July 11

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Psalms 51:11

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
11. C M N A F T P A T N T H S F M

Notes on verse:

To be cast away from the presence of God means that a person is lost forever. In the Old Testament, God removed His Spirit from Saul because of Saul’s sin (1 Sam. 16:14). David did not want that to happen to him.

“And take not thy Holy Spirit from me”: God’s Holy Spirit had been poured upon David when he was first anointed by Samuel to the kingly office (1 Sam. 16:13). His great sins had undoubtedly “grieved” and vexed the Spirit; and, had they been continued or not repented of, would have caused him to withdraw himself. But they had not “wholly quenched the Spirit” (1 Thess. 5:19). David was therefore able to pray, as he does, that the Holy Spirit of God might still be granted to him, and not be “taken away,” as from one wholly unworthy.

The Holy Spirit of God had been with David ever since he had been anointed by Samuel in the house of his father. God’s guiding Spirit had been with David when he killed the giant Goliath. God’s protection had been continuously around David when he fled from Saul. David is very well aware that he deserves for God to turn away from him for this terrible sin he committed, which brought on more sins. David knows that the fault is not God’s, but his. To have had the presence of the Spirit of God within us, and have it to leave would be horrible. David is praying that this will not happen.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

July 11
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
1 Chronicles 26-28  —  7.5 minutes
Psalms 136  —  4.0 minutes

New Testament
Luke 9:37-50  —  3.5 minutes
1 Thessalonians 2:1-9  —  2.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 17.5 minutes