Opening Prayer Lord God, you are faithful to your promises to redeem, to help, to deliver, to bless. Help me to stand in those promises today. Read PSALM 74 Psalm 74 A maskil[a] of Asaph. 1 O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?2 Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people …
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Opening Prayer Thank you for your Word, Lord, a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. (based on Psalm 119:105). Please use it to keep me on the path you have prepared for me. Read JEREMIAH 36 Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah’s Scroll 36 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this …
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Opening Prayer As I anticipate the events of this new day, Lord God, I ask for your help. Lead me in the conversations I have, the decisions I make, and in the work that I do. Read JEREMIAH 35 The Rekabites 35 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the reign of Jehoiakim son of …
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Opening Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, thank you that you are King over all, and yet you love me so much you died for me and rose again. Read LUKE 13:31-35 Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem 31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill …
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Opening Prayer Loving King, rule in my thoughts and in my actions throughout today. Read LUKE 13:18-30 The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast 18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and …
Opening Prayer Father, thank you for the stories in your Word, for the things you would have me learn from them. Open my heart to your teaching today. Read LUKE 13:10-17 Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had …
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Opening Prayer Spirit of God, give me new understanding in what you say to me in your Word today. Help me to turn my understanding into action. Read LUKE 13:1-9 Repent or Perish 13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you …
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Opening Prayer O God, thank you for the presence of your Spirit in me. Make the truths of your Word real for me today. Read PSALM 73 BOOK III Psalms 73–89 Psalm 73 A psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had …
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Opening Prayer Almighty God, you created and sustain the world, yet you know me and lovingly provide for my every need. I thank you today. Read LUKE 12:49-59 Not Peace but Division 49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and what …
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Opening Prayer Thank you, Gracious God, for teaching me in your Word. Through it, you have shown me how to come to you, to walk with you, to live for you, to have hope for eternity. Hallelujah! Read LUKE 12:35-48 Watchfulness 35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master …
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