Daily devotionals written by and for Cumberland Presbyterians.
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Oct 15, 2017
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 Philippians 4:1-9 (NRSV) Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand […]
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Oct 14, 2017
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 106:1-6, 19-23 (NRSV) Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Who can utter the mighty doings […]
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Oct 13, 2017
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 23 (NRSV) The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He […]
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Oct 12, 2017
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Exodus 24:1-8 (NRSV) Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance. Moses […]
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Oct 11, 2017
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 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 […]
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Oct 10, 2017
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NRSV) So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled […]
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Oct 9, 2017
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 Peter 2:4-10 (NRSV) Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living […]
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Oct 8, 2017
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 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 (NRSV) Then God spoke all these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought […]
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Oct 7, 2017
Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read John 7:40-52 (NRSV) When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some asked, “Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, […]
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Oct 6, 2017
Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Psalm 80:7-15 (NRSV) Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it; it took deep […]