Saturday 3/7/3036 Devotional
07/03/26 13:39
Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My Law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool, but My righteousness will be forever, and My salvation to all generations.
Isaiah 51:7-8
Behold, You delight in truth in the inward being, and You teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Psalm 51:6
Getting to know God’s Word, coming to understand what is truly right, is a lifelong process. I can read it, hear it preached or taught, fill my mind with it, but that’s just the beginning. Once His Word is in my head, God Himself goes to work to teach me His wisdom in the secret places of my heart.
It’s often an uncomfortable process; sometimes it’s actually painful. It was no coincidence that when He came to live as a Man on earth, the Lord’s occupation was as a carpenter. He goes to work now, remodeling my inner house. Walls are being torn out and rearranged. Doors and windows are being replaced. Most of the work goes on inside, where nobody else can see what’s happening.
As in any remodeling project, the Builder will find some rotten stuff in the foundation that has to be removed, ripped out and replaced with something much more solid, before the rest of the work can proceed.
The world’s opinions and critiques of what God is doing inside of me are meaningless; the world’s values are a distraction at best. God isn’t building for this short span of time at all, but for eternity.
Lord Jesus, teach me wisdom in my secret heart, where no one else can see it. Do Your work inside of me. Rebuild my heart with true repentance and genuine faith, for eternal life beyond this short one. Amen.
Pastor Dan Giles
Isaiah 51:7-8
Behold, You delight in truth in the inward being, and You teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Psalm 51:6
Getting to know God’s Word, coming to understand what is truly right, is a lifelong process. I can read it, hear it preached or taught, fill my mind with it, but that’s just the beginning. Once His Word is in my head, God Himself goes to work to teach me His wisdom in the secret places of my heart.
It’s often an uncomfortable process; sometimes it’s actually painful. It was no coincidence that when He came to live as a Man on earth, the Lord’s occupation was as a carpenter. He goes to work now, remodeling my inner house. Walls are being torn out and rearranged. Doors and windows are being replaced. Most of the work goes on inside, where nobody else can see what’s happening.
As in any remodeling project, the Builder will find some rotten stuff in the foundation that has to be removed, ripped out and replaced with something much more solid, before the rest of the work can proceed.
The world’s opinions and critiques of what God is doing inside of me are meaningless; the world’s values are a distraction at best. God isn’t building for this short span of time at all, but for eternity.
Lord Jesus, teach me wisdom in my secret heart, where no one else can see it. Do Your work inside of me. Rebuild my heart with true repentance and genuine faith, for eternal life beyond this short one. Amen.
Pastor Dan Giles
Archives
April 2026
March 2026
February 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2026
February 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025December 2024
November 2024
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018