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Daily Devotions

  • Friday, March 28th: Scripture – Psalm 129:3-4


    3 The plowers plowed on my back;     they made their furrows long. 4 The Lord is righteous;     he has cut the cords of the wicked. Prayer Focus: I find this to be a difficult image to imagine. The people of God are lying in a field. Enemies hitch up their oxen to a…

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  • Thursday, March 27th: Scripture – Psalm 129:1-2


    1 Often have they attacked me from my youth     —let Israel now say— 2 often have they attacked me from my youth,     yet they have not prevailed against me. Prayer Focus: Various studies through the years have indicated that a key characteristic of successful people is something like “grit” or “perseverance.” It is…

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  • Wednesday, March 26th: Scripture – Psalm 128:5-6


    5 The Lord bless you from Zion.     May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem     all the days of your life. 6 May you see your children’s children.     Peace be upon Israel! Prayer Focus: While I am not at the age and stage to see my children’s children, it is a gift to…

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  • Tuesday, March 25th: Scripture – Psalm 128:3-4


    3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine    within your house;your children will be like olive shoots    around your table. 4 Thus shall the man be blessed    who fears the Lord. Prayer Focus: Throughout this “Lift Up!” series with the songs of ascent, we’ve reflected on a journey to Jerusalem. Most importantly we have…

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  • Monday, March 24th: Scripture – Psalm 128:1-2


    1 Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,    who walks in his ways. 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;    you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you. Prayer Focus: How would you define a “good life?” Here in the psalm, we find a good life, a…

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  • Sunday, March 23rd: Scripture – Psalm 127:3-5


    3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,    the fruit of the womb a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior    are the sons of one’s youth. 5 Happy is the man who has    his quiver full of them.He shall not be put to shame    when he speaks with his enemies…

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  • Saturday, March 22nd: Scripture – Psalm 127:1-2


    1 Unless the Lord builds the house,    those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city,    the guard keeps watch in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early    and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil,    for he gives sleep to his beloved. Prayer Focus: The…

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  • Friday, March 21st: Scripture – Psalm 126:4-6


    4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,    like the watercourses in the Negeb. 5 May those who sow in tears    reap with shouts of joy. 6 Those who go out weeping,    bearing the seed for sowing,shall come home with shouts of joy,    carrying their sheaves. Prayer Focus: Joy is not only a present experience of Christian…

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  • Thursday, March 20th: Scripture – Psalm 126:1-3


    1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,    we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter    and our tongue with shouts of joy;then it was said among the nations,    “The Lord has done great things for them.” 3 The Lord has done great things for us,    and we…

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  • Wednesday, March 19th: Scripture – Psalm 125:4-5


    4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good    and to those who are upright in their hearts. 5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways,    the Lord will lead away with evildoers.    Peace be upon Israel! Prayer Focus: The psalmist here encourages us to pray for the Lord to act,…

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