Keep Me Upright: A Daily Devotional (Psalm 36:11)

Keep me upright is a prayer every believer should pray daily. For God to keep you upright means asking God to keep you steady in faith, away from pride and sin.

See, it is easy to fall when pride rises in your heart or when the enemy tempts you to sin.

Today’s devotional, Keep Me Upright, is a reminder that only God can keep you standing firm. As you read, let it stir your heart to depend on God’s strength, not your own. Pray today that God will Keep You Upright in all your ways, thoughts, and decisions.

Keep Me Upright: Key Takeaway

God keeps you upright and firm when you depend on His strength, not your own.

Anchor Bible Verse of the day

Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart. Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

-– Psalm 36:11 (NKJV)

David prayed that pride and the wicked would not make him fall. He wanted God’s lovingkindness and righteousness to keep him upright in heart and life.

This verse teaches that God’s love and righteousness protect believers from falling into pride or being overcome by the enemy.

Key Explanations

Foot of pride: Pride that causes you to stumble or fall.

Hand of the wicked: Evil actions of people trying to harm or destroy you.

Upright in heart: Pure, humble, and faithful before God.

Keep Me Upright: A Reflection

Asking God to keep one upright is a prayer that shows humility. Proverbs 16:18 warns,

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Many fall because they think they can stand on their own strength. But God lifts those who depend on Him.

To pray for you to be kept upright means:

Asking God to remove pride from your heart daily.

Seeking His help to overcome temptations that pull you away from Him.

Depending on His Word for guidance in all decisions.

In the Bible, King Uzziah started well, and God made him strong. But when he became proud, he entered the temple to burn incense, which only priests could do.

God struck him with leprosy, and he died in shame.

Pride brings a person down, but humility keeps you upright.

David prayed, Keep me upright, because he knew his weakness. He depended on God’s lovingkindness to keep his heart pure and his feet from stumbling.

You, too, should pray daily for God to keep you upright.

When Jesus faced temptations in the wilderness, He overcame by depending on God’s Word. He showed us that staying upright requires knowing and obeying God’s truth, not human wisdom.

Today, ask God to search your heart for any pride or hidden sin. Humble yourself before Him, and He will lift you up (James 4:10).

Daily, we have to pray asking God to keep us upright, so we can stand firm in faith and reflect Christ in all we do.

Declare today: Keep me upright is my prayer. God is my strength, and I will not fall.

Blessings..!