-March 31, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Monday,
“Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness.”
(Psalm 119:36).
Today is the last day of the first quarter of the year; it is the 90th day of the year. Time just seems to fly by and stops for no one. I am leaving on a mini vacation this morning to Monterey, California, one of the most beautiful places in our state, and not too far from home.
The Lord has been so good to me and has made this time possible. I will going by myself to rest and relax for four days. Even better, I won’t have to miss a Sunday at church.
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, 176 verses. It is known as a treatise on the Word of God, which is mentioned in one form or another in nearly every verse in this wonderful psalm; But just as important, it a book of prayers.
The unknown psalmist prays, “Incline my heart to Your testimonies…” The word incline is defined as, “feel willing or favorably disposed toward (an action, belief, or attitude); have a tendency to do something.”
How important and blessed it is to ask God to direct our hearts today to His Word—to put Him first above anything or anyone else. When we incline our hearts to Him, He keeps us from covetousness.
Just in this one section of Psalm 119:33-40, the psalmist prays, “Teach me (v. 33); give me understanding ( v. 34); make me walk in the right path; incline my heart (v.35); turn away my eyes from worthless things (v. 37); establish Your word to Your servant (v.38); turn away my reproach (v. 39); revive me in Your righteousness (v. 40). What a tremendous prayer! Will you pray it with me today?
May the Lord give us a blessed day seeking Him in prayer and in His Word. He will keep us, provide for us, and protect us in whatever comes today. Stay and healthy.
Our day can’t be in the decline when our hearts are in the incline.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 