I want to bring another question before you. Job 38:4 says, “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.” Verse 16 says, “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of its depth?” Verse 22 says, “Have you entered the treasury of snow, or have you seen the treasury of hail?”

In the end Job had to confess something that we all need to confess. Job 42:3 says, “…I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” Verse 5 says, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.”

Job 11:7 is written on a card and tacked to my refrigerator. It says, “Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?”

Hebrews 6:10 says, “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Do you pick up on the spirit of diligence?

Verse 11 says, “And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end.” Think of Paul as one we can imitate. 2 Timothy 4:7 says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

I love his wording in Philippians 3:13. It says, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” Paul didn’t get stuck in the past.

His wording in verse 14 typifies his character quality of endurance because of a diligent spirit. It says, “I press toward the goal…”

I have been memorizing Hebrews 6. As I came to verse 12 I had a visual. It says, “That you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Back in 1986 we were on a short term mission trip in Costa Rica. I saw my first sloth. We stood there and watched it move imperceptibly. Which would you rather imitate, one who is diligent or one who is sluggish?

Diligence is a character quality of one who is able to endure no matter what the circumstance is. We require diligence with our thoughts. We will not endure successfully if we allow our mind to wander. We have to bring it back to focus on the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:18 says, “While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen…” Our circumstances are temporary ~ the Lord remains the same eternally.

Hosea 10:12 says that it is time to break up your fallow ground. “…till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” Our hidden sin blocks intimate communion with the Lord, which is His desire for us. 

I love Psalm 25:14 in the Amplified. It says, “The secret (of the sweet, satisfying companionship) of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its (deep, inner) meaning.”

Proverbs 3:32 Amplified says that the perverse, those who oppose God’s way, are an abomination to Him. Yet, “…His confidential communion and secret counsel are with the (uncompromisingly) righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him).”

Our position in Christ is righteousness. Yet, when we hide sin in our heart, we block the benefits of His righteousness. Psalm 37:23 says that He delights in ordering our steps. We block that experience of His delight when we refuse to acknowledge our sin to Him.

Psalm 119:9 says, “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.” Joshua 1:8 says that as we read God’s word we are to observe to do it. What blocks our communication with the Lord? Hidden sin.

1 John 1:6 says, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” 1 John 2:4 says, “He who says, I know Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

Notice that both of the above verses use the word ‘say’ but the actions display the fallow ground of the heart. Are your words and actions the same? We are called to be diligent stewards over our hearts. When we neglect that call, we bear only weed seeds.

Our goal? 1 John 2:6 says, “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”

I hope this visual will help you see how every believer stands under His waterfall of grace. Romans 5:2 is our position in Christ. However pride will keep us from experiencing it.

Back in 2017 I created a drawing of a waterfall. The cascade of waters were the words ‘grace.’ I pictured myself standing under His waterfall of grace, allowing His strength to permeate my inner being.

Here is another verse I like to think about that goes along with permeate.. Jeremiah 31:14 says, “I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.” Satiate means to fill to the full.

Psalm 103:5 says, “Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” I think of this as life-giving words, and nourishing foods ~ both increase vitality.

When we take our last breath in this life, our next breath will be with the Lord. Psalm 17:15 says, “As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.” Until then, we stand under the constant waterfall of His grace. 

I like to think about Moses. Deuteronomy 34:7 says, “Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.” 

Why does the Lord want us to remain vital and active all the days of our lives? Psalm 92:15 

Amplified says why. “They are living memorials) to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

I accepted the Lord when I was 11. I can wholeheartedly declare that He is Faithful. 2 Timothy 2:13 says, “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” Titus 1:2 says that it is impossible for Him to lie.

Isaiah 58:11 says, “The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought…” Do you lack vitality? Psalm 107:9 says, “For He satisfies the longing soul…” Breathe in His Presence and be filled with His vitality.