Power Belongs to God
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. Psalm 62:5-14 (KJV)
Morning Exhortation
The cares of this life can at times be too heavy a burden to bear as everyone of us sooner or later learns. When you reach the end of your strength to endure, stop fighting, fall down, and cry unto the Lord for mercy. Sometimes the fastest way up is down. We enter into the rest of God only when we stop striving in our own strength. The first step to victory is to enter through the strait gate, which is Jesus Christ. Then do the outside work of denying self, picking up your cross, and following Jesus Christ with a whole hearted submission to the will of God as revealed in the Holy Bible. Getting the fields ready is preparing the heart by uprooting every weed of unbelief and nurturing the good seed of the Word with steadfast faith. Outside renewal grows from the inside, just as wheat grows from the seed within the ground. Knowing all the details about how and when the harvest will come isn’t important. It is enough to know that first comes the blade, then the ear, and then the full corn within the ear. In a like manner, better physical circumstances grow from a spiritual center by faith. Behold, now is the field ready for the bountiful harvest. The harvest is the work of God, and to reap we must dare to believe.
Today’s Bible Reading
2 Chronicles 16; Revelation 5
Zechariah 1; John 4
The Prayer Appointed for This Week from the Book of Common Prayer
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory now and for ever. Amen.
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