Tuesday, March 4th | Luke 18

Passage:
13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
(Luke 18:13-14, 17, 22 ESV)

Song:
Jesus Strong and Kind / Jesus Loves Me by Anna Bartlett Warner, Colin Buchanan, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson, and William Batchelder Bradbury

Lyrics:
Jesus said that if I thirst
I should come to Him
No one else can satisfy
I should come to Him

Jesus said if I am weak
I should come to Him
No one else can be my strength
I should come to Him

For the Lord is good and faithful
He will keep us day and night
We can always run to Jesus
Jesus strong and kind

Jesus said that if I fear
I should come to Him
No one else can be my shield
I should come to Him

Jesus said if I am lost
He will come to me
And He showed me on that cross
He will come to me

Jesus strong and kind

Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong

Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so

The Bible tells me so

Prayer:
O Almighty God, Father and Lord of all creatures, you have disposed all things and all chances so as may best glorify your wisdom, and serve the ends of your justice, and magnify your mercy, by secret and undiscernible ways bringing out of evil—I most humbly implore you to give me wisdom from above, that I may adore you, and admire your ways and footsteps, which are in the great deep and not to be searched out; teach me to submit to your providence in all things, to be content in all changes of persons and condition; to be temperate in prosperity, and to read my duty in the lines of your mercy; and in adversity to be meek, patient, and resigned; and to look through the cloud, that I may wait for consolation of the Lord, and the day of redemption; in the meantime doing my duty with an unwearied diligence and an undisturbed resolution, having no fondness for the vanities or possessions of this world, but laying up my hopes in heaven, and being strengthened with the spirit of the inner man, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
— Jeremy Taylor