AMOS 4:13 (MSG)
Look who’s here: Mountain-Shaper! Wind-Maker!
He laid out the whole plot before Adam.
He brings everything out of nothing,
like dawn out of darkness.
He strides across the alpine ridges.
His name is GOD, God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
JOHN 17:6-7 (CEV)
Jesus prayed, "You have given me some followers from this world, and I have shown them what you are like. They were yours, but you gave them to me, and they have obeyed you. They know that you gave me everything I have."
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Jesus reveals God and all that comes from God.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for being in the midst of mighty mountains, terrifying clouds, and dazzling lights. Inexplicable marvels fill your creation. Captivate us with the immensity of what you have made. Help us to appreciate the complexity that coexists in our own lives. Grant peace, presence, and perspective in Jesus' name. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* as a way to maintain a daily conversation with God. – Brad Boydston
Friday, February 26, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
UNFAZED
2 SAMUEL 22:3 (CEV)
My God is my rock—I take refuge in him!—
he’s my shield and my salvation’s strength,
my place of safety and my shelter.
My savior! Save me from violence!
ROMANS 8:38-39 (MSG)
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're unfazed by our circumstances because we know that God is our loving protector.
PRAYER
God, there is so much in the world that is trying to drag me down. Yet, you are my protector. Thank you for your unfailing love. Forgive me for allowing my circumstances to overwhelm me -- for allowing myself to wallow in self-pity, anxious about what's ahead. Save me from me, because I'm often my own worst enemy. I'm going to step forward confident of your love and protection. Amen.
My God is my rock—I take refuge in him!—
he’s my shield and my salvation’s strength,
my place of safety and my shelter.
My savior! Save me from violence!
ROMANS 8:38-39 (MSG)
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're unfazed by our circumstances because we know that God is our loving protector.
PRAYER
God, there is so much in the world that is trying to drag me down. Yet, you are my protector. Thank you for your unfailing love. Forgive me for allowing my circumstances to overwhelm me -- for allowing myself to wallow in self-pity, anxious about what's ahead. Save me from me, because I'm often my own worst enemy. I'm going to step forward confident of your love and protection. Amen.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
LEFT-OVERS
LEVITICUS 26:5 (CEV)
Your harvest of grain and grapes will be so abundant, that you won’t know what to do with it all. You will eat and be satisfied, and you will live in safety.
MATTHEW 14:20
Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Our God is the God of left-overs.
PRAYER
Generous God, your abundance is greater than our need. Forgive me for approaching you as though you are a miser. Help me to recognize the abundance given to us and to be satisfied. I'm going to share the left-overs in my basket. Amen.
Your harvest of grain and grapes will be so abundant, that you won’t know what to do with it all. You will eat and be satisfied, and you will live in safety.
MATTHEW 14:20
Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Our God is the God of left-overs.
PRAYER
Generous God, your abundance is greater than our need. Forgive me for approaching you as though you are a miser. Help me to recognize the abundance given to us and to be satisfied. I'm going to share the left-overs in my basket. Amen.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
SEND ME
ISAIAH 6:8 (NLT)
Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 (CEB)
So we are ambassadors who represent Christ. God is negotiating with you through us. We beg you as Christ’s representatives, “Be reconciled to God!”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're called to represent Christ and his message.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for commissioning us to serve as your ambassadors representing you and your kingdom. I confess, though, that my priority has been in representing my own interests. Help me to make the shift so that I'm living into my calling. Send me -- wherever and to whomever. Amen.
Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 (CEB)
So we are ambassadors who represent Christ. God is negotiating with you through us. We beg you as Christ’s representatives, “Be reconciled to God!”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're called to represent Christ and his message.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for commissioning us to serve as your ambassadors representing you and your kingdom. I confess, though, that my priority has been in representing my own interests. Help me to make the shift so that I'm living into my calling. Send me -- wherever and to whomever. Amen.
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