faith

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Romans 11:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe […]

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 Acts 7:30-34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Exodus 24:12-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) God’s Promise to His Anointed Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the […]

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 Hebrews 11:23-28 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Exodus 6:2-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) God also spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord.  I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by […]

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 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Matthew 5:21-30 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with […]

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 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Psalm 119:1-8 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 him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways. […]