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Daily Devotions

  • 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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  • 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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