A DEVOTIONAL AND A PRAYER · MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT IN THE NEW LIFE
मया किं कर्तव्यं यत् त्रातः भवेयम् — पायः
परिचयः
The Foundation study answered the great question, what must I do to be saved? This devotional is for the person who has obeyed that answer. Salvation (being saved by God from sin and from death) does not end on the day you are baptized. It begins on that day. This devotional walks with you through one whole day of the new life, morning, noon, and night (Psalm 55:17).
(My personal thoughts — this morning, remember that you woke up as a person God has saved, and his compassions are new again this morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). Jesus rose up before daylight to pray, so speak to God before you speak to anyone else (Mark 1:35). Then feed on the word of God the way a newborn baby feeds on milk.)
CONTINUING DAILY WITH ONE ACCORD → DID EAT THEIR MEAT WITH GLADNESS AND SINGLENESS OF HEART.
(My personal thoughts — at midday, stop for a short time, because Peter prayed on an ordinary roof at an ordinary hour of an ordinary day (Acts 10:9). The first believers continued daily, not one day of the week (Acts 2:46). Say the morning verse again in your heart, pray a short prayer, and then go back to your work.)
I WILL BOTH LAY ME DOWN IN PEACE, AND SLEEP → THOU, LORD, ONLY MAKEST ME DWELL IN SAFETY.
(My personal thoughts — tonight, examine yourself with honest eyes, whether you are still in the faith, and confess any sin to God before you sleep (2 Corinthians 13:5). Jesus is called the vine, which means the living plant that gives life to every branch joined to it, and a branch at night does no work but only stays joined (John 15:4). So stay joined to Jesus, and then lie down in peace, and sleep (Psalm 4:8).)
THESE WORDS SHALL BE IN THINE HEART → WHEN THOU LIEST DOWN, AND WHEN THOU RISEST UP.
Morning, noon, and night are not three separate duties. They are one whole walk with God through one day. Salvation begins in the truth. It continues in the truth, one ordinary day at a time. Let the word of God rise with you in the morning. Let it steady you at noon. Let it lie down with you at night. Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
आद्य दिनं प्रयुज्यताम्
1. This morning, before you eat, read the morning verses out loud one time. Then thank God for one new mercy. A mercy is a kindness from God that you did not earn (Lamentations 3:23).
2. At noon, stop your work for two minutes. Say a short prayer right where you are, the way Peter prayed at the sixth hour (Acts 10:9).
3. Tonight, before you sleep, examine your day. If you find sin, confess that sin to God before you sleep (2 Corinthians 13:5).
4. Tonight, say the memory verse out loud until you can say it with your eyes closed (Psalm 119:11).
प्रार्थना
My Father in heaven, I thank you for saving me. I did not earn salvation. You gave salvation to me through Jesus Christ your Son. Hear my voice in the morning. In the morning I will direct my prayer to you, and I will look up. Your compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Make me hungry for the pure milk of your word, so that I may grow. At noon I will pray, and you will hear my voice. Help me continue daily, with gladness and singleness of heart. At night I will remember you on my bed. Help me examine myself, whether I am still in the faith. If I find sin, help me confess that sin and turn from that sin. Help me stay joined to Jesus, the true vine, because apart from Jesus I can do nothing. I hide your word in my heart, so that I will not sin against you. Keep me from growing lukewarm. Keep my love for you burning, morning, noon, and night. Help me endure to the end, so that I may be saved. You have given me a living hope. You keep me by your power, through faith, to salvation. So I will lay myself down in peace and sleep. You alone, LORD, make me live in safety. Amen.
BEGOTTEN US AGAIN UNTO A LIVELY HOPE → AN INHERITANCE RESERVED IN HEAVEN FOR YOU → KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD THROUGH FAITH UNTO SALVATION.
(My personal thoughts — God began your salvation, and he keeps it by his own power. So walk with God every morning, every noon, and every night. Your hope is reserved in heaven, and it does not fade away.)
ग्रीकभाषायाः प्रमुखशब्दाः
These are the keywords for this study. Tap any dotted word in the verses above to see its meaning here.
“milk” — G1051 gala — milk⚑
the word of God is the first food of the new life
“वृद्धिं गच्छति” — G837 auxano — to grow, to enlarge⚑
the newborn child of God grows by the milk of the word
“pray” — G4336 proseuchomai — to pray to God, to worship⚑
Peter prayed on the housetop at the sixth hour, an ordinary hour of an ordinary day
“continuing” — G4342 proskartereo — to continue in, to give oneself continually⚑
the first believers gave themselves to God daily, not one day of the week
“examine” — G3985 peirazo — to test, to examine, to prove⚑
the saved person tests his own heart each night
“परीक्षते” — G1381 dokimazo — to test, and by testing to approve⚑
the testing is done to approve, not to condemn
“तिष्ठति” — G3306 meno — स्थातुम्, अवस्थातुम्, निवासं कर्तुम्, अनुवर्तितुम्⚑
the branch bears fruit only while the branch stays joined to the vine
“दया” — G1656 eleos — mercy, compassion⚑
God saves according to his abundant mercy
“again” — G313 anagennao — to beget again, to give new birth⚑
God has given the saved person a new birth to a living hope
“आशा” — G1680 elpis — प्रतीक्षा, विश्वासः⚑
the living hope stands on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
