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Acceptable to God?

Acceptable to God?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those want the words of their mouth and the meditation of their heart to be acceptable to God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Over the last several decades, language on television and in other media has noticeably become more profane. Unfortunately, even the faithful stumble in this area. Psalm 19:14 (ESV) is a familiar verse that can be used to turn away from the filthy language and other sin. It will prepare a person to be in God’s presence.

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”

Think deeply about this verse. It is a fitting prayer. Will you take time to pray right now?

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Blameless Before God?

Blameless Before God?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who want to be blameless before God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Believers want to worship and praise God. They also want to avoid sin. Yet, sometimes a person is clueless as to something that may be offensive to God. We hear the psalmist’s concern in Psalm 19:12-13 (ESV):

“Who can discern his errors?
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!

Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.”

Ask the Lord to keep you blameless. If a sin comes to mind, repent.

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The Lord’s Law Is Perfect?

The Lord’s Law Is Perfect?

Dear Lord, I pray for the wisdom to recognize that the law of the Lord is perfect.

Notice what writers call the parallel structure of this section of God’s holy and inspired word. Several of the phrases start with the same word (i.e. The). David, the psalmist, helps us to understand how he regards the Lord’s law and the Lord himself when we read Psalm 19:7-11:

“The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.”

Take a moment and reflect on what David thinks of God’s laws and who he says God is. Do you have the same intense feelings? Why? Or why not? Does something need to change?

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Are You Surefooted?

Are You Surefooted?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who realized the Lord can make them surefooted. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Hind’s Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard has been compared to John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Both books are allegories about a believer’s journey. The title of Hannah Hurnard’s book is based on Psalm 18:33. Compare these two translations:

Psalm 18:33 (KJV)

“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.”

Psalm 18:33 (ESV)

“He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.”

Psalm 18:34-36 (ESV) provide perspective.

“He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand supported me,
and your gentleness made me great.
You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.”

May God help you walk confidently. God can help you to become surefooted when the only things around you are rocks and crags. Trust God!

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Is He Your Rock, Fortress, and Deliverer?

Is He Your Rock, Fortress, and Deliverer?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who trust God to be their rock, fortress, and deliverer. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The God of the Old Testament delivered his people from Egypt. God then led his people into the Promised Land. When King David’s God, the same God, saved him from Saul’s wrath, he wrote Psalm 18:1-3:

“I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.”

God had power far beyond what we could ask for or expect. Let us take time to praise his name for saving us from our real and imagined enemies. Please give praise. Now.

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Are You the Apple of His Eye?

Are You the Apple of His Eye?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know they are the apple of his eye.

In A Hog on Ice & Other Curious Expressions we learn that the apple of your eye is the pupil. The book goes on to say that injury to the pupil can cause blindness. The notes in the English Standard Version also explain the expressing that is a “colorful biblical term for the pupil.”

King David writes in Psalm 17:8-9 (ESV):

“Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,

from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who surround me.”

King David wants the Lord to always keep him in view. We need to ask the Lord to do the same for us. The notes in English Standard Version go on to say that “Shadow of your wings always refers to a place of safety.”

Ask the Lord to keep you as the apple of his eye. Praise God he see you. Ask to God to keep you in the shadow of his wings. Say safe and God bless you.

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