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Psalm 25:14 - Give God Your Best Time.

Psalm 25:14: Give God Your Best Time.

Psalm 25:14 (TLB) Friendship with God is reserved for those who 
reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   If you want to build a deep relationship with God, you have 
to slow down and be quiet. 
   Friendship with God is like any other friendship - you have 
to make time for it. If you dont make time for your human 
friends, theyre not your friends. You make time for your friends. And 
if God is going to be your best friend, youve got to give your 
best time to him. 
   The Bible says, Be still, and know that I am God (Psalm 
46:10 NIV). 
   You need to have a daily quiet time with God. You have to be 
still so that you can know him better. 
   Psalm 25:14 says, Friendship with God is reserved for 
those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his 
promises (TLB). 
   Many people dont know God. They havent experienced 
Gods love. They dont know why he does what he does. Yet, the Bible 
says that friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him 
- in other words, those who slow down and spend time with him. 
   What would a friendship be if you never invested your time in 
it? Friendships need attention. You will never know God intimately 
if all you do is come to church services. Youve got to read 
Gods Word and ask him, God, is there anything you want to say to 
me? You dont have to use any fancy phrases or words. Just talk to 
him authentically. And then listen! 
   The Bible says it like this in Matthew 6:5-6: When you 
come before God, dont turn that into a theatrical production  
Find a quiet, secluded place so you wont be tempted to role-play 
before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The 
focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his 
grace (Matthew 6:5-6 The Message). 
   Slow down today, focus on God, and listen as he speaks to you 
about his grace. [Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

COMMENTARY

The LORD confides in those who fear him. God offers 
intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him, who hold him in 
highest honor. What relationship could ever compare with having the Lord 
of all creation for a friend? Your everlasting friendship with God 
will grow as you revere him. [Life Application SB] 

   What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret 
sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you 
their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy is to confide 
secret joys. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys, or are we 
telling God our secrets so continually that we leave no room for Him to 
talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of 
requests to God, then we find that God wants to get us into relationship 
with Himself, to get us in touch with His purposes. Are we so wedded 
to Jesus Christs idea of prayer - Thy will be done - that 
we catch the secrets of God? The things that make God dear to us 
are not so much His great big blessings as the tiny things, because 
they show His amazing intimacy with us; He knows every detail of our 
individual lives. 
    him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose. 
At first we want the consciousness of being guided by God, then as 
we go on we live so much in the consciousness of God that we do not 
need to ask what His will is, because the thought of choosing any 
other will never occur to us. If we are saved and sanctified God 
guides us by our ordinary choices, and if we are going to choose what 
He does not want, He will check, and we must heed. Whenever there 
is doubt, stop at once. Never reason it out and say - I wonder 
why I shouldnt? God instructs us in what we choose, that is, 
He guides our common sense, and we no longer hinder His Spirit by 
continually saying - Now, Lord, what is Thy will? [My Utmost for His 
Highest by Oswald Chambers] 

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

   I am the Eternal I AM; I always have been, and I always will 
be. In My Presence you experience Love and Light, Peace and Joy. I 
am intimately involved in all your moments, and I am training you 
to be aware of Me at all times. Your assignment is to collaborate 
with Me in this training process.  
   I have taken up residence within you; I am central in your 
innermost being. Your mind goes off in tangents from its holy Center, time 
after time. Do not be alarmed by your inability to remain focused on 
Me. Simply bring your thoughts gently back to Me each time they 
wander. The quickest way to redirect your mind to me is to whisper My 
Name. (Exodus 3:14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Psalm 25:14-15) [Jesus Calling 
by Sarah Young] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2016/20160427-2014.html

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo [old, but one of the best] 

Importance of Choice: 
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]  

Seeking God Made Real: http://vimeo.com/31489782

Prayer Made Real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE

Musical Devotional On Christian Living: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcotY5K7T0c  

Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David DeRose, MD, MPH: 
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Discover Bible Studies: http://studies.itiswritten.com/discover/

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: http://www.bibleresearch.info/

ABible.com: http://www.aBible.com

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

The Last Day of Prophecy by Pastor Doug Batchelor: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGvdtMCf1aJTiC59-lPtuUMEq_uEn0BK 

Restoring The Power by John Bradshaw: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRogO1SxoZN15Boa7BMon4BouVMdteVaq 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657  

Last Day Prophecy: His Other Sheep by Pastor Gerald Babanezhad: 
https://vimeo.com/162267518