Daily devotionals written by and for Cumberland Presbyterians.
1421
Mar 25, 2019
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 1 John 2:18-28 (NRSV) Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. […]
1422
Mar 24, 2019
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 20 (NRSV) The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob […]
1423
Mar 23, 2019
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 John 12:1-8 (NRSV) 12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner […]
1424
Mar 22, 2019
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read John 11:45-57 (NRSV) Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and […]
1425
Mar 21, 2019
Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Daniel 3:19-30 (NRSV) Then Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face was distorted. He ordered the furnace heated up seven times more […]
1426
Mar 20, 2019
Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Psalm 105:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) O give […]
1427
Mar 19, 2019
Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read Numbers 14:10-24 (NRSV) But the whole congregation threatened […]
1428
Mar 18, 2019
Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read Exodus 33:1-6 (NRSV) The LORD said to Moses, “Go, leave this place, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the […]
1429
Mar 17, 2019
Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 (NRSV) After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I […]
1430
Mar 16, 2019
Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Matthew 23:37-39 (NRSV) “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood […]