Pay Attention To God's Word

The Leverage daily devotional by Pastor Segun Obadje
Wednesday, October 08
Pay Attention To God's Word
Jeremiah 15:16; Matthew 4:4

Proverbs 4:20 "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings" It is worthy of note that what you pay attention to rules your life. Our attention is our devotion. Nobody can be bigger than or more successful than his or her attention. Our opening scripture gives God's charge to us. It admonishes us to pay attention to the instructions of God, whereby we are taught, enlightened and guided. It says to incline our ears to God's Word, that is, we are to hear, to do or act upon the Word only. This is very important for our well-being in life. Reading subsequent verses of the same chapter gives deeper insight as to how and why we ought to pay attention to the Word of God. The Word declares in verse 21, "Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart"; this talks about paying attention to God's Word by making it our focus and only priority. In verse 22, it talks about the reward of paying attention to the Word, "For they are life unto those that find them and health to all their flesh". Paying attention to the Word is rewarding, in that God's very own life is poured out into our lives, such that we and everything we do lives. Not only does it revitalize our spirits, it also revives our body - from the crown of our head to the soles of our feet. Paying attention to God's Word causes everything in us and around us to burst forth with fresh and abundant life daily. This is awesome, isn't it?

Other Scriptures for Meditation: Psalm 119:154; Deuteronomy 8:2-3

My Solid Front (Confession)
In the Name of Jesus, I give heed to the Word of God in all areas of my life and I burst forth with abundant life daily. Amen