Go Down, Moses!: Walk with Me
Psalm 136
“Walk With Me”
I WANT Jesus to walk with me,
I want Jesus to walk with me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
1 In my trials, walk with me, (2x)
When the shades of life are falling, Lord,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
2 In my sorrows, walk with me, (2x)
When my heart within is aching, Lord,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
3 In my troubles, walk with me, (2x)
When my life becomes a burden Lord,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
(Boatner and Townsend 1927, 40)
Prayer Focus: Lord, I can’t make it by myself. Walk with me, Lord. Stay by my side as I go down this road of life.
Read: Galatians 5–6 (338/27)
Read : Matthew 26–28 (295/70)
Psalm 14
“God Is a God”
GOD is a God!
God don’t never change!
God is a God
An’ He always will be God!
1 He made the sun to shine by day,
He made the sun to show the way,
He made the stars to show their light,
He made the moon to shine by night (saying) …
2 The earth His foot-stool an’ heav’n His throne,
The whole creation all His own,
His love an’ power will prevail,
His promises will never fail (saying) …
(Songs of Zion 1981, 140)
Prayer Focus: Only a fool utters from the heart, “There is no God.” But as for me, I know that you are real; for I can feel you deep within. I love you, Lord.
Read : 2 Samuel 19–20 (88/277)
Genesis 9–10
“Almost Over”
1 SOME seek de Lord and they don’t seek him right
Pray all day and sleep all night;
And I’ll thank God,
almost over, almost over, almost over
(My Lord) And I’ll thank God, almost over.
2 Sister, if your heart is warm,
Snow and ice will do you no harm.
3 I done been down, and I done been tried,
I been through the water and I been baptized.
4 O sister, you must mind how you step on the cross,
Your foot might slip, and your soul get lost.
5 An’ when you get t’ heavn’ you’ll be able for to tell,
How you shunned the gates of hell.
6 Wrestle with Satan and wrestle with sin,
Stepped over hell and come back agin.
(Allen, Ware, and Garrison 1867, 74)
Prayer Focus: Thank you, Lord, for you are my strength.
Read: Genesis 27–29 (9/356)
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Excerpted from: God Down Moses! Daily Devotions Inspired by Old Negro Spirituals, edited by Leonidas A. Johnson. Copyright © 2000. ISBN 081701372-5. Published by Judson Press. Used by permission. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.
