Devotional for February 9

How Majestic is the Name of the Lord

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalm 8 (KJV)

The Prayer Appointed for This Week

Set me free, O God, from the bondage of my sins, and give me the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to me in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Book of Common Prayer

The Morning Exhortation

Fear not to work harder than others, or to have to wait longer than most for the fruitful harvest. How far, how high, and when are much less important than living by faith continuously. The saying “pray until you pray” essential means the only way to learn how pray is by doing it. The one who is too busy to pray is like the man in such a hurry that he thinks he doesn’t have the time to stop for fuel when his car is low on gas. Such a one should not be surprised when he is left stranded near the ditch by the side of the narrow way. Run not after worldly wealth and honors like those who do not know God. There is no profit in heaping up treasure in this world. Fix your heart on the things of God. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ. By conforming to Christ in this world, we are made fit for paradise in the next. Such is the will of God for all believers. O Lord, be thou exalted, and let everything that has breath praise thy holy name.

Today’s Question to Consider

If God be for us, who can stand against us?