Thursday 29 Jul 2021

July 29: Psalms 10:12-15

Key Verse: Psalms 10:15
Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.

Devotion:
As Christians we all like to say how much God helps the helpless and the needy, but how much do we do to help them? As humans we all like to wish bad things happen to bad people – but what would Jesus do if He were here living as your neighbour.

Our daily prayers should be to praise God for everything He is doing in our lives and to worship Him for the same! Then we should be asking Him to look out for the people who need Him most; those who are needy, those who have nobody else to help them and those who have been left behind. As Christians we can go a long way to help these same people out – Christ will use us to help them if we allow Him to guide us and show us how.

Wicked people tend to shy away from God because they are either hiding stuff or they don’t want to mix with good people because they will be shown up for who they really are. I’m not saying Christians are righteous or without the need for help, but if you are like me, you accept all that God has given you and you try to help others out when you know they are in need. I still get things wrong and I know I have issues – but God allows me to work even with those issues!

Let us not ask God to bring bad things on the evil people but rather to shine light around them so they will either be encouraged to go toward the light or at the least leave the dark and shadows behind for a season. Let us not wish bad things on people we perceive as bad, but to bring God’s light into their lives so they can see what good can do in their lives too...

Points to Ponder:
Have you helped anyone out today?

Will you pray for someone you think has issues today?