eVotion

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Hosea 14:1-7 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read Luke 4:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Ephesians 3:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given me for you, and how […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 115:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. Why […]

Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read Psalm 100 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord […]

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 24:36-44 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as 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 Psalm 119 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Mark 13:32-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for […]

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 Joel 2:23-32 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he has given the early rain for your […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Joel 2:12-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not […]