Day 1 8/15/2011

Starting today August 15, 2011 I will read through Psalms in addition to my other devotional. When I am done reading I will do soap. I will continue to post these devotionals until September 15, 2011. You might be like whaaa?? What in the world is soap? The stuff you use to clean your hands? Not exactly. Soap is just another tool to use for a devotional.

S: Scripture: Out of the daily reading I will write down the one scripture that stands out to me; that I feel God is trying to point out to me.

O: Observation: I will apply my reading to see why God chose to make this scripture stand out to me.

A: Application: I will then take that day’s reading and that day’s scripture and figure out how I can apply it to my life.

P: Prayer: I will pray that God guides me in the right direction so that I can apply that scripture effectively to my life in the way that He sees fit.

I will also do the other blogs that I usually do. I hope this will help and encourage people.

S: Psalm 3:1-6

New Living Translation (NLT)

Psalm 3

A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom.

 ¹ O Lord, I have so many enemies;
      so many are against me.
 ² So many are saying,
      “God will never rescue him!”
                         Interlude^[a]
 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
      you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
 ⁴ I cried out to the Lord,
      and he answered me from his holy mountain.
                         Interlude
 ⁵ I lay down and slept,
      yet I woke up in safety,
      for the Lord was watching over me.
 ⁶ I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies
      who surround me on every side.

O: There are a lot of times when I am left scared. There are several times when I feel discouraged. These verses just give me hope for today. He will keep my head held high. He will protect me and I don't have to be afraid.

A: I will apply these verses to the moments in my life when I am too scared to try. I will know that God has me and everything will be okay.

P: Dear Lord Jesus,
                             I thank you for another day. I thank you for these verses. I pray that you would allow me to be confident in your word. I ask that when it feels like so many enemies surround me and I feel discouraged and scared you would allow me to return to you word to find peace. Yes Lord allow me to have peace in knowing that you always protect me. I love you Lord so much. In Jesus name Amen