Hold Fast What is Good
"Test all things; hold fast what is good." 1 Th. 5:21Lord, help me to test all things and to hold fast what is good. How easy it is to get side-tracked in this fast-paced world. Scripture instructs us to test all things. Friends, this is wisdom. Paul writes in 1 Cor. 10:23 that "everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive." I need to remind myself of these truths often.
It is interesting that Paul writes this verse immediately after writing "do not despise prophecies." I am to follow both these instructions - do not run from the prophetic and test the prophetic. Let me test the prophecy against the fullness of Scripture. Again, this is wisdom.
When I find what is good, let me to cling to it - hold onto it. It might be a good word, an act of goodness, or God's goodness and kindness just lavished upon me. These are the things I work to hold fast to and not let slip through my fingers.
Life has a way of coming upon me and trying to distract me from all that is God and is good. Today I stop and remember: God loves me. This is truth; this is good. I will hold fast to that "good truth" today.
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