READ Deuteronomy 8
Moses reminds the Israelites of the Lord's blessings on them.
 
INSIGHT
Following God has never been easy. God never intended for it to be. He tests us to know what is in our hearts and to teach us that we do not live by bread alone. When things are too easy, we tend to be ungrateful. We tend not to give God the recognition for His blessing. In chapter 8, we see God's love and care, along with His tests and trials. We need both to be healthy. To grow, we need sunshine and rain.
 
PRAYER
Offer praise to the Lord for His concern for our well-being:
And one called to another:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies;
His glory fills the whole earth (Isaiah 6:3).
 
Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your life free from sin and in fellowship with Him:
You have blotted out, like a thick cloud,
My transgressions, and like a cloud, my sins.
I return to You, for You have redeemed me
(Based on Isaiah 44:22).
 
As you confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, voice your affirmation of God's Word:
Indeed, God is my salvation;
I will trust him and not be afraid,
For the Lord, the Lord himself,
Is my strength and my song.
He has become my salvation
(Isaiah 12:2).
 
You will keep the mind that is dependent on you
In perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.
Trust in the Lord forever, because in the Lord,
The Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!
 (Isaiah 26:3-4).
 
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• Spiritual victory over temptation
• Opportunities to serve the Lord
• The concerns of your heart

 
Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
Establish for us the work of our hands —
Establish the work of our hands!
(Psalm 90:17).