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Monday, January 27, 2025: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:4
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, Prayer Focus: What does it mean to be called by God? Is it a sudden moment of clarity, like a lightning bolt on top of a mountain? Is it an idea to try something new that persists for a long time in your mind until you…
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Sunday, January 26th: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:11-12
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them. Prayer Focus: As…
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Saturday, January 25th: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:9-10
9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he…
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Friday, January 24th: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:7-8
7 Also the Levites Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah helped the people to understand the law, while the people remained in their places. 8 So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation. They gave the sense, so that the people understood the…
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Thursday, January 23rd: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:6
6 Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. Then they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. Prayer Focus: Before the people hear God’s law, they worship. The law does not come to them in a…
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Wednesday, January 22nd: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:4-5
4 Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the purpose, and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand. 5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all…
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Tuesday, January 21st: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:2-3
2 Accordingly, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the first day of the seventh month. 3 He read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men…
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Monday, January 20th: Scripture – Nehemiah 8:1
1[When the seventh month came, the Israelites being settled in their towns,] all the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. Prayer Focus: The book of Nehemiah shares the story of…
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025: The Wedding at Cana, Paolo Veronese, 1563.
Prayer focus: In my research this week on the story of the Wedding at Cana, I stumbled upon this 1563 painting by Paolo Veronesa. This massive, 22×32 foot painting spans an entire wall at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It depicts a late renaissance era rendition of the Wedding at Cana, and this wedding is…
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Saturday, January 18th – Scripture: John 2:11
11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee and revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. Prayer Focus: The wedding at Cana is the first of seven signs that Christ performs in John’s gospel. These signs provide insight into Jesus’s identity as the Messiah and reveal God’s character…