Daily Bible Reading - Thursday - June 3rd

What challenge are you facing today? Is it something that keeps following you where ever you go?  If it’s something you just don’t want to do or face and it keeps following you then most likely it’s something God wants you to do or face.  I’ve sure found this out recently and the best thing we can do is turn around and face that challenge head on because its not gonna go away until you do.  Like David, he had many challenges to face, sometimes he’d run but if you look back, every time David ran the challenge he was facing was right behind him.  The same is with us, that challenge will always be there regardless of how far you run, so why not turn around and face it, look it in the eye and conqueror that thing, you’ll see how much better you will feel about it and yourself, that’s what I had to do and now I am glad I did. 

Today’s Reading

2 Samuel 20:14-21:22
Acts 1:1-26
Psalm 121:1-8
Proverbs 16:18

Daily Devotional

"The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips"
(Proverbs 16:23, NKJV)

Choosing your words is very important. The scripture tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue. You can bless your future with your words, or you can curse it. God Himself spoke the worlds into existence by the creative power of words.

There are many influences over our words. In the heat of the moment, we can let our emotions tell us what to say. We can listen to what others say and allow them to influence our words. We can even be influenced by what we watch on TV, the internet, or read in the news. But notice what today's verse tells us that a wise person does—a wise person listens to their heart and lets their heart teach them what to say. As a believer, when you listen to your heart, you are tuning in to what the Spirit of God is saying to you. You are coming into agreement with Him.

Today, listen to your heart. Take time to be still and quiet before the Lord. Allow Him to teach you what to say. As you submit your words and ways to Him, He will direct your path.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for giving me power in the words of my mouth. Help me to stay tuned into You by listening to my heart. Teach me to use my words to always speak life and bless others. In Jesus' Name. Amen.