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June 13
Thursday


STAY
CONNECTED

READ:
Psalm 119:33-40
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Your Word is a lamp
to my feet and a
light to my path.
__Psalm 119:105
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I woke up one morning and discovered that my Internet connection was not working. My service provider conducted some tests and concluded that my modem needed to be replaced, but the earliest they could do so was the next day. I panicked a little when I thought about being without the Internet connection for 24 hours! I thought, how am I going to survive without it?

Then I asked myself, Would I also panic if my connection with God was disrupted for a day? We keep our connection with God alive by spending time in His Word and in prayer. Then we are to be "doers of the Word" (James 1:22-24).

The writer of Psalm 119 recognized the importance of a connection to God. He asked God to teach him His statutes and give him understanding of His law (vv.33-34). Then he prayed that he would observe it with his whole heart (v.34), walk in the path of God's commandments (v.35), and turn away his eyes from looking at worthless things (v.37). By meditating on God's Word and then applying it, the psalmist stayed "connected" to God.

God has given us His Word as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path to lead us to Him. __C. P. Hia

```````````````May the mind of Christ my Savior````````````````
`````````````````Live in me from day to day,`````````````````
``````````````By His love and power controlling```````````````
`````````````````All I do and say. __Williams````````````````
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To recharge you spiritual battery,
plug into the Source.

*******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 119:33-40************************

33 Teach me, O LORD, the
way of Your statutes, and I
shall keep it to the end.

14 Give me understanding,
and I shall keep Your law;
indeed, I shall observe it
with my whole heart.

35 Make me walk in the path
of Your commandments, for
I delight in it. 36 Incline my
heart to Your testimonies,
and not to covetousness.

37 Turn away my eyes from
looking at worthless things,
and revive me in Your ways.

38 Establish Your word to
Your servant, who is
devoted to fearing You.

39 Turn away my reproach
which I dread, for Your
judgments are good.

40 Behold, I long for Your
precepts; revive me in Your
righteousness.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Today's reading reflects the importance of a revived and pure
heart. We are reminded of how dependence on God is the path
to righteous living. Bravely facing life's threats is made possible by
taking refuge in God Himself. The believer should guard against
the wayward heart which so often pulls us away from the Lord. The
world with its many allures also tempts us to choose against God.
Only through prayer can we exchange our independent selfishness
for the gracious inner workings of God. His Spirit can use the
inspired Word to give us what we need to obey. The Christian life is
not one of spiritual ease but one of internal and external challenges.
Every problem however, can be faced through God's provision.