eVotions

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time.   Read Luke 7:31-35 (NRSV) “To what then will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one […]

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 Isaiah 11:1-9 (NRSV) A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the LORD shall […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read Hebrews 13:12-17 (NRSV) Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood. Let us then go to him outside the camp and […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Philippians 4:4-7 (NRSV) Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do […]

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 Isaiah 12:2-6 (NRSV) Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the LORD […]

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 2 Corinthians 9 (NRSV) 9 Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints, for I know your eagerness, which is the […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Amos 6:1-8 (NRSV) Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the first of the nations, to whom […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 126 (NRSV) When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,[a] we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then […]

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 126 (NRSV) When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read Isaiah 40:1-11 (NRSV) Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that […]