READ 1 Timothy 1
Beware of false teachers who may lead you or others astray.

INSIGHT
Lack of integrity is fast becoming a sign of our age. Once highly respected, many professionals are falling into disrepute: lawyers, doctors, journalists, and, most unfortunate of all, ministers. We must exercise caution and discernment. With the proliferation of social media, podcasts and video platforms, the opportunity for unscrupulous or inadequate ministers to foist themselves upon the public increases. Anything we hear being taught must carefully be compared with the Bible and other Bible teachers whom we know to be credible. We must take care not to be led astray by false teaching.

PRAYER
Offer your praise to the Lord for the Scriptures, which lead us to truth:
Then the Levites — Jeshua, Kadmiel,
Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah,
Shebaniah, and Pethahiah — said,
“Stand up. Blessed be the Lord your God
From everlasting to everlasting.”  
Blessed be your glorious name,  
And may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
You, Lord, are the only God.  
You created the heavens,
The highest heavens with all their stars,
The earth and all that is on it,
The seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all of them,  
And all the stars of heaven worship you
(Nehemiah 9:5-6).

Pause for praise and thanksgiving and pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
I will praise you
Because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.  
Your works are wondrous,
And I know this very well.
Search me, God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my concerns.  
See if there is any offensive way in me;
Lead me in the everlasting way  
(Psalm 139:14, 23-24).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Your word is a lamp for my feet  
And a light on my path
(Psalm 119:105).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Greater commitment to the Lord
• Specific Christian ministries
• Your activities for the day

Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time,   now and forever. Amen. (Jude 24-25).