Understanding to the Simple

Psalm 119

129 Your statutes are wonderful;

therefore I obey them.

130 The unfolding of your words gives light; 


it gives understanding to the simple.

I am a simple man. A deep thinker yes, a man of logic, absolutely, but a simple man nonetheless. I believe in absolutes, and in absolute truth. God’s Word is Absolute Truth. God’s Word settles the debate. God’s Word is wonderful; therefore I will obey it. God’s Word gives light and understanding, and I will stay in the Word daily while trying to live my life as best as I can according to what I learn from studying the Word!

My Hope is in You

Psalm 119

114 You are my refuge and my shield; 


I have put my hope in your word.

My hope and my refuge are found in the Lord Jesus alone. May my eyes be filled with the sight of my Lord. May my heart overflow with His love. May my actions bring Him glory and honor and praise always. May I be sustained daily by the time I spend in His Word.

Life Attitude of Praise

Psalm 119

108 Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, 


and teach me your laws.

May my lips and my life always be filled with praise for my Lord and Savior! May my heart always be prepared to receive more of the teachings of Jesus. May all I do and all I say bring glory and honor and praise to Jesus always!

Jesus' Prayer

John 17

9 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. 10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.”

20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.”

Jesus’ prayer for unity is a prayer for those who will follow Him. Look again at verse 9, He is not praying for the world, but for His followers. And in verse 20, the prayer is not just for His Disciples, but for everyone who will EVER believe in Him. May Jesus bring those of us who love Him and follow Him together. May we indeed do what He desires...to bring all those who belong to Him to a saving relationship with Him!

Give me the sense to follow your commands

Psalm 119

73 You made me; you created me.

Now give me the sense to follow your commands.

“Give me the sense to follow your commands.” Now, THAT is a prayer! I need to claim that prayer as my own. Why is it that I so easily get off track, and try to pull a “li’l brudder” with the attitude of, “I can make it on my own”? (Yes a Homestar Runner reference made this devo). I need the sense to follow the commands of my Lord and Savior, Jesus. Father, keep me close to You, focused on Jesus, and give me the sense to follow Your commands always.

So Be It

John 15

18 “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. 19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.”

Sometimes we who claim to want to follow Jesus get this all mixed up. We whine, moan, groan and complain with the world hates us. We act shocked and amazed. We should instead count it as a badge of honor to be hated by the world and those who are worldly in their thinking. We are not part of this world, we are strangers and aliens in a foreign land. Our Kingdom is in Christ, and our values are vastly different from the pagans around us. May we be salt and light attempting to draw all people into a saving relationship with Jesus, but may we also be aware that we are in a war with the thinking of this world. Thus, we are at war with the world, and those of this world will indeed hate us. So be it.

Who Am I, Lord?

2 Samuel 7

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,

“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

The LORD has just promised David that his family will rule Israel, and that the kingdom will not be taken away from David’s family like it was from Saul’s. Let me be clear: I am no David. I do not claim any comparison to David, other than this: “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” God blesses me in spite of who I am. God blesses my family in spite of the circumstances we are facing. I know that it is only by clinging to Jesus that I can not just survive, but thrive. Lord, I admit that I am tired, and I know that You think I can handle much more than I believe I can, but I will trust in You, give You the glory always, and remain Your faithful servant to the very best of my ability.