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2019 Daily Devo 7.11.19

Week 27 Day 4

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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

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John 14:1-6

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;  you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Phil 1:21 For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. 

Reflect

Do not let your hearts be troubled, Jesus said. He says this because he has just told the disciples that he is leaving. He will be going away but you can be sure that he has made a place for the disciples and that he will return. Jesus is the way to be at home finally with God. He is truth. He was the true human. In him is life. He called himself the “light of life.” Light illuminates, provides energy, and is energy. Jesus is the substance of life. Walking faithfully with him is the place of joy and pleasure. 

Respond

Do you really believe Jesus is the way, the truth and the life? Do you believe it in the way that you would stake your life on it? Jesus is life. Do you look for life and substance from things that can never satisfy? Jobs, finances, praise of others? If so will you  commit to stop looking for life in Christ plus something else? Confess that life is found in Christ alone. 

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:

Philippians 4:4-8
Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again: Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.

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