Daily devotionals written by and for Cumberland Presbyterians.
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Oct 25, 2018
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 Kings 20:12-19 (NRSV) At that time King Merodach-baladan son of Baladan of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that […]
1562
Oct 24, 2018
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 13:1-17 (NRSV) Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own […]
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Oct 23, 2018
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 Samuel 10:17-25 (NRSV) Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God […]
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Oct 22, 2018
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 Hebrews 6:1-12 (NRSV) Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and […]
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Oct 21, 2018
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 Job 38:1-7 [34-41] (NRSV) Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like […]
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Oct 20, 2018
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Luke 22:24-30 (NRSV) A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, “The kings of […]
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Oct 19, 2018
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Psalm 91:9-16 (NRSV) Because you have made the LORD your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent. For he […]
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Oct 18, 2018
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 Romans 15:7-13 (NRSV) Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant […]
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Oct 17, 2018
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 16:19 31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate […]
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Oct 16, 2018
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 Revelation 8:1 5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half […]