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Pray:
Ask God to orient or reorient you to himself. Confess any known sin. Thank him for his forgiveness. Be still and reflect on Jesus and his sacrifice for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your heart and mind to God’s word. Pray for others in your life that they too would know and love God today.
Read:
Psalm 35:26-28
26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace. 27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.” 28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.
Understand:
As David closes, he now prays for the Lord’s people, who suffered disgrace when their anointed king was disgraced. The David’s ultimate hope is in the redemption of God’s people.
David now prays for the Lords exaltation!
Apply:
We’re to do the same thing: to pray for one another; and exalt the Lord Jesus!
1 Cor. 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Col .3:17 “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”
1 Pet. 4:11 “Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
Reflect on this Psalm and the verses listed above. In what ways would God call you to serve exalt him today?
How could you include others in exalting Christ this week?
Live:
(Personalize this prayer for today; make it specific to the circumstances that face you.) Ask God to lead you through his Spirit as you go through your day. Ask him to bring to mind the truth of the gospel and its implications for what you will encounter today. Tell him “Yes” to his will today and ask him for his power and protection to live this “yes.” Ask him to create and reveal opportunities to proclaim the good news today. KEEP PRAYING THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY TODAY.