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Daily Devotions

  • 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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  • Thursday, July 14: Scripture – Genesis 8:12


    Thursday, July 14: Scripture – Genesis 8:12 12 Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, and it did not return to him any more. Prayer Focus: After another seven days, Noah sends out the dove again. It did not return this time. Ultimately the dove, the Holy Spirit, is not ours…

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  • Wednesday, July 13: Scripture – Genesis 8:10-11


    Wednesday, July 13: Scripture – Genesis 8:10-11 10 He waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark, 11 and the dove came back to him in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the…

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  • Tuesday, July 12: Scripture – Genesis 8:8-9


    Tuesday, July 12: Scripture – Genesis 8:8-9 8 Then he sent out the dove from him to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground, 9 but the dove found no place to set its foot, and it returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the…

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