David Jeremiah Daily Devotional (November 12, 2024) Heads or Tails?
- How can we find guidance through the Scriptures?
- What does it mean to develop a biblical view of life?
- How does communication with the Word of God affect decision-making?
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end. Psalm 119:33
Recommended Reading: Psalm 119:33-40 - Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. 36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. 37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way. 38 Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You. 39 Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good. 40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.
A group of European researchers set about to discover the science behind flipping a coin. They flipped a coin 350,757 times and found that “when you flip a coin off your thumb it wobbles, which causes the same side to spend slightly more time facing up—which means there’s a slightly bigger chance it will be in that position when it lands.”1
Christians don’t have to flip coins to find God’s guidance. We develop the wisdom to plan our way by spending time in Scripture. When we immerse ourselves in the Word, we develop a biblical sense about life, an awareness of which direction to take, and our spiritual vision is sharpened. It’s not that we’ll find a verse that says, “Buy the Ford, not the Honda.” It’s simply that a mind shaped by immersion in the Bible is prone to prayerfully discern the way to take.
Spend time each day in God’s Word to find peace and confidence, bearing fruit that is deeply rooted in truth.
I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him. I ended up by asking God to do His work through me. Hudson Taylor
