08/22 Psalm 119:97-98
Oh, how I love your law! I think about it all day long. 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for your commands are my constant guide.
GUIDE
The Lord is always with us. His Word guides our path and equips us to meditate on Him. The Lord is our joy. He is here with you and me right now. Trust in the Lord and He will do it.
Author - Clay Corvin
08/21 Psalm 119:95-96
Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your decrees. 96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.
TRUST
Do not allow physical circumstances to steal your confidence in the Lord. Trust and obey and He will show you the way. He is our life and light. Trust in Jesus as you live your daily life. Our Salvation is now and He is with us. Rejoice in the Lord always.
08/20 Psalm 119:92-94
If your law hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery. 93 I will never forget your commandments, for you have used them to restore my joy and health. 94 I am yours; save me! For I have applied myself to obey your commandments.
YES
The Lord does save us and He will save us each day into eternity. Today is the Lord’s Day therefore you can rejoice in it. Take your troubles to the Lord and He will fix them.
08/26 Psalm 119:105-106
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. 106 I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise again: I will obey your wonderful laws.
OBEY
Be doers of the Word and not just hearers. His Word will give us the strength to do as the Lord says but we have to be quick to obey. The longer we wait upon obedience the harder it is to trust the Lord. The World is constantly seeking to obstruct us. When we ignore obedience it becomes harder to obey the Lord. Obey Him now.
08/19 Psalm 119:91
Your laws remain true today, for everything serves your plans.
WORLD
The world does not determine what is true and just. The mores of society that mitigate against the Lord God are immoral. Our heart is not equipped to make lasting moral judgments unless it is the Lord Jesus guiding us. God is the Lord and He has decided what is right and what is wrong. Our position is not sit in judgment of God but simply to do what He says.
08/18 Psalm 119:89-90
Forever, O LORD, your word stands firm in heaven. 90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.
NOW
We are now people. Our ancestors do not determine our relationship with the Lord. We determine our own relationship. Every tub sets on its own bottom. What we do in our relationship with the Lord Jesus is the determining factor for our membership in God’s family. Now is the time of salvation. Now is the time to get things right with the Lord.
08/17 Luke 6:46
“So why do you call me ‘Lord,’ when you won’t obey me? 47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then obeys me. 48 It is like a person who builds a house on a strong foundation laid upon the underlying rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against the house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49 But anyone who listens and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will crumble into a heap of ruins.”
OBEY
We want to obey the Lord. Establishing a pattern of obedience requires me to listen to the Lord, read His Word and then do what He says. This is a good habit and is a habit that is critical to our spiritual growth. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Be a doer of the Word not just a hearer.
08/16 Luke 6:45
A good person produces good deeds from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil deeds from an evil heart. Whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
DO
What do you do in your daily life? Are you regularly in the Scripture? Do you have an appointed quiet time? Are you faithfully obedient to the Lord? Look at your life. A good heart is filled with Jesus. A good heart surrenders to our Lord and Master Jesus Christ.
08/15 Luke 6:43-44
“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 44 A tree is identified by the kind of fruit it produces. Figs never grow on thorn bushes or grapes on bramble bushes.
WHO
Who are you, the good tree or the bad tree? Look at your life. What are you doing? Are you honoring the Lord in obedience or are you living for self and following the world? This isn’t hard to figure out. You may be fooling those around you but you cannot fool the Lord.
08/14 Luke 6:41-42
“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
CRITICISM
Be careful how you live. Do not get into the habit of being critical or judgmental. The Lord says that He is the only one that knows fully what is going on and you do not. Too often we become critics, self-elected, to constantly critic our children, our spouse, our neighbors, our family and on and on and in the process forget that we aren’t the boss only God is. Be kind. Learn to keep your opinions to your self.