The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 12:5-6 (ESV)
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Proverbs 12:14 (ESV)
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 56:12-13 (ESV)
12 I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Psalm 19:14 (ESV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
My observation:
The choice word for today is "Words". There is tremendous power in the words that come out of our mouth. When we speak we reveal the contents of our heart.
Luke 6:45 (ESV)
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
In our featured Psalm for this week David closes out this Psalm by giving glory to God. Our prayers are just not to get our needs met, but the highest purpose of our prayers should be to glorify God. Notice the confident trust that David had in God when he prayed for deliverance from his troubles, torture, and tears. Notice how he spoke of them in the past tense.
Psalm 56:13 (ESV)
For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
My prayer:
Father God, Abba, Father, I delight to bring delight to your heart by giving honor and praise to your most holy and righteous name. Father, I pray that I might make it my highest purpose in my prayers to bring glory to your precious name.
Father God, I pray for the enabling power of the Holy Spirit to enable me to speak purposeful words to you and to others because our words are so powerful. Father, I pray that my words will bless you, and will be a blessing to others.
My song:
We Will Glorify (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4skT9ndv6ng
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Matthew 24:35 (HCSB)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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