Psalm 119:143
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
What of Today’s Verse…
This verse is hard for me, because I know I am so blessed. Trouble and distress do not seem to be a part of my vocabulary right now. But I know in many places in the world, this statement is true of Christians who are under attack and live under the threat of persecution and death. But their love for God and their commitment to obedience is greater than Satan’s threats because God’s will is their delight.
Let us Pray:
Majestic and holy God, I ask you to bless and liberate your church that is under persecution. But Father, I ask that if deliverance is not what is coming, I pray for my brothers and sisters and myself, that we may be found faithful in death before surrendering to compromise. Please strengthen our faith: we believe but help our unbelief. Empower us through your Spirit to be obedient: forgive us when we fall. Most of all, deliver us without fault into your glorious presence. In Jesus we find our salvation and assurance. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Divine Ideas
I follow inner guidance in realizing my dreams.
Flashes of inspiration and spiritual insight sometimes come to me without introduction or invitation. It’s as if divine ideas are floating in my mind and suddenly one drops into my awareness at the strangest moment–while I’m in the shower or driving, where no pen and paper are within reach.
Divine ideas also come to me in prayer and meditation as my heart receives a gentle nudge, an inner knowing. No matter how they appear, divine ideas stir me into action through revelations of truth.
As I follow inner guidance, I begin to envision new and insightful ways to manage the circumstances of my life. Divine ideas encourage me to dream a new dream and to move beyond current understanding so that I realize that dream.
“Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path.”–Psalm 27:11
