Aug 30 2024

Today's Bible Verse

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

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Psalm 127 reminds us that the Lord helps us accomplish everything. Because of this, even our greatest successes and most valiant efforts are the Lord's. He is the one who helped us work, who gives us motivation and the ability to do our jobs well.

The key to working well unto the Lord is making Him the center of everything. We should be careful to align our work with the Lord's will and then take time to involve Him in the process of our work.

This might mean we take a few minutes to pray before we begin our workday or send out an important email. Most importantly, we should thank the Lord for the ability to work and for honoring our efforts. No Christian is self-made; each of us is the recipient of the Lord's mercy and grace.

Today, think about how you can intentionally labor unto the Lord. If you have to do laundry, rake leaves, or complete an arduous project for your boss, and you dread the task, ask the Lord to help you do it as an offering to Him. Ask Him to help you focus on Him above all things, and that He would use your work to bring Him glory.

Today's Prayer

Dear Lord, thank you for helping me work unto you. You are so good to me, and I love you deeply. Please help me to bring you glory throughout all my works. Thank you for sustaining me through everything. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Aug 29 2024

Yesterday's Bible Verse

Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. :

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Yesterday's Bible study

In this verse from Deuteronomy, Moses is writing to the Israelites. They are about to travel into a land and fight armies who serve other gods, and he knows they will face the temptation of idolatry. Because of this, he reminds them that there is no God like the Lord, who knows everything because He is with them.

Every day, we face the same decision that the Israelites did. Will we serve other gods, or will we remember the truth that the Lord is the only God? Our Gods, however, are a little different. We are probably not facing the temptation to serve Ba'al or Dagon, two of the many Canaanite deities that the Israelites might have been confronted with. But we do face the temptation to devote ourselves to "gods" like money, success, popularity, lust, and praise. We have to make the decision to serve the Lord—our salvation is at stake, just as it was for ancient Israel.

I have heard it said that we are always worshipping something … and we can look at our free time and how we spend our money to figure out what that something is. When we devote ourselves to success, for instance, we're constantly thinking about our careers and how we can get ahead. We become obsessed with the pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder and cannot imagine life without our job title.

This is no different from the Israelites offering sacrifices to the Canaanite gods. When we focus our primary attention on anything other than Jesus, we are serving another god, missing out on true life in Christ.

This is especially concerning because, as Moses warned the Israelite people, the Lord is everywhere. This means He would see their idolatry, and that He sees ours. We cannot hide anything from the Lord; He knows our hearts even better than we do. So when we struggle with the temptation to serve other gods, we should come to Him and ask for help to overcome it. He will meet us where we are, reminding us that we are fulfilled entirely in Him.

There is no God like He is—He fulfills us completely. While fame, money, power, and all of the other false idols leave us wanting, we find total, perfect satisfaction Christ alone. This is what the Lord offers us… and it is so much better than anything else that exists.

Yesterday's Prayer

Dear Lord, thank you for being my God. Thank you for being so much better than anything I could ever imagine. Thank you for loving me so much and for being so good to me. Thank you for satisfying me and for caring for me. In Jesus' name, amen.
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