2161Mar 2, 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 Jonah 3:1-10 (NRSV) The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message […]
2162Mar 1, 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 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (NRSV) “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever […]
2163Feb 28, 2017
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Genesis 31:1-3, 17-50 (NRSV) Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s; he has gained all this wealth from what belonged to […]
2164Feb 27, 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 Romans 12:9-21 (NRSV) Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. […]
2165Feb 26, 2017
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 5:38-48 (NRSV) “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But […]
2166Feb 25, 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 Matthew 7:1-12 (NRSV) “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and […]
2167Feb 24, 2017
Focus Holy God grant me the vision to see the complete sufficiency of Christ. Read Galatians 5:2-6 (NRSV) Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged […]
2168Feb 23, 2017
Focus Loving God, replace my distortions with your revelations. Read Exodus 22:21-27 (NRSV) You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their […]
2169Feb 22, 2017
Focus Set aside anything that distracts me from you, Lord. Read Psalm 119:9-16 (NRSV) How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may […]
2170Feb 21, 2017
Focus Come Holy Spirit and help me to see myself as I am. Not more nor less but as you see me. Read James 2:1-13 (NRSV) My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine […]