Devotional for July 15

Lead Me, Lord, In Your Righteousness

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm 5:4-12 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

Strengthen the body with exercise. The way to do this is not always easy, but the way is well known. Strengthen faith by fighting the good fight. The way is not always easy, but the way to do this is also well known. Renew the mind daily with the Word of God. Resist the faithless thoughts suggested by the inner tempter designed to avert the gaze from the Spirit and truth. Let faith in God be non-negotiable, and humbly hold on to the truth to the very end. The Word of God is truth and it will never fail. Faith doesn’t add anything to God. Faith receives from God. Know beyond merely understanding that there is a placed predestined for you before the world began at the table of the wedding feast of the Lamb. This present world is only a preparation for the next. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and trust God to lead you to that paradise He has prepared for you. (Proverbs 12:10, 14:4, 22:13; Matthew 16:23; Colossians 3:2; Luke 14:15-24; John 6:27-29, 4:19-26; Matthew 17:19-21, 18:1-3, 7:9-11; Ephesians 1:3-5; Romans 8:12-19; Hebrews 11:6; Mark 11:22-24; James 4:10; 1 Kings 3:7; 1 Peter 5:6-10; Revelation 22:14-21)