-Devotion and Prayer for the Day: Psalm 39
by Dr. D ~ January 3rd, 2022
Join us in today’s prayer and devotion-
Read Psalm 39 and then join us in prayer:
Our Father,
We are but sojourners in this life and our days are but a breath in your eternal reckoning yet you are there for us every day and all of the way. It is in the promise of your Kingdom and the life to come through faith in your Son Jesus that we are given hope and meaning in this life.
By your Holy Spirit O Lord, deliver us from our transgressions and help us to guard our ways. Inspire us continually to bridle our tongues and speak only good to others; help us to be silent when our thoughts would bring forth needless judgment and words of anger.
Teach us to be humble and not go the way of the world in arrogance. What are we anyway in the vast space of your universe and how small are we in your creation? We are but a shadow and our days are few and fleeting in comparison to the movements of the great stars and planets. The enemy tells us that we are nothing; yet that is a lie since you continue to pay attention to us and through your Son Jesus we have actually been adopted into your family.
The enemy says that the your creation and our very existence are just accidents. He says that your Word does not exist and the ancient writings we respect are on ‘wrong side of history’; he proclaims through his minions that there are no objective rules in this universe and we are free to do what we want since this life is all there is. He continues to be the father of lies.
But through the presence of your Holy Spirit we are convinced that this life does have meaning and your promises are sure and your joy continues to give us hope and strength. We are convinced that we will see you on the throne in your Kingdom and rejoice in the life to come as we live in your hope and blessings in this life. Thanks to your Son Jesus Christ we will be saved for all eternity and we will live to see stars and planets pass away and new worlds created and born.
We will also live to see the Kingdom of God come to the earth and we shall meet with our Lord Jesus in the clouds and dwell with him on the earth. Then we shall see every knee bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord of all to your glory.
In Jesus name, Amen.
