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Monday... There are two very important words for us to pray.


Psalm 90:17 (NLT), "And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful."

Monday...There are two very important words for us to pray.

Moses wrote Psalm 90 and the last verse, verse 17 (NLT) has two important words in his prayer. The first one is approval and then it says, successful two times. He prays, "And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful."


When I pay for something and I use my debit card I usually say that I like using my card instead of cash because I need affirmation. At the end it says approved. I know, I know, that is a grandpa joke but I really do like approval. But approval from God is the most important. And success goes a long way too.

Now Moses had a long life and God showed him his approval and made his efforts successful. But he did say this.

In verse 10 he says, "Seventy years are given to us! Some even eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away." Then verse 14, "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." I am getting close to eighty. And this is so important. The Amplified Bible says, "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." So, so important.

Verses 15-16 (NLT) continues his prayer, "Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy at the end of our lives. Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good, Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory."

And then verse 17, "And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful." The AMP says, "And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us; confirm for us the work of our hands - Yes, confirm the work of our hands." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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