Every Word of God Proves True

Every word of God proves true.
    He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

—Proverbs 30:5 (NLT)

Father God,

Thank You for all the times that Your words have been proven true in my life—and for the comfort and hope that comes over me when I remember Your faithfulness to Your Word!

Remind me to run to Your Word—the Bible—every day, so that by Your Spirit You can reveal the Truth that You have waiting there for me to discover.

And should I become discouraged, help me to look back and remember how in all my life Your words have always proven to be true—and have worked to my great gain, when I have been faithful to live in willing obedience to Your Word.

Help me never to forget that You have provided this pathway to Truth out of Your great love for me—so that if I seek out Your Truth and apply it to my life, You will be a shield for me, covering me, protecting me and keeping me in perfect peace.

Thank You for all the times that Your words have been proven true in my life—and for the comfort and hope that comes over me when I remember Your faithfulness to Your Word!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Renewed Every Day

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

—2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Renew me once again today, so that I won’t be tempted to give up!

Help me to draw on the power of Your Holy Spirit within me, to renew my strength, so I can boldly face what lies before me on my journey through this life.

Remind me that though my body has been aging since the day I was born, You cause me to be renewed in the inner man of my spirit—so that I find new life in You, discover more about who You are, and become more like You, with each new day.

Show me how to trust in You, and believe, and put my hope in You alone, knowing the temporary troubles that I face are simply tools which You will use for my good—to mold and fashion me into the person that You want me to be, so that I can bring You glory.

Grant me the humility to accept my human limitations, recognize my dependence on You, and to take my eyes off of my troubles long enough to see You—and acknowledge Your great power to save me out of them all!

And help me to embrace life here with the joy and peace that You have called me to—until that great day when You call me home to be forever with You in glory.

Renew me once again today, so that I won’t be tempted to give up!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

The Seven Things the LORD Detests

There are six things the LORD hates—
    no, seven things he detests:
haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that kill the innocent,
a heart that plots evil,
    feet that race to do wrong,
a false witness who pours out lies,
    a person who sows discord in a family.

—Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLT)

LORD of my Heart,

Help me to surrender all of my heart and life to You—so You would have no reason to detest the things that You find in me.

Remove any haughtiness or conceitedness from within me—especially when my eyes show contempt for others. Keep me from sinning by thinking more highly of myself than I ought to, while undervaluing others.

Check me by Your Spirit should any lie be formed in my heart—before it spills across my tongue—that my words would always reflect that I hold Truth as sacred in my life.

Purge from me any desire for the shedding of innocent blood—for cruelty or blood-thirstiness.  Help me to have precious reverence for the sanctity of life.

Expose any tendency to devise wickedness in my heart or to entertain or rehearse evil plans in my mind—that I might chose to meditate only on what is good and right.

Make my feet quick to run to do what is good, so that my feet will be kept from that which is evil.

Let me only speak the truth about others—and let those words be pleasing to You—so that I cannot be used as a tool of the enemy for his purposes.

And stop me from sowing any seeds of discord among my family—whether my natural family or my brothers and sisters in Christ—that unity would be preserved.

Help me to surrender all of my heart and life to You—so You would have no reason to detest the things that You find in me.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.