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Dec 5, 2018
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Isaiah 1:24-31 (NRSV) Therefore says the Sovereign, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will pour out my wrath on my enemies, and avenge myself on my […]
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Dec 4, 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 Revelation 22:12-16 (NRSV) “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first […]
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Dec 3, 2018
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Numbers 17:1-11 (NRSV) The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelites, and get twelve staffs from them, one for each ancestral house, from all the leaders of their ancestral […]
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Dec 2, 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 Psalm 25:1-10 (NRSV) To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me […]
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Dec 1, 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 Luke 21:20-24 (NRSV) “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. […]
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Nov 30, 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 Nehemiah 9:16-25 (NRSV) “But they and our ancestors acted presumptuously and stiffened their necks and did not obey your commandments; they refused to obey, and were not mindful […]
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Nov 29, 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 Nehemiah 9:6-15 (NRSV) And Ezra said: “You are the LORD, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is […]
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Nov 28, 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 John 16:25-33 (NRSV) “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will […]
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Nov 27, 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 1 Sam. 17:55–18:5 (NRSV) When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young […]
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Nov 26, 2018
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 76 (NRSV) In Judah God is known, his name is great in Israel. His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing […]