YEAR 1, WEEK 17, Day 7, Sunday, 28 April 2024

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Observations from today’s readings and today’s S-WOD, Sunday, 28 April 2024:

Psalm 17:1 – Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

You must approach God honestly.  Be totally open, honest, and transparent in your prayers.

Psalm 17:3 — I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Have you?

Psalm 17:4 – With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. 

Carefully obeying God’s word will keep you from the deceitfulness of men.

Psalm 17:10 – They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly. 

Humility breeds compassion.  Pride and arrogance foster callousness.

“Cross” Fit S-WOD (Spiritual Workout of the Day) – 28 April 2024:  Today, pray that God will help you become the embodiment of His word, with a genuine heart for what God cares about, with thoughts that are aligned with His thoughts, speaking only what He would have you say to others, and doing only what He would do.  Pray that increasingly, doing His will would be become your greatest desire rather than merely duty, and that you would do His will naturally without even having to think about it too much.  It is impossible to deceive the Lord, only yourself and others; so, pray honestly, naturally, and confidently (by God’s grace through Jesus).  Praise His Name, repent, ask, then yield (PRAY).