Devotion 8/18, He Holds Tomorrow
“Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.'”. Mark 7:15
Most of us need our inner world to receive our most urgent attention and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. So, let’s be honest and ask if we are spending as much time focusing on our inner world as we are focusing on the external and how we appear and present ourselves to others! In a world constantly looking for acceptance on social media, this may be one of the most critical spiritual challenges of our times.
Jesus cuts to the core of God’s concern — our spiritual heart condition. He wants us to focus on what we allow to grow in our hearts and simmer in our heads.
My Prayer, from Philip Ware:
“O God, who searches minds and hearts, may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you. I offer you my inner world to cleanse and redecorate by the sanctifying work of your Holy Spirit. Please guard my heart from evil ambitions and my mind from impure thoughts. I want my inner life and outer deeds to glorify you and honor Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.”
No matter what tomorrow may bring, I pray my heart is focused on Jesus Christ, that I may present myself in a way that is pleasing to Him. Our Father is in control and I know “He Holds Tomorrow”!
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