EZEKIEL 36:8-9 (CEV)
Trees will grow on you mountains of Israel and produce fruit for my people, because they will soon come home. I will take care of you by plowing your soil and planting crops on your fertile slopes.
MATTHEW 20:1 (MSG)
God’s kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is cultivating his people into an awesome vineyard.
PRAYER
Loving God, thank you for investing in us -- even when we are resistant to growth. Cultivate your kingdom in me. Shower me with your grace. I want to produce good fruit for you. 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, July 29, 2021
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
IN GOD'S HANDS
JOB 12:10 (CEV)
Every living creature
is in the hands of God.
ACTS 17:28 (CEB)
In God we live, move, and exist.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God holds your life in his hands.
PRAYER
Gracious God, thank you for carrying me this far. A lot has happened in my life that could have led to my demise. But you are guarding and protecting me. Forgive me for losing sight of your care and focusing exclusively on the challenge of the moment. Help me to put things in perspective and to focus on trusting in Christ. Because of your grace I'm not going to let the circumstances drag me down. Amen.
Every living creature
is in the hands of God.
ACTS 17:28 (CEB)
In God we live, move, and exist.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God holds your life in his hands.
PRAYER
Gracious God, thank you for carrying me this far. A lot has happened in my life that could have led to my demise. But you are guarding and protecting me. Forgive me for losing sight of your care and focusing exclusively on the challenge of the moment. Help me to put things in perspective and to focus on trusting in Christ. Because of your grace I'm not going to let the circumstances drag me down. Amen.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
CREATOR
ISAIAH 44:24 (CEV)
Israel, I am your LORD.
I am your source of life,
and I have rescued you.
I created everything
from the sky above
to the earth below.
1 CORINTHIANS 8:6 (CEB)
However, for us believers,
There is one God the Father.
All things come from him, and we belong to him.
And there is one Lord Jesus Christ.
All things exist through him, and we live through him.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Since all things exist through Christ we find our life through him.
PRAYER
Creator of the universe, I thank you for your majestic power to fashion the entire earth and form me in my mother's womb. From the grandiose to the miniscule, your hand is in it all. Forgive me for forgetting I exist for you and your glory. May my life today be a testament to your goodness and grace. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Israel, I am your LORD.
I am your source of life,
and I have rescued you.
I created everything
from the sky above
to the earth below.
1 CORINTHIANS 8:6 (CEB)
However, for us believers,
There is one God the Father.
All things come from him, and we belong to him.
And there is one Lord Jesus Christ.
All things exist through him, and we live through him.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Since all things exist through Christ we find our life through him.
PRAYER
Creator of the universe, I thank you for your majestic power to fashion the entire earth and form me in my mother's womb. From the grandiose to the miniscule, your hand is in it all. Forgive me for forgetting I exist for you and your glory. May my life today be a testament to your goodness and grace. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Monday, July 26, 2021
PRAYING
AMOS 7:2-3 (MSG)
I called out, “GOD, my Master! Excuse me, but what’s going to come of Jacob? He’s so small.”
GOD gave in.
“It won’t happen,” he said.
1 TIMOTHY 2:1 (CEV)
First of all, I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Prioritize prayer, for God is eager to bless.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for being available to us. I confess that I've created a world for myself that is so small that I only rarely think about praying for others. Expand my vision. Reformat my heart. I'm going to prioritize prayer for everyone. Amen.
I called out, “GOD, my Master! Excuse me, but what’s going to come of Jacob? He’s so small.”
GOD gave in.
“It won’t happen,” he said.
1 TIMOTHY 2:1 (CEV)
First of all, I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Prioritize prayer, for God is eager to bless.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for being available to us. I confess that I've created a world for myself that is so small that I only rarely think about praying for others. Expand my vision. Reformat my heart. I'm going to prioritize prayer for everyone. Amen.
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