Daily Prayer
The Word:
Proverbs 5:21-23 (HCSB) 21 For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes, and He considers all his paths. 22 A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him; he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin. 23 He will die because there is no discipline, and be lost because of his great stupidity.
My observation:
I have heard the saying, “There is a high cost for low living” for years. Brainy Quote attributes it to Edwin Louis Cole.
Another saying related to this topic says, “Sin will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay”.
The burden of the father to the son in today’s Proverb is that it pays to stay on the pathway of righteousness. If you fail to pay attention to wisdom’s call, you will reap the consequences of a ruined life. The life lived in obedience to God is the blessed life.
My inspiration:
Psalm 32:1-5 (HCSB) 1 How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! 2 How joyful is the man the Lord does not charge with sin and in whose spirit is no deceit! 3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the summer’s heat. Selah 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
Psalm 32:10 (HCSB) Many pains come to the wicked, but the one who trusts in the Lord will have faithful love surrounding him.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I praise and thank you that you are a God of compassionate love, and that you chose to love me first.
Father, I thank you for the cross at Calvary that demonstrates for the whole world to see how much you love sinners.
Love, I pray that I will demonstrate my love for you by being a trusting an obedient child of God.
John 14:15 (HCSB) “If you love Me, you will keep My commands.
My song:
I Stand All Amazed at the Love Jesus Offers Me (Click on link below for lyrics and midi):