Proverbs 16 - Praying God's Word

Please read Proverbs 16.

Meditate on verses 2-3.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,

but the LORD weighs the motives.

Commit your works to the LORD,

and your plans will be established.

Another word for clean in Proverbs 16:2 is innocent. The idea is you make your plans and they appear to you to be right, with no ulterior motives. God however knows you better than you know yourself and is concerned about your deep motives.

To ensure your motives are right and your plans are really God’s, you must surrender them to the LORD and prayerfully seek His path. Jesus prayed on the Mount of Olives, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42).

Jesus said in Luke 9:23-24 that walking with Him required losing one’s self, taking up the cross, every day, and following Him. This is Lordship. Are your plans yours or God’s? Are they a product of your desires and dreams independent of the LORD, or are they His?

Pray Proverbs 16:2-3 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, since _____ and my ways are clean in our own sight,

and since You weigh our motives,

help us commit our works to You,

so You will establish Your plans for our lives.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell