“Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things and revive me in Your way,” Psalm 119:37 (NKJV). Many things that are attractive at first glance turn out to be worthless or harmful. To substitute “God’s Way” for an inferior, man-made model is not only treasonous, it is dangerous: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death,” Proverbs 14:12 (ESV). “Revive me in Your way” is one of the simplest yet most powerful prayers in the Bible. God’s Word instructs us in God’s Ways therefore no pursuit of God can be successful apart from reading, meditation-upon and obedience to His Word. We cannot “revive” what we have never imbibed. LORD, my confession is that of the psalmist: “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” In Your mercy, instruct my heart with You Word and guide my feet into Your Ways.
“This is the day that the LORD has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24 ESV. The table is set for a brand-new day. Only God knows exactly what is already prepared for my arrival in it. I must now leave behind days gone by and ready myself for new insight, a higher life, and greater things. Am I up for what today will bring? Only the day will tell, but the One who provides it will also carry me through it. One thing is sure; I will walk upon on sacred footprints since the Alpha and Omega has already trod this moment in advance, sprinkling blessings and divine opportunities throughout. I must pay attention so I don’t miss a thing He has placed along the path. Lord God, Lover of My Soul, today is the day You have made; I am so good with that and already rejoicing in what is to unfold. Lift me in Your arms and carry me through with faith, joy, and purpose.
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