December 26: Psalm 117; 119:81-176; 2John; 3John

Preparing for the New Year

Scripture: Psalm (NIV) 119:92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Observation: Obviously the Psalmist had gone through some troubled times. Pain and suffering may so capture our thoughts that we lose interest in other things. Yet the Psalmist had something so great that it preserved him through the troubles. The Word of God was more than his interest or commitment; it was his delight!

Application: If delighting in the Word can preserve me, then surely the way to prepare for times of trouble is to delight myself in the Word. I do not know what the year ahead has for me, but I am convinced that the better I know God’s Word, the better I will be prepared.

Prayer: Lord, as your Word enters my life through my eyes and ears, may your Holy Spirit mix it in my heart with my thoughts and knowledge so that I may be prepared to express it in my words and deeds. Amen.

Pastor Leon
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