Devotional for February 23

Show Us, O Lord, the Light of Your Countenance

80 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Psalm 80:1-3 (KJV)

The Prayer Appointed for This Week

O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing; Send your Holy Spirit and pour into my heart your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son 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

God alone is sovereign. This means that God alone is in control. With just one email, just one phone call, or just one text message, God can completely change your life. Nothing is beyond the control of the Most High. Therefore, remember the love of your heavenly Father always. Because He first loved us, we can love Him. We are adopted as sons of the Most High, taken up, and seated with Christ in the heavenly realms. As dearly loved sons, strive to now think, desire, and do what is pleasing to Him. We love and obey Him because we know it is His will. By faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, we do enter into the grace needed to do all that pleases Him. 

Question

How do we get rid of worry?

Answer

When we open the door to trust in God, worry is forced out the window.