1 Give
ear to my words, O LORD, consider my
sighing.
2 Listen to my cry for
help, my King and my God, for to you I
pray.
3 In the morning, O LORD,
you hear my voice; in the morning I lay
my requests before you and wait in
expectation.
4 You are not a God
who takes pleasure in evil; with you the
wicked cannot dwell.
5 The
arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
you hate all who do wrong.
6 You
destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD
abhors.
7 But I, by your great
mercy, will come into your house; in
reverence will I bow down toward your
holy temple.
8 Lead me, O LORD,
in your righteousness because of my
enemies- make straight your way before
me.
9 Not a word from their
mouth can be trusted; their heart is
filled with destruction. Their throat is
an open grave; with their tongue they
speak deceit.
10 Declare them
guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be
their downfall. Banish them for their
many sins, for they have rebelled
against you.
11 But let all who
take refuge in you be glad; let them
ever sing for joy. Spread your
protection over them, that those who
love your name may rejoice in you.
12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the
righteous; you surround them with your
favor as with a shield.
VERSE:
"In the morning, O Lord, you hear my
voice; in the morning I lay my requests
before you and wait in expectation."
Psalm 5:3
Thought:
I remember a couple of years ago
when I decided to move a printer in my
office from one computer to another, it
took, not surprisingly, hours of
wrangling to make it work.
Gradually it dawned on me that because
the computers used different operating
systems, their ability to assimilate the
information from the printer was not the
same. As the hours wore on and the error
messages increased, I began to see an
interesting principle in action: lack of
understanding inhibits progress in life.
Yes, sometimes we manage to
stumble onto the right path in spite of
ourselves, but "getting it right" sure
makes a big difference. Because
understanding is progressive in nature,
it generally unfolds as we mature.
Just as my feeble mind slowly made
the connections regarding my software
issues, it's only as we grow in Christ,
in knowledge of Him and awareness of how
He works that we can comprehend how to
follow His plan for us.
God has
given us amazing minds. Doesn't it make
sense that they will work a lot better
when we ask the Designer for the
instructions? This much I know to be
true - while we may not "get it" right
away, the language of love God uses to
teach us is a lot more "user-friendly"
than advice from a help desk technician!
Today, let's bring our readied
hearts and surrendered minds to God for
understanding. Consider praying: God,
who gives meaning and wonderment in our
lives, we pray. For understanding that
will help us grow in our faith . For
understanding that Your truth is lived
out in our actions, whether through
visible or behind-the- scenes means and
ministry .For inspiration in our church
and own lives about how to take Your
Good News out into our community .For
people who are committed to living out
Your purposes .
Questions to consider:
***How can I do a better job of
getting my instructions from God?
***What are some things I know God
has already instructed me about that I
have not done yet?
***Commit to
spending some time with Him each morning
to get that days set of instructions!
God wants us to know and
understand Him. We can be confident that
when we ask, He will give us the
understanding that we need.
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