Daily Devotional

OFFERING ALL THOUGHTS TO GOD

September 4

eloved, suppose you receive the thought "I should pray for that person!" Or, suppose you think, "I am going to have a tragedy happen to me or to one of my loved ones soon and I should fear or be worried about some impending doom or terrible thing coming upon me." What do you do with thoughts like these? Remember, it is always a good time for you to go to prayer. One way of praying effectively is to make all thoughts that come your way a matter of an offering to the Lord. Say, "Father, I claim the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ over this thought or fear which presents itself to me. It shows honor and reverence to your Heavenly Father when you immediately call upon Him. If the thought is from the Evil One, and you say, "Father I submit this thought to you," then your submission and offering of the thought to God will allow His Holy Spirit to capture the thought and reveal the source of its origination. In other words, this answers the questions, “Did it come from God or the devil?” As you immediately acknowledge the Father in any thought that comes your way, you allow the Holy Spirit to be activated on your behalf. This is good! If the thought is an attempted lie from Satan, your immediate turning to your Father and calling on Him will expose the lie and impart godly wisdom to you. You must learn to pray in confidence and with true joy, offering your prayers and all your thoughts to the Lord as soon as they begin to come your way. To the child of God who is paralyzed by fear and torment by thoughts, your Father warns you, "This is not God!" It is not God’s way of operating in your life. Do not surrender to any thought which strikes terror or torment into your mind! This is not God at all! Now, there is a true conviction of the Holy Spirit which makes you uncomfortable due to sin in your heart. However, with the conviction for your sin God will offer a way to escape and to repent of the sin. In the instance of Holy Spirit conviction, you may be uneasy, but just repent and keep on going in your walk with God. This is good for you!

Prayer

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Father, I know that you are with me always. I know that you lead me in prayer and praise every day of my life. I pray that you will keep me pure and holy in your presence. Deliver me from the lies and deceitfulness of the Evil One in my daily walk with you in Jesus' name, amen!