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Daily Devotions

  • Thursday, April 3rd: Scripture – Psalm 131:3


    3 O Israel, hope in the Lord     from this time on and forevermore. Prayer Focus: As we quiet ourselves and our hearts, we do not lose hope. Remember that your hope rests not on what you can accomplish and achieve today. Your hope is in the Lord, from this time on and forevermore. Pray…

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  • Wednesday, April 2nd: Scripture – Psalm 131:1-2


    1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;     my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things     too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,     like a weaned child with its mother;     my soul is like the…

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  • Tuesday, April 1st: Scripture – Psalm 130:7-8


    7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!     For with the Lord there is steadfast love,     and with him is great power to redeem. 8 It is he who will redeem Israel     from all its iniquities. Prayer Focus: It is not an April Fool’s joke to say that with the Lord is steadfast…

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  • Monday, March 31st: Scripture – Psalm 130:3-6


    3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,     Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with you,     so that you may be revered. 5 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits,     and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord     more than those who…

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  • Sunday, March 30th: Scripture – Psalm 130:1-2


    1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. 2     Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive     to the voice of my supplications! Prayer Focus: We often use the expression of being at “rock bottom.” It is the depths, the lowest point, the moment when suffering and pain and loss…

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  • Saturday, March 29th: Scripture – Psalm 129:5-8


    5 May all who hate Zion     be put to shame and turned backward. 6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops     that withers before it grows up, 7 with which reapers do not fill their hands     or binders of sheaves their arms, 8 while those who pass by do not…

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  • 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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