The Food of God's Faithfulness

Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

—Psalm 37:3 (NKJV)

Loving and Gracious LORD,

As I purpose to put all my trust in You, LORD, help me also be busy about doing what is good—so that I might abide in the safety of Your will for my life here on earth, and be fed by Your great faithfulness.

May I never claim to trust You by my words, but then fail to demonstrate that trust through obedience to Your Word and Your will—for in doing so, I would only be tempting the God of my salvation. Help me hold fast to the truth that only in my obedience can I demonstrate the depth of my faith—and only by my faith can I please You.

Show me that when I am obedient to do that which is good, You are faithful to bless me with everything that I need to be kept safe in Your hand—faithful to provide for every spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental need I have, according to Your plan and purpose for me.

Teach me that it is only within Your will that I can find the satisfaction, the peace and the joy of true contentment.  So let me feed on Your faithfulness to sustain me through everything that might come against me—as You prove Yourself ever faithful and true.

As I purpose to put all my trust in You, LORD, help me also be busy about doing what is good—so that I might abide in the safety of Your will for my life here on earth, and be fed by Your great faithfulness.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Let Me Never Forget Your Word

I will study your commandments
    and reflect on your ways.

I will delight in your decrees
    and not forget your word.

—Psalm 119:15-16 (NLT)

Loving LORD,

May I forever study Your commandments and reflect on Your ways!  Let Your decrees be my delight and may I never forget Your Word!

Help me to study Your commands that I might know the Truth behind all that You have commanded us in Your Word—and rightly apply that Truth to my life and more perfectly live my life for You.

Teach me to know You, as I reflect on Your ways—so that in coming to know You more completely, I can better understand Your love for each one of us and so be compelled to share that love with others around me.

Show me how to take my highest delight in what You have decreed—knowing that Your love for us is the foundation upon which every decree is established, each one being framed for our benefit.

May I forever study Your commandments and reflect on Your ways!  Let Your decrees be my delight and may I never forget Your Word!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

My Joy and My Heart's Delight

When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
    They are my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name,
    O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.

—Jeremiah 15:16 (NLT)

Dear LORD,

Keep me hungry—eager to receive and ready to apply every word that You would speak into my life.  Let my joy and my heart’s delight be in discovering the Truth that is found in Your Word, which is revealed by Your Spirit and proven through my personal experience of relationship with You.

Continue to speak to me through Your Holy Spirit, and by that same Spirit reveal and illuminate the words of the Bible to my spirit—that I might devour the fresh Truth that You have waiting there for me to discover.

Use that Truth to help me grow in obedience and faithfulness to You, so that I can live my life submitted to Truth and can become all that You have planned for me to be in Christ—for Your own glory and honor and praise.

For it is in Your words that I find my strength and hope!  And in them I discover the responsibilities of obedience that I carry, because I have been chosen—and I have chosen—to bear Your name, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies!

Keep me hungry—eager to receive and ready to apply every word that You would speak into my life.  Let my joy and my heart’s delight be in discovering the Truth that is found in Your Word, which is revealed by Your Spirit and proven through my personal experience of relationship with You.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.