PROVERBS 16:9 (MSG)
We plan the way we want to live,
but only God makes us able to live it.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:5 (NLT)
We don’t have the right to claim that we have done anything on our own. God gives us what it takes to do all that we do.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Since ultimately it's all God's doing, it's wise to line up with him.
PRAYER
All-powerful God, it's good to know that the world isn't spinning out of control. In spite of the chaos you are working out your plan. Forgive my near-sightedness and the anxiety that comes with it. Expand my vision -- and my faith. I'm going to move forward trusting that through Christ Jesus you are working out all the details. Amen.
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
TRANSPARENCY
St Patrick's Day
GENESIS 16:13 (MSG)
You’re the God who sees me!
LUKE 18:13 (CEV)
The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're best off once we realize that when is comes to relating to God, there is no hiding.
PRAYER
God, you see all. I confess that I play a silly game of hide and seek with you. It's not that I don't realize that you're all-seeing but that I have a hard time keeping that knowledge active. Have pity on me. Help me to honestly embrace my ongoing dependence on your mercy and grace. I'm going to aim for total transparency. Amen.
GENESIS 16:13 (MSG)
You’re the God who sees me!
LUKE 18:13 (CEV)
The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're best off once we realize that when is comes to relating to God, there is no hiding.
PRAYER
God, you see all. I confess that I play a silly game of hide and seek with you. It's not that I don't realize that you're all-seeing but that I have a hard time keeping that knowledge active. Have pity on me. Help me to honestly embrace my ongoing dependence on your mercy and grace. I'm going to aim for total transparency. Amen.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
GOD'S GLORY
EXODUS 33:18 (CEB)
Moses said, “Please show me your glorious presence.”
JOHN 14:8-9 (NLT)
Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
To know Jesus is to experience the very presence of God.
PRAYER
Glorious God, you came to live among us and to show us your glory. Forgive me for all the times when I shift the focus from Jesus and onto the glittery things of the world. Help me to stay focused and to rest in the knowledge that you reveal. I'm going to live for Jesus. Amen.
Moses said, “Please show me your glorious presence.”
JOHN 14:8-9 (NLT)
Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
To know Jesus is to experience the very presence of God.
PRAYER
Glorious God, you came to live among us and to show us your glory. Forgive me for all the times when I shift the focus from Jesus and onto the glittery things of the world. Help me to stay focused and to rest in the knowledge that you reveal. I'm going to live for Jesus. Amen.
Monday, March 15, 2021
UNYIELDING
DANIEL 3:17-18 (CEV)
The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace. But even if he doesn’t, we still won’t worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.
ACTS 4:20 (CEB)
As for us, we can’t stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The spiritually mature are unyielding in their faithfulness to God and his calling.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you're totally faithful to yourself and your promises. We can count on you but I confess that you can't always count on me. Forgive me for buckling under pressure. Give me a backbone so that I am unyielding in the things which matter. I'm going to stand resolute in my commitment to you and your calling. Amen.
The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace. But even if he doesn’t, we still won’t worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.
ACTS 4:20 (CEB)
As for us, we can’t stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The spiritually mature are unyielding in their faithfulness to God and his calling.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you're totally faithful to yourself and your promises. We can count on you but I confess that you can't always count on me. Forgive me for buckling under pressure. Give me a backbone so that I am unyielding in the things which matter. I'm going to stand resolute in my commitment to you and your calling. Amen.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)