Chase God not sinful man.

Wow what a powerful verse this morning.



Proverbs 23:17-18 (New King James Version)

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;

18 For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.



Why is it we look at sinful man and are envious? Rock stars, movie stars, athletes, so many times we want to be like these folks and not what God wants us to be. If you look at the lives of many of the folks listed they fall into the devils traps so much easier because of riches and temptations placed before them. God in this verse tells us who we need to be chasing after.....The Lord. He is to be our Hero, our Idol, our Heartthrob, our King, our Superstar. So much that we have an awe or fear of Him all the day! Wow. Is Jesus like that for you? If we could help folks see that Jesus is so much more than our favorite sports team or Twilight characters or whatever draws us away from Jesus to something that won't last. Look at verse 18. We had better realize there is a hereafter and get our priorities right so that we won't be cut off from the only hope we have...Jesus Christ.



So who are you chasing today Jesus or some sinner? After all we are all sinners right? I choose to chase the only perfect man...Jesus Christ for He alone is worthy! How about you?



Tom