Daily Bible Reading - Tuesday - May 18th

Well we still see that Saul is trying to kill David but with no success.  Why? Because David is a man of God and the Lord is protecting him.  David has obeyed the Lord unlike Saul who has been two faced and full of the devil.  Its kind of funny, it seems any where David hides from Saul, there is always someone who wants to betray David and run and tell Saul.  What do they get out of it?  Well they think Saul is gonna take care of them but really, Saul always ends up turning on them or killing them.  What makes them want to turn on the man of God?  It seems David’s army is always smaller then Saul’s but yet David’s army always without a doubt conquerors what it goes after because the Lord is always on David’s side.  Not once has David hesitated to serve the Lord with all his heart and being, not once has he been scared that the Lord would take care of him.  With all the trouble he’s had with Saul he’s remained faithful to the Lord.  In that sense if we would remain faithful to the Lord in the things He wants us to do we would be like David, unstoppable.  In anything we do we can be more then conquerors in Him.

Today’s Reading

 1 Samuel 22:1-23:29
John 10:1-21
Psalm 115:1-18
Proverbs 15:18-19

Daily Devotional

"…The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"
(1 Samuel 16:7, NIV)

When the Lord looks at your heart, what does He see? Every one of us has an outer life and an inner life. The outer life is our public life that the people around us see. The inner life is made up of our thoughts, attitudes, and motives. Only you and God know what's going on inside of you.

Too many people go around today pretending—acting one way, yet on the inside they're thinking something totally different. Their heart and their actions don't line up. But we have to understand that God is looking on the inside. We can fool a lot of people, but we can't fool God. He would rather us be open and honest than go through life pretending.

Take inventory of what's going on inside of you today. Are you at peace? Are you overlooking offenses? Do you believe the best in people? Do your heart and actions line up? If not, ask the Lord to give you an undivided heart. Be determined to stay true in your mind and your actions. Line up your whole being with His Word so that you can be pleasing to Him all the days of your life!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, I humbly come before You today and ask that You search the deep places of my heart. Show me if there is any area where I need to line up my heart and actions. Help me to be authentic and true in my mind, heart, and actions. In Jesus Name. Amen