Sunday Reading: Psalm 25:20-21
Key Verse: Psalm 25:21
21 Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.
Devotion:
Have you ever wanted to just say something to someone? I’m talking about the things that you may think but would never say out loud; those things that build up in your mind but you never say them out loud. Well, what would happen if you were to say them out loud? Now think on the words that David spoke to his son Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For The Lord searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.)
You see, those thoughts that we try to keep in our minds, those ones that we bury deep so that nobody else will reach them – those are the very same ones that God listens to because those are the ones that make up the real you! You can try to hide your thoughts from people so that they will think of you in a different light but you cannot hide anything from your God! David found this out on many occasions and we will find it out pretty quickly too when we start to take notice of what God is doing in our lives!
God wants our minds to be focused on the good things in life because that way we will be more willing to listen to the good things in life too. If we are soaked up in all the rotten stuff that surrounds us then that is all we are going to hear when we listen. But if we are willing to cast aside those impure things then we will be able to hear the pure Word of God! God is not going to come at you like a charging bull, nor as a screaming kamikaze pilot but rather as a silent friend who is just always there. God wants you to be honest with Him so that He can guide you properly. If you have deep thoughts on your mind then make sure that you do talk to God about them and not try and hide them anymore because they will eat at your soul more than you realise. God would rather we allow Him to work in our lives than the evil one...
Points to Ponder:
What is going through your head right now?
Are you being honest with God?
Key Verse: Psalm 25:21
21 Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.
Devotion:
Have you ever wanted to just say something to someone? I’m talking about the things that you may think but would never say out loud; those things that build up in your mind but you never say them out loud. Well, what would happen if you were to say them out loud? Now think on the words that David spoke to his son Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For The Lord searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.)
You see, those thoughts that we try to keep in our minds, those ones that we bury deep so that nobody else will reach them – those are the very same ones that God listens to because those are the ones that make up the real you! You can try to hide your thoughts from people so that they will think of you in a different light but you cannot hide anything from your God! David found this out on many occasions and we will find it out pretty quickly too when we start to take notice of what God is doing in our lives!
God wants our minds to be focused on the good things in life because that way we will be more willing to listen to the good things in life too. If we are soaked up in all the rotten stuff that surrounds us then that is all we are going to hear when we listen. But if we are willing to cast aside those impure things then we will be able to hear the pure Word of God! God is not going to come at you like a charging bull, nor as a screaming kamikaze pilot but rather as a silent friend who is just always there. God wants you to be honest with Him so that He can guide you properly. If you have deep thoughts on your mind then make sure that you do talk to God about them and not try and hide them anymore because they will eat at your soul more than you realise. God would rather we allow Him to work in our lives than the evil one...
Points to Ponder:
What is going through your head right now?
Are you being honest with God?