Devotional for Monday, July 17th, 2017
“The Understanding of Our Lord”
by Dona Hake
Think about all that God is to us. We can look to Him as being the love of our life, He is Light, He is our Healer, He is our Provider… I could share so many things that He is to us but today I want today we are going to meditate upon the truth that He is our Understanding. When all seems dark or something may seem confusing I want to encourage your heart today to look to Him as the one that is able to give you the understanding that you need for the moment you are in.
The understanding of God is a wonderful thing but we must always be mindful that we are fearing and reverencing His Name. The fear and reverence for God is the beginning of His wisdom and understanding to be given to us. As we follow His guiding principles we will have good sense and be decisive. We will know exactly what to do in every given situation just because we know that He totally understands, and He is able impart that understanding into our hearts and minds. I would like to share a scripture with you from Psalm 111:10. The one translation from the Extended Bible says it simply, and that is “Those who obey and do his orders have good understanding.” I love the way this is worded simply because it calls God’s Word or His commands “his orders”. Are there times that you feel you can pick and choose from His Word? God’s Word is not like a box of chocolates in which you pick our your favorites or you bite into one, and dislike it and throw it away. God desires that we embrace all of His truth and make it ours to obey that we may live a blessed life. Today, let us reverence the Lord in every way possible. Let us readily hear from our Lord the orders for our day!
Lord, help us to be humble as we hear and read Your Word. May we draw close to You that we may hear Your tender voice as You desire to instruct us in the way. You are good, and may we see all of Your commands as good and profitable in our walk with You that we may grow thereby. In Jesus Name, amen!
Psalm 111:10 The Living Bible
How can men be wise? The only way to begin is by reverence for God. For growth in wisdom comes from obeying his laws. Praise his name forever.
How can men be wise? The only way to begin is by reverence for God. For growth in wisdom comes from obeying his laws. Praise his name forever.