681Nov 8, 2020
Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read 1 Corinthians 14:20-25 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults. 21 In the law it is written, “By people of strange tongues and […]
682Nov 7, 2020
Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Psalm 19:14 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Reflect Earlier this week, I dropped off my car to the dealership for an oil change and new headlight. As I handed my key […]
683Nov 6, 2020
Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read Amos 4:12 12 Therefore thus I will do to […]
684Nov 5, 2020
Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Psalm 70 To the leader. Of David, for the […]
685Nov 4, 2020
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 Philippians 4:8 ESV Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if […]
686Nov 2, 2020
Focus The world is full of accusers, but for now let them be. Instead, let the law of God intercede with conviction of heart, being guided to goodness not by shame, but in God’s love. Read James 2:8-10 You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love […]
687Nov 1, 2020
Focus Set aside a moment to contemplate love; ask ourselves, what do we truly know of it. Read Matthew 24:36-40 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” [Jesus] said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ […]
688Oct 31, 2020
Focus Once rebellious thoughts have been tuned out, after we have backed away from deceptive rhetoric, and have carefully examined what it true, we gain power from God to do his will. Read Titus 2: 11-15 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, […]
689Oct 30, 2020
Focus Back away from verbal conflation, examine patiently what is true, that we may model integrity in all we say and do. Read Titus 2:7-8 Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put […]
690Oct 29, 2020
Focus Tune out the rebellious, deceiving sounds that fill this day, and let silence fill your space. Read Titus 5:10-13a There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision; they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right […]