Friday 4/10

Easter [Day 5]

Before you read God’s Word today, ask for His help by praying this short prayer:
Lord, quiet my heart and settle my mind. Help me set aside the distractions and busyness around me. Let Your Word do more than fill my mind with knowledge; let it change my heart. Show me what is true, correct me where I need it, and guide me in how I should live. Lord, help me not only to hear it, but to receive it and obey it. Draw me closer to You through this time and continue growing me to live like Jesus. Amen.

Psalm 126
A song of ascents.

[1] When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,

we were like those who dreamed. 

[2] Our mouths were filled with laughter,

our tongues with songs of joy.

Then it was said among the nations,

“The Lord has done great things for them.”

[3] The Lord has done great things for us,

and we are filled with joy.

[4] Restore our fortunes, Lord,

like streams in the Negev.

[5] Those who sow with tears

will reap with songs of joy.

[6] Those who go out weeping,

carrying seed to sow,

will return with songs of joy,

carrying sheaves with them.

Reflection:
What is something you need to bury before God right now: sin, shame, grief, bitterness, fear, disappointment, addiction, or something else?  

Reread: (v. 6) What would it look like to surrender that fully to Jesus instead of just managing it?

Pray and ask the Lord to reveal to you what needs to be buried. Confess that to Him and thank Him for raising new life from it.