| Today's Bible Verse |
| "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."
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Psalm 16:6 King James Version (KJV)
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| Today's Bible Study |
In her book The Quarry, Mildred Walker wrote this: A kind of wonder fills us at the way things turn out. Such a little part of your life you spend making decisions and doing things, and the rest of your life you spend remembering the first part.
I am no longer a young woman. My children are adults and I have four beautiful grandchildren. I do some part-time writing. I read books and I grow geraniums in the spring and summer. I spend time with my husband of 45 years.
And I spend much of my time remembering.
David wrote in Psalm 16:6 the words of today’s verse. Another version translates it this way: The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
We know David had neither a perfect nor a trouble-free existence. For years he ran for his life from jealous King Saul. His immoral relationship with Bathsheba, another man’s wife, brought tragedies on his family. One of his sons killed his half-brother and even tried to weasel the throne away from his father. David was not the perfect parent.
Yet Acts 13:22 tells us God’s opinion of his servant David: I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. I am thankful God remembers that we (David, you and I) are dust, and He loves us anyway.
I encourage you to read David’s beautiful words recorded in Psalm 103:7-19, which detail God’s loving care for those of us who fear Him. He causes the boundary lines for us to fall in pleasant places too.
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| Today's Prayer |
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| Lord, my heart overflows with gratitude for the numberless blessings You have poured out upon me. Thank You for loving this imperfect servant. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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| Yesterday's Bible
Verse |
| "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil."
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2 Thessalonians 3:3 King James Version (KJV)
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| Yesterday's Bible
Study |
Just inside the entrance of the grocery store where I shop stands a six-foot monster made of metal and glass. This monster is a “treasure-filled” vending machine, more commonly known to mothers and grandmothers as a junk toy machine.
Every child under the age of twelve is attracted to it. Kids stare dreamy-eyed at the objects sparkling within its display case: digital wristwatches, “diamond” rings, miniature computerized games, and dozens of stuffed animals.
My little granddaughter was no different from most. She begged to be given money, so she could win a prize. On the first few visits to the store I refused her requests. I explained that she would most likely not win anything, and that anything she might win would break or not work properly.
Finally, I relented. With high hopes, she deposited the money into the machine. She manipulated its giant claw to hover over a stuffed brown bear. When she dropped the claw to grasp the bear, its prongs closed around nothing. The game was over.
No one likes to be promised something good and receive either nothing at all or something we never wanted. But this is what happens when we strike a deal with the biggest monster of all, Satan. His display case is filled with alluring trinkets.
He promises good, but never delivers on his promise. John 8:44 warns us that there is no truth in Satan. When he speaks a lie, he is speaking his native language.
We must respond to Satan’s temptations the same way Jesus responded. “It is written,” he said, “thou shalt not.” We must know the Scriptures and use the truths found within them to combat Satan. Satan is defenseless against the Word of God.
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| Yesterday's Prayer |
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| Lord, keep me from falling victim to Satan’s ploys. Help me remember that he is the great liar. You are absolute truth. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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