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Daily Devotions

  • Sunday, July 24: Scripture – Romans 8:27


    Sunday, July 24: Scripture – Romans 8:27 27 And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Prayer Focus: Sometimes it is difficult to admit when we need help.  Even if we recognize we need it, we find ourselves…

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  • Saturday, July 23: Scripture – Romans 8:26


    Saturday, July 23: Scripture – Romans 8:26 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. Prayer Focus: There are moments in this life when words fail us, when tears flow like rivers, when…

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  • Friday, July 22:  Scripture – Psalm 56:12-13


    Friday, July 22:  Scripture – Psalm 56:12-13 12 My vows to you I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life. Prayer Focus: The psalmist recognizes…

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  • Thursday, July 21: Scripture – Psalm 56:8-11


    Thursday, July 21: Scripture – Psalm 56:8-11 8 You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record? 9 Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord,…

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  • Wednesday, July 20 Scripture – Psalm 56:5-7


    Wednesday, July 20 Scripture – Psalm 56:5-7 5 All day long they seek to injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they hoped to have my life, 7 so repay them for their crime; In wrath cast down the…

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  • Tuesday, July 19: Scripture – Psalm 56:4


    Tuesday, July 19: Scripture – Psalm 56:4 3 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? Prayer Focus:  In God I trust.  That is the reframe of the psalmist this week.  In God I trust.  I wonder how each of us might feel…

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  • Monday, July 18: Psalm 56:1-3


    Monday, July 18: Psalm 56:1-3 1 Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; all day long foes oppress me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, for many fight against me. O Most High, 3 when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Prayer Focus: Life can…

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  • Sunday, July 17: Scripture – Mark 1:11


    Sunday, July 17: Scripture – Mark 1:11 11 And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Prayer Focus: As the Spirit descends like a dove, a voice also comes from the heavens, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”…

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  • Saturday, July 16: Scripture – Mark 1:10


    Saturday, July 16: Scripture – Mark 1:10 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.   Prayer Focus: We think of the dove as a quiet and sweet bird. It just coo’s, right? And yet, at…

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  • Friday, July 15: Scripture – Mark 1:9


    Friday, July 15: Scripture – Mark 1:9 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.    Prayer Focus: The second text we will consider this week brings us back to the Holy Spirit and baptism. The Gospel of Mark provides a short and concise account…

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