Devotional for October 25

Trust the Lord

1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Psalm 125:1-3 (KJV)

Morning Exhortation

Sugar and artificial sweeteners have become snares in our food dragging people all over the world into the bondage of addition and sickness. The effects of sugar, just like any poison, depends largely on the dose. The more sugar consumed the fatter and sicker we become as a result. Sugar will only be restricted at the table when we realize how necessary doing so is for our good health. The world takes sugar and sin far too lightly. Sin, unlike sugar though, has no safe dose. Sin is the foolishness of a short-term pleasure that only produces suffering and eternal damnation. To ignore or hide sin only hardens the heart leaving the soul troubled in this life and unfit for the next. Sin must first be confessed before one can turn from it and receive the forgiveness found only in Christ Jesus. We must turn from sin and be born again as first principles. The blood of Jesus restores the original glory we were created to reflect. Our bodies are made up of trillions of tiny cells each designed to praise the Lord. It is a rightness that can be felt when all of these of these trillions of tiny cells obey our command to “Praise the Lord, O my soul, let all that is within me praise His holy name.”

Today’s Bible Reading

1 Timothy 3

Psalm 119:1-24

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

Almighty and everlasting God, increase in me the gifts of faith, hope, and love; and, that I may obtain what you promise, make me love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.