Devotion for Saturday, August 24, 2019

“I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.  Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me,
and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting.”  (Psalm 138:22-24)

The Lord knows every
circumstance.  The Lord knows the
situation you are in.  When you are in
places of adversity, the Lord knows. 
Yes, the wicked abide for a time, but they will not rule forever.  The Lord is Sovereign over all that He has
made.  Do not trust in your
circumstances, but in the One who has allowed circumstances to flow in the
stream of time.  He will vindicate the
righteous.

Lord, teach me to not be anxious amidst any circumstance, but to see
that in You is the only hope for resolution. 
Guide me in the way of righteousness that I may now and always abide in
Your goodness.  Lead me in the way of
everlasting life that I would not live in resentment, but in the hope You
give.  Direct me by Your Word along the
paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake that I may abide in You.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for
clearing the way that I may now and always walk according to Your
goodness.  Lead me along the paths You
have established that I would trust in Your leading, knowing that You have
already made the way of  true righteousness
sure.  Grant me a right heart when
dealing with the wicked that I may not harbor wickedness in my heart.  Lead me by Your grace, Lord.  Amen.