Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina (Divine Reading)

• Read
• Reflect
• Respond
• Rest

Lectio:

Read:

Psalms 48:14

For this God 

is our God for ever and ever:

he will be our guide 

even unto death.

Reflect:

This God: the creator of all things. Who holds the stars in place. Who speaks into existence. The God who thirsts for the hearts of men to love Him. Who is pure truth love and mercy. 

Respond:

Please help me give you my heart Jesus. I want to love you for who you are. 

Reflect:

He is my God forever: I will never be alone. He is with me at all times past, present, and future into eternity. He knows all things and knows exactly what I need each day to get through those day’s obstacles. 

Respond: 

He loves me and wants to take care of me. Help me remember you know best and what I want is usually distorted. 

Reflect: 

He is my guide: he will counsel me. I must listen and obey. Just because he guides does not mean I am choosing to listen and do. He will not force but he will continue to call me the right way. He knows the right way to go, he had his plan before the foundation of the earth. Only obeying him brings true life. 

Respond:

Help me listen and do your will in all things. Only you love and know best for me. Know there are opposing voices to the will of God. I must sift through all and choose correctly. My flesh, the world, and the devil have a different desire. I must be willing to listen to the correct voice and then DO it. 

Reflect: 

Unto death: he will never give up on me. He will counsel and pursue me all the way till my last breath. 

Respond:

Help me Jesus surrender to your love and grace now all the way home. 

Rest