Today : Do Not Lose Heart
TODAY’S VERSE
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” II Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
The heart – that part of us that balances out the rational thinking part of us. It is the center of mystery, passion, hope, wonderment, love. It is that part of us that reacts to the love of Christ. It is what keeps us alive. God told the Jews that He would take out their stony heart and give them a heart that is alive! He has done that for us. Unfortunately, we can ignore our heart. We can get so busy, so worried, so carnal that we forget that God wants our heart. Paul warns us, “Do not lose your heart!” The question is, “How?” Paul gives us that answer, too. He says, “By renewing your heart, day by day.” Devotions, meditating, praying, spending time with God is the way to renewal. Today, stop and come to Him. Give Him your heart. Ask Him to renew it. If the worries of the world, the lure or temptations of riches, or the eagerness to get ahead has your heart in cardiac arrest, go to code blue. “Stand back” and let Jesus resuscitate your heart right now.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Jesus, creator of my heart, I come to You now in desperate need of heart renewal. You know how I have let time slip by. I have not protected my heart. I can feel it becoming callous. Forgive me. Oh Spirit of God, right now, I ask You to renew my heart. Give me the peace, joy, love, passion, hope and steadfastness that comes from a heart renewed by You day by day. In Jesus’ name.
AMEN
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
God renews my heart everyday!
See yourself at the beginning of the day. You come before God with all the leftover struggles and issues from the day before. There He is. He looks at you with a loving smile and takes your weary mind and soul and refreshes it. Feel the joy as you sense that you inward self has be renewed. Circumstances all around you and yet inside you know there is a difference. You are filled with joy and say to God, “Thank You Lord, please renew my heart everyday!”