EXODUS 20:7 (ABP)
Don't casually toss God's name around. If you misuse his name he'll certainly hold you accountable.
LUKE 11:2 (CEB)
Father, uphold the holiness of your name.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
In all matters pertaining to God (and what matters do not?) speak and act in a way that throws honor at him.
PRAYER
Lord God, you are the real thing -- the only fully genuine being. Yet, I can get sucked into the casual approach that the world takes to you and even your name. Help us -- me -- to take you seriously. I want all of my words and actions to bring honor to you. Amen.
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
Monday, July 5, 2021
Sunday, July 4, 2021
GOD'S DOING
PSALM 71:16 (CEB)
I will dwell on your mighty acts, my Lord.
Lord, I will help others remember nothing but your righteous deeds.
EPHESIANS 2:10 (CEB)
Instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let this fact define how we live our lives: our successes can all be traced back to God's doing.
PRAYER
Great God, through your grace we are what we are. I confess that I get carried away with my own successes. Refocus my life so that it is a reflection of your generosity. I'm going to live according to the purposes of Christ Jesus, the one who is busy remaking my life. Amen.
I will dwell on your mighty acts, my Lord.
Lord, I will help others remember nothing but your righteous deeds.
EPHESIANS 2:10 (CEB)
Instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let this fact define how we live our lives: our successes can all be traced back to God's doing.
PRAYER
Great God, through your grace we are what we are. I confess that I get carried away with my own successes. Refocus my life so that it is a reflection of your generosity. I'm going to live according to the purposes of Christ Jesus, the one who is busy remaking my life. Amen.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
GOD IS NEAR
PSALM 75:1 (CEV)
Our God, we thank you
for being so near to us!
Everyone celebrates
your wonderful deeds.
Our God, we thank you
for being so near to us!
Everyone celebrates
your wonderful deeds.
ACTS 17:27 (CEV)
God has done all this, so that we will look for him and reach out and find him. He isn’t far from any of us...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is near -- live accordingly.
PRAYER
God, thank you for the times when we can feel your breath, see your handiwork, and taste your delights! In Christ, you have prepared a feast, a mosaic of miracles. Forgive me when I ignore every present blessing. You are in every atom and individual. Use me to bring out your colors and melodies today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
God has done all this, so that we will look for him and reach out and find him. He isn’t far from any of us...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is near -- live accordingly.
PRAYER
God, thank you for the times when we can feel your breath, see your handiwork, and taste your delights! In Christ, you have prepared a feast, a mosaic of miracles. Forgive me when I ignore every present blessing. You are in every atom and individual. Use me to bring out your colors and melodies today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Friday, July 2, 2021
HERE COMES GOD
ISAIAH 40:15 (MSG)
All the nations add up to simply nothing before him—
less than nothing is more like it. A minus.
REVELATION 21:3 (CEB)
I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "Look! God’s dwelling is here with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peoples. God himself will be with them as their God."
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Don't pursue the attention of the fleeting powerful, but look to please God who is coming to establish himself among us.
PRAYER
Glorious God, thank you for caring so much that you'd not only save the world but that you'd set in motion plans to relocate your headquarters into our midst. I confess an unhealthy amount of attention devoted to keeping the currently powerful happy. Help me to redefine my priorities according to your coming Jesus-led kingdom. I'm going to make your agenda my agenda. Amen.
All the nations add up to simply nothing before him—
less than nothing is more like it. A minus.
REVELATION 21:3 (CEB)
I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "Look! God’s dwelling is here with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peoples. God himself will be with them as their God."
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Don't pursue the attention of the fleeting powerful, but look to please God who is coming to establish himself among us.
PRAYER
Glorious God, thank you for caring so much that you'd not only save the world but that you'd set in motion plans to relocate your headquarters into our midst. I confess an unhealthy amount of attention devoted to keeping the currently powerful happy. Help me to redefine my priorities according to your coming Jesus-led kingdom. I'm going to make your agenda my agenda. Amen.
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