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2019 Daily Devo 5.14.19

Week 19 Day 2

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I. Prayer to enter the Lord’s presence:

Be still for a moment. “Lord, I give the day that is now past to you.  It is yours.  I give the day that is to come to you; help me to see where you are working and to join you there.  Speak to me during these moments.  I commit them and myself to you.”

 II. Prayer of Confession:

“Lord, you are faithful to forgive me and cleanse me of my sin when I confess it to you.  I confess my sin(s) of ______________.  Thank you for forgiveness.” (1 John 1:9)

III. Prayer of Thanksgiving:

Choose to be thankful, speak out loud of what God has done.
“Thank you, Father, for _________________.  Fill my heart and my mouth with gratitude throughout this day.”

IV. Scripture Reflection

Read

Deut. 6:4   Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.  5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Reflect

Moses was the human conduit of the great laws of God.  He received them directly from God on Mt. Sinai. But in this verse we see that embedded in all the laws is the heart of the commandments, love for God.  Loving God with all our heart, soul, and strength has always been the “point” of human existence. He didn’t make us simple to “watch us do stuff.” He doesn’t delight in humans keeping multiple rules.  What he has given us to do is designed to turn our heart towards him and one another in love.

Respond

How would you describe your relationship with God?  Employee. Slave. Stranger. Confused. Son. Daughter. Friend. Try to be honest and think of words that would accurately describe your current perspective on your relationship with God.  Then think of words that you believe Scripture teaches should describe this relationship.

V. Prayer for others:

Pray specifically for the concerns of your life and the lives of others. 

VI. Prayer of commitment:

Lord God, I commit to love you with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength and with all my mind and to love my neighbor as myself.  Empower me today to love you and others with everything that I am.”  (Luke 10:27)

This Month’s Scripture Memory:

Ephesians 6:14-18
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

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