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TODAY’S VERSE

“Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live. Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler over Israel, my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant.”

1 Samuel 25:28-31 (NIV)

TODAY’S PRAYER IN ACTION

Lord my God, forgive Your servant’s presumption. When I’m misunderstood, rejected, or unwelcome as I try to serve You, bind my life securely in the bundle of the living with You. Keep my heart steady and my hands clean. Teach me to fight the Lord’s battles, not my own. Guard me from wrongdoing, bitter words, and the urge to avenge myself. Lift from me the staggering burden of needless conflict and wounded pride. If others pursue my peace, sling away what is not mine to carry—the accusations, the contempt, the pressure to prove myself. Give me a clear conscience when I walk away. Fulfil every good thing You’ve promised, and when You bring success, remember Your servant with mercy. In Jesus’ name, Amen.