God without peer

Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? ~ Isaiah 40:13 (NLT)

Since we are God’s children, we must not think that he is like an idol made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t like anything that humans have thought up and made. ~ Acts 17:29 (CEV)

KEY THOUGHT:

God is in a league of his own; so don't pretend that you know enough to be his advisor.

PRAYER:

Lord God, thank you for being there for me. I confess that I'm not always the best of company. I sometimes take it upon myself to give you advice. Help me to accept my place as someone who listens and learns. I'm going to savor the fact that your ways will always be a mystery to me. Amen.

Praying

"Don’t stop praying!" they told Samuel. "Ask the Lord our God to rescue us." ~ 1 Samuel 7:8 (CEV)

If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot. ~ James 5:16 (CEV)

KEY THOUGHT:

The prayers of a godly person are powerful.

PRAYER:

Thank you, God, for giving us people who will pray for us. I confess that I'm too casual about praying for people. I say I will but then I forget. Help me to remember so that others will be healed. I anticipate that you will be changing the lives around me. Amen.

Living together

Like our ancestors we are nomadic aliens -- displaced refugees. Everything feels so unsettled and temporary. Our days on earth seem hopeless -- like an ever shifting shadow. ~ 1 Chronicles 29:15 (ABP)

Jesus said: ‘There is no shortage of room in my father's house. There's a home for all who want to live with him.’ ~ John 14:2 (ABP)

KEY THOUGHT:

All who feel displaced are welcome to live in God's house.

PRAYER:

Dear God, thank you for the invitation to live with you. I confess my procrastination toward moving in with you. I'm taking my time. Help me to more fully realize that it isn't really "my" time but that you are eager for us to live together starting now. I'm going to settle down with you. Amen.

Tell

Hallelujah!

Thank God! Pray to him by name! Tell everyone you meet what he has done! ~ Psalm 105:1 (MSG)

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the savior of the world. ~ 1 John 4:14 (CEB)

KEY THOUGHT:

Tell everyone about what Jesus has done.

PRAYER:

LORD God, thank you for sending your Son Jesus into the world to save us. Forgive me for being slow to talk of this. I'm not embarrased or afraid, I just struggle to communicate salvation to a world which is resistant to its need for salvation. I ask that your Holy Spirit would give me the words to say and the sensitivity to say it all in a way that people will hear. I'm going to tell everyone about what has happened. Amen.