"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - Day 248 - (Today’s Bible readings: Ezekiel 3; Psalm 65; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18)
DO GOOD IN RESPONSE
“As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.” (2 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV)
Do you ever get tired of doing good? This can happen, especially if others don’t appreciate what you are doing. Yet, doing what is right, obeying the golden rule, putting others first, obeying the Lord, is what God wants you to do.
In response to all that Jesus has done for you by paying for all of the times you have not done good, you get to thank Him by doing good for God and for others.
May we Thy precepts, Lord, fulfill
And do on earth our Father's will
As angels do above;
Still walk in Christ, the living way,
With all Thy children and obey
The law of Christian love.
(May We Thy Precepts, Lord, Fulfill, Lutheran Service Book, CPH, #698)
Heavenly Father, thank you for granting me forgiveness and salvation through Jesus death and resurrection. Please help me to respond to Your mercy and grace by never tiring of doing good to others in Your name. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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