You have charged us
to keep your commandments carefully.
Oh, that my actions would consistently
reflect your decrees!—Psalm 119:4-5 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Help me to carefully keep Your commandments, that my life in action might be a consistent reflection of Your decrees applied to my heart.
LORD, out of Your
great love for me, You have charged me with this great and awesome
responsibility—to keep Your commandments carefully!
This means I must take the
time to discover and understand Your commandments—by reading, studying and
being taught in the instructions found in Your Word.
This means I must meditate
on the truth I find in Your Word, at all times—allowing Your Word to permeate
my thoughts—as I go about my daily activities.
This means I must also act
on the Word that has been planted in my
heart—by allowing Your Spirit to control my actions—so that not only do
I not do those things I shouldn’t do,
but I also do those things I that I
should.
Because of Your great and
unending love for me, You have given me Your commandments—so that, to the
extent that I am faithful to follow them, I can walk in the freedom, peace,
protection, provision, and joy that they provide.
Help me to carefully keep Your commandments, that my life in action might be a consistent reflection of Your decrees applied to my heart.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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