HOSEA 14:9 (ABP)
Certainly, God's walkway is the right way. And right-living people stay on that path. However, those set on doing evil are unable to even stand on the path.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 (NLT)
So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Put some energy into keeping each other on track.
PRAYER
Dear God, through Christ you have graciously set us on the right track. I confess, though, that I'm fairly blind to the needs of those who are trying to walk alongside me. And even when I am aware of their needs I end up pointing out their faults. Help me to get past the every man for himself mindset and to take responsibility to encourage my fellow travlers. Show me how to build others up so that we can complete the journey together. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. 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
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
THE MESSIAH
JEREMIAH 31:31 (MSG)
The time is coming when I will make a brand-new covenant with Israel and Judah.
ROMANS 9:4-5 (HCSB)
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Messiah, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
All the covenant agreements that God made with his people lead to Jesus the Messiah.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for the long rich process which set the stage for Jesus the Messiah. Forgive me for forgetting that history and the role that our Jewish siblings have played in leading the rest of us to faith. I pray for those who do not yet have a relationship with the Messiah, that they, too, might come to embrace him and his new covenant. I'm going to look for ways to honor them because I honor Jesus. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
The time is coming when I will make a brand-new covenant with Israel and Judah.
ROMANS 9:4-5 (HCSB)
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Messiah, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
All the covenant agreements that God made with his people lead to Jesus the Messiah.
PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for the long rich process which set the stage for Jesus the Messiah. Forgive me for forgetting that history and the role that our Jewish siblings have played in leading the rest of us to faith. I pray for those who do not yet have a relationship with the Messiah, that they, too, might come to embrace him and his new covenant. I'm going to look for ways to honor them because I honor Jesus. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
LOVING THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED
DEUTERONOMY 10:18-19 (ABP)
God makes sure that orphans and widows are treated justly. He shows his love for the foreigners who live among you by giving them food and clothing. In like manner, you should also demonstrate love toward the foreigners.
MATTHEW 25:35 (MSG)
Jesus: "I was homeless and you gave me a room."
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We should act in partnership with God, who is predisposed to love the poor and marginalized.
PRAYER
Compassionate God, thank you for looking kindly on me, a sinner saved by your grace. Forgive me for my failure to embrace your attitude toward the undeserving around me. Give me a heart for the marginalized and wisdom for the best ways to demonstrate your love for them. I'm going to partner with you as you extend compassion and justice to those who are ignored by everyone else. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
God makes sure that orphans and widows are treated justly. He shows his love for the foreigners who live among you by giving them food and clothing. In like manner, you should also demonstrate love toward the foreigners.
MATTHEW 25:35 (MSG)
Jesus: "I was homeless and you gave me a room."
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We should act in partnership with God, who is predisposed to love the poor and marginalized.
PRAYER
Compassionate God, thank you for looking kindly on me, a sinner saved by your grace. Forgive me for my failure to embrace your attitude toward the undeserving around me. Give me a heart for the marginalized and wisdom for the best ways to demonstrate your love for them. I'm going to partner with you as you extend compassion and justice to those who are ignored by everyone else. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Monday, October 3, 2022
ALIGNED
ISAIAH 45:9 (ABP)
The presumptuous pot who argues with the potter is doomed. A pot can't approach the potter as though he were just another pot and question his craftsmanship or creativity.
MATTHEW 6:9-10 (ABP)
Our Father who is in heaven, you are a holy being. Extend your reign over the earth so that things are done here in the same way that they are done there in your heavenly kingdom.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
If you really want to live, align your life with what God is doing.
PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, you are the master craftsman. Forgive me for second-guessing what's best for the world and my life. I have these fantasies which place me at the center of reality -- and I capriciously work toward living them out. It's not that I plan it to be that way. Through my sin and weakness, I let it happen. So I am asking that your Holy Spirit, living in me, would realign my life to more completely function according to the ways of your kingdom. I'm going to simply trust that you know what you're doing. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
The presumptuous pot who argues with the potter is doomed. A pot can't approach the potter as though he were just another pot and question his craftsmanship or creativity.
MATTHEW 6:9-10 (ABP)
Our Father who is in heaven, you are a holy being. Extend your reign over the earth so that things are done here in the same way that they are done there in your heavenly kingdom.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
If you really want to live, align your life with what God is doing.
PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, you are the master craftsman. Forgive me for second-guessing what's best for the world and my life. I have these fantasies which place me at the center of reality -- and I capriciously work toward living them out. It's not that I plan it to be that way. Through my sin and weakness, I let it happen. So I am asking that your Holy Spirit, living in me, would realign my life to more completely function according to the ways of your kingdom. I'm going to simply trust that you know what you're doing. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
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