Thursday, May 18, 2017\

 

 

 

 
Devotional for Thursday, May 18, 2017
“Lord, Cause Us To Know…”
 

cause me to know

by Dona Hake

 

Today I would like to encourage your heart in the matter of being mindful that you are seeking the direction of your Lord.   I am sharing a scripture from the Psalms which happens to be the very first Bible verse I ever memorized.   It is special to me for I remember being a young Christian.   For the first time in my life I was experiencing freedom in my soul from bondages and weights that made my life miserable.   I knew with all of my heart that I needed all the help I could get, and my heart was refreshed in knowing that I now no longer had to figure things out on my own.   I now belonged to a loving Shepherd!   Sometimes the one thing that can hinder someone the most is when one looks to their own ability, and they do not invite the Holy Spirit to help them in the smallest of matters and concerns.
 
 
 

  This image I share today shows a little one sitting on a stack of books which represents knowledge.  No matter how much you know and how much knowledge you have attained by study, you need to remain as a child in your heart.  You need to maintain childlike faith in everything you do.  It is as you do this that you will not try to reason things out in your mind.  You will just believe.     You will absolutely give your concerns and questions to God and as you remain childlike in your heart , you will believe He will take care of you.  

 

 

 

Psalm 143:8    (KJV)

“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;

for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein

I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.”

 

“Cause me to hear” is probably my favorite part of the verse because it is basically asking God to bring something about.  There are just way too many things in this life that we cannot make happen in our own ability.  It takes faith.  Sometimes just knowing what to say or knowing what to do could make or break a situation for you.  I encourage you to ask Him today to “cause you to know…”
 
Lord, we lift our soul to You, and we are believing to hear in our spirits Your loving voice for we are purposing to trust in You.   We ask that You cause us to know what our every step should be. We thank You that Your gentle hand is able to lead us and guide us in the way we are to walk.  In Jesus Name, amen.