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Be Imitators Of Me

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Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (ESV)

An Example

Do you want to be an example that others can follow? That is an unusual question. Why is that? How could my life ever be a worthy example for others to follow? Why do you ask that? I am a sinner. I haven’t just sinned in the past. I am a sinner in the present. I will be a sinner in the future. I haven’t partially sinned against you. I have sinned against you in my thoughts, words and deeds. I have sinned by what I have done. I have sinned by what I have left undone. So, you are telling me that you are a sinner? So, you are telling me that you need my forgiveness? So, you are telling me that you need my cleansing of all your unrighteousness? Yes, I am. Is that not a worthy example for others to follow? Yes, it is.

Let’s explore this topic further. I’m game. You have turned away from your old life of sin. You have asked me to be the Savior and Lord of your life. You are no longer allowing your life to be conformed to the values, patterns and practices of the world. You have stopped relying on your own understanding. You are no longer relying on your own strength. You want to accomplish my purposes. You want to fulfill my plans. You want to live a life that is pleasing to me. You want to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. You are no longer chasing after all that the world offers. You want to store on treasure in heaven with me. You are going where I guide you. You are doing what I ask of you. One day you want to hear me say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Is everything that I have said true? Do you desire to live the life that I have described? Yes, I want to life my life in all the ways that you have described. Are these desires not worthy of imitating? Yes, these desires are worth imitating. I suppose that you want to point out that you are doing none of these things perfectly. Well, that’s the truth. Your admission is also worth imitating. 

Let’s take this one step further. Alright. You have set apart a special time and place to meet daily with me in my word. You are drawing near to me, as I draw near to you. You are allowing my word to change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life. You are meeting with me in prayer and worship. You have allowed yourself to be rooted in a body of believers. You are allowing yourself to be spurred on in your faith as you spur others on in their faith. You are allowing me to work in and through your life. You are engaged in doing the ministry that I have given you to do. Is there anything here that is not worthy of imitating? No, everything you have said is worthy of imitating. 

Let’s talk about a few more things. OK. The desire of your heart is to know me. You want to know my thoughts and do my will. You want to live and walk in an intimate relationship with me. You want to have a constant and ongoing dialogue of prayer with me, just as I had with my Father.  Are any desires worthier of imitating than these? No, I’m sure there are no desires worthier of imitating than these. You are right. Thank you for giving and granting me all these desires of my heart. Your life is an example worthy of following as you keep on imitating me. That is what I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, you have set before me an example to follow. I want to think what you thought. I want to say what you said. I want to do what you did. In every way, I want to imitate you. Not only that, I want to be a worthy example others can follow as I imitate you. Amen

Key Question… What are you doing differently because you are following the example Christ has set before you?

Living It Out… Imitate Jesus Christ in all you think, say and do as you love, follow and serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will make you able to be an example others can follow as you imitate Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are imitating Jesus Christ as you love, follow and serve Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you imitate Christ in all you think, say and do so you can be an example for others to follow.

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A New Command

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A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 (ESV)

Everyone Will Know

Do you want to be a bold and bright witness for me in the world? Do you want to bear fruit for my kingdom? Do you want to bring glory to my name? Do you want me to be able to use your life to draw others to me? Do you want others to know without a doubt that you are one of my followers? To you want to be known as one of my disciples? Yes, I want to be your witness in the world. I want you to use my life as a bold, bright and fruitful witness in the world. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That is very good. 

How can I live the life that you are calling me to live? How can you accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans through my life? What must I do if I want to be a bold and bright and fruitful witness for you in the world? How will people know for sure that I really am one of your followers? You already know the answers to your questions. I do? Yes, you do. I would like to hear the answers to your questions. If I am your follower I will spend time with you. I will set apart a time and a place to meet with you. I will listen to everything you want to say to me. As I am in your presence, you will change me. You will use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. You will help me to know your thoughts. You will give me the desire to walk in your ways. I will want to be like you in all that I think, say and do. It will be no burden for me to follow and obey you. It will be my joy to go and do your will. As I am in your presence, you will make me to be like you. What do you mean by that? I will think like you. I will sound like you. I will act like you. I will live like you lived. I will give like you gave. I will serve like you served. I will love like you loved. When I think, live and act in these ways everyone will know that I am one of your followers. Yes, they will and that will be very good. 

Lord, you went out of your way to show me your love. There was nothing you were unwilling to do for me so I could come to know you. Help me to love others just as you have loved me. Help me to be a bright, bold and fruitful witness for you in the world. Amen

Key Question… How will others know for sure that you really are a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ?

Living It Out… Love others just as Jesus Christ has loved you so that you can be a bold, bright and fruitful witness for Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will be a bold, bright and fruitful witness for Jesus Christ as you love others just as He loves you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are loving others just as Christ has loved you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you love others as Christ has loved you so they will know that you are one of His followers.

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Receive Him

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But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13 (ESV)

My Child

You are my child. I have called you by name. I brought you to myself. You were lost and without hope in the world. I pursued you. I sought you out. I rescued you from a life without me. You were walking on a path away from me. You were living a sin-filled, bruised and battered and broken life. You were stuck in the muck and mire of what was your life without me. You heard my call. You cried out to me. You called on my name. You asked for my help. Yes, I did. I was discouraged and defeated. My life was a mess. I was lost and empty. I was at the end of my rope. Someway, somewhere, seeds of hope were planted in my life. Somehow, when I was desperate, I knew who would answer my cry. I knew that I could cry out to you. You would hear my call. You would answer my plea. You would rescue me, that is what I knew somewhere deep down in the depth of my soul. That’s good.

Were people praying for me? Did you want to make me to be a part of your family? Did you want to be able to call me your child? Was it in your plan that I would come to love and follow and serve you? How long did you have your eye on me? How long had you been pursing me? How long was it in your plan that I would come to know you? When did you put in my heart and mind that I could cry out to you and ask for your help? You have a lot of questions. My eye has never not been on you. It has always been my plan that you would come to know, love, follow and serve me. I have always wanted you to be a part of my family. I have always wanted to call you my child. A host of people had been praying for you. There was rejoicing in heaven on the day that came to believe in me. Heaven was filled with joy when you received me into your life.  

You have been born again. My Holy Spirit lives and dwells inside of you. You have a completely new life to live in me. You are my child. You are my follower. I am your Savior. I am your Lord. I will lead you through life. Every day, you will follow and serve me. Every day, I will be molding and shaping your life. Every day, you will know my will and walk in my ways. Every day, you will become more like me. You will live the life that I have called you to live. Yes, I will. That is the desire that fills my heart and mind and life. That is very good.

Lord, thank you for calling me to come to you. You made it so I could believe in you and receive you into my life. Help me to live every day of my life as your son. Help me to think your thoughts and walk in your ways. Use my life fully as I live it with and for you. Amen

Key Question… Why is believing a collection of facts about Jesus Christ quite different than fully believing in Him.

Living It Out… Believe in Jesus Christ and receive Him into your life so you will be a child of God.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that because you believe in Jesus Christ and have received into your life, you are a child of God.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how your life has changed since you became a child of God.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you believe in Jesus Christ and receive Him into your life so you can be a son of God.

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Fishing For People

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When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. Luke 5:8-11 (NLT)

Fishing

You got my attention. You arranged circumstances so that I could come to you. You let me know that I could cry out to you for help. You must have been pursuing me. You must have been calling my name. That’s right. I was too busy to listen. I was too distracted to hear. But, you brought me to a full stop. I could go no further. I said, “enough”. I did cry out to you. It might be more accurate to say that I shouted to you. I demanded that you show yourself to me, if you were real. I didn’t shout with pride. I didn’t shout with arrogance. I shouted with desperation. I wanted and needed you. I had nowhere to turn. I had nothing to lose. I had nowhere to go. I was broken. I was humbled. I was ready to admit the obvious. What was obvious? I was a sinner. I was being paid the natural consequences or wages, as you call them, of living my broken and sinful life. I wanted out of my old life. I didn’t know what you had to offer. I only knew that I wanted you and your forgiveness. I didn’t know that you would give me a new life. I didn’t know that I would have a second chance. I didn’t know that you would welcome me with your open arms. I didn’t know that you would give my life purpose and meaning and hope and joy. Most of all, I didn’t know that you would lavish me with your love. You allowed me to taste your kindness, mercy and love. Yes, I did.

Now everything is different. How so? You are leading me through life. You are guiding me to where you want me to go. You are giving me what you want me to do. What’s that? You want to use me to fish for people. You want to use me to catch people for your kingdom. You want others to be drawn to you, just like I was drawn to you. You want others to come to know, love and follow you, just as I have come to know, love and follow you. Yes, I do. Will you allow yourself to be used by me? Will you become a fisher of women and men? Yes Lord, I will. That is very good. 

Lord, I have left my old life behind so I can follow you. I will go where you guide me and do what you ask of me. Use my life to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. Help me to catch people so they will also come to know, love and follow you. Amen

Key Question… How has the Lord used you to fish for people so that they could come to know Him?

Living It Out… Follow the Lord to where He leads you and do what He asks you so you can catch people for Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will lead you to fish for people so that they can come to know, love and follow Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has given you opportunities to fish for people.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you be unafraid to go where the Lord leads you to fish for people.

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Spiritual Act Of Worship

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Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) 

Under Attack

Your life is under attack. Your heart and mind are under constant bombardment. How could that be true? How could my life be under attack or constant bombardment and I be completely unaware of it? That doesn’t seem possible. You live in the world. The world is constantly trying to conform to its values, patterns and practices. The world would like you to think and speak and act like everyone else in it. I don’t want that. That’s good.

Do you want to give yourself to me as a living sacrifice? Will you go where I guide you? Will you do what I ask of you? Will you live your life with and for me? Do you desire to know and do my will? Yes, I want all these things. You will never be able to live in my ways, if you allow your life to be conformed to the world. The world will take you where you do not want to go. The world will have you do what you do not want to do. The world will take you on a path that leads away from me. I don’t want that. That’s good.

How can I make sure that my life will not be conformed to the world? Let me ask you a few questions that I want you to think about. Go ahead, I’m listening. What worldly influences have you allowed in your life? What is trying to conform you to the values, patterns and practices of the world right now? What worldly influences can you eliminate from your life? What has come to your mind when I ask you these questions? You want me to eliminate from my life whatever comes to my mind when I think about these questions? Yes, I do. Whatever feeds worldly thoughts, words, or deeds in you, needs to be put on a starvation diet. That’s it? No, that’s not it, this is just the start of what I want you to do.

What else do you want me to do? You must feed on my word. You must let my word dwell in you richly. You must read my word, study my word, meditate on my word, memorize my word, pray my word, and put my word in practice. Take hold of my word so my word can take hold of you. My word will change your heart. My word will transform your mind. My word will make you able to think my thoughts. My word will make you able to give your life to me as a living sacrifice. You will be able to know and do my good, pleasing and perfect will. You will be able to live a holy life that is pleasing to me. That is what I want. That is very good.

Lord, my heart and mind and life are under constant bombardment from the world. I will not let myself be conformed to the world. Instead, I will allow you to use your word to transform and renew my mind so I can know and do your will as a living sacrifice. Amen

Key Question… What influences have you removed from your life so you will not be conformed to the world?

Living It Out… Don’t conform to the world, but rather, be transformed by the renewal of your mind so you can know and do God’s will.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that as God transforms and renews your mind you will be able to know and do His will as an act of worship.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are allowing God to transform and renew your mind.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to transform and renew your mind so you can know and do His will as an act of worship.

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A Doer Who Acts

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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:22-25 (ESV)  

Look Intently

I will not be only a hearer of your word. I will not be like a person who forgets what they look like immediately after looking at themselves in a mirror. I will not give your word a quick glance. I have done that with a mirror and failed to see what I needed to see. What an embarrassing experience that has been. Such embarrassing experiences have taught me to look more intently into the mirror. Life is like that. There have been times, when I have suffered embarrassment because I gave your word a quick glance and did not put it into practice. I have taken missteps, made huge mistakes and sinned against you, because I did not follow what your word had to say to me. Forgive me. You are forgiven.

What do you want to do differently? How will you make sure that you are both hearing and doing my word? How will you put my word into practice? First of all, I will look intently into your word. I will read your word. I will study your word. I will meditate on and memorize your word. I will pray your word and I will put your word into practice. I will take hold of your word so that your word will take hold of me. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. That will be very good.

What has my word done for you? Your word has helped me to know your will and walk in your ways. Your word has been molding and shaping my life. Your word has guarded and guided my life. Your word has made me able to stand against temptation and resist evil. Your word has set me free. Your word has kept me for going where I should not go. Your word has prevented me from doing what I should not do. Your word has blessed my life. Your word has helped me to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That’s right. Will you continue in my word? Will you keep on putting my word into practice? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, every day I will look intently into your word. I will not forget what your word says. I will be a careful listener of your word. I will not deceive myself by thinking that it is enough to only hear your word. Help me to be both a hearer and doer of your word. Amen

Key Question… How are you being very careful to be both a hearer and doer of God’s word?

Living It Out… Allow time every day to hear God’s word so you can be a both hearer and doer of His will.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will bless your life as you hear and do His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are hearing and doing God’s word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you, as you look intently into God’s word, be a doer who acts.

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Thoroughly Equipped

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) 

Equipped

Do you want to be thoroughly equipped and completely prepared to go and fruitfully serve me? That’s not a hard question to answer. Yes, of course I want to be thoroughly equipped and completely prepared to serve you. Who would say otherwise? Who would say no to such a question? You are right, not many would use their words to say no to my question. Many however do not back up their words with their actions. I’m not following you. How will I thoroughly equip and completely prepare you to go and serve me? What tool will I use to teach you? How will I rebuke and correct you? What will I use to train you to live the life that I have called you to live? Those are good questions. Do you have any answers? Yes, I do. You will use your word to teach me. You will use your word to rebuke and correct me. You will use your word to train me to live the life that you have called me to live. That’s right. I will use my word to accomplish those purposes in your life.

Can someone honestly say that they want to be thoroughly equipped and completely prepared to go and fruitfully serve me if they spend almost no time meeting with me in my word? I think not. You are correct in your thought. How will you answer my question with both your words and your actions? I will set apart a special time and place to meet with you every day in your word. Every day? Why would it be necessary for you to meet with me every day in my word? That sounds like a trick question. Not really. I do expect an answer. I have asked you a very important question. I want your answer to be in the forefront of your heart and mind. Well, I’m positive that there isn’t a day that I don’t need to hear from you. Every day, I need to be taught by you. Every day, I need to be rebuked and corrected by you. Every day, I need to be trained to live the life that you are calling me to live. Every day, I need to be thoroughly equipped and completely prepared to go and fruitfully serve you. I don’t want anything to hinder your work in me. I don’t want anything to short circuit my preparation. So, I will meet with you every day in your word. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for your word. Your word has taught me. Your word has rebuked and corrected me. Your word has trained me. Your word changed my heart, transformed my mind and guided my life. Your word has equipped me to go and fruitfully serve you. Amen

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Like His Teacher

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A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Luke 6:40 (ESV)

Like You

What does that mean? What does what mean? What does it mean when your word says that I will not be above you? What do you think it means? If I were sure, I wouldn’t have asked you. You must have some ideas of what It means when my word says that you would not be above me. I do. Tell me what you think it means. You want me to live a life that is like yours. I should expect that my life will end up looking a lot like yours if I am truly one of your disciples. In what ways do you think I want your life to look like mine? I think you want me to think like you thought. What did I think? You thought what your Heavenly Father wanted you to think. You thought of yourself as a servant. I should think of myself as a servant. Who did I come into the world to serve? You came into the world to serve your Heavenly Father. You came into the world to serve others. You humbled yourself in your service to both your Heavenly Father and to others. That’s right. I want to humbly serve you and others. That is very good.

What else? I think you want me to speak like you spoke. What kind of words did I speak? You spoke words that your Heavenly Father gave you to speak. You spoke words that were kind and loving and gracious. You spoke words of healing and restoration. You spoke words of faith and hope and love. You spoke life giving words that lifted others up, rather than put them down. Yes, I did. I want you to speak your words through me. I want my words to give life and lift others up. That is very good.

What else? I think you want me to do what you did. What did do? You relied on your Heavenly Father to guide your life. You followed His instructions. You went where He led you. You did what He asked of you. You accomplished His purposes. You fulfilled His plans. Yes, I did. What plan have you been given to fulfill? It is your plan that I bear fruit for your kingdom. It is your plan that I will bring glory to your name. You want me to be a light and a witness in the world for you. You want me to go and make disciples. Yes, I do. Will you be like me in all your thoughts, words and deeds? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I want to be like you. I want to think the kind of thoughts you thought. I want to speak the kind of words you spoke. I want to do the kind of deeds you did. In every way, I want to live the life you lived. Work in and though me to make this possible. Amen

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Teach Others

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – 2 Timothy 2:1-2 – Teach Others – Growing As Disciples

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV)

Heard

What have you heard from me? How have I spoken into your life? How have you been able to hear all that I have wanted to teach you? Who have I used to speak into your life? What have you done with all that I have taught you? That’s a lot of questions. Yes, it is. I would like to hear your answers. I have heard about the new life I now have in you. You helped me to turn away from my old life of sin so that I could live a completely new life in you. As I walk with you in this new life it seems like you never stop speaking to me. For that I am very thankful. That’s good. You speak to me through your word. I have set apart a daily time to meet with you in your word, so I can hear from you. You speak to me by your Holy Spirit. Your Holy Spirit applies your word to my life as I take one step after another with you. You speak to me through the body of Christ. As I gather together with fellow believers, I hear things that you want me to hear. Many times, you have spoken into my life by the words of one of your followers. That’s right. You speak to me through the circumstances of life. As I pray to you, in all my circumstances, you hear and answer my prayers. You guide and direct my life. You are always with me. You will never leave me. You always have something to say to me. Yes, I do. I always need to be prepared to hear from you. Yes, you do.

What have you done with my teaching? That’s a good question. I have taken your teaching into my heart and mind. I have allowed your teaching to guide my life. I have put your teaching into practice. Am I doing all these things perfectly? Certainly not. What has helped you to put my teaching into practice? It has always helped me to teach others what you have been teaching me. As I teach others, what you have taught me, your word becomes more firmly established in my heart and mind and life. That’s right. As I teach others ,what you have taught me, I am filled with joy because your word has borne fruit in and through my life. I have been able to bear fruit for your Kingdom and bring glory to your name. That’s true, What else? As I teach others what you have taught me, others will do likewise. They will teach others what I have taught them. Your word will go forth and a multitude will come to know and love and follow and serve you. Yes, they will. That’s what I want. That’s what I want to be part of. That is very good.

Lord, help me to grow strong in your grace. Help me to hear all that you want to teach me. Help me to be faithful to pass on to others all that I have heard and received from you. Use my life to bear abundant fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Amen

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Hold On To My Teaching

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – John 8:31-32 – Hold On To My Teaching – Growing As Disciples

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (NIV) 

Know The Truth

What is the truth? How will you know what is true and what is false? How will you evaluate what you hear? Are you the final arbitrator of what is true and what is false? Do you know that your heart and mind and life are under constant bombardment, of what is false, from the world? Will you adopt what the world wants to teach you? Will you accept all the thoughts and values and principles of the world? You have asked me a lot of questions. I’m not sure where to begin. Do you expect that I will answer every one of your questions? No, but I do want you to think deeply about every question that I have asked you. That, I will do.

I know that you are the truth. Everything you teach me is true. Your word is truth. I know that the world stands in direct opposition to your truth. I will not accept the thoughts and values and principles of the world as my own. If the world is applauding my thinking, then I will know that something has gone terribly wrong with my thoughts. How will you come to know the truth? Every day, I will come to meet with you in your word. Your word will be by defense against the constant bombardment of my heart and mind and life from the world. I will listen very carefully to everything you teach me. I will hold on tightly to your word. What will happen when there is conflict between your commonly held thoughts and values and opinions and my word? What will you do when you think one thing and my word says another? I will know that I have gotten off track with my thinking. I will know that I have veered away from the truth of your word. I will change my thinking. I will continually allow your word to speak into my life. That will be very good.

What has my word done for you as you have held on to it? Your word has broken the power of the world and all its evil over my life. Your word has set me free. Your word has changed my heart, transformed my mind and guided my life. Your word has made me able to think your thoughts and walk in your ways. Your word has helped me to do what is pleasing in your sight. Your word has helped me to live my life with and for you. That is very good.

Lord, I will meet with you daily in your word. I want to know everything you want to teach me. I will listen carefully to your teaching. I will hold on to and put into practice whatever you teach me. Use your word to set me free, so I can live my life with and for you. Amen

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