Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video with song and lyrics from John Waller singing … As For Me and My House … poignantly singing of our need to loyally serve our God, tearing down worthless idols in our lives.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Psalm 61:1 [NLT] … 1 I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. … David, even when threatened was loyal to his God.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Psalms 34:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… David, even when he was being pursued by Saul, held on to the hope he had in His God.
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Reference Passage : … Joshua 24:15 [NLT] … 15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
… Joshua charged God’s people to choose whom they would serve; but Joshua made it clear that he and his family would be loyal to God. {Hear today’s linked song!!)
Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NKJV] … USE THIS LINK …
… Solomon telling his son Whom to trust with his loyalty.
Reference Passage : … 1 Peter 5:7 [NLT] … 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
… Our loyalty must always hold true to our God … even in times of worry and fear.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Dave Branon, used an illustration of our human tendency to be loyal to sports teams, often in lieu of our loyalty to God. The ODB author wrote: Sports fans love to sing their teams’ praises. By wearing logos, posting notes on Facebook about their beloved teams, or talking about them with friends, fans leave no doubt where their loyalty stands. My own Detroit Tigers caps, shirts, and conversations indicate that I am right there with those who do this. [See photo]
Our sports loyalties can remind us that our truest and greatest loyalty must be to our Lord.
Isn’t it interesting how so many will openly and enthusiastically be loyal fans of a sports team, as in the attached photo; but those same people, many of whom will declare that they are “CHRISTIANS,” will show more loyalty and enthusiasm about their favorite team then they do for the God of the Universe? … Go figure!!
Young David, being pursued by King Saul, showed his loyalty to God in the song he wrote in today’s highlight passage (Psalm 34), worshipping and thanking God even when his life was threatened. Joshua, tho surrounded by idol worshipping people, declared openly that he and his household would be loyal to the one true God [see Joshua 24:15].
The question for all of us from today’s ODB entry is whether we’re letting worthless idols take us away from our loyalty to serve our Lord
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, thank You for always being there for us and pursuing our love and loyalty.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit … As for me and my house, we will ALWAYS serve You. … Amen
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