JEREMIAH 31:35 (ABP)
This good news is from GOD,
the one who provides the sun to light the days,
along with the moon and stars to light the nights.
He is the one who stirs up the ocean into tumultuous waves.
1 CORINTHIANS 8:6 (NLT)
There is one God, the Father,
by whom all things were created,
and for whom we live.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things were created,
and through whom we live.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Don't sweat the challenges that come your way because the one God who created and sustains everything is the one who has our backs and guides our lives.
PRAYER
What a creation, O God! What a life, O Christ! Thank you for holding it all together. Forgive us when we worry over whether you can get us through the challenges we face. Help us to turn to you and trust you for the present and the future. I'm going to move forward with confidence because I know that you are the creator - and that means everything. 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 Moravian Daily Texts* – Bible passages for my students and anyone else who might want to listen in on my conversations with God. ~ Brad Boydston
Friday, November 25, 2022
Thursday, November 24, 2022
IN HIS TIME
ISAIAH 49:8 (MSG)
God also says:
"When the time’s ripe, I answer you.
When victory’s due, I help you."
LUKE 17:21 (CEB)
God’s kingdom is already among you.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Accept the fact that at just the right time God reveals his presence and his ascendancy.
PRAYER
Glorious God, thank you for sending your Son into our human neighborhood to reveal yourself and to execute your salvation. I know that there is more to come but I get impatient when things aren't going right in my life or the world. Forgive me for my restless lack of faith. Yet, I would pray with the early church -- Maranatha! -- "Come, Lord, come quickly." 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 the time’s ripe, I answer you.
When victory’s due, I help you."
LUKE 17:21 (CEB)
God’s kingdom is already among you.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Accept the fact that at just the right time God reveals his presence and his ascendancy.
PRAYER
Glorious God, thank you for sending your Son into our human neighborhood to reveal yourself and to execute your salvation. I know that there is more to come but I get impatient when things aren't going right in my life or the world. Forgive me for my restless lack of faith. Yet, I would pray with the early church -- Maranatha! -- "Come, Lord, come quickly." 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.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
WELCOME
PSALM 24:7 (ABP)
Open up the big old gates to allow the king in all his glory to enter.
JOHN 1:12 (CEB)
But those who did welcome him,
those who believed in his name,
he authorized to become God’s children...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
When we welcome Jesus we are welcoming God, who graciously deals with us as he would any of his children.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for coming. Forgive us for the stress we generate about your advent. But the fact is that you have been showing up on a regular basis for all time. It is normal for your children to expect and welcome you. Channel my faith into fruitful activity so that I'll have a good welcome gift for 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.
Open up the big old gates to allow the king in all his glory to enter.
JOHN 1:12 (CEB)
But those who did welcome him,
those who believed in his name,
he authorized to become God’s children...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
When we welcome Jesus we are welcoming God, who graciously deals with us as he would any of his children.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for coming. Forgive us for the stress we generate about your advent. But the fact is that you have been showing up on a regular basis for all time. It is normal for your children to expect and welcome you. Channel my faith into fruitful activity so that I'll have a good welcome gift for 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.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
ON GUARD
PSALM 97:10 (CEB)
God guards the lives of his faithful ones,
delivering them from the power of the wicked.
2 CORINTHIANS 6:4-5, 8-9 (CEB)
Instead, we commend ourselves as ministers of God in every way. We did this with our great endurance through problems, disasters, and stressful situations. We went through beatings, imprisonments, and riots. We experienced hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger. We were treated with honor and dishonor and with verbal abuse and good evaluation. We were seen as both fake and real, as unknown and well known, as dying—and look, we are alive!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is our guard.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for watching over us. I can quickly remember numerous times in recent history when I've experienced your protection. Forgive me for worrying about what is going to happen to me. Help me to trust you, regardless of the situation. And now that I'm thinking of it, I'm going to share with someone else about how you have protected 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.
God guards the lives of his faithful ones,
delivering them from the power of the wicked.
2 CORINTHIANS 6:4-5, 8-9 (CEB)
Instead, we commend ourselves as ministers of God in every way. We did this with our great endurance through problems, disasters, and stressful situations. We went through beatings, imprisonments, and riots. We experienced hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger. We were treated with honor and dishonor and with verbal abuse and good evaluation. We were seen as both fake and real, as unknown and well known, as dying—and look, we are alive!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is our guard.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for watching over us. I can quickly remember numerous times in recent history when I've experienced your protection. Forgive me for worrying about what is going to happen to me. Help me to trust you, regardless of the situation. And now that I'm thinking of it, I'm going to share with someone else about how you have protected 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.
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