21 Days of Prayer – Day 2
1 Chronicles 28:9
“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.
Devoted – Wholeheartedly
Devotion is the word we use to describe participating in a short Bible
study and discussion, like the one we’re having now. But the word
devotion also refers to the attitude that drives us to seek God.
To be devoted means to be dedicated. And in this verse, David is telling
his son Solomon to wholeheartedly dedicate himself to God. King David
knew that people can’t half-heartedly serve God.
When we do serve God with wholehearted devotion, God will reward
us. When we make him the focus of our lives, he will bless us. That’s
his promise. The more devoted we become, the more he blesses us.
To devote our life to God means that we live completely for him. It
means that we live our life to please and honor him. We seek him,
worship him and love him —with our whole heart.
- What are some things that people are devoted to?
- What gets in the way of devotion to God?
Dear God, you are the only one who deserves our wholehearted
devotion. Help us clear the obstacles in our lives that keep us from
being wholeheartedly devoted to you. Amen.
Daily Adventure
Try writing in your journal using the S.O.A.P method – a guide is found on page 5. If you are still learning how to read and write draw a picture instead.
Draw a picture of today’s passage – some ideas: a heart, a mind, King David and his son.
