Psalm 86:11 – “Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.”

What a Day this is and will be! Let us decide to rejoice and be glad! Let us decide that we are going to walk in Jesus’ victory! Let us determine that we are going to live as overcomers! Let us determine that we will become what God says we are! Today is His day, and we are His; therefore, today is ours!

The importance of God’s presence is our thought for this devotion.  His presence is necessary to have unity with God.  When we truly realize that one day in God’s presence is worth a thousand or an infinite number of days anywhere else.

Let us embrace the desire of the Psalmist for God to Unite our hearts with His!

We need singleness of mind.  We need the Holy Spirit to remove from us all double-mindedness, transform us, and enable us to Be who God says we are!

Too often, we read the Bible theoretically or abstractly rather than as a practical, implementable reality. When we are reminded of Jesus’ words that we would “Do” the works He did and even greater works, we seem to think, “Well, when I get to heaven.” Seriously? There will be nothing to overcome in heaven. We will not need that in heaven; it is for the Earth and the present.

We sometimes justify why we cannot do something spiritually, and the most common is, “I’m only human.”  Yes, we are!  Yes, everyone is!  But God gives no directive that is not implementable and possible NOW!

If our hearts are united with Him, we become like Him, and He transforms us so that the life we now live in the flesh we live in and through Him. Rather than waiting for spiritual perfection and maturity when we get to heaven, it is time to begin the process of becoming now! The Holy Spirit has come to teach, train, educate, empower, and guide us into His Truth, enabling us to fulfill our purpose on this earth. He came for victory!

Make God’s presence paramount in our lives and set our hearts to seek Him first!

We should pray daily for the Lord to help us see with the eyes of the Spirit what we can be and are in Him. He will help us believe that we have the authority and power He has declared that we have, so we need His help to transform us to a state of willingness to live as if He is being truthful because He is!

Some say, “But I might fail. I don’t know how to hear God.”  What ability, in the natural, is honed without effort, investment of time, and energy?  What ability is developed without mistakes, errors, and failures?  Therefore, why not approach this similarly and allow the Holy Spirit to help us become?  Trial and error are not always bad things.

We may learn how we hear by learning how we do not hear God. With each victory, we will become more assured and confident that we can do all things through Jesus! Success inspires further attempts to achieve.

Today, I encourage you to take what God said, personalize it, and set your heart to become what He says you are. You will be surprised at how quickly you become more than you think you are and see new victories you previously thought were impossible.

Remember that Today is your day!  Rejoice and step out, daring to fail; he will never leave or forsake you! If you stumble, He will help you up, and you will walk farther the next time.

May today prove to be a day in which your heart is more deeply entwined with God’s heart, and may you know the fullness of His victory!