PRONE TO WANDER

PRONE TO WANDER

READ:

Psalm 119:9-16

With my whole heart I

 have sought You; oh,

 let me not wander from

Your commandments!

-Psalm 119:10

One of my favorite classic hymns is “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” which was written in 1757 by 22-year-old Robert Robinson.  In the hymn’s lyrics is a line that always captures my attention and forces me to do some self-evaluation.  The line says, “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it.  Prone to leave the God I love.”  I feel that way sometimes.  Too often I find myself distracte3d and drifting, instead of having my heart and mind focused on the Savior who loves me and gave Himself for me.  Robert Robinson and I are not alone in this.

In those seasons of wandering, our heart of hearts doesn’t want to drift from God-but, like Paul, we often do what we don’t want to do (Romans 7:19), and we desperately need to turn back to the Shepherd of our heart who can draw us to Himself.  David wrote of this struggle in His great anthem to the Scriptures, Psalm 119, saying, “With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!” (v.10).

Sometimes, even when our hearts long to seek God, the distractions of life can draw us away from Him and His Word.  How grateful we can be for a patient, compassionate heavenly Father whose grace is always sufficient-even when we are prone to wander! –Bill Crowder

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,

Seal it for Thy courts above. –Robinson

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Our tendency to wander is matched by

God’s willingness to pursue.

INSIGHT

Although high-tech media has multiplied the ways we can be tempted, the issues of the heart remain the same.  The question of how we can keep ourselves pure is still related to the Word of God.  Our minds are to become preoccupied with Scripture (v.9).  Committing the Word to memory makes it accessible in all circumstances (v.11).  By meditating on Scripture, we discover it meaning and how to apply spiritual principles (v.15).  In addition, sharing with others what we learn can edify them.

Have a blessed day and weekend.

God Our Creator’s Love Always

Unity & Peace