“For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.” (Psalm 91:3-4)

There are traps in this world laid by the wicked. The Lord will protect you if you look to Him. The only help in this world is the One who knows all things and knows what lies before you. Come under His wing and know the goodness of His love and mercy. Be comforted by His faithfulness and the shield of faith which He has given you. Know the Lord and know peace.

Lord, it is a difficult world and there are many around me who do wicked things. I too fall prey and do those things which are not pleasing in Your sight. Help me, I pray, to look to You for all good things and then do what is right in Your sight. Guide me according to Your Spirit that I would be attentive and aware in order to be one who is about Your business and not conformed to this world.

Lord Jesus, You came to set us free from the recompense of sin, yet sinfulness remains in this age. Guide me according to Your grace to abide in You and practice those things which are pleasing in Your sight. Help me now and always to look to You to find protection from the troubles of this world and to live in the faith You have given me. Amen.

Monday, January 1, 2018 Devotion

“How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You to dwell in Your courts.  We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea; Who establishes the mountains by His strength, being girded with might;” (Psalm 65:3-6)

The Lord brings whom He brings and they are blessed.  In our world of ‘it’s not fair’, who are we to argue with the One who created all things; yet many do.  Come into the presence of the One who calls to all, but selects those who hear and follow.  Be blessed and know that only in the Lord of all creation is there hope and an eternal future.  Be guided by His grace and mercy all the day long.

Lord You have called and I have heard, but often I am perplexed and fall into the sinful snare of my own thinking.  It is You who IS the salvation and in You alone is hope to be found.  Guide me in Your grace to follow You all the day long and throughout this life.  Lead me according to Your goodness that I may walk humbly with You my God and Savior and do what is pleasing to You.

Lord Jesus, You stand at the door and knock, and any who will come into Your presence can know the inexpressible joy of mercy and grace.  Lead me, O Lord, to walk with You now and always in order to know the blessing You give by the grace You purchased from the cross.  May I be found in You at all times, walking in the way You have established and humbly learning from You.  Amen.