Daily Affirmations - Day 6 - Place of Safety - At the Lord's Feet

Day 6: At the Lord's feet

One thing I ask... to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple

As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said (Luke 10:38-39).

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O Lord, You call me from the busyness and distractions— from the din and clamor of this world— to sit at Your feet— to listen and to learn, to love and be loved, to to retreat and to rest. But I am like Martha, worried and upset about many things. Draw me to Yourself, my God, to the one thing [that] is needed. Let me, like Mary, choose what is better (Luke 10:41-42).

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O God, You are my God;

Early will I seek You;

My soul thirsts for You;

My flesh longs for You

In a dry and thirsty land

Where there is no water.

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise You.

Thus I will bless You while I live;

I will lift up my hands in Your name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness (the richest of foods – NIV),

And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

When I remember You on my bed,

I meditate on You in the night watches.

Because You have been my help,

Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

My soul follows close behind You;

Your right hand upholds me.

— Psalm 63 - NKJV

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Sitting at the feet of Jesus,

Oh, what words I hear Him say!

Happy place! so near, so precious!

May it find me there each day;

Sitting at the feet of Jesus,

I would look upon the past;

For His love has been so gracious,

It has won my heart at last.

Sitting at the feet of Jesus,

Where can mortal be more blest?

There I lay my sins and sorrows,

And, when weary, find sweet rest;

Sitting at the feet of Jesus,

There I love to weep and pray;

While I from His fullness gather

Grace and comfort every day.

*alternate text

Bless me, O my Savior, bless me,

A I’m waiting at Thy feet;

Oh, look down in love upon me,

Let me see Thy face so sweet;

Give me, Lord, the mind of Jesus,

Keep me holy as He is;

May I prove I’ve been with Jesus,

Who is all my righteousness.

~ attr. to Joseph L. Hall, pub.1868

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