‘Surely Goodness and Mercy will follow me and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever’ David says in Psalm 23. Thank you for the security of Your faithfulness and assurance that I have alone in You. God, I know that I only find these truths for me personally when You walk with me through trials. Sometimes the trials are from my disobedience and I am grateful You bring me to repentance for my selfishness. I also know other trials are a time of testing and tempering of my faith that can only be purified by the fire. Walk with me through the fire as you did in the Old Testament with men who wouldn’t bow when the horn sounded. God, also walk with me when all is well, when nothing in my life forces me to seek you out. I know that my heart wanders and I pray that You keep me captive in Your strong and loving grip.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Day 6: Lent 2024
Lord, thank You for the song of praise I sing in the morning. The joy that spills out of my heart is for You and it encourages me as I start a new day filled with Your goodness and new mercies. Help me to rejoice in all things, no matter the circumstances, no matter my mindset. The old hymn says ‘There's within my heart’s a melody’ and I know that melody is Your Holy Spirit that lives in me to celebrate Christ. Another hymn says ‘Tune my heart to sing thy praise’ and I pray that you keep on tuning my heart so that praise is my first response, my first behavior I choose no matter what my day may bring. I loathe the blue and down times that inevitably hit me and regret that I don’t always respond in a positive way to life’s challenges and troubles. Help me to cry out to you when trials come because I know that You hear my pleas. Comfort me with Your presence.