Devotional for Friday, April 28, 2017
“He Preserves Our Life”
by Dona Hake
Oh that we would purpose to be honest with God about every area of our lives. In order to do this we must ALWAYS be honest with ourselves. When one fails to be honest with themselves they enter into one of the most dangerous things ever, and that is self deception. The devil has a hay day with this one! If he can get us to think we are just fine when we really are not…his work is done. He has convinced us that there is no need for us to humble ourselves, and get help and guidance from the Lord .
“Self” has a voice that will try to distract us at times, and we need to know when this is happening. 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.”
This is a beautiful prayer that will keep us on the right path. 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 of no worth so we can look away from them before they grip our heart. It is as we look to Him in this way that our life will be preserved blameless before Him. Praise the living God today and purpose to keep the eyes of your heart toward Him!
Lord, we thank You this day that You are able and willing to preserve my life according to Your Word. We ask that You help us by the power of Your Holy Spirit to keep our hearts and minds turned toward Your statutes and not toward our own desires.