Daily Prescriptions

September 28, 2026

I am thinking of a word. It is an adjective that means “of ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.” Have you guessed the word? It’s mediocre. You would never choose a dentist whose practice is known as “Harvey’s Mediocre Dentistry.” You would never choose to fly on an airline whose jingle is “Flying up there on Mediocre Air!” You would never choose a surgeon whose practice is called “Mediocre Surgical Service!” You would never choose a car dealership with the sign, “Come near or far. Come to Mediocre Car.” Never for any of these! Why then do some Christians think that they can give the Lord a casual glancing thought or whim and call it good enough. I have my Bible open to Psalm 119. Think of what the Psalmist wrote. I am really challenged by this. Let me immediately be transparent with you. There are many times that I have not been as intensively intentional. But I want to be. Yes, indeed, I am really challenged by these verses. “With my whole heart have I sought thee” (119:10). “Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart” (119:34). “I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep Thy statutes” (119:145). Wholeheartedness should be the standard for believers in every age and in every situation. Mediocrity has no part in our lives, especially our spiritual lives. For today: “And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Colossians 3:23). Good counsel for us today, wouldn’t you say?