Devotional for June 13

Your Testimonies Are Very Sure

93 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever. Psalm 93 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

We may not all be born with the same advantages, but what does that have to do with being the best you that you can be? What you do with your gifts, talents, and financial resources is much more important than how good or large they may be. The word of God is truth. Faith and trust grow together. The word of God is the only reliable anchor of the soul. Faith comes by hearing the word. Faith grows when trust and commitment increase. We are saved by grace through faith, not by works. When self-righteousness takes root the heart, sin will be crouching at the door ready to lay waste. Thank God Almighty that He has made the gate straight and the way narrow. We are not left orphans having to figure things out and find our own way. Love the truth and the truth shall set you free. Trust the Lord with all your heart. Deny self and abide in the Heavenly Vine. Pick up your cross and take His yoke upon you. Follow the Lord Jesus Christ our Redeemer.  Do all the will of God as you know it until kingdom come.

Question

How do we hear the word of God?

Answer

The written word of God is the record of the spoken word of God given to us so that we can participate in the divine nature (Hebrews 11:1-3; 2 Peter 1:3-4; Luke 16:19-31). To hear the word of God we must first be attentive, then believe it,  and finally be determined to apply it (Psalm 1:1-2; Proverbs 3:5-8; James 1:22-25).  Knowing God means understanding that the word of God comes with His unfailing guarantee (Isaiah 55:6-11; Job 28:28; Proverbs 9:10-12), that we are adopted into the family of God as obedient children by faith which works by love (Matthew 22:1-14, 7:13-14; 1 John 3:1-3; 1 John 1:9; Galatians 5:6), and that all the promises of God are “yes, yes” in Christ Jesus (John 17:3; 2 Corinthians 1: 18-24; Romans 10:16-17; Luke 8:18). The evidence of having heard the word of God is a changed heart and life (Ezekiel 36:24-27; Psalm 18:1-3; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 2 Peter 1:5-11; 3:17-18).

The Prayer Appointed for This Week from the Book of Common Prayer

O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration I may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.