The Fourth Sunday in Lent
AMOS 8:11-12 (MSG)
“Oh yes, Judgment Day is coming!”
These are the words of my Master God.
“I’ll send a famine through the whole country.
It won’t be food or water that’s lacking, but my Word.
People will drift from one end of the country to the other,
roam to the north, wander to the east.
They’ll go anywhere, listen to anyone,
hoping to hear God’s Word—but they won’t hear it.
LUKE 11:28 (CEB)
But he said, “Happy rather are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's word nourishes us but only as we put it into practice.
PRAYER
Gracious Lord, you declare those blessed who hear and trust your promises. Forgive me for not taking time to listen to your word. Since I don't listen to you, why do I think I truly listen to others? I hear to my own advantage. Give me ears, O Lord, to hear you and to listen to you. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Saturday, March 13, 2021
GOD IS IN CHARGE
PROVERBS 16:33 (CEV)
We make our own decisions,
but the LORD alone
determines what happens.
JAMES 4:15 (CEB)
Here’s what you ought to say: “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is in control so align your life with his agenda.
PRAYER
Almighty God, it's good to know that you are in charge and that ultimately we will see how everything aligns with your will. I confess that I'm an independent sort of person and that I let the things which capture my imagination define the agenda for my life. I need to realign my life so that it reflects your agenda for the world and for me. I'm going to start by changing the way that I talk about the future. Amen.
We make our own decisions,
but the LORD alone
determines what happens.
JAMES 4:15 (CEB)
Here’s what you ought to say: “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is in control so align your life with his agenda.
PRAYER
Almighty God, it's good to know that you are in charge and that ultimately we will see how everything aligns with your will. I confess that I'm an independent sort of person and that I let the things which capture my imagination define the agenda for my life. I need to realign my life so that it reflects your agenda for the world and for me. I'm going to start by changing the way that I talk about the future. Amen.
Friday, March 12, 2021
ALIVE OR DEAD
PSALM 22:10 (NLT)
You have been my God from the moment I was born.
ROMANS 14:8 (CEV)
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
PRAYER
Glorious God of life, you have created us to live in a relationship with you. And that's my desire for my life and the lives of all those around me. Yet, in spite of my healthy desire, I am easily distracted by other, less alive gods. I'm easily sucked into living for fleeting experiences and promises of future security. Show me again the richness of belonging to you 24/7. Blind me to the distractions and open my eyes to eternal life. No matter what happens I'm going to find myself in you. Amen.
You have been my God from the moment I was born.
ROMANS 14:8 (CEV)
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
PRAYER
Glorious God of life, you have created us to live in a relationship with you. And that's my desire for my life and the lives of all those around me. Yet, in spite of my healthy desire, I am easily distracted by other, less alive gods. I'm easily sucked into living for fleeting experiences and promises of future security. Show me again the richness of belonging to you 24/7. Blind me to the distractions and open my eyes to eternal life. No matter what happens I'm going to find myself in you. Amen.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
LOVING STRANGERS
LEVITICUS 19:34 (MSG)
Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own.
ROMANS 12:13 (NTE)
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's people extend hospitality to outsiders.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are my salvation. When I wander in the wilderness of my own making, I don't want to love the alien as myself. I am lost. Save me from my illusions. Show me your love for me, an alien. Help me as your beloved child to love truly and with justice the stranger you bring before me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own.
ROMANS 12:13 (NTE)
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's people extend hospitality to outsiders.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are my salvation. When I wander in the wilderness of my own making, I don't want to love the alien as myself. I am lost. Save me from my illusions. Show me your love for me, an alien. Help me as your beloved child to love truly and with justice the stranger you bring before me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
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