Wholeheartedly Follow the Lord
73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. Psalm 119:73-80 (KJV)
The Morning Exhortation
Exercise without a proper diet is lacking. Eternal life without freedom from sin would likewise be an incomplete. If we go about trying to establish what is right or wrong as we see fit, the flesh easily sets self on the throne of the heart. The prayer of faith is the key to experiencing the victorious life over the flesh and sin. Either we repent and accept the offered grace of Jesus Christ as payment for our sin, or we will surely die. It cannot be otherwise. Regardless of what some may say who hold the doctrine of the deceiving serpent who persuaded Eve in the Garden of Eden with the lie about how you surely won’t die. As with all spiritual things of eternal significance, there is nothing new under the sun. Our faith, our righteousness, and our sufficiency is of God, not self. Let us pray and do what is good.
Today’s Bible Reading
Genesis 31; Mark 2
Esther 7; Romans 2
The Prayer Appointed for This Week
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Book of Common Prayer
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