Every Thought

Monday, August 17, 2026

Good morning, Lord

Father in Heaven, open my heart and mind, Holy Spirit. Fill my consciousness and complete Your joy in me as I take up my cross and follow...In Jesus' name…

Memory verse: 1 John 1:8–9

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the 

truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all 

unrighteousness.

Verse of the day—2 Corinthians 7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Today’s Reading:Psalm 97-99 Romans 16 

Every Thought

It happened like this.

(From 2 Samuel 11-13) David stayed home instead of going to battle with his troops as he should have. He committed adultery with Bathsheba and conceived a child. He sent her husband to the front and gave orders to leave him at the front so he would be killed. Nathan, the prophet confronted him with his sin and told David that the child would die because of the sin.

The child died. David went to worship.

At some point after Nathan had confronted him, David wrote Psalm 51 and says these things:

(1) God, in your grace, have mercy on me;

in your great compassion, blot out my crimes.

(3) For I know my crimes,

my sin confronts me all the time.

(6) Still, you want truth in the inner person;

so make me know wisdom in my inmost heart.

(10) Create in me a clean heart, God;

renew in me a resolute spirit.

Yes, David did go to worship after the child died but that is in the wrong order.

If he had worshiped after he saw Bathsheba and lusted(the sin that started this whole thing) instead of falling to the temptation-if he had taken the temptation captive(2 Corinthians 10:5 ►"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.") he could have saved himself and others a great many pains.

David was a great king after God's own heart(Acts 13:22). This tells us that if it happened to David it can happen to us. This is why it is so very important for us to learn to worship God with every living breath-to be a living sacrifice(Romans 12:1,2).

Tell God that you want to want Him to be the first thing on your mind each day. Tell God you want more desire and determination to make Him above all.

...because He loves you, He will do it...

Father in Heaven,

Mighty God, worker of all true miracles, I ask for a vision of Your kingdom, an image of Christ, Your face-open my eyes. Give me Your bread for me today and forgive the sin that is before me and lead me away from this evil.

My Lord and my God,

In the name of Christ Jesus,

Amen