Daily Devotion Sunday, Nov. 23rd: Proverbs 23.26 ‘My child, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.’ ‘. . .give me your heart. . .’ Sounds like a simple and easily accomplished request, doesn’t it? But to give our heart means to give over our whole being - because while all parts of our body are necessary and important, life literally flows from the heart. It’s the heart that pumps the blood that carries the necessary nutrients and oxygen, etc., to the rest of the body so each part can do what it is intended to do. So to “give our heart” is actually an exhortation to give over our whole life to God. Of course, we can’t do this on our own. We constantly need the help and encouragement of family, friends, our faith community, and, of course, the Holy Spirit. So today we ask that the Holy Spirit would help us give our hearts to God so that what we say and do --- what is pumped out and carried into the world through us --- might be a small measure or reflection of God’s steadfast love and merciful compassion. Life-giving God, by the power of your Spirit, continue to be at work in my heart so that today I may be ready and willing to love you by loving the neighbor. AMEN
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000
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