Psalm 22:6-10 with Matthew 27:39-43

1 Passage: Psalm 22:6-10 with Matthew 27:39-43

1 Verse: Verse 39. And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads

1 Prayer: Jesus, I appreciate Your sacrifice on my behalf. Thank You for enduring so much pain and suffering, abuse and scorn, shame and ridicule for me. I know You went through all of that because of Your love -- love for God our Father, and love for us, His lost and fallen people. I don't want to hurl further abuse on You by neglecting the great power of the gift You gave us at the cross, but I know that sometimes I do. Sometimes I forget that You already suffered for my sin. Sometimes I wonder whether Your grace is enough for me. Forgive me, Lord Jesus, for not recognizing the infinite value of Your sacrifice. Help me to realize that infinite value in my life today and always.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 22:11-17

Psalm 22:1-5 with Matthew 27:46

1 Passage: Psalm 22:1-5 with Matthew 27:46

1 Verse: Verse 3. Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

1 Prayer: Father, You are holy. No matter what it may look like to me. To me sometimes You seem distant, silent, angry, unresponsive. But despite what it seems, You are who You are. And who You are is holy. You are love. You are present. You are near. You are always working. Help me trust that You are all that You say You are, even when You seem not to be.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 22:6-10 with Matthew 27:39-43

Luke 24:36-43

1 Passage: Luke 24:36-43

1 Verse: Verse 36. While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be to you."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the peace of Christ. May His peace be with me today, no matter where I go, what I do or what is done to me. Help me to be at peace with You and with those around me. Calm my troubled heart, Lord.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 22:1-5 with Matthew 27:46

Luke 24:27-35

1 Passage: Luke 24:27-35

1 Verse: Verse 28. And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.

1 Prayer: Jesus, how many times do I fall for Your act? You test my faith by seeming as if You are going to leave me behind, yet You only need a simple invitation -- or perhaps and impassioned urging? -- to stay instead and fellowship with me. Forgive me for not urging You to stay. Forgive me for thinking You would ever leave me behind. You are the Good Shepherd who leaves the flock of ninety-nine to seek out the one lamb who is lost. Thank You, Jesus, for seeking me out. Please help me return the favor by seeking to always stay with You.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 24:36-43

Luke 24:13-26

1 Passage: Luke 24:13-26

1 Verse: Verse 16. But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

1 Prayer: Father, please open my eyes to recognize Jesus as He walks alongside me through the various journeys of my life. I know He is with me, but I miss seeing Him so many times because my eyes are on myself, or on things of this world. Help me to walk by faith and not by sight so that I can recognize Your ever-presence.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 24:27-35

Luke 24:44-49

1 Passage: Luke 24:44-49

1 Verse: Verse 49. "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your Holy Spirit which You have promised to all who believe in You. Thank You for giving me Your Spirit -- Your divine, holy, eternally living Spirit. By Your Spirit You are my ever-present Comforter and help in time of need. Always remind me that I am clothed with power from on high, that my life is inhabited by Your Spirit from heaven that has completely overcome this world.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 24:13-26

Luke 6:46-49

1 Passage: Luke 6:46-49

1 Verse: Verse 46. "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

1 Prayer: Lord Jesus, is this question for me? What have You said that I am not doing? Please help me to do it.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 24:44-49

Acts 9:1-16

1 Passage: Acts 9:1-16

1 Verse: Verse 6. but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.

1 Prayer: Lord Jesus, this seems like a strange thing to say at a time like this. Is this a test? Do You give such small and cryptic instruction just to see if we believe You enough to follow no questions asked? Or are You intentionally leaving room for Your people to play a part? What You did not do directly on the road, Ananias did on Your behalf in the city. Lord, help me to do the little things You ask of me, however disappointingly small and vague they may seem. Help me to recognize when You are intentionally leaving room for Your people to work on Your behalf. Help me to be a faithful and obedient worker for You.

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Tomorrow's passage: Luke 6:46-49

Revelation 19:11-21

1 Passage: Revelation 19:11-21

1 Verse: Verse 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

1 Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are Faithful and True. You are faithful even when I am faithless. You are true even when I am false. You are just when You judge and righteous when You wage war. Thank You for giving us Your peace. Help me, Lord, to live in light of the reality that You have overcome the world. Though we have yet to see it, we know it is coming. Help me live as if it has already come.

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Tomorrow's passage: Acts 9:1-16

Psalm 110:1-7

1 Passage: Psalm 110:1-7

1 Verse: Verse 2. The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for giving Jesus dominion over all things. He has, just as He said, overcome the world. Help me -- in the midst of Your enemies, surrounded by things that would destroy me only to hurt You -- to trust in His strength and security. May His strong scepter be stretched forth in my defense today. Thank You.

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Tomorrow's passage: Revelation 19:11-21

Genesis 15:1-6

1 Passage: Genesis 15:1-6

1 Verse: Verse 6. Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for this example of Your faithfulness. Help me be faithful, too. Help me to believe Your word, even when You don't come to me in a vision or address me by name like You did Abram. I believe, too. Help my unbelief.

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Tomorrow's passage: Psalm 110:1-7

Matthew 21:1-11

1 Passage: Matthew 21:1-11

1 Verse: Verse 5. "SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION,
'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU,
GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY,
EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.'"

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for sending us our King to save us. Thank You, Jesus, for being a gentle King, and humble. Thank You for being a King who bears our burdens. Like the donkey on which You rode into Jerusalem, You carry the weight of another -- of all others -- upon Yourself. All our sins and fears and shame and doubt and regret and pain is Yours. Please, Lord, help me to be worthy of Your kingdom. Help me to be gentle and humble and willing to bear whatever burden You see fit to place upon me.

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Tomorrow's passage: Genesis 15:1-6

1 Peter 1:13-16

1 Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-16

1 Verse: Verse 13. Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Prayer: Father, please help me be ready for action. Sharpen my mind and steady my spirit so that I can be prepared for whatever You set before me. Help my fix my hope on Jesus and the future I have with You, and not only on things of this world and this life.

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Tomorrow's passage: Matthew 21:1-11

2 Timothy 2:20-23

1 Passage: 2 Timothy 2:20-23

1 Verse: Verse 21. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for giving us the privilege of being useful to You. Help me to get rid of the things in my life that make me useless and ill-prepared. Lead me to the good works You have prepared beforehand for me to walk in and help me to be prepared for them when they come.

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Tomorrow's passage: 1 Peter 1:13-16

1 Timothy 6:6-11

1 Passage: 1 Timothy 6:6-11

1 Verse: Verse 6. But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.

1 Prayer: Father, please teach me to be content.

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Tomorrow's passage: 2 Timothy 2:20-23

Matthew 4:1-11

1 Passage: Matthew 4:1-11

1 Verse: Verse 7. Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

1 Prayer: Father, please help me to recognize when I am testing You, and help me to stop. Forgive me for not trusting in faith the promises of Your word. Forgive me for seeking for signs rather than simply believing You.

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Tomorrow's passage: 1 Timothy 6:6-11

1 John 2:15-17

1 Passage: 1 John 2:15-17

1 Verse: Verse 17. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for saving me from this world. Thank You for promising that, though everything else passes away, I will be preserved by Your love and grace forever. Please remind me again and again that this world and all its lusts are passing away. They are only for a time. Please help me to do Your will, so that I will be ready for an eternity with You.

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Tomorrow's passage: Matthew 4:1-11

Genesis 3:1-5

1 Passage: Genesis 3:1-5

1 Verse: Verse 5. "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

1 Prayer: Father, please help me to recognize lies when I hear them. I am susceptible to wanting the things the serpent here promises Eve -- I want to see with open eyes, I want to have God-like knowledge. And just as those desires became the bait the serpent used to ensnare Eve, I am in danger of being misled also. Help me to look to You. Help me keep my eyes shut and walk by faith and not by sight whenever I am tempted. Help me to be content not to be like You, if my efforts to become like You are only going to lead me away from You.

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Tomorrow's passage: 1 John 2:15-17

Leviticus 19:1-4

1 Passage: Leviticus 19:1-4

1 Verse: Verse 2. "Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.'"

1 Prayer: Father, is this a command or a promise? Or both. You are holy and You are my God. You shall make me holy, even as You have been and will forever be my God. Insofar as this is a command -- "Be holy!" -- it contains the promise that You have made me able to obey it. But keep me ever mindful that righteousness comes by faith, lest I try to summon or conjure or imitate Your holiness in my own strength. We both know that won't work; it leads only to hypocrisy, weariness and self-condemnation. But just as You speak and what You say becomes real, Father, please make Your holiness real in my life. Let there be holiness.

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Tomorrow's passage: Genesis 3:1-5

Revelation 22:12-17

1 Passage: Revelation 22:12-17

1 Verse: Verse 17. The Spirit and the bride say, "Come " And let the one who hears say, "Come", And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for inviting me to come and drink for free the water that will save me. Please help us, the Bride of Christ -- the Church -- say "Come" to the thirsty world around us -- loud and clear and convincingly. Make us into people who invite others to take the water of life without cost. Forgive us for the ways we make people pay for that which You have freely given.

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Tomorrow's passage: Leviticus 19:1-4