MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016
“Preserve My Life Oh Lord”
by Dona Hake
Today we will look and meditate upon the value of being honest with ourselves before the living God.
When one fails to be honest with themselves they enter into one of the most dangerous things ever, and that is the sin of being self deceived. The devil loves nothing more than when we are at a place in which we are not able to discern right from wrong within our own hearts. For him this is fertile ground to sow confusing thoughts, and get us on our way to sin which could bring painful consequences. Beware my friend for the enemy seeks whom he may devour, and we must equip ourselves that we can resist him.
When one is in the state of being self deceived they may think things are just fine,and all is right when they really are not. Remember that the devil comes as an Angel of Light at times, and he tries to trick us into thinking that sin, pride, and wrong thinking is okay but before God these things are not acceptable. This is a dangerous state for our soul to be in for we will not recognize that we are on the wrong path until we humble our self. “Self” has a voice that will try to distract us at times and we need to know when this is happening. I would like to share a prayer that the psalmist prayed in Psalm 119.
Psalm 119:36-40 (NIV)
“Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.”
and not toward selfish gain.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.”
This is a beautiful and powerful prayer that will keep us on track. As we sincerely ask Him to keep our heart turned in His direction we will quickly recognize when fleshly desires are trying to get us off the right path. He will faithfully reveal to us the things in this life that are steering us off of the straight path that echoes His righteousness. Praise the living God today and purpose to keep the eyes of your heart toward Him!