DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, JANUARY 6, 2013
PREPARE
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. I Samuel 7:3
God is calling us to prepare. Naturally, as the overcoming church of God, we are preparing for the victorious return of our savior by staying steadfast in love with Him. But we must also prepare for earthly service. Scripture is clear: "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier" (2 Timothy 2:4)
As we prepare to serve God, we must take great care in separating from that which is perverse, worldly and defiled. God is going to use us for His glory and honor; we must do our part to prepare.
Today, let us put away that which is necessary, and let us prepare to serve the LORD.
