Your Daily Devotions Part 1

Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared. Psalms 119:38

The word ‘devotion’ implies total commitment to someone – giving them your time and attention, enjoying their company, seeking to please them, and making them a priority in your life. And that should be the goal of your daily devotions. But here are two pitfalls to look out for and avoid:

1) ‘Me-itis’. God has promised to bless you, but when you seek His blessing instead of pursuing a relationship with Him, you become me-centered rather than Christ-centered. The truth is you can pray until you’re blue in the face but God won’t give you certain things, if you’re not mature enough to handle them. More than anything in life, Abraham wanted a son. And God gave him one. Yet when God asked him to offer his son as a sacrifice, he didn’t hesitate. Abraham proved there was nothing he loved more than God, therefore God promised to bless him and multiply all that he possessed (Genesis 22:17). Abraham became one of the most successful men of his generation, but his real claim to fame was that God referred to him as a ‘friend’ (Isaiah 41:8).

2) Being too busy. One of the dangers in working for God is that you can fail to spend time worshipping Him. The Psalmist said, ‘Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name’ (Psalm 29:2). The word ‘due’ means ‘deserving of’. When John saw the multitudes in heaven praising God, they were singing, ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power’ (Revelation 4:11). So start your daily devotions in praise by saying: ‘Lord, I’m here because You deserve to be worshipped and adored.’

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to see that my time with You each day is not for me to get something but to learn something and renew my trust in You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen