Daily Prayer_August 5, 2011

The Word of God for wisdom:

Proverbs 5:1-2 (MSG)
¹ Dear friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it. ² Then you'll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep you out of trouble.

The Word of God for inspiration:

Psalm 119:34 (HCSB)
Help me understand Your instruction, and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart.

The Word of God for encouragement:

Matthew 22:34-40 (HCSB)
³⁴ When the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. ³⁵ And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: ³⁶ "Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?" ³⁷ He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the greatest and most important command. ³⁹ The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. ⁴⁰ All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands."

My observation:

Today the key verse is Psalm 119.34. The choice word for today's meditation is the word" obey". In fact, obedience is the theme of all of the passages selected for today.

The Proverb is a call to obey the voice of wisdom. The Psalmist prays for understanding of the word of God, and he makes the promise that he will obey the word with his whole heart. In the Gospel of Matthew, the Lord Jesus responds to the question of the learned lawyer by telling him what we commonly refer to as "The Great Commandment".

The poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do".

The bible says in James 1:22 (HCSB)
But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

My prayer:

Father God, Sovereign Lord, I praise and thank you for the trustworthiness of your Word. Father, your impeccable character and your infallible Word makes you worthy of our complete obedience to everything that you command us to do in your Word.

Father God, I ask that by the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, that you would enable your people to apply and obey the word of God.

My song:

Love the Lord (Click on link below to listen to this song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4niaWGmJc&feature=related

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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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