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Daily Devotions

  • Saturday, October 21: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:10


    Saturday, October 21: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:10 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” Prayer Focus: Earlier in this series we reflected on how telling the truth can be difficult and demanding. Initially Jeremiah’s…

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  • Friday, October 20: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:9


    Friday, October 20: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:9 9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. Prayer Focus: Not only does the Lord promise presence as we move from the past into the future, but the Lord…

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  • Thursday, October 19: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:8


    Thursday, October 19: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:8 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,  says the Lord.” Prayer Focus: So often our fear of the new and unexpected prevents us from taking the first step. We would rather remain with the comfortable and the safe. One of…

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  • Wednesday, October 18: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:7


    Wednesday, October 18: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:7 7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy,’ for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Prayer Focus: The Lord overcomes the prophet’s objection with a reiteration of the future.…

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  • Tuesday, October 17: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:6


    Tuesday, October 17: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:6 6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.” Prayer Focus: As is typically the case for a biblical prophet, the prophet hears God’s call and initially responds with an objection. Lord, you must be mistaken…

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  • Monday, October 16: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:4-5


    Monday, October 16: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:4-5 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Prayer Focus: As we conclude our introduction to Unity’s Annual…

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  • Sunday, October 15: Scripture – Psalm 15:5b


    Sunday, October 15: Scripture – Psalm 15:5b 5 … Those who do these things shall never be moved. Prayer Focus: We began this week with a recognition that the “truth” seems to be in flux in our culture and world. We end the week with Psalm 15’s assertion that those who walk blamelessly and speak…

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  • Saturday, October 14: Scripture – Psalm 15:2-5a


    Saturday, October 14: Scripture – Psalm 15:2-5a 2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right and speak the truth from their heart; 3 who do not slander with their tongue and do no evil to their friends nor heap shame upon their neighbors; 4 in whose eyes the wicked are despised but who honor those who…

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  • Friday, October 13: Scripture – Psalm 15:1


    Friday, October 13: Scripture – Psalm 15:1 1 O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill? Prayer Focus: We move this morning to Psalm 15 and the Psalmist asks a question that I suspect we all struggle with from time to time. Who may abide in the Lord’s tent?…

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  • Thursday, October 12: Scripture – 1 John 1:10


    Thursday, October 12: Scripture – 1 John 1:10 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Prayer Focus: It was important to include discerning and telling the truth as a part of our Annual Vision of Ministry because one of the first…

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