Father, at age twenty-four, King Josiah read Your Words for the first time. They affected him so profoundly that he wept and tore his robes. He gave orders to the priests and others to bring the country’s worship practices in line with what You commanded. He rid the nation of all remaining idolatry and led his people in worshiping the One True God.
O Lord, I pray that Your Word would still have that effect on people.
Let it be true in my life, that when I read Your Word, it’s meaning is clear to me, and I immediately obey what it says. If I misunderstand, let me hear Your voice correcting me. If I forget to obey, remind me. And if I don’t want to obey, change my attitude.
As in the Psalm, make me like a tree planted by streams of water. This is a tree that will always have the moisture it needs for its roots to go down deep into the soil and feed from the rich nutrients in the earth to make it strong. Such a tree will not wither or loose its leaves, but will remain healthy and strong the whole year.
Let me grow in this manner so my faith will yield abundant and good fruit when the time is right: fruit that will glorify and bring honor to You. Make me strong in my faith, able to withstand the heat, the cold, the wind and storms. Bless my actions and my service to You with abundance.
Father, let me know Your Word so intimately it becomes my strength and my guide. Let me speak boldly of my relationship with You to encourage others. And let these things make me fruitful, like the tree, that brings about a bountiful harvest to honor You and nourish others. Amen
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