PSALM 34:4 (ABP)
I looked to GOD for help and he responded, neutralizing my fear and anxiety.
LUKE 1:13 (CEV)
But the angel told him:
Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers.
Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Look to God and give him the fears that haunt you.
PRAYER
God, you listen for us to call out to you -- and you respond. Forgive me for harboring unnecessary fear and anxiety because I don't turn to you with my problems. I'm good at talking about how you erase fear but I don't live fear-free. So, I call to you and ask that you'd save me from the fears that haunt me. I'm looking to you. 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* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
FAITHFULNESS
GENESIS 6:8 (MSG)
Noah was different. GOD liked what he saw in Noah.
LUKE 18:8 (MSG)
How much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Will God recognize faithfulness in us when he examines our lives?
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are faithful even when our faith is deficient. I'm grateful and beg your forgiveness for my failure to trust you. Rebuild my faith so that when Christ returns he'll like what he sees in me. 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.
Noah was different. GOD liked what he saw in Noah.
LUKE 18:8 (MSG)
How much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns?
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Will God recognize faithfulness in us when he examines our lives?
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are faithful even when our faith is deficient. I'm grateful and beg your forgiveness for my failure to trust you. Rebuild my faith so that when Christ returns he'll like what he sees in me. 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, December 19, 2022
NEW THINGS
ISAIAH 62:2 (CEB)
You will be called by a new name,
which the LORD’s own mouth will determine.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God invites us to become a part of the new thing he is doing.
PRAYER
God of new beginnings, breathe your Spirit into my heart and mind. May I stand strong in your mission to bless and to heal all whom I meet today. Sometimes my life feels worn out. By the grace of Jesus Christ, renew my calling to lift up those who are weary today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
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.
You will be called by a new name,
which the LORD’s own mouth will determine.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God invites us to become a part of the new thing he is doing.
PRAYER
God of new beginnings, breathe your Spirit into my heart and mind. May I stand strong in your mission to bless and to heal all whom I meet today. Sometimes my life feels worn out. By the grace of Jesus Christ, renew my calling to lift up those who are weary today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
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.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
LET THE SPIRIT
The 4th Sunday in Advent
EXODUS 4:11 (CEB)
Then the LORD said to him, "Who gives people the ability to speak?.. Isn’t it I, the LORD?"
1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 (CEV)
When I talked with you or preached, I didn't try to prove anything by sounding wise. I simply let God's Spirit show his power.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Regardless of how eloquent we might or might not be our focus needs to be on letting the Holy Spirit communicate through us.
PRAYER
God, your message is powerful and life-changing. It is so tempting to try and wrap it in impressive eloquence. Help me to stand down and let you work through me -- whether I'm "on" or "off." Yes, I want to do my best but more so I want to relax and let the Spirit demonstrate his power -- even when I'm at my weakest points. 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.
EXODUS 4:11 (CEB)
Then the LORD said to him, "Who gives people the ability to speak?.. Isn’t it I, the LORD?"
1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 (CEV)
When I talked with you or preached, I didn't try to prove anything by sounding wise. I simply let God's Spirit show his power.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Regardless of how eloquent we might or might not be our focus needs to be on letting the Holy Spirit communicate through us.
PRAYER
God, your message is powerful and life-changing. It is so tempting to try and wrap it in impressive eloquence. Help me to stand down and let you work through me -- whether I'm "on" or "off." Yes, I want to do my best but more so I want to relax and let the Spirit demonstrate his power -- even when I'm at my weakest points. 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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