Friday, August 31, 2007

Luke 6:27-36

1 Passage: Luke 6:27-36

1 Verse: Verse 35. "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for being kind to ungrateful and evil men like me. I have received so much mercy from You, it would be foolish and selfish to withhold mercy from anyone else. Teach me how to love my enemies rather than to fear or kill or demean them. Help me to do good and not care whether I am recognized or thanked or appreciated. You have promised a reward that the world knows nothing about. Give me enough faith to live as a son of teh Most High. Please keep me from settling for lesser rewards.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 92:1-4

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Psalm 97:9-12

1 Passage: Psalm 97:9-12

1 Verse: Verse 9. For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

1 Prayer: Father, we turn away from all other gods of this earth to embrace You and bow before You and submit to You alone. You alone are higher than all the rest. And yet everywhere we look we see the false gods of the world enslaving and abusing and corrupting and oppressing people who are blinded by their lies. Please help our worship of You alone as Lord Most High be pure and peaceable and fruitful enough that others will see and know that You alone are the true God.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 6:27-36

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Psalm 9:17-20

1 Passage: Psalm 9:17-20

1 Verse: Verse 18. For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

1 Prayer: Father, bring to our remembrance the needy and afflicted among us, whether they be near or far, like or unlike us. You do not forget those who suffer, You identify with the lowly, the outcast, the downtrodden. We, as Your people, desire to do the same. Today, as I encounter people in various states of neediness and affliction, please help me to demonstrate a sensitive awareness to those needs. Help me to stand with them, to remind them that You have not forgotten or abandoned them, even if it seems all the rest of the world has. Father, transform us into a people who, rather than magnify the hurt that the marginalized suffer, bring hope.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 97:9-12

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Psalm 9:7-10

1 Passage: Psalm 9:7-10

1 Verse: Verse 9. The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble

1 Prayer: Father, You know the trouble I might get into today. You know all of the oppressive thoughts, nagging doubts, disquieting worrries, incessant distractions. I need You to be a stronghold for me as I go about my work today. And for those who face oppression and trouble far beyond my small simple little pains, I pray that You would show yourself especially strong. Hold us all in the sheltering power of Your unopposable strength.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 9:17-20

Monday, August 27, 2007

Psalm 9:1-2

1 Passage: Psalm 9:1-2

1 Verse: Verse 2. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

1 Prayer: Father, You are the Most High -- and You alone deserve my highest praise. Today I desire to look to You in all things, so that I might be glad that You reign in and over and above all things. Whatever happens today, wherever I end up, whatever I am doing, I will exult in the knowledge that all is under Your loving care.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 9:7-10