Nightly Devotion: I Delight In Your Will

God will protect you from all danger!!!!!

Nightly Bible Verse

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. ~John 12:36

Nightly Inspiration

In Jesus, we find the light of truth and love. But the world around us is still lost in the darkness of sin and fear. So we spend time in the light, growing in knowledge, trust, and wisdom to prepare for the times when we are sent forth into the dark world. In such times, we must cling to the truth that has been revealed to us, even when the light is hard to see.

Nightly Prayer

Lord, thank You for inviting me into Your light. By it, You have shown me Your truth and bathed me in the warmth of Your love. Help me to never forget Your light, which sustains me when the darkness of the world surrounds me. Help me to not give in to doubt and fear, instead trusting in Your assurance. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Lord, lead me to a successful life!!!!!

I Delight In Your Will

By Frances Taylor

I Delight In Your Will: We need to look at ourselves with honesty and see how we can work better to bring about God’s will on earth as it is in heaven. ~Psalm 40:6-9

When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we say “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” In this psalm, we pray that we delight in doing God’s will. I wonder if we really mean what we pray, or if we just say the words. First, we need to think about what God’s will really is. When we read the Scriptures we see certain themes – justice, peace, and especially, love. These themes run through the Old Testament as well as the New. We are told to take care of the poor, the most vulnerable in our society. We are asked to remember that we were once strangers in the lands we now occupy. We are told to treat others the way we want to be treated, and to forgive. These are not easy tasks and sometimes we do not “delight” in doing them. We want justice but not if it interferes with our comfort. We want peace, but our speech is often loaded with violence. We say we want to be forgiven but find it hard to forgive. We don’t always welcome the stranger, and we sometimes suspect the poor of being responsible for their situation. When we continue to read this psalm, we read a confession of sorts admitting that we often fail in doing the will of God. We also hear the author asking for God’s mercy and faithfulness. We need to look at ourselves with honesty and see how we can work better to bring about God’s will on earth as it is in heaven.

Prayer

Lord, You are my help, do not delay! Amen!

Jesus, thank You!!!!!

When You Are In Danger

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. ~Psalm 91:14

Bible Verse

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. ~1 Corinthians 15:10

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help us see clearly, having eyes to see as You want us to see. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible Verse

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience. ~Colossians 3:5-6

Bible Verse

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. ~Colossians 3:8

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I want to thank You for the many blessings that You have given me today. In Jesus’ name, Amen!