Devotional for July 21

Excellent is the Name of the Lord in All the Earth

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalm 8:3-9 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

Freedom doesn’t come from having unlimited choices. Having 10,000 wrong choices only creates 10,000 bad consequences, not freedom. True freedom comes from a willing heart that chooses what is right. Habitual right choices cultivate godly character, and godly character shares abundantly in the fruit of the Spirit. We come to know that we are holding to the narrow way by the fruit. Sometimes through fatigue or loss of focus we stray. Rest when you must, repent when necessary, and return to following the first principles to get the train back on the track of freedom and firmly attached to the empowering third rail of the Spirit of liberty. (Revelation 2:1-7; Proverbs 24:30-34; Luke 6:46; Proverbs 30:20, 20:11; Matthew 7:16-21, 22:29, 7:13-14; John 8:31-36, 20:24-29; Galatians 5:1; 2 Timothy 1:7; Matthew 5:28-30; John 6:63; Luke 17:20-21; Galatians 5:16-25; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; 1 John 1:9-10; Philippians 2:13; 1 Timothy 6:3-21)