Never forget that human pride will be stripped away. Yet even in judgment, God remembers mercy.
Before you begin
Ask the Lord to give you a fresh sense of wonder as you read His Word. Pray for understanding and for an open, humble, obedient heart to receive what He wants to say to you.
Read
Review
Write a sentence or two about what you've just read. This could be a summary of the passage or an observation or highlight that stood out to you.
Reflect
So many things can keep us from intimacy with God. Distractions can cause us to forfeit the closeness with Him we were created to enjoy. What, if any, of these barriers are present in your life today?
Why do we make holiness out to be some austere obligation or burden to be borne, when the fact is that to be holy is to be clean, to be free from the weight and the burden of sin? Why would we cling to our sin any more than a leper would refuse to part with his oozing sores, given the opportunity to be cleansed of his leprosy? To pursue holiness is to move toward joy. —Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth1
Respond
Write a short prayer, based on today’s reading. This could include praise, gratitude, personal confession, agreement with the truth, or a request for yourself or someone else.
1Holiness, p. 39, Chapter 1
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Takeaway Thought
What key verse or insight will you take with you into your day?