I once almost drowned as
a young child. On what would surely have been my last plunge beneath the
surface my brother grabbed me and pulled me to ground I could stand on. It was
not an easy rescue. Out of intense panic I struggled against my rescuer. I
sometimes still do. Our own foolishness is most often the source of our
disasters, yet at the moment of salvation we make our rescue even more of an
ordeal than it should be. O Lord My Rescuer, I know you hear my cry long before
I feel Your hand. Help me to not question Your timing or ways. Deliver me from
foolhardy behaviors.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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