PSALM 119:11 (ABP)
To prevent sin from defining my life, I've chewed on and digested your instructions. They are a mosted valued possession.
2 TIMOTHY 1:14 (CEV)
You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Make the most of the divine treasure that God has implanted in us.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for taking the time to impart your guidance and wisdom. I treasure your word. It provides direction for how I think and relate to others. It points me to Jesus. I admit, though, that even with your Holy Spirit living in me and tutoring me in your ways I allow outside voices to influence me. Help me to filter out those voices so that I can continue to treasure the word living in me. I'm going to guard it with my life. 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 2006, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston
How this works
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023
THE JOY!
PSALM 71:23 (ABP)
O, the joy! You've rescued me!
I'm shouting and singing your praise --
belting it out from deep inside.
COLOSSIANS 1:11-12 (ABP)
May God fill you with the patience and endurance that eventually bubbles into joy -- and gratitude directed toward the Father. For he has given you a major share in his gift to the people who live according to the light -- his people.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
May God's generosity generate joy in your life.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for making room for me on your rescue boat. I certainly don't deserve what you've done but I'm so happy about it that I'm not going to worry about that. Even though I don't understand how it is that you choose to relate to people like me I'm not going to let that stop me from singing your praises. With your ongoing support, I'm just going to belt it out. 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.
I'm shouting and singing your praise --
belting it out from deep inside.
COLOSSIANS 1:11-12 (ABP)
May God fill you with the patience and endurance that eventually bubbles into joy -- and gratitude directed toward the Father. For he has given you a major share in his gift to the people who live according to the light -- his people.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
May God's generosity generate joy in your life.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for making room for me on your rescue boat. I certainly don't deserve what you've done but I'm so happy about it that I'm not going to worry about that. Even though I don't understand how it is that you choose to relate to people like me I'm not going to let that stop me from singing your praises. With your ongoing support, I'm just going to belt it out. 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.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
ACTION
Second Sunday after Epiphany
PROVERBS 21:3 (ABP)The way you live your life and the justice you show to your neighbors is way more important to GOD than your religious activity.
JAMES 2:26 (CEV)
Anyone who doesn't breathe is dead, and faith that doesn't do anything is just as dead!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Living faith is actively lived out in the way that it treats others.
PRAYER
God, you have breathed the breath of life into me. I'm grateful to be alive and to call you my God. I admit, though, that I don't always let your life flow completely through me so that it impacts the way that I treat others. I can be rather indifferent to the needs of the people within my sphere of influence. Help me fix that so that I can translate my faith into practical action -- an action that goes beyond expressing opinions online. I'm going to tap into the breath of your residing Holy Spirit to breathe new life into my relationships. 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.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
STORY OF YOUR LIFE
PSALM 139:16 (ABP)
MATTHEW 6:25 (ABP)
Stop worrying over whether you'll have enough or what will become of you.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God has written the story so you don't need to worry over the little or the big stuff of life.
PRAYER
God, it is good to know that everything will be okay. I confess, though, that sometimes I enjoy worrying. It makes me feel significant or somehow in charge of the situation. But I know that worry is outside your plan and isn't the healthiest thing for me. Help me to find faith in the midst of the story of my life. I'm going to trust you for the outcome. You write the best stories! 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.
Way before the sperm and egg hooked up,
you, GOD, could see the layout of my life
and how it would unfold.
Even before I was born,
you, GOD, had written out in moment-by-moment detail
the entire story of my life.
MATTHEW 6:25 (ABP)
Stop worrying over whether you'll have enough or what will become of you.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God has written the story so you don't need to worry over the little or the big stuff of life.
PRAYER
God, it is good to know that everything will be okay. I confess, though, that sometimes I enjoy worrying. It makes me feel significant or somehow in charge of the situation. But I know that worry is outside your plan and isn't the healthiest thing for me. Help me to find faith in the midst of the story of my life. I'm going to trust you for the outcome. You write the best stories! 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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