Morning Prayer & Daily Devotion January 26th

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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 18:46-50

46      The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,

and exalted be the God of my salvation—

    47      the God who gave me vengeance

and subdued peoples under me,

    48      who rescued me from my enemies;

yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;

you delivered me from the man of violence.

    49      For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,

and sing to your name.

    50      Great salvation he brings to his king,

and shows steadfast love to his anointed,

to David and his offspring forever.

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

The Temple of the Living God

14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

             “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they shall be my people.

    17      Therefore go out from their midst,

and be separate from them, says the Lord,

             and touch no unclean thing;

then I will welcome you,

    18      and I will be a father to you,

and you shall be sons and daughters to me,

             says the Lord Almighty.”

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Lord’s Prayer

Daily Prayer

Lord, keep our nation under Your care. Bless the leaders of our land that we may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to the other nations of the earth. Grant that we may choose trustworthy leaders, contribute to the wise decisions for the general welfare and serve You faithfully throughout our lives, 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.