Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
The foresight takes my breath away. The Lord knows that the old man loves to stew and fret, but He says I've got a better way. You devote yourself to prayer and supplication, slathered with thanksgiving, and I will take over. Another thing that happens is that the claymore of Psalm 149:6 goes into action when I fill my mouth with praise of the Almighty.
Lord, I can either stew and fret or pray and praise–and ir is my choice to be disobedient or obedient. Continue, dear Lord, to transform me into a praying and praising child of the King. How I long for the day that my immediate response to problem or blessing is praise, thanksgiving and prayer.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 32
Mid-day: 119:9-16
Evening: Psalm 107
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