Paying Attention

Scripture – Psalm 16:1-4: ¹Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. ²I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” ³As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. ⁴The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.

Reflection: – In this present age there may be no more powerful prayer than the one in verse 2: “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Lately, I’ve found my attention wandering. The power of money has been trying to assert itself. That’s one that slips in, whispering promises it cannot keep, and if I’m not paying attention, I start believing those promises.

I know better than that. And once I recognize what’s happening, I can turn back to Christ, confess my sin, and move on in the fresh, new beginning He always gives.

And so, today, I will keep this prayer in front of me: “You are my Lord.” There is no other. I will trust Him to be my provider, my rock, my refuge, my Savior.