A Scripture and a Prayer: “Not Shaken”

“I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.” (Psalm 16:8-9)

Prayer:

Lord, looking at the title I’ve chosen for today’s Scripture and a Prayer, I remember James Bond, who would say about his Martini, “shaken but not stirred.” And while this is a classic line in a movie, it is far from what we want as Christians. No, we don’t want our faith to be shaken; rather, we need it stirred up to follow God and His ways. Therefore, Lord, help us to know that Your presence is always with us, and stir up our faith, and fan into flame what You have placed inside our heart, soul, and spirit. And this I ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN