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“UNITE MY SCATTERED HEART!”
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
I only slept about six hours last night, and woke up several times. Oh well! I’m glad for the sleep that I did get. I am not a fortune teller, but I do think I see one or more naps in my future.
On the other hand, I also see a lot of work that needs doing. I need to get the house back together after the carpets were cleaned yesterday, so that my wife won’t come home to a mess. I also need to write a blog, go to CCU to meet with Jamie Smith about teaching one or more classes, prepare for and teach Hebrew class, and exercise. It is going to be an interesting day!
Meanwhile, after awaking a little after 3:00 a.m., I was starting to put things back, now that the floors are fairly dry. However, in the midst of that, I was convicted by Psalm 86:11: “Unite my heart to fear thy name.” I’m afraid that my heart/mind is very divided today.
So, I go downstairs to have my devotions. First things first! God!
However, my laptop won’t work right this morning. I can’t access Bible Works, which I usually use for my devotions. I want to look at Matthew Henry’s comments on Psalm 86:11, but my smart phone is outsmarting me. I can get to Henry’s commentary on Psalm 86, but not his thoughts on verse 11. Finally, I decide to have a look at a devotional book that my wife and I sometimes use. In today’s devotional thought, the author talks about how we humans have messed up the world. I feel fairly messed up myself!
God, I’ve got more work than You have given me to do! Root out those things in my life that are competing with the work that You have given me to do. And help me to not plant more weeds.
Unite my heart to fear thy name!
(Post Script: I lost part of this journal entry/blog because I left the Word program before saving my work. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is to laugh at yourself. Dear reader, I hope that you have a gathered and godly day!)
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