Devotion for Friday, September 13, 2019

“I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I
make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before Him; I showed before Him
my trouble.” (Psalm 142:1-2)

The cry of every human heart is
for relevance and meaning.  We were
created to lift our hands to the Lord in praise.  We are hardwired to look to the Lord in and
through all things.  Everything else is a
replacement.  Come to the Lord, you who
are weary.  Come to the Lord and find
your rest.  Know that in the Lord alone
is the hope and the future He has created for those who come to Him.

Lord, You know the state of my heart. 
Guide me, O Lord, in that way I should go that I may now and always
abide in You as You have promised to abide in me.  Lead , O Lord, in Your goodness to live into
the hope You give by grace through faith. 
May I learn to come to You in all circumstances and lift my hands to You
in praise, thanks and in need.  May I be
faithful in Your sight.

Lord Jesus, You have come that we
may go with You.  You alone have the
words of eternal life.  You alone are the
hope for all people.  Lead me, O Lord, in
the salvation You have made possible that I would now and always abide in You
and You in me.  Let not anything come into
the way of my walking humbly and faithfully with You.  Lord, make haste to hear my cry when I cry to
You.  Amen.