Devotion for Thursday, March 14, 2019

“I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Because
He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I
live.” (Psalm 116:1-2)

The Lord hears you even when it
is tomorrow, you are speaking and the you who is in this moment does not know
what you are going to say. The Lord hears all that is said and even what is not
said. What a privilege to be in the Lord’s presence and by grace to stand
before Him and praise Him. Come before the Lord with all your heart and praise
the Maker of all things, for He alone is worthy.

Lord, I often live in a world of pretend. I pretend that You are not
listening unless I am specifically speaking to You. I pretend that You have not
answered my prayers. Clear my head and my heart to rejoice in the truth that
You are always listening, not eavesdropping as sinners do, but listening
because You love us. Teach me, O Lord, the way I should go and teach me to
listen to others as You do.

Holy Spirit, every day You are here
and You are listening. Teach me to be aware of all that is around me that I
would not be focused upon myself, but become what You intend. Guide me in the
way of eternal life that I might now and always live into the life of Christ to
which I have been called. Guide me in the way of faith to walk humbly knowing
that You are always with me. Amen.