make.  Will we always get it right?  Of course not – if we could always get it right, there would be no point to having a God.  We will always need his grace, mercy, forgiveness, and salvation.  But the point is that we ought to try, and in trying we grow increasingly intertwined with His Divine Love.

Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, contemplate how well you know God.  Resolve to know Him better in this New Year.  Discover in yourself a person worthy of His approval, and pray for the protection and guidance of the Holy Spirit the whole year through.  Give thanks to God for His steadfast love, and pray that He would continue to reveal His truth to you as you grow in your personal relationship with Him.