PSALM 25:20 (ABP)
Don’t let them shame me!
You are my safe place,
the shelter to which I run when they attack me.
MATTHEW 7:24-25 (MSG)
If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit -- but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Allow God to be your daily safe place.
PRAYER
God, you are solid! Nothing shakes you or throws you off foundation. And you are there for us when we need to be sheltered. Forgive me for allowing fear to replace your safety. I'm turning all my problems and challenges over to you and your care. You are my safe place today -- and tomorrow -- and the day after -- and... 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
Monday, January 23, 2023
Sunday, January 22, 2023
THE ONLY FONDATION
The Third Sunday after Epiphany
JEREMIAH 10:6 (CEB)
1 CORINTHIANS 3:11 (MSG)
Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Christ Jesus is the only foundation; so we need to make sure that everything we do is advancing him alone.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for the foundation that you've given us in Christ Jesus. We are in desperate need of something solid because there are so many hot-air charlatans who want us to build our lives and the world around what they say. Forgive us for the times when we actually listen to them and put trust in such shaky foundations. It's clear what will happen to them in the long run. Apprentice me in the process of building on the Jesus Foundation. I want to be a part of your work of restoring all of creation on the solid foundation. 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.
JEREMIAH 10:6 (CEB)
LORD, no one is like you!
You are great,
and great is your mighty name.
Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Christ Jesus is the only foundation; so we need to make sure that everything we do is advancing him alone.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for the foundation that you've given us in Christ Jesus. We are in desperate need of something solid because there are so many hot-air charlatans who want us to build our lives and the world around what they say. Forgive us for the times when we actually listen to them and put trust in such shaky foundations. It's clear what will happen to them in the long run. Apprentice me in the process of building on the Jesus Foundation. I want to be a part of your work of restoring all of creation on the solid foundation. 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 21, 2023
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
JOB 1:21 (NLT)
I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
ROMANS 13:14 (ABP)
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ uniform.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
In the meantime, dress for spiritual success by wearing a 24/7 Jesus uniform.
PRAYER
Indeed, God, we don't have much with us when we enter this world. We have to clothe ourselves. I hate to admit it but I'm not the best dresser. I wear bigotry, selfishness, impatience, and recklessness without shame. Help me to get rid of this stuff so that when I leave this world I'm appropriately attired for the ongoing life in your Kingdom. I'm going to dress for eternal success. 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 came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
ROMANS 13:14 (ABP)
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ uniform.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
In the meantime, dress for spiritual success by wearing a 24/7 Jesus uniform.
PRAYER
Indeed, God, we don't have much with us when we enter this world. We have to clothe ourselves. I hate to admit it but I'm not the best dresser. I wear bigotry, selfishness, impatience, and recklessness without shame. Help me to get rid of this stuff so that when I leave this world I'm appropriately attired for the ongoing life in your Kingdom. I'm going to dress for eternal success. 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.
Friday, January 20, 2023
APPEARANCES
LEVITICUS 25:14 (ABP)
When neighbors are buying or selling from one another, make sure no one feels cheated.
2 CORINTHIANS 8:21 (ABP)
We're not only concerned about doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord, but we also want to avoid the appearance of scandal in the eyes of others.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We bend over backward to do what's right and to do it in a way that isn't misinterpreted by others as improper.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for your concern over fairness. I want to do right in your eyes but I'm not nearly so interested in maintaining appearances for my neighbors. Help me to be as concerned about their well-being as I am about my own. Help me to recognize how my actions might become a trip hazard in their faith. Yes, I recognize that I can't please everyone but I also see that there are ways I can nurture peace. 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.
When neighbors are buying or selling from one another, make sure no one feels cheated.
2 CORINTHIANS 8:21 (ABP)
We're not only concerned about doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord, but we also want to avoid the appearance of scandal in the eyes of others.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We bend over backward to do what's right and to do it in a way that isn't misinterpreted by others as improper.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for your concern over fairness. I want to do right in your eyes but I'm not nearly so interested in maintaining appearances for my neighbors. Help me to be as concerned about their well-being as I am about my own. Help me to recognize how my actions might become a trip hazard in their faith. Yes, I recognize that I can't please everyone but I also see that there are ways I can nurture peace. 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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