The Willing People
1 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110:1-4 (KJV)
The Morning Exhortation
Only those who have experienced weakness ever learn to truly appreciate strength. Long periods of uninterrupted strength, beauty, sunshine, and the like are easily taken for granted until they are taken away. Too much ease and comfort are the enemies of progress. Growth requires a willingness to step outside of the ease and comfort zones in order to reach higher and dig deeper. This is a requirement for physical progress just as it is for growth in the Christian life. The way higher up in the spiritual life is lower down in humbleness of soul (John 3:26-30). Submit yourself to God. Choose to be conformed to Jesus Christ, who humbled himself and suffered death on the Cross to do the will of the Father. God, who did not spare His only Begotten Son, will certainly do the necessary work in your heart that only He can do. We are responsible for the choice of asking for it in faith, and God is responsible for the result. Our part is to trust God, and God’s part is always everything else. God alone is forever faithful and completely trustworthy. Happy is the one who trusts God to be God.
Today’s Bible Reading
Genesis 48; Luke 1:39-80
Job 14; 1 Corinthians 2
The Prayer Appointed for This Week
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments I may please you in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. The Book of Common Prayer
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