The Lord is My Strength
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. Psalm 118:9-16 (KJV)
The Morning Exhortation
Don’t give up even though the pace seems slow. Feelings are but a feather tossed up and down by the wind. Some days will feel good with things moving along nicely. Other days will feel hard with things seeming to move slower than a turtle still asleep in his shell. Both states are completely normal. Rejoice with thanksgiving when things are going great, and offer the sacrifice of praise while continuing to work when things are tough. Pray and work. Regardless of how we feel, God is forever faithful. Ours is not to worry about how or when. Ours is simply to believe that He who has promised will perform all that He has promised. (Psalm 42:1-3, 55:6, 42:11, 50:23; James 1:5-8; Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 10:38-39; James 5:13; Hebrews 11:6; Romans 8:32-39; 1 John 4:19; 1 Peter 4:12-19; Ephesians 5:15-20; Hebrews 10:23; Joshua 23:11; Matthew 5:6; Philippians 4:23)
Today’s Bible Reading
Numbers 25; Psalms 68
Isaiah 15; 1 Peter 3
The Prayer Appointed for This Week
Remember, O Lord, what you have wrought in us and not what we deserve; and, as you have called me to your service, make me worthy of your calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Book of Common Prayer