OUR DAILY BREAD 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 MINISTRIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL — It’s Slippery Out Here!
Our Daily Bread Ministries Daily Devotional
(Tuesday September 3 2019)
TOPIC: It’s Slippery Out Here!
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Bible in a Year :
Psalms 140–142; 1 Corinthians 14:1–20
Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil.
Psalm 141:4
Today’s Scripture & Insight:
Psalm 141
OUR DAILY BREAD 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 MINISTRIES DEVOTIONAL
MESSAGE:
Years ago, when I was learning to ski, I followed my son Josh down what appeared to be a gentle slope. With my eyes on him I failed to notice he turned down the steepest hill on the mountain, and I found myself careening down the slope, completely out of control. I cratered, of course.
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Psalm 141 shows how we can easily find ourselves slipping down sin’s slope. Prayer is one of the ways we stay alert to those slopes: “Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil” (v. 4) is a plea that echoes the Lord’s Prayer almost exactly: “Lead [me] not into temptation, but deliver [me] from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13). In His goodness, God hears and answers this prayer.
OUR DAILY BREAD 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 MINISTRIES DEVOTIONAL
And then I find in this psalm another agent of grace: a faithful friend. “Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it” (Psalm 141:5).
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Temptations are subtle. We’re not always aware that we’re going wrong. A true friend can be objective. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6 nkjv).
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It’s hard to accept rebuke, but if we see the wounding as a “kindness” it can become an anointing that puts us back on the path of obedience.
May we be open to truth from a trusted friend and rely on God through prayer.
By: David H. Roper
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Reflect & Pray
What slippery slopes do you gravitate toward? In what ways can you set a guard over your heart?
Father, please keep my feet from straying. Help me to listen to You and good friends.
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