Ekev 2025

Hold onto the light and resist darkness. Living right is a serious matter. Be careful to follow God's good wisdom and understanding. Enjoy life and what is good. Do not be shortsighted and make your life into an endless effort to seek satisfaction. Those who do are often never satisfied in life. Those who oppose God are often worldly and their life is often only a shell of what they should be. In contrast, it is important to always understand that God and His commandments are intended to bring the goodness of a caring God into the world and help mankind with life. God has no agenda other than to help us and He is a loving God who has our best interests at heart.

The usefulness of what mankind has made is only meant to get us by in life. In contrast, God lifts up our life. Mankind keeps making the same mistakes over and over instead of doing what is right. The Bible says the Old Testament commandments give us wisdom and understanding and are "right and good" (see Deuteronomy 4:6 and Deuteronomy 6:17-18). Don't we want what is "right and good?" Take the steps to live right in all we do. Make a good effort. The selfish ways of mankind do not produce what is "right and good." God's commandments make the world a so much better and fulfilling place because God knows what is best for mankind. Be at peace. You do not have to make life all about what you can get out of life. God's truths for life give us peace, so do not stumble spiritually. Psalms 119:165 NKJV says, "Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble." Your spiritual life is an all-important key for a good life.