Daily Devotional

Scripture Psalms 41:2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Observation: So many of us expect God’s blessing no matter what we do. We may feel He owes us because of something we have done, but God owes us nothing except the penalty of our sins, which Jesus took care of. The passage before this was if someone took care of the poor. All of God’s promises of what He will do start with what we need to be doing. If we are not doing God’s, will we can’t expect God to bless that. God owes us nothing however we owe Him everything, yet He wants to bless us. He wants us to be obedient to His commands which are more than reasonable. I want God’s blessing more than anything but if I’m not willing to do my part, I won’t receive anything.

Application: I need to be following God’s law and not just to get blessings, but to honor God. If I get nothing more the rest of my life so be it, I deserve nothing. I want to be obedient I want God’s promises and I want to be seen worthy before my heavenly Father. Today is Father’s Day and I should be the one blessing my perfect Father and I need to be doing that each and every day.

Prayer: My dear Father, I thank you for all of the blessings you have given me. May I celebrate each day the fact that you are my Father and that I would be an obedient child. I’m not worthy of all that you give me, but I want to thank you for giving each blessing to me. I need your help to be that child you desire me to be. I love you Dad and I look forward to being with you. May my homecoming please you, because I fulfilled the purpose you have created me for.

Scripture Psalms 40:3 He has put a new song in my mouth– Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD.

Observation: God has blessed my life in so many ways, but do I reflect that to others? At times I get down and depressed and the things I tell others are not always uplifting. I have hatred for some and I fail to hide those feelings which I shouldn’t have in the first place. My only real job here is to bring others to Christ and spread the gospel. How can I do that if I don’t show Jesus’ love and compassion to others. If I say I believe in Jesus, but don’t live the way He calls me to live that makes me a hypocrite and who would believe a hypocrite?

Application: I’m called as a Christian to be like Christ. I know what being like Jesus is, it’s all over the Bible. However it’s not easy since we still live with our sinful nature, but with Christ all things are possible. I need to let the Holy Spirit control my life and I need to have Jesus on my heart at all times. Before I do anything I need to ask the question, “What Would Jesus Do?” I need to have my heart full of the love of Jesus before I even do anything. My words to my wife must be honoring to my Lord and to everyone else. My focus needs to be on my final goal Heaven and how God wants me to walk through the journey of getting there.

Prayer: My Lord show me how to be like you. Help me walk through this Earth with a glow on my face that reflects your glory. May I live that it is obvious to others that I follow you. Take this hatred and anxiety from my spirit and speak to your servant that I would obey every command you give me. I’m yours for now and always. I love you my Master and what to be your bondservant forever.

Scripture Psalms 39:5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.

Observation: My life has gone by so quickly and most of my life I wished it would go even faster. Even now my mind doesn’t seem to realize how old I am until I look into the mirror and see my grandfather. I’ve wasted so much of my life and I haven’t been doing that much now. I’m not sure how much time is left, only God knows, but each day seems to move quicker than the one before.

Application: I need to focus on each day separately and live each day with the purpose of serving God. I need to make plans but not worry about tomorrow my past should only be a guidepost and not a hitching post. It doesn’t matter how much time I have left, but using the moments I have to do the will of the Father.

Prayer: Dear Lord may I live the rest of my life in a way that will please you. Help me not waste so much of the precious time that you have given me and guide me on the rest of this journey that you have me on. May I make it home in a way that will honor you. I love you my Lord guide and direct your servant.

Scripture Psalms 38:15 For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.

Observation: I seem to be crying out a lot lately, sometimes my Lord must be tired of hearing from me all of the time. God is my last hope I’ve become so tired lately and at times I want to give up. I cry out to my Lord about my health, job and finances all of the time. If I had more hope, I wouldn’t be crying out so much I would trust in Him that He heard me the first time and He is handling it in His way. I shouldn’t have to hope that He hears, I should know it for a fact and be able to rest in the knowledge that He will work things out the way He desires and in His timing.

Application: I need to let go and trust everything to Him. He asks me to love him and I tell my God that I do, but how can you truly love someone without trusting in them? I need to show my Lord my love by giving Him this anxiety I carry around and let Him take charge of this life. I need to live in peace knowing my God knows what I need and when I need it and that I’m not on the same time table that He is.

Prayer: My Lord help me please. Take this anxiety from me and help me hang my hope on you. I’m a servant and not a master and should gladly receive whatever my Master gives me. You have always taken care of me and that I will trust you with whatever life I have left here on this earth. I love and trust in You.

Scripture Psalms 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret–it only causes harm.

Observation: I’m angry all of the time. As soon as my thoughts drift from my Lord my thoughts go to wrath. I want people who have hurt me to be hurt, I want justice for any wrong I feel has been done to me. My fantasy I have when my mind is idle go to anger and my anxiety is always there and as the scripture says it causes me harm. I hate the way I think and the devil has his way whenever I get into this terrible spirit.

Application: I need to work harder being what God has called me to be. That I would have Him in my heart so that I won’t sin the way I do with my evil thoughts. I need to be in prayer and fill my mind with whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy.

Prayer: My Lord I need you in my heart ruling my thoughts and actions. I need to have you continue to change my heart and mind to become more like Jesus. I want to be the man you want me to be so please remove this anger and wrath from my spirit and change me to be the man that would please you. I love you so much and I’m tired of letting you down.

Scripture Psalms 36:5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Observation: All throughout the Bible it tells of God’s great mercy and faithfulness. I read about it each day and in my own life I’ve witnessed it and a day doesn’t go by that I doubt it. It has nothing to do with God, but only my lack of faith. If I had the faith to trust God completely my life would be so different. I wouldn’t waste so much time worrying and doubting, but be more focused on God’s plans for my life. My anxiety would be gone, because I would rest in the Lord and not my own understanding.

Application: I need to try harder in trusting God and His mercy and faithfulness. I need to spend more time in prayer and remembering all that He has done for me already. As soon as doubt comes into my mind, I need to run to my Lord for help to remove it. I have the choice whether to trust my God or not and if I choose wisely God will do the rest. Trust is a very big part of love and if I don’t trust my Lord, I’m telling Him I don’t love Him completely.

Prayer: My Lord you know my heart and my desire to honor and love you. I can’t do it in my flesh and only by the Holy Spirit can it be done. So please Lord fill me with the Holy Spirit and take charge of your servant that I will trust in your faithfulness and show you that I love you completely

Scripture Psalms 35:28 And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And of Your praise all the day long.

Observation: I don’t speak very often about God to others. I will when someone brings God up, but I don’t go out of my way to say righteous things about my Lord and Master. So how will others now if I don’t speak up? They won’t, at least from me. Most of the day I have a happy exterior, but not joyful. I’ll kid around with others, but they would have no idea that my life is full of joy, because I decide to focus on others things, things that don’t give me joy or happiness. When I do speak of my God and praise Him that makes me feel joyful, but so often it’s not all day long, but just a moment or short times during a day.

Application: I need to live in a way that others can see me praising God. I should be so joyful, because Jesus rules my life that others want to ask me what brings me joy. I need to have my focus on God and not on my daily problems that I make bigger than Him. I know I have only one purpose in life and that is to fulfill God’s purpose for me and I’m missing the big opportunity to find out what that is by not praising Him all day long.

Prayer: My Lord you are worthy of all of my love praise and worship, but I give you so little. Humble me before you and draw me close to you. Take this anxiety from my spirit and open my eyes to your desires. You are my Master and I love you. Command your servant to do what you desire my Lord.