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The Upper Room Daily Devotional from The United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, United States for Friday, 27 July 2018 "God’s Word in My Heart" by Fisayo Peters (Lagos, Nigeria) DEUTERONOMY 11:18-21
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11 (KJV))
Some time ago I was told that a neighbor had spoken negatively about me. I became furious and immediately went to confront, even to fight, that person. As I was dashing off, a scripture I had read came to my mind: “Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14, NRSV). This scripture stopped me in my tracks, and I turned back from what I wanted to do; I went back home immediately. I had decided to obey that word from God and not to fight. I had heard God’s call to be at peace with everyone.
Reading, studying, and memorizing the word of God helps us to behave in ways that are pleasing to God. We can store up God’s word in our hearts and remember it before we take any action out of impatience or anger. Scripture will always help us not to fall short of God’s expectations for our lives.
TODAY'S PRAYER: O Lord, help us to store up your word in our hearts so that we will not sin against you. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation” (Luke 11:2-4, NIV). Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Deuteronomy 11:18 Therefore, you are to store up these words of mine in your heart and in all your being; tie them on your hand as a sign; put them at the front of a headband around your forehead; 19 teach them carefully to your children, talking about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up; 20 and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates — 21 so that you and your children will live long on the land Adonai swore to your ancestors that he would give them for as long as there is sky above the earth. (Complete Jewish Bible).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Remembering God’s word can keep me on the right path.
PRAYER FOCUS: Someone tempted to lash out in anger
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Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11 (KJV))
Some time ago I was told that a neighbor had spoken negatively about me. I became furious and immediately went to confront, even to fight, that person. As I was dashing off, a scripture I had read came to my mind: “Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14, NRSV). This scripture stopped me in my tracks, and I turned back from what I wanted to do; I went back home immediately. I had decided to obey that word from God and not to fight. I had heard God’s call to be at peace with everyone.
Reading, studying, and memorizing the word of God helps us to behave in ways that are pleasing to God. We can store up God’s word in our hearts and remember it before we take any action out of impatience or anger. Scripture will always help us not to fall short of God’s expectations for our lives.
TODAY'S PRAYER: O Lord, help us to store up your word in our hearts so that we will not sin against you. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation” (Luke 11:2-4, NIV). Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Deuteronomy 11:18 Therefore, you are to store up these words of mine in your heart and in all your being; tie them on your hand as a sign; put them at the front of a headband around your forehead; 19 teach them carefully to your children, talking about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up; 20 and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates — 21 so that you and your children will live long on the land Adonai swore to your ancestors that he would give them for as long as there is sky above the earth. (Complete Jewish Bible).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Remembering God’s word can keep me on the right path.
PRAYER FOCUS: Someone tempted to lash out in anger
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