The Faithfulness of the Lord Endures Forever
1 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 117 (KJV)
The Morning Exhortation
Distance to the destination may be far, still joyfulness is the mode of travel and not just to be enjoyed at the destination. Joy comes from being thankful and trusting in the Lord every step of the way. We are commanded to be thankful in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18), thus we can still be joyful in the mist of both sorrow and happiness. The love of God makes this is easy to do. We are also command to let the peace of God rule in our heart (Colossians 3:15-17), which is also easy to do. He who watches over us is the sovereign Lord of all. Since these things be true, only those who are in Christ Jesus really have a valid and truly dependable reason for having no worries (Romans 8:28). We are created anew and reconciled to God in Christ Jesus. So let us submit our understanding to the truths of God, submit our will to follow His precepts, and submit our affections to be more ready to pursue good rather than to experience the sinful pleasures of this world that only hinders His grace that works within us (Hebrews 12:1-2). Submit to God and resist the inner temptations to revive the ways of the sinful nature in which we used to walk before we came to know Christ (1 Peter 5:6-10). To be who we are, is to seek to be now who we will be in heaven. Pause and read that one again.
Question
Why is obeying God easy for us to do?
Answer
Because faith is simply believing the truth (Colossians 1:4-13). Grace is so amazing because the one essential thing of believing God is so simple that even a child can do it (Hebrews 11:6).
The Prayer Appointed for This Week
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give me this bread, that he may live in me, and I in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. from the Book of Common Prayer
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