Devotion for Sunday, February 17, 2019

“Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; in holy
array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew. The Lord
has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever according to
the order of Melchizedek.” (Psalm 110:3-4)

The Lord has come and the faith
of His true followers is evident. They care for all people and serve in the
midst of them. They do not lord it over others, but join alongside, where work
needs to be done. You are invited to join in the work of the saints. The
blessing comes to those who hear the Word of the Lord and then act upon it. Come
then to the house of the Lord and be saved.

Lord, You have promised to prepare me through a life of faith to become
like Christ. You know all of the obstacles that stand in the way. Guide me, O
Lord, to see in You the only hope of glory, that I may now and forever live
into this life to which You have called me. Lift me up through Your grace and
mercy to become what You have created me to be, Your beloved child..

Lord Jesus, You have called me
through faith and enabled me by Your grace. Lead me, O Lord, in the way You
would have me go that I may grow into the person You are calling me to be. Remove
from me the resistance or laziness that would hinder my journey of faith that I
may grow according to Your will. Amen.