God Is For Me

Meditations for Ragamuffins

October 23, 2023

God Is For Me 

This I know, that God is for me.

Psalm 56:9b (NRSV) 

One of the spiritual disciplines I am trying to master is to take a few moments and look at my calendar at the beginning of each day. I take time to consider all the interactions I will have with family, friends, and neighbors. Then I purpose in my heart to remember that God is for me! I listen for the voice of God reminding me to be at peace. During this quiet time, I recall that God knows everything about me. He knows the stuff I call fear, failure, and success. I remind myself that I have God’s love and affection because God chooses to love me. He created and redeemed me, and He doesn’t, not even for one second, have buyer’s remorse! My purpose during this quiet time is to open my heart and mind and receive the seemingly incomprehensible love of God for me. I want this truth to permeate deep within my consciousness and let it guide me throughout each day.

Saint Paul summarized this quiet time spiritual discipline as “praying without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Have you ever wondered how to do that? You can! Just remember, it is possible to do by training what is impossible to do by trying. Purpose in your heart to keep your mind focused throughout the day on God’s love for you, and you will be praying without ceasing.

My Takeaway: Another praying without ceasing spiritual discipline is in remembering Psalm 19:14: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer” (NRSV). If you keep this psalm in the forefront of your mind, you will be praying without ceasing. When we allow the truth of God’s unfailing love for us to inform the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart, our words and meditations will be pleasing unto Him.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2023 by Alex M. Knight

 

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