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2019 Daily Devo 10.30.19

By October 30, 2019Daily Devotional

Week 43 Day 3

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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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Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (English Standard Version)

Reflect

The phrase “spiritual worship” combined with “present your bodies” is demonstrating that this is no “physical us” that is less than the “spiritual us”…we are spiritual/physical hybrids.  We belong to God body and soul. The worship we offer God is not detached from our everyday lives. So Paul could write in 1 Corinthians 10:31 that “whatever we do, whether we eat or drink, we do for the glory of the Lord.”  If things as mundane as eating and drinking are to be done for the glory of God, then surely every single part of our lives is to be an act of worship.  

Respond

Today, think about your routines.  Eating, drinking, talking, working, breathing.  Practice seeing every single aspect of your life as an act of worship.  Since your body is a living sacrifice, an offering of gratitude in worship, then everything you do with your body is a part of that worship. 

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:

Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

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