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Every Word Of God Is Flawless

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“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.       Proverbs 30:5 (NIV) 

My Refuge

You are my refuge. I know that I can take shelter in you. You guard and guide my life. You watch over me. You set the course of my life. You help me to run the race that has been set before me. Your hand is on me. Your favor rests on me. You are with me to help me. For all these things I give you all my thanks and praise. That is very good.

What makes you so certain of all these things? How do you know for sure that I am your refuge and that you can take shelter in me? Your word is true. Your word is flawless. I can completely trust every one of your promises. Your word is worthy of my placing all my faith and complete trust in you. Of this I am absolutely certain. But that is not all, there is more. Like what? My life experience has taught me that your word is trustworthy and true. I have never regretted coming to you for help. It has never been a mistake to take refuge in you. You have sheltered me in every storm. You have helped me through every difficultly. I have been able to hold on to you and your promises as you have held on to me. That is very good. 

There is something else that I would like to say. What’s that? I don’t evaluate your word. Your word evaluates me. All my thoughts and opinions and values are nothing in comparison to your word. What do you mean by that?  If any one of my thoughts and opinions or values are in conflict with your word, I know that it is time to change my thinking. Your thoughts are higher than my thoughts. Your ways are better than my ways. I welcome you to change any thought, opinion or value of mine that is not in agreement with your word. It is my prayer that you will bring my life into complete alignment with your word. That is a very good prayer. It is my desire to live a life that is fully pleasing to you. That is a very good desire. 

What will you do with my word? I will listen attentively to your word. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will meditate on your word. I will memorize your word. I will study your word. I will pray your word. I will put your word into practice. I will take a hold of your word, so it can take hold of me. That will be very good. Then you will truly be taking refuge in my word. 

Lord, I know that your word is completely trustworthy and true. I will listen attentively to your word. I will obey your word. I will put your word into my daily practice. Thank you that your word has guarded and guided my life. I will take refuge in your word. Amen

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Wait On The Lord

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Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:30-31 (NKJV)

Refreshed, Renewed, Revived

I have been weary. I have been worn out. I haven’t been just a little weary and worn out. I have been bone weary and worn out. I have felt like I could go no further. I have been certain that I could not take one more step. Is that my plan? Is that my hope and desire for you? Do you think I want you to run yourself ragged? No, I’m sure not. You want me to be vibrant and alive. You want me to be energetic and active. You want me to be productive and fruitful. You want me to be healthy and hopeful. Yes, I do.

So what’s the problem? Am I asking too much of you? Have I given you too large of an assignment? Do you have a burden you cannot carry? No, that’s not it. What is it? Tell me why you are weary and worn out? I have two different problems. Just two? Well, I have two problems in mind right now. What are they? I am trying to do too much. I have said yes to too many things. You haven’t given me too much. But, I have taken on assignments that have not come from you. I have not focused solely on assignments you have given to me. So, in trying to do too much I have done nothing well and have run myself ragged in the process. That’s not good. How will you know if an assignment has come from me? I will ask you to show me what you want me to go and do. Then I will focus on your assignments and say no to ones that do not come from you. That will be very good.

You mentioned that you had another problem. Yes, I did. What is it? I have been relying on my own strength to accomplish the work you have given me to do for you. I have not relied on your strength. I have not come to rest in your presence. I have not allowed you to revive and refresh and renew my strength as I serve you. That will never work. Do you know why that is? You will always give me assignments that I can’t possibly accomplish without relying on you. It is your plan for me to rely on you. It is your desire to give me your power and strength. You want to work in and through my life. Yes, I do. You want everyone to know that it is you who has made me able to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That’s right. Will you come to rely on me? Will you rest in my presence? Will you allow me to revive, refresh and renew your strength? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I cannot keep running on my own strength. I will grow weary. Help me to develop a daily rhythm of waiting on you. Revive, refresh and renew my strength as I rest in your presence. Help me to run and not grow weary. Help me to walk and not faint. Amen

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Confess Our Sins

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If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. 1 John 1:8-10 (NIV)

Claim

It will never be my claim that I am not a sinner. Why is that? It is obvious to me and to anyone that knows me that I am a sinner. I don’t think that I am unique in this regard. You are not unique in this regard. It would be a foolish mistake for me to deny or try to hide my sins from you. Why is that? I know that carrying around unconfessed sin will be of no help to me. How will carrying around unconfessed sin harm you? If I fail to confess my sins to you I will remain distant from you. I will not feel comfortable drawing near to you. I will not want to meet with you in your word. I will not want to draw near to you in prayer. Unconfessed sin, in my life, will make me want to hide from you. Yes, it will. I have no desire to hide from you. I want to know you. I want to live in an intimate relationship with you. That is very good. 

How will you confess your sins to me? I’m not exactly sure how to answer that question. Will you vaguely confess that you are a sinner or will you specifically confess your sins to me? That depends. What does that depend on? If I want some vague idea that you have forgiven my sins and cleansed my unrighteousness then I will vaguely confess my sins to you. Is that what you want? No, not at all. Then what will you do when you know that you have sinned? I will confess my specific sins to you so that I can know that you have forgiven my sins and cleansed my unrighteousness. That will be very good. 

When will you confess your sins to me? Is any time better than another? You tell me. I could confess my sins to you at any time when I become aware of them. That would be good. I could also confess my sins to you at the end of each day. I could ask you to show me if there are any sins that I need to become aware of so that I can confess them to you. That would be every good as well. With both practices, I would never be carrying around unconfessed sin. Is that what you want? Yes, I want to live a life of confessing my sins and receiving your forgiveness and cleansing of my unrighteousness. I don’t want anything to hinder my relationship with you. That will be very good. You have been forgiven, you are forgiven and you will be forgiven of all your sins and cleansed of all your unrighteousness.

Lord, I will not deny or try to hide my sins from you. What an impossible and worthless effort that would be. No, instead I will come to freely confess all my specific sins to you. Thank you, that you will hear my confession and forgive and cleanse me of all my sins. Amen

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Listen To My Voice

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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 (NIV)

My Voice 

How will I be able to follow you? How will I know where to go? How will know what to do? How will I know that I am on the right track? How will I know that I have not gone off course? Those are good questions. I am your Good Shepherd. You are one of my sheep. You are prone to wander. You are likely to go your own way. You will find it easy to lose your way. On your own you are like to take missteps. On your own you will surely go where you should not go. On your own you will likely do what you should not do. So, I will say it to you again, you have asked good questions. Do you have an answer for me? Yes, I do have an answer for you. I’m listening. You have my full attention. I will not miss a word that you have to say to me. I will listen attentively to your voice.

You have already answered all your own questions. How is that possible? What did you just tell me that you would do? I said that I would listen attentively to your voice. I said that you would have my full attention. I said that I would not miss a word that you have to say to me. That’s right. That is exactly what you said to me. That is how you will be able to follow me. That is how you will know where to go and what to do. That is what will keep you on track and prevent you from going off course. You will know and listen to my voice. You will hear my whispers. You will receive my guidance and follow my instructions. Your heart and mind and life will be focused on me. You will give me your full attention. You will seek me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength. I will guard you. I will guide you. I will direct you. I will protect you. My hand will be on you. My voice will lead you to where I want you to go. My voice will give you what I want you to do. You will be able to boldly go and do all that I ask of you because you will have listened to my voice. That is exactly what I will do. That will be very good. 

Lord, thank you that you are my Good Shepherd. I am one of your sheep. You know me. Help me to know you. Speak to me so I can hear you. I will listen attentively to your voice as you lead me through life all the twists and turns and ups and downs of life. Amen

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Pray Continually

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Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

All Circumstances

Now that’s a word to consider. What word? Circumstances, you don’t like difficult circumstances. Does anyone like difficult circumstances? You have a point there, but most people don’t know what you know. What do I know? What has happened to you when you have gone through difficult circumstances? I’m not sure how to answer your question. Then I will ask you more questions. I’m listening. When have you felt closest to me? When have you drawn nearest to me? When have you know that I was drawing nearest to you? Have you felt closest to me when everything is going smoothly? I wouldn’t say so. What would you say? I would say that sometimes I have been quite distant from you when I thought things were going smoothly. Why is that? I’m sorry to say that in those times I may have thought or felt that I didn’t need you quite as much. Was that good thinking on your part? No, it was not. I have learned that there is never a time or place in which I don’t need you. That’s good.  So, when have you most strongly felt my nearness to you? I have most strongly felt your nearness to me when things have been going terribly wrong. I have most strongly felt your nearness to me when I have been going through heart breaking difficulty. There has never been a more true statement than, “you are close to the brokenhearted.” How important is it that you know that? It is vitally important that I know that you are with me to help me through every difficulty in life. See, you do know something. How does it make you feel to know that I am with you to help you through every difficulty in life? I feel joyful and thankful that you are with me to help me. Are you telling me that it is possible to be joyful and thankful as you go through difficulties in life because you know that I am with you through every one of them? That’s right. That’s very good. Yes, it  is.

What else has happened to do you as you have gone through great difficulties? I have drawn near to you. I have come to rely on you. I have prayed. I have asked for your help. Have I helped you? Yes, you have helped me. You have never left me alone. You have never abandoned me. No, I have not. Has your hope and faith and trust in me grown as you have gone through great difficulties? Yes, it has. Wait a minute, are you telling me that you know your praying to me as you have gone through great difficult  has caused your hope and faith and trust in me to grow? That’s right. That is very good. Yes, it is. Will you keep on praying joyfully and thankfully as you go through difficulties in life? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I’m not a fan of difficult circumstances. It has been hard for me to pray through all the difficult circumstances of life. Yet, I will keep on joyfully and thankfully praying to you because I know that you will use every difficulty to accomplish your work in me. Amen

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Draw Near To God

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Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.  James 4:7-10 (ESV)

Submit Myself

All that I am. All that I have. All that I hope to be is yours. I give myself and my entire being to you. I submit all my thoughts and words and deeds to you. I want everything about me to be pleasing in your sight. I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I don’t want there to be there to be any double-mindedness in me. I want to love and follow and serve you with single hearted, white hot, passionate devotion. I want to shine brightly for you in the world. This in the desire and prayer of my heart. This desire and your prayer comes from me. I have given you this desire and will I grant you this prayer of your heart.

That’s great. That’s fantastic. That is better news than I could have hoped for or even imagined. Why is that? I know that I am a sinner. I have sinned and I will sin. I will fall short. I will not measure up. I will make mistakes. I will take missteps. I will go where I should not have gone. I will do what I should not have done. I will sometimes fail to go and do your will.  I know that, not all I will think, say or do will be pleasing in your sight. But, I will keep on confessing my sins to you. I will keep on drawing near to you. I will keep on submitting my heart and mind and life to you. I will not draw back. I will not retreat. I will not run away. No, I will run from temptation and evil. I will run to you for help. Temptation and evil will flee from me as I humble and submit myself to you. You will strengthen me. You will sustain me. You will support me as come to rely on you. I know that,  you will draw near to me as I draw near to you. I know that, you will lift me up as I keep on humbling myself before you. You will use me. You will work in me. You will work through me as I keep on submitting myself to you. Yes, I will and that will be very good. 

sLord, I will submit my thoughts, words, deeds and entire life to you. You are my God. I love you with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. Thank you that you will draw near to me as I draw near to you. Thank you that evil will flee as I submit myself to you. Amen

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Search Me

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Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

Work In Me

I’m not going to hold back. I’m not going to hide. I’m not going to be reluctant. I’m not going to be hesitant. I’m not going to be timid. I’m boldly going to lay a request before you. What’s that? I’m going to ask that you search me. I’m going to ask that you test me. You seem quite confident. You seem so very sure. Not in me, that’s for sure. What do you mean by that? I’m sure that you are going to find things in me that are not pleasing to you. You won’t have to look long and hard to see things that you will want to remove from my life. I know that I am a sinner. I know that I have sinned against you in my thoughts, words and deeds. So, you aren’t sure that I won’t find anything in you that is displeasing to me? Just the opposite. So, why are you so confident and bold in your prayer? I am sure about you.

What are you sure about me? I know that you love me. I know that you are my Heavenly Father. I know that I am your child. I know that you have begun a good work in me that you will bring to completion. I know that I am the work of your hands. I know that you are molding and shaping my life. I know that I am and will be a masterpiece because your work in, for and through me will not stop until the day that I come to see you face to face. Then I will be completely changed. Yes, that is all true.

What else do you know? I know that it would be foolish to not want you to do your full work in, for and through me. It would be really stupid to hold on to sinful thoughts, words or deeds that are not pleasing to you. It would be really dumb to think that I could hide anything in me that displeases you. That’s right. I know that it may be painful, at times, to have you remove from my life what is displeasing to you. Your work in, for or through me might feel like major surgery. I might have some fear. I might have some trepidation. I might be a little anxious. But, I know that it will all be worth it, to have you do your work in, for and through me. So, I will say it again. Search me. Test me. I want to be the whole and healthy person you have called me to be. I want to live the live that you are calling me to live. I want to live in every way that pleases you.  I want to do your will and walk in your ways. That is very good. I will hear and answer your prayer. I will do my work in, for and through you. Thank you, Lord. 

Lord, it is an uncomfortable experience to ask you to search me. I strongly suspect you will show me things about myself that I would rather not see. Yet, I want to be changed. Remove offensive ways in me. Lead me to live in your ways that are pleasing to you. Amen

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Plans I Have For You

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For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)

Plans

You know the plans you have for me? Yes, I know the plans I have for you. If you know the plans you have for me, why don’t I know the plans you have for me? Do you want to know the plans I have for you? Yes, I certainly want to know the plans you have for me. What would happen if I gave you a moment by moment, detailed plan, for the rest of your life? I’m not sure. Oh, I think you know, you just don’t want to tell me. I’ll wait. You want me to tell you what I think I would do if you gave me the complete detailed plan for my life, all at once, right now? That’s right, yes, I do. Ok here goes. I think there are two possibilities. I’d like to hear them both. If I knew your entire plan for my life you probably wouldn’t hear from me very often. I would check back with you only as needed. Since I would know your complete plan for my life that would not be very often. That’s not good. No, it’s not. What is not good about that? You want me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. You want me to come to rely on you. Yes, I do. What is the other possibility? If a caught a glimpse of your plan for my entire life I would probably run away in the opposite direction. Why is that? I would think that you had asked too much of me. I would think I am unable to do what you asked of me. You would hear a bunch of whining from me. You would hear every argument and excuse for why I could not go and do what you had given me to do for you. That would not be good either. No, it would not.

So where does that leave us? I don’t know for sure. I do have a plan that I can and will reveal to you. You have my full attention. Here goes. It is my plan that you seek me with all your heart. It is true, I want you to live in a close and intimate relationship with me. When you seek me with all your heart you will find me. You will come to know me. Do you know what that means? I’m not sure. As you come to know me you will be changed. As you remain in my presence you will become like me. How is that for a plan? That is a great plan. Yes, it is. Now, I will also tell you that as you continue to follow me, I will unfold before you where I want you to go and what I want you to do for me. You will be able to know my will and walk in my ways. That’s what I want. Will you seek me with all your heart? Will you follow me? Will you rely on me? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for having good plans for my life. You give me hope filled future. Unfold your plans for me as I live in a vital relationship with you. As I seek you with all my heart, show me where you want me to go and give me what you want to do. Amen

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Be Still

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“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

Being Still

This is going to be a battle. This is going to require a fight. This will take all the strength that is in me and then some. I will desperately need your help. I cannot do this on my own, that is for sure. What’s that? Can you be a little more clear? Can you say more? Perhaps it would be a good idea for you to be very specific about what help you will need from me. I will need help being quiet. I will need your help if I am ever to be still before you. Even when I might look still on the outside, which would be a rare event, I would still be racing on the inside. It seems like my heart and mind and life operate at a hundred miles an hour. How will I ever slow done? How will I ever be quiet? How will I ever become still before you? Those are very good questions.

You are right about one thing. What’s that? You will need my help. You will not need just a little bit of my help. You will need a lot of my help. You are right about another thing. What’s that? Becoming quiet and still before me will require all the effort that you have in you. That’s what I thought. That was a good and true thought.

There are two ways in which I want you to learn to be still before me. How so? I want you to learn to sit still to be quiet before me. I want you to be able to hear my voice. I want you to be able to receive my instructions and follow my guidance. You will only learn to hear my voice as you make it your priority to come and sit still before me. Little by little and day by day your ability to hear my voice will grow stronger as you sit still before me. Will you set apart a time and place to sit still before me? Yes Lord, I will. Then you will come to know me. That will be very good.

In what other way must I learn to sit still before you? You must stop trying to take every matter into your own hands. You must allow me to act on your behalf. How will I ever be able to act on your behalf if you won’t let me? Well, that is about to dramatically change. How so? I will stop taking matters into my own hands. What will you do instead? I will pray. I will ask for your help. I will come to rely on you. I will pray patiently and wait expectantly for you to act. Then you will come to know me. That will be very good.  

Lord, I have been anything but still. I have raced from one thing to another in life. I have been busy. I have been on the go. I have been restless and relentless. No more. Help me to be still before you. Help me to come to know you and to wait for you to act. Amen

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Helps Us In Our Weakness

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Romans 8:26-27- Helps Us In Our Weakness – Growing As Disciples

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.          Romans 8:26-27 (NLT)

Pray For Me 

Here I am. I’m sitting here. I’m stuck in this situation. I have no idea of how to pray. I’m not sure what to pray. I can’t even think of one word with which to start. I have nowhere to begin. You have started in a good place. Where is that? You are here. You are drawing near to me. You are sitting in my presence. You are waiting. You are watching. You are listening. Even telling me that you don’t know what to pray or how to pray is a prayer. You are telling me that you need help. You are coming to rely on me. You are not trying to dream up or drum up some prayer that you think might sound good. You are admitting that you have no words to pray. That’s good.  

Do you believe that I will give you prayers to pray? Yes, I believe you will give me prayers to pray. You will give me insight. You will give me understanding. You will give me prayers to pray that I might not even fully understand. Yet, I will pray them anyhow. That’s true. Will I pray for you when you cannot pray? Will I intercede on your behalf? Will even your sighs and groans become prayers to me? I’m certain that you will pray when I cannot pray. I know that you are and will continue to intercede in prayer on my behalf. I need all the prayers that you will pray for me. I welcome your prayers for me. What would you like me to pray for you? I ask that you will lift me up. I ask that you will sustain and strengthen me. I ask that you will help me to know you. Teach me to pray your prayers. Deepen my life with you. I want to know your will and walk in your ways. I want to pray prayers that are according to your will. I want to pray prayers that you will hear and answer. Help me to think and speak and act and pray in harmony with your will. Use my life and bear fruit through me for your kingdom and glory. Help me to live a life of prayer that is pleasing to you. Make even my sighs and groans to be prayers to you. Pray for me when I cannot pray for myself. Yes, I will. 

Holy Spirit, I have no idea how to pray. I can only sit quietly before and wait in your presence. I can only listen to you speaking to me. But that, is very good. I will rely on you to help me in my weakness. Give me prayers to pray that are in harmony with your will. Amen

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