Day 325 - (Today’s Bible readings: Joshua 10:1-15; Psalm 119:121-128; Luke 24:13-35)
Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.
I am your servant; give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies! (Psalm 119:124-125)
David asks the Lord for the gift of understanding, a very good request for you and I to make as well. But first, he seeks God’s mercy, His steadfast love.
David does the order right. Our relationship with God begins with us acknowledging that we need help. We need our loving God to mercifully forgive us our sins. We also need to know His statutes, His Law and holy will for our lives.
Did you catch why he was asking for understanding? The answer is to better know God’ testimonies. We need to know the same. We need to know God’s proclamations for mankind. There are basically two... REPENT OF YOU SINS AND BELIEVE IN JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR FROM SIN.
Lord God, mercifully grant me Your wisdom so that I may know of Your mercy and You holy will. In Jesus’ saving name. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings
Then scroll down to 2018 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!
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