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Devotional for August 3

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Quote by Bruce Coleman: "The answer is what the Bible calls “faith.”"

This is the Way

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 1 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

Riddle me this: What is so simple a child can use it, yet so wonderful it cannot be defined? The answer is what the Bible calls “faith.” The effects of a little child’s faith in loving parents are easily seen. The child is carefree, trusting that all it needs will be met. The child is happy, confident that it will be protected from harm. The child is well behaved, desiring to please the parents. Faith in their caregivers comes naturally, because a child can do nothing to care for itself. Being a child of God is a privileged position that must be willingly accepted by faith to be seated in that place of honor. We are not left spiritual orphans. Christ in the person of the Holy Spirit, is a fountain of living water springing up to the highest places of the soul. O child of the Most High, have faith in your God. (Judges 14:14; Revelation 5:4-14; Jeremiah 2:7-13; John 4:14; John 14:18; Revelation 3:20; Romans 10:17; John 6:28; Mark 11:22; Matthew 18:3; Hebrews 11:1-6; John 15:5; James 1:21; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 1 John 5:21)

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Devotional for August 2

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Quote by Bruce Coleman: "Life in this world isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you give."

I Will Take Refuge in the Shadow of Your Wings 

57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. Psalm 57:1-5 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

Life in this world isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you give. Everyone will applaud you when you do well for yourself, but people will love you when you do well for others. Buildings with your name on them will pass away with the rest of this world, but make a positive impact on the life of just one person and it will ripple throughout all eternity. (Proverbs 23:1-6; Psalm 49:11-20, 10:4, 62:4-12; 1 John 2:16; Psalm 50:22; Isaiah 50:10-11; Luke 4:16-21; Matthew 11:28-30, 6:19-21; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; 3 John 2; Acts 20:32-36; 1 Peter 4:1-10; 1 Timothy 6:13-16)

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Devotional for February 6

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Exercise in Peace

1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever. Psalm 131 (KJV)

The Morning Exhortation

Learn to roll with the punches and keep moving into the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Unhappy is the ungrateful heart that cries for more, gets it, and then only wants more still (Proverbs 30:15-16). You can be happier in the next five minutes if you will just look around and thank God for some of what He has already given you. The unhappy never learn that contentment with godliness is great gain. The fear of the Lord is so little to be found among unhappy people, so they busy themselves chasing after shiny things that only perish. Why worry and fret over lying vanities that only last a moment? Remember our eternal destination and hold firmly to the narrow way (Matthew 7:13-14). 

Today’s Bible Reading

Genesis 39; Mark 9

Job 5; Romans 9

The Prayer Appointed for This Week

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.  The Book of Common Prayer