Daily devotionals written by and for Cumberland Presbyterians.
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Dec 15, 2022
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Joshua 6:1-25 (NRSV) Now Jericho was shut up inside and out because of the Israelites; no one came out and no one went in. The LORD said to Joshua, “See, I […]
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Dec 14, 2022
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Isaiah 35:4-7a (NRSV) Say to those who are of a fearful heart, “Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will […]
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Dec 13, 2022
Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Psalm 146 (NRSV) Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God […]
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Dec 12, 2022
Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Proverbs 15:1-17 (NRSV) A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but […]
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Dec 11, 2022
Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Psalm 139:1-12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 139 The Inescapable God To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2 You […]
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Dec 10, 2022
Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 63 Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of […]
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Dec 9, 2022
Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Acts 12:4-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four […]
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Dec 8, 2022
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Deuteronomy 4:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Moses Commands Obedience 4 “So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may […]
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Dec 7, 2022
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Exodus 4:10-17 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 10 But Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor even now that you have […]
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Dec 6, 2022
Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read 2 Timothy 4 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in […]