Daily Bible Reading - Monday July 13th

Reading in Chronicles this morning where David wrote a song of praise to the Lord and they all sang and worshiped the Lord.  When David writes a song of praise to the Lord you can always feel it from the heart.  He truly puts his whole heart into the song.  In most of his songs you can always count on “Give thanks to the Lord" to be in them.  That’s one thing David always seem to stress, was give thanks to the Lord no matter what.  In the good times and the bad, Give thanks to the Lord.  In advance, give thanks to the Lord.  Our Heavenly Father is like any natural father, they love to hear how thankful we are for what they do for us.  God loves it when we come to Him with thankful hearts, I really think it makes Him smile.  I really believe when we have thankful hearts then “Surely, goodness and mercy" will follow us all the days of our lives just like the devotional talks about. 

Today’s Reading

1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36
Romans 1:18-32
Psalm 10:1-15
Proverbs 19:6-7

Daily Devotional

Psalm 23:6
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever"

As a believer in Jesus, did you know that goodness and mercy are following you? God´s grace and favor are chasing you down! But if you live with a cloud of condemnation over you, if you surround yourself with negativity, then you are putting a barrier between yourself and the blessings of God.

So many believers today miss out on what God has in store for them because they live like they´ve got a dark cloud over their heads. They´re always talking doom and gloom, living in condemnation. But when you open your heart to receive what God has for you, that cloud is lifted and all that´s left is His goodness and mercy!

Instead of living in guilt and shame, God desires that you walk in His love and forgiveness. Make the decision today to let go of condemnation, let go of the past through forgiveness, let go of self–defeating behaviors, and embrace His goodness and mercy! Let His favor surround you like a shield so you can live the life of victory He has in store for you!

Today's Prayer: Father in heaven, I humbly come to You today asking that You remove anything in my heart that would keep me from You. Give me a heart of forgiveness so that I can move forward into all You have for me. In Jesus´ Name. Amen.