Devotional for March 16

Your Word Is a Light Upon My Path

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. Psalm 119:105-112 (KJV)

The Prayer Appointed for This Week

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant me the fullness of your grace, that I, running to obtain your promises, may become a partaker of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. from the Book of Common Prayer

The Morning Exhortation

Waste nothing. This is a kingdom principle. Submit to God and not a single tear is wasted. Neither will a single disciple of Jesus Christ be lost. The flesh desires to eat, drink, and be merry. It’s never hard to do what is fun and feels good. The chief aim of the carnal mind is to get money so that the flesh can enjoy the best of what this world has to offer. Money does increase happiness up to a certain point. Money makes happier when it covers lack, but excess amounts of money beyond what is needful has quite the opposite effect. All who deceive themselves with the love of money, chasing after the desires of the flesh and worldly success, end up only increasing their problems. Contentment with godliness on the other hand, is great gain. The bird that is early to bed and early to work gets the best of the juicy worms. The sloth that stays up late, then gets up long after sunrise and having loss track of time spent scrolling though social media, will be left with only scraps. Win the early morning by drawing close to God first thing, and it will be easier to win the rest of the day by continuing to walk in the Spirit. Submit to God, walk in the Spirit, resist the devil, and you will not fulfil the desires of the flesh. Faith is the victory that overcomes self and the world.

Question

What means the following Scripture? “A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.” Ecclesiastes 10:19

Answer

It is a warning that if the heart is set on any of these things, dullness, debauchery, and poverty of the soul are the logic ends for those with no ability to deny self and moderate what is pleasurable.