2 weeks ago, I promised to post a Daily devotion here on my blog in order to inspire those who's trying to visit my blog. It's a daily dose for our soul that can help us stregthen our faith.
As an Adventist we always have a devotion every morning and I must say that it's a good practice. Kasi it really help me to understand God's plan for me and it also helps me to get closer to Him. So I decided to share this practice to you guys and I just hope that you can get something from this post.
You might be wondering, bakit DAY 59 na ung start ko. It's because everday 1 devotion ung binabasa and dinidiscuss namin so since it's the last day of the month of February, Day 59 na tayo of this year. Let me start this by introducing the devotional book that I am using for this year.
The book is entittled "Prayer, Praises and Promises: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms" by Warren Wiersbe. Psalms has been an excellent source of comfort, courage and strength. The author focused on the book of Psalm in order to provide us strength and hope on our spiritual journey.
Here's for today's devotion.
READ PSALM 26:1-12
Have you ever been blamed for something that you didn't do? Leaders often are blamed falsely. The Israelites blamed Moses for lack of water, bitter water, enemies, attacks and lack of food. In this Psalm, David is falsely accused, so he takes four steps to deal with his slanders.
Step 1: An honest examination (vv. 1-3) Human nature does not want to admit it's wrong, but we need to examine ourselves. David walked in integrity. Interity means "wholeness of character". He also walked in faith without wavering. We find David open before God, walking in the light and letting God examine Him. We would save ourselves a lot of trouble if we would let Him examine us. He wants to teach us what we really like. If we are right before God, it makes no difference what people say.
Step 2: A holy separation (vv.4,5). People accused David of being a hypocrite, eventhough he did not worship false gods. We must obey the biblical doctrine of holy seperation (II Cor. 6:14-18).
Step 3: A happy celebration (vv. 6-8). David washed his hands in innocence. He was cleansed by water and blood. He was concerned about praising, loving and glorifying God. Just as Jesus sang before His crucifixtion, David sang songs of praise around the altar, the place of sacrifice. Do we sing songs of praise when we have to make sacrifices?
Step 4: A humble determination (vv.9-12). David said: "As for me, I will walk in my integrity." When a person has integrity, he has a great defense, a great shield. Character is a marvelous shield against the accusation of men. A good conscience gives us courage in times of difficulty.
The Christian's defense is the grace of God, His Word and His truth. Because of this we're able to walk. David's foot stood in an even place. He was not standing alone - he was in the congregation. Let's take the same steps David took the next time some SLANDERS us.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
**** PEOPLE CAN HURT YOU WITH FALSE ACCUSATIONS, BUT YOU NEED NOT LET SLANDERS DEFEAT YOU. IF YOU WALK WITH INTEGRITY, YOUR CHARACTER WILL SHIELD YOU, KEEP YOURSELF PURE AND AVOID COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. WHEN SOMEONE SLANDERS YOU, GOD'S GRACE, HIS WORD AND HIS TRUTH WILL PROTECT YOU,****
As an Adventist we always have a devotion every morning and I must say that it's a good practice. Kasi it really help me to understand God's plan for me and it also helps me to get closer to Him. So I decided to share this practice to you guys and I just hope that you can get something from this post.
You might be wondering, bakit DAY 59 na ung start ko. It's because everday 1 devotion ung binabasa and dinidiscuss namin so since it's the last day of the month of February, Day 59 na tayo of this year. Let me start this by introducing the devotional book that I am using for this year.
The book is entittled "Prayer, Praises and Promises: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms" by Warren Wiersbe. Psalms has been an excellent source of comfort, courage and strength. The author focused on the book of Psalm in order to provide us strength and hope on our spiritual journey.
Here's for today's devotion.
READ PSALM 26:1-12
Have you ever been blamed for something that you didn't do? Leaders often are blamed falsely. The Israelites blamed Moses for lack of water, bitter water, enemies, attacks and lack of food. In this Psalm, David is falsely accused, so he takes four steps to deal with his slanders.
Step 1: An honest examination (vv. 1-3) Human nature does not want to admit it's wrong, but we need to examine ourselves. David walked in integrity. Interity means "wholeness of character". He also walked in faith without wavering. We find David open before God, walking in the light and letting God examine Him. We would save ourselves a lot of trouble if we would let Him examine us. He wants to teach us what we really like. If we are right before God, it makes no difference what people say.
Step 2: A holy separation (vv.4,5). People accused David of being a hypocrite, eventhough he did not worship false gods. We must obey the biblical doctrine of holy seperation (II Cor. 6:14-18).
Step 3: A happy celebration (vv. 6-8). David washed his hands in innocence. He was cleansed by water and blood. He was concerned about praising, loving and glorifying God. Just as Jesus sang before His crucifixtion, David sang songs of praise around the altar, the place of sacrifice. Do we sing songs of praise when we have to make sacrifices?
Step 4: A humble determination (vv.9-12). David said: "As for me, I will walk in my integrity." When a person has integrity, he has a great defense, a great shield. Character is a marvelous shield against the accusation of men. A good conscience gives us courage in times of difficulty.
The Christian's defense is the grace of God, His Word and His truth. Because of this we're able to walk. David's foot stood in an even place. He was not standing alone - he was in the congregation. Let's take the same steps David took the next time some SLANDERS us.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
**** PEOPLE CAN HURT YOU WITH FALSE ACCUSATIONS, BUT YOU NEED NOT LET SLANDERS DEFEAT YOU. IF YOU WALK WITH INTEGRITY, YOUR CHARACTER WILL SHIELD YOU, KEEP YOURSELF PURE AND AVOID COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. WHEN SOMEONE SLANDERS YOU, GOD'S GRACE, HIS WORD AND HIS TRUTH WILL PROTECT YOU,****
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