October 8 Daily Devotional

Bible Reading

Psalm 110:

¹The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
²The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
³Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
⁴The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
⁵The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
⁶He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
⁷He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Devotional

God is the King of all the earth. He is the King of kings. John saw him, who is called Faithful and True. "He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords." Paul calls him the "only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto." "Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations." He is great and greatly to be praised. The psalmist calls him, My King. He says, "God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth."

This great King, who is called the Lord of hosts, is worthy of all praise and adoration. The psalmist exhorts: "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises." And again, "Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm . . . Make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King." And yet again: "Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King." May we say with Paul, and mean it from the depth of our heart: "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen."

O worship the King, all glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love ...
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend.

Prayer

O God, , look down upon us in mercy, we pray. We must deplore before Thee, that we are often so cold and indifferent towards Thee, when our hearts should be aglow with praise and adoration. Help us to remember Thy mighty deeds and wonderful works shown unto Thy people in times of old; but let us also be mindful of Thy goodness and mercies which Thou from day to day hast bestowed upon us, Thy unworthy children. Help us to rejoice in Thee, in Thy love and in Thy salvation. Graciously accept our imperfect thanks, praise and adoration, for Jesus' sake. Amen.

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Scripture in Devotional: Ps. 47:7; Rev. 19:16; 1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Ps. 145:13; 74:12; 47:6; 98:5, 6; 149:2; 1 Tim. 1:17.

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