Before and Around

Before and Around

I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 AMP

What is your inspiration? What motivates you to act and what are the motives for all you pursue? The answers to those questions will determine the extent and depth of the impact your life makes. What have you set before you as idols? Does God have absolute control over your life or you share control with other stakeholders?

It is first a personal decision before it becomes a corporate position. You can join hands with others to worship God, but when you set out on your own, is God still before you, or have you conveniently left him at the venue of service? The right hand is a position of strength, a place of authority and command. When God is at your right hand, nothing else can take his place. Every other authority bows to his; every other power is rendered powerless. You are not moved, not because you are strong in yourself, but because you are backed up by the greatest power in the world.

When God is before you, the world loses its allure. When God is the focus, nothing else matters. When God is the only one whose word counts, then every other thing loses significance. If you want stability, make sure you are in God's corner. Setting God before you means there is no room for any other. Setting God before you is the final position, no options. You don't have a back up plan when God is the only one you are banking on. I ask again: what have you set before you? Who is the inspiration? His time of favour is here.