“Make me walk along the path of Your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.”
Psalm 119:35 (NLT)

OCTOBER 16 - The high road is the road God desires for us to take in every situation we encounter. We may think that the devil is our greatest enemy, but the truth is, mediocrity – settling for something less than God’s best – is a greater enemy. That is why we have to determine that we will always pursue the divine in every area of our lives.

One of the problems I have discovered in the body of Christ today is that so many individuals live in mediocrity; yet God called us to take the people for whom we are responsible to a higher level. We must be the ones to take a stand and show others how to live a life full of God.

We have been given a divine mandate to help people eliminate the “just good enough” attitude – the attitude that says, “What I do with my life is good enough. Everything is just fine; I don’t need to change.” We must, however, continue to press for a better life every day. The excellence we live today is not good enough for tomorrow. Jesus gave His excellence in everything He did—therefore, we must in turn, desire to give Jesus more tomorrow than what we gave Him today.

Father, I thank You that I examine myself daily and deal with any weakness or flaw in my life. I look forward to my future as I take care of my present. I do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow worries about itself.

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Matthew 23

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