daily devotional
Pleasing God and making our life matter. We often get so caught up in
living of our lives day to day , it is easy to forget why God has given us
this wonderful gift of life. It is to serve and glorify Him. That is the
bottom line of why we are here. Unfortunately, we can get far, far away
from that purpose during the course of our years here on earth. Obviously,
one of the enemies goals is to keep us distracted so that we cannot fulfill
that God-given purpose. Once a person comes to know Christ by faith, the
enemy has lost the battle for that person's soul. However, the battle then
centers around making us as ineffective as possible in serving God in our
daily lives. The more he can keep us distracted with the burden's of life,
the less effective we are in our service to God.

This passage of scripture in Isaiah58:7 helps us to focus on what this life is
really all about. It is not about seeing how much wealth we can accumulate
in this life, or how much power we can acquire, or how well-known we can
become. All of the things the world judges us by are absolutely meaningless
when this brief journey is over. It is the wood, hay, and stubble the Bible
talks about that will burn up when tested by fire (1 Corinthians 3:12-15).
The gold, silver, and precious stones are those things we do in this life
that stand the test of eternity. It is our true service to our Lord.

If you want a starting point of how to please God, what kinds of things we
can do in our life to follow our Lord and have an eternal legacy, get your
Bible out and read verse 7 in the 58th chapter of Isaiah. This is what our
life really is all about. Being there for those in need. Helping those who
are lost in this life. Sharing the love and hope of Jesus Christ with those we
meet along our journey.