You are aware of all the ways of humanity... ~ Jeremiah 32:19 (CEB)
We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. ~ 1 Timothy 4:10 (CEV)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Put your trust in God because he sees and acts on our behalf.
PRAYER
Good God, nothing escapes your notice, yet you still love us. That boggles my mind. Forgive me for hesitating in my trust. I get overwhelmed by circumstances and start to wonder if anyone knows what's going on. Stir anew faith -- trust in your awareness and compassion. I'm going to move forward with hope in Christ Jesus who conquered death and who will overcome the craziness of the world around me. Amen.
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston
Monday, September 7, 2020
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Holy and whole
The 14th Sunday after Pentecost
GOD guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
~ Psalm 121:7 (MSG)
Now, may the God of peace himself cause you to be completely dedicated to him; and may your spirit, soul, and body be kept intact and blameless at our Lord Jesus Christ’s coming. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (CEB)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God keeps us holy and whole.*
PRAYER
Glorious and powerful God, thank you for the protective bubble that you place around my life. You're safeguarding my soul so that I can remain spiritually healthy and totally dedicated to serving you. I confess, though, that I get restless at times and that I let foreign operatives into my life through the back door. Help me to relax in your care and to stay away from that door. I'm going to trust you to keep me holy and whole. Amen.
*Thanks to the late Eugene Peterson for "holy and whole" as it appears in The Message version of 1 Thessalonians 5:23.
GOD guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
~ Psalm 121:7 (MSG)
Now, may the God of peace himself cause you to be completely dedicated to him; and may your spirit, soul, and body be kept intact and blameless at our Lord Jesus Christ’s coming. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (CEB)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God keeps us holy and whole.*
PRAYER
Glorious and powerful God, thank you for the protective bubble that you place around my life. You're safeguarding my soul so that I can remain spiritually healthy and totally dedicated to serving you. I confess, though, that I get restless at times and that I let foreign operatives into my life through the back door. Help me to relax in your care and to stay away from that door. I'm going to trust you to keep me holy and whole. Amen.
*Thanks to the late Eugene Peterson for "holy and whole" as it appears in The Message version of 1 Thessalonians 5:23.
Saturday, September 5, 2020
God responds
You have been a place of safety
for the poor and needy
in times of trouble.
Brutal enemies pounded us
like a heavy rain
or the heat of the sun at noon,
but you were our shelter.
~ Isaiah 25:4 (CEV)
These are the words of the one who is the first and the last, who died and came back to life: I know your hardship and poverty... Revelation 2:8-9 (CEB)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God understands and responds to our hardships.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you understand what I'm going through. Help me to trust you with my problems. I'm so eager to get everything fixed that I get ahead of you and start doing things my own way. But I know that you have experienced it all. Through Christ Jesus, you have defeated death itself. So I know that you are on task to defeat the vestiges of evil that I'm facing. Amen.
for the poor and needy
in times of trouble.
Brutal enemies pounded us
like a heavy rain
or the heat of the sun at noon,
but you were our shelter.
~ Isaiah 25:4 (CEV)
These are the words of the one who is the first and the last, who died and came back to life: I know your hardship and poverty... Revelation 2:8-9 (CEB)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God understands and responds to our hardships.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you understand what I'm going through. Help me to trust you with my problems. I'm so eager to get everything fixed that I get ahead of you and start doing things my own way. But I know that you have experienced it all. Through Christ Jesus, you have defeated death itself. So I know that you are on task to defeat the vestiges of evil that I'm facing. Amen.
Friday, September 4, 2020
Blessings!
The LORD bless you and protect you. ~ Numbers 6:24 (CEB)
Because the resources of the living Word of God are so deep, we are all receiving an unending supply of blessing. ~ John 1:16 (ABP)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
There is no end to what God is doing for us.
PRAYER
God of fullness, forgive me for always trying to hold onto the wrong things. I grasp and grab but end up empty-handed. But you have not let go of me. You bless me, with grace upon -- and beyond -- grace. Teach me to unclench my fists and reach out to you with open, expectant hands. Fill me again today, Lord. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
Because the resources of the living Word of God are so deep, we are all receiving an unending supply of blessing. ~ John 1:16 (ABP)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
There is no end to what God is doing for us.
PRAYER
God of fullness, forgive me for always trying to hold onto the wrong things. I grasp and grab but end up empty-handed. But you have not let go of me. You bless me, with grace upon -- and beyond -- grace. Teach me to unclench my fists and reach out to you with open, expectant hands. Fill me again today, Lord. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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