Today’s Key Scripture

“I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.”

— Psalm 40:8

As we seek guidance and direction, there are two important attitudes you and I must maintain when we approach God. These attitudes are crucial in creating an atmosphere conducive to hearing God’s voice:

  1. Humility. After confessing to God his sin with Bathsheba, King David prayed: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise” (Psalm 51:17). To know God’s will for our life, we must humble ourselves before Him.
  2. Reverence. “O fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him,” wrote King David (Psalm 34:9). We come boldly before the throne, but we do so with respect knowing that even though He is our Father, He is God Almighty.

Without humility and reverence, we tend to act like the spiritually undiscerning people Jesus described as “seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand” (Matthew 13:13).

May God reveal Himself to you as you spend more time with Him. Open your heart to Him with humility and reverence. Seek His voice. Then be ready to say, as did young Samuel, “Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears” (1 Samuel 3:9).

Listen! What do you hear?

 

A Prayer for Today

Father in heaven, You do all things well! I magnify Your name because You never fail! I confess that too often my time spent in prayer becomes a one-sided conversation. Today, I want to listen better. Your Word says I should be “swift to hear” (James 1:19). I commit to setting aside time during prayer to just be still and hear what You are saying. Help me as I embrace these quiet moments. I want to hear from You in a fresh new way. I surrender all to You and am confident that You know best for every step I take. Be glorified today through my thoughts, words, and deeds as I listen. I pray this in Jesus’ mighty name, amen.

 

*All Scripture references are NKJV unless otherwise noted.