"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Monday, July 22, 2024 - Day 204 (Through the Bible in a year readings for today: Psalm 38-40; Acts 23:12-35 )
GOD WILL NOT ABANDON YOU
Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! (Psalm 38:21-22 ESV)
In the Acts 23:12-35 reading for today, we see how God kept His promise not to abandon one of His own, the apostle Paul.
Paul’s nephew reports a plot to kidnap Paul, and the tribune, Claudius Lysias, hustles him safely out of town.
The Lord will not abandon / forsake you either. He has a plan for your life too.
1. O God, forsake me not!
Your gracious presence lend me;
Lord, lead Your helpless child;
Your Holy Spirit send me
That I my course may run.
O be my light, my lot,
My staff, my rock, my shield--
O God, forsake me not!
2. O God, forsake me not!
Take not Your Spirit from me;
Do not permit the might
Of sin to overcome me.
Increase my feeble faith,
Which You alone have wrought.
O be my strength and pow'r--
O God, forsake me not!
3. O God, forsake me not!
Lord, hear my supplication!
In ev'ry evil hour
Help me resist temptation;
And when the prince of hell
My conscience seeks to blot,
Be then not far from me--
O God, forsake me not!
4. O God, forsake me not!
Lord, I am Yours forever.
O keep me strong in faith
That I may leave You never.
Grant me a blessed end
When my good fight is fought;
Help me in life and death--
O God, forsake me not!
(“O God, Forsake Me Not,” LSB #731)
Lord, please do not forsake me. Help me to stay close to You today through faith in Jesus. In His saving name. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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