Devotional for October 1

Like a Weened Child 

131 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever. (Psalm 131)

The Morning Exhortation

All good things come from God above. Self-help is no help at all. No matter how great the self-help guru or program, the underlying problem of our sinful nature will still remain. All change is merely cosmetic without Jesus Christ. You can dye your hair, but you are only deceiving yourself. The truth is always found at the roots. It is not dye we need, but the grace to allow the Word of God to dwell richly in our heart. By faith are we created anew with a clean heart in Christ Jesus. We are spiritually born again by the grace of God. Accept this spiritual transformation through believing in the Son of God as fact, without demanding a miraculous experience as proof. First believe, after which all things will become new.

Today’s Bible Reading

1 Kings 3

Ephesians 1

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

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, for ever and ever. Amen.