Devotional for October 15

The Lord Has Commanded the Blessing

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 1 (KJV)

Morning Exhortation

God has provided everything we need to live for Him if only we will choose to do so. On the great day of the Lord, all will have no choice other than to bow before the Most High with reverence and awe. Those who have refused to take hold of the salvation in Christ Jesus will bow in terror and go into eternal damnation. Those of us who do willing love the Lord God with all our heart, all our mind, all our soul, and all our strength will on that day enter into an eternal reward. Not because some man has said so, but because the one and only true God has said it will be so.

Today’s Bible Reading

1 Thessalonians 1

Psalm 104

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

Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.