Morning Prayer & Daily Devotion February 23rd

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This Daily Devotion covers the entire New Testament in a period of two years in a Monday through Friday format, the Psalms and order of devotion follow those presented in The Treasury of Daily Prayer from Concordia Publishing House.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch.

My mouth is filled with Your praise,

and with Your glory all the day.

O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Psalm 25:15-22

15      My eyes are ever toward the LORD,

for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

    16      Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

    17      The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

    18      Consider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

    19      Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

    20      Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

    21      May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

    22      Redeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.

Eph 1:15-2:10

Thanksgiving and Prayer

15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

By Grace Through Faith

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Lord’s Prayer

Daily Prayer

O Lord, You are rich in mercy, by grace You have made us alive with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly places. Throughout history You taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending them the light of Your Holy Spirit. Grant us the same Spirit in our day that we might have a right understanding of Your Word and always rejoice in Your will. As tensions mount in Russia We pray for the leaders of our world that violent conflict may be avoided.  Let Your peace that passes all understanding guide the hearts and minds of those who make decisions, through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.

Luther’s Morning prayer

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.