Voice: Li Huan
Today is Monday, 9th of February. We are now about slightly more than a week from the start of the Season of Lent. As another day begin, take a moment to be still in His presence.
We pray:
Almighty and everlasting Father,
we thank you that you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day.
Keep us from falling into sin or running into danger;
order us in all our doings;
and guide us to do always what is right in your eyes:
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Psalm 30:
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:1-8
1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 But as for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
In and out of Season
The last words of a man who knows he is dying are always important.
For St Paul, these were his words to Pastor Timothy. Take a moment to reflect on them.
Paul said, “Preach the Word.”
“Do the work of an evangelist.”
The truth is not seasonal.
You may have been a Christian for many years now. It is possible, over time, to share the “good old gospel” with a certain hesitancy. We have gone through a myriad of experiences—some good, some not so good—and these experiences can quietly erode our confidence in the Gospel itself.
Think about this.
St Paul had gone through immense suffering in the course of obeying his calling. His list is long, filled with what appears to be senseless suffering and deep injustice. Beatings, imprisonment, betrayal, hardship, shipwrecks, misunderstanding. Both men and nature inflicted untold suffering on him, Why should a man who was faithfully obeying Christ be subjected to such cruelty and persecution?
You see, Paul was not confused about this. He was a Christian. He was simply a follower of Christ.
If Christ Himself had to suffer so much, why should His followers expect otherwise? Paul understood that suffering was not a contradiction of obedience, but often its companion. This is why he could speak of suffering not with bitterness, but with strange clarity—even gratitude.
In Philippians 1:29, Paul said, “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.”He describe suffering with Christ as a calling. Paul’s theology on suffering is rich and clear. And perhaps quite different from us as modern day Christians?
That is why, at the end of his life, Paul did not say, “Protect yourself,” or “Avoid hardship,” or “Be careful.”
He said, “Preach the Word.” “Endure suffering.” “Fulfill your ministry.”
Because the Gospel does not lose its power with time.
Because truth does not change with time or culture.
Because Christ remains worthy—whether the path is easy or costly.
And the end of it all, like Paul, it is all about knowing Jesus and with that, a willingness to share in His sufferings.
We pray the Collect of the Day:
Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross:
give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Be blessed by Give me Jesus. sung by Fernando Ortega and Rexburg Children’s Choir.
Link to today’s Morning Office
About This Daily Devotion
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