Today’s Scripture: For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.” Psalm 95:10 ESV
Over an hour, I pressed snooze; I had to stay. After arising and going to my knees I found it difficult to stay with God there too. I had to stay in “that” place.
The word “stay” brought me to this affirmation from Psalm 95:10. These people of David’s generation erred in their ways by going astray in their hearts. I want my heart, my soul and my mind to stay with God, don’t you?
Many of us have gotten our hearts broken by giving them to other things. All of us have been burned by giving our hearts to other people, promises, hopes, desires, dreams and any other trails our hearts may go.
Psalm 95 also states we are God’s people; His flock, ALREADY in His pasture. “Come” this chapter begins. Come; let us sing to the LORD. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving.
We are in His presence, may our hearts stay there.
Today’s Prayer: Father God, I come before You with thanksgiving. I am thankful that You have welcomed me into Your pasture. LORD forgive me for allowing my heart to go astray. I love coming into Your presence and I want and pray to stay there. Help me resist those things that lead my heart astray. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
Amen!
Thank you Pastor Davis, Blessings as your heart stays with Him!
The older I get, the more my heart is stayed on HIM–not to my credit, mind you, but He’s promised to keep drawing me, and it feels So Good! God bless you brother.
Thank you Sis! Certainly as we experience life more and more we come to know that His promises are ours and that there is no safer place than to keep our hearts with Him. Blessings as you stay!
I want my heart, mind and soul to be stayed on Him too, Tom. Thanks for such a good prayer for us to pray. God bless.
Deb, I love joining you in prayer to our God. He is ours and we, all of our being, is His. Blessaings as you stay on Him!
This reminded me of an old Southern gospel song. This is where I want my heart to be!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JR6p7fmMezY#t=28
Thank you Joseph for sharing this old Hymn. Let us stay at His throne! Glory to His name!
Amen!
Such a beautiful, to the point reminder of where our hearts should be. Always. All the time.
Thank you Julie. What our hearts find with Him…well, I do not understand why we turn away. I do believe He designed us to come to know that we find His blessings only when we stay with Him. Blessings as you stay!