My Devotion

Prayer
Dear Lord, be my stronghold this day. Come to my aid as I have need of you and your unfailing love. Be my guide this day, that I might walk in your ways and treat others the way that you would have me treat them... with your unfailing love all day long. Amen.

Psalm 52

Reflection
"Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man... surely God will bring you down... the righteous will see and fear; they will laugh... saying, "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others" The psalmist makes a case for making God your trust. I remember seeing the bumper sticker, maybe you do too, 'He with the most toys wins', that may be a terrible truth. You win the Lord's wrath. You win increased worries and concerns. You win disillusionment and dispair. You win, you win, you win! Toys will mean nothing on that day when you have to give an account before the Lord... your wealth and properity will not guard you against God... how you treated others will be the only thing that counts... beginning with how you treated your God. So make God your stronghold this day... trust the Lord in all your ways and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths.