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Friday, February 26: Scripture – John 15:7-8
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. Prayer Focus: Ask for whatever we wish and it will be done for you.…
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Thursday, February 25: Scripture – John 15:5-6
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. …
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Wednesday, February 24: Scripture – John 15:4
4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. Prayer Focus: We do not use the word “abide” very often anymore. Here it is four times in this one verse –…
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Tuesday, February 23: Scripture – John 15:2-3
2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Prayer Focus: The work of God the Father as vinegrower begins with pruning, with cutting…
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Monday, February 22: Scripture – John 15:1
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. Prayer Focus: I will admit that I have never been successful at growing anything. So, I sometimes struggle with agricultural metaphors in scripture. Jesus is speaking with his disciples on his final night with them and says, “I am the true vine, and…
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Sunday, February 21: Scripture – Joel 2:18-19
18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. 19 In response to his people the Lord said: I am sending you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a mockery among the nations. Prayer Focus: The Lord’s response to…
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Saturday, February 20: Scripture – Joel 2:17
17 Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep. Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and do not make your heritage a mockery, a byword among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” Prayer Focus: The role of priests…
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Friday, February 19: Scripture – Joel 2:15-16
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; 16 gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; gather the children, even infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her canopy. Prayer Focus: Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all just gather together…
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Thursday, February 18: Scripture – Joel 2:12-14
12 Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. 14 Who…
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Wednesday, February 17: Scripture – Psalm 25:8-10
8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees. Prayer Focus: Today is Ash…