Devotion for Sunday, September 1, 2019

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!  How great is the sum of them!  If I should count them, they would be more in
number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.”  (Psalm 139:17-78)

Upon what do you meditate?  Many in the world think upon the things that
excite them or lead them in the ways of the world.  Do not be led by this world’s ways, but by
the goodness of the Lord.  Come then and
live into the promises and hope that He gives to those who turn to Him.  Live into the life the Lord offers and
rejoice in the goodness of His grace and mercy, for His love alone endures
forever.

Lord, I am distracted by so many things.  Lead me in the way of life that I would
always go according to Your will and not the will of this world.  Help me to be thankful for what You have
shown me.  May I learn to meditate upon
Your goodness and the reality of Your presence through all that You have
created.  Guide me into the deeper life
of one who lives by fath.

Holy Spirit, lead my heart to see
through what this world offers in order to see the goodness and mercy that is
all around me.  Guide me according to
Your eternal will to live into the promises You have given me.  Help me walk in the way of Jesus and to not
be led astray by the ideas of this world. 
Keep me now and always abiding in You and You in me that I may walk the
way of faithfulness.  Amen.

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