Day: March 14, 2021

The God of My Life

Psalms 42-49 are attributed to
the sons of Korah, descendants
of the man who died for his
rebellion against Moses (Num 16).
One part of this family became
the temple doorkeepers (1Chr 9:19)
while another became the singers
and musicians in the temple
(1 Chron 6:31-33, 37).

Praise be to the Lord of My Life:
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I’ll yet
praise him, my Savior and my God.
My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember You…
By day the Lord directs His love,
at night His song is with me –
a prayer to the God of My Life
– El Hayyay (Psalm 42:5-8).

Lord El Hayyay, when it is dark
You light the way and give comfort.
Yet at times I just cannot see the
goodness before me because
my eyes are dulled by darkness.
But in those times, You ask me
to have faith in You and to cling
to Your Word, so that when the
sun rises, I will see the greatness
of Your goodness in my life. Amen.

Lord El Hayyay, sometimes I have
questioned more than I should.
Forgive me for doubting Your heart
when I couldn’t see Your hand or
when Your ways seemed confusing.
Forgive me for not resting in
Your name, El Hayyay, the God
of my life and for trying to be
in charge of my life myself.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen

Lord El Hayyay, open my ears
to hear from You; and soften
my heart to discern Your Spirit.
Help my eyes to recognise when
You are weaving something new
in my life. Help me remember
You are sovereign and nothing
happens to me that doesn’t
first pass through Your hands.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lessons from Paul’s 2nd Journey

Paul’s second missionary journey
begins with a new companion
– Silas. But the team soon doubles
in size as Timothy is added
at Lystra and Luke at Troas.
Initially given a warm reception
in Philippi, Paul and Silas
soon experience flogging and
imprisonment for disrupting the
profitable soothsaying business.
But God uses even this to bring
a jailer and his family to salvation.

Lord, Paul’s missionary adventures
show us the gospel should not be
confined to one corner of the world
but the hope be offered to all people.
And Paul’s second church-planting
journey shows the apostle at work
bringing the gospel to some of the
most significant cities of their time.
Learning from Paul, we too should
also venture forth and share this
heroic task to witness for Christ.
As we seek to join You at work
Lord, we Seek Your Presence;
Lord, we Seek Your Deliverance;
Lord, we Seek Your Support. Amen.

Lord, we Seek Your Deliverance:
Around midnight, Paul and Silas
were praying and Singing Hymns
to God, and the other prisoners
were listening. Suddenly, there
was a great earthquake and
the prison was shaken to its
foundations. All the doors flew
open, and the chains of every
prisoner fell off (Acts 16:25-26).
Lord, we praise U for Your mighty
power in our lives. We magnify
Your Name for there is none like U!
When I look at my circumstances
and am tempted to give up,
remind me of the example of
Paul & Silas and how U intervened
for them. Then put words of Praise
in my mouth. For You are my hope
in the midst of trouble. Amen.

Lord, we Seek Your Presence:
(God) Himself gives all men life
and breath and everything else.
From one man He made every
nation of men, that they should
inhabit the whole earth; and He
determined the times set for them
and the exact places where they
should live. God did this so that
men should seek Him… reach
out for Him and find Him, though
He is not far from each one of us.
For in Him we live and move and
have our being (Acts 17:25-28).
Lord, I know You are constantly
watching us, protecting us and
even sharing Your thots with us.
In You Lord, we live and move
and exist. Help us Lord to become
a noticer of Your Presence and
acknowledge You in every situation.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we Seek Your Support:
One night the Lord spoke to Paul
in a vision: Do not be afraid; keep
on speaking… For I am with you, and
no one is going to harm you…So Paul
stayed for a year and a half, teaching
them the word of God (Acts 18:9-11).
Apollos… with thorough knowledge
of the Scriptures… taught about
Jesus accurately, though he knew
only the baptism of John. He began
to speak boldly in the synagogue.
When Priscilla & Aquila heard him,
they invited him to their home and
explained to him the way of God
more adequately (Acts 18:24-26).
Lord, it will be great to experience
like Apostle Paul Your support and
encouragement to do Your work.
Challenge us to know well the Scriptures, full of zeal and learn
continually. In Jesus’ name, Amen.