Devotion for Monday, July 29, 2024

“When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you” (Matthew 10:19-20).

Dive into the word such that it is in you. When confronted by those who will persecute you, do not worry about what you are going to say. The word will be in you. The Holy Spirit will bring out what is in you to speak what needs to be spoken. Why do you worry so much? The Lord knows all your circumstances and He will make sure you are prepared for whatever faces you. Trust in His leading.

Lord, You know how much I worry and fret. Guide me in Your goodness and mercy to understand that You will allow nothing to happen that is not in Your will. If it be such that I stand before those who persecute You through me, grant me Your peace such that I know Your Holy Spirit in me will guide me through this and every circumstance. May Your Spirit speak through me.

Jesus, You knew what was coming and You marched to Jerusalem anyway. Prepare me, one who does not know what is coming, so that I am a willing servant open to what You will do. Place in my heart a confident strength that even if they kill me, they only slay the body which You will resurrect on the last day. In all things, help me to live according to Your word so that I may grow in this faith that You have given me. Amen.