TODAY’S WORD FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2015.
FAIL
To fall short of success or achievement in something expected.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me; and the light of my eyes, even that is gone from me. Psalm 38:10.
Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away with. I Corinthians 13:8
In the Psalm 38 David is feeling that he has totally failed in life and he is overwhelmed by guilt. In verse 5 he says that it is because of his sinful folly in life. In verse 11 he says he has lost his loved ones, his friends and his kinsmen. Those near him had abandoned him. He ends this Psalm by asking the Lord not to forsake him. His sin troubles him and he wants to conquer failure. He confesses his sin and he asks the Lord to help him as he pursues good. He makes no excuse for his failure but readily acknowledges his sin and asks the Lord to help him.
When we fail our natural tendency is to offer a variety of justifications to our Father, God. Excuses are way too common. God has set His standard for the way He wants us to live but because of our sinful nature we all have failed in one way or another. Failure is painful. As every parent knows, children can always find an excuse and excuses begin early in life. The excuses we give tend to attempt to shift responsibility for what we have done or have not done to something or someone besides our self.
Sometimes we fail to achieve God’s plan for us for other reasons like greed. Selfishness will not help us succeed in His kingdom but generosity will. When we give as the Lord commands us and when we take the opportunity of an open door that God gives us to speak a word of encouragement to someone or even taking the time just to help someone with a small task will bring blessings to us from our father.
Another reason we fail is because we act against what our conscience is telling us. It makes us double minded: we feel guilty over our action but decide to proceed anyway.
Another reason for failure is laziness, which is often accompanied by excuses and yields the same result -- disobedience to God. With the help of the Holy Spirit in our lives we can overcome these common negative tendencies. And finally remember what the words of John 14:15 are: “If you love Me you will keep My commandments.”
Our memory verse for this week is found in II Timothy 4:2.
Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
When I fail You Lord, help me to humbly confess it without excuse and ask for Your help, just as David did. Help me to understand that if I love You and seek You with all my heart and listen to what You say to me, You will uphold me and keep me from the pitfalls of life that can cause me to fail. May my family join me in loving You with all their hearts.
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