Wednesday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on June 14, 2023 by under
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NKJV)
9:23 Thus says the Lord:
“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 “But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
Devotion
What a blessing it is to know the Lord! Even while you were yet a sinner, Christ died for you! God’s people have been given the gift of faith and adoption through Holy Baptism. They hear and receive the promise of forgiveness whenever the words of the Absolution are spoken. They receive the food and drink of Christ’s true Body and Blood, which strengthens us in Him.
What other gift in this life is more amazing than this? Is there anything that can compare to so great a salvation that believers have in Christ Jesus?
There is nothing more amazing than knowing that Jesus has reconciled us poor sinners with the Father and that He calls us His own. There is no comparison to anything else in this life. Therefore, make your boasts and glories in the one thing that matters most: that you know God because of what He has done for you!
Prayer: O God, the Strength of all them that put their trust in Thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
