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Daily Devotions

  • Thursday, May 12: Scripture – Revelation 21:4


    Thursday, May 12: Scripture – Revelation 21:4 4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” Prayer Focus: No more tears. No more death. No more mourning and crying and pain. What a glorious…

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  • Wednesday, May 11: Scripture – Revelation 21:3


    Wednesday, May 11: Scripture – Revelation 21:3 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; Prayer Focus: God will dwell with the people, God will tabernacle with…

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  • Tuesday, May 10: Scripture – Revelation 21:2


    Tuesday, May 10: Scripture – Revelation 21:2 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Prayer Focus: The vision John sees of God’s ultimate redemption and reconciliation of the world is a holy city. Not a tranquil mountain…

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  • Monday, May 9: Scripture – Revelation 21:1


    Monday, May 9: Scripture – Revelation 21:1 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.   Prayer Focus: From the familiar images of the 23rd Psalm last week to the perhaps not as familiar images…

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  • Sunday, May 8: Scripture – Psalm 23:6


    Sunday, May 8: Scripture – Psalm 23:6 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long. Prayer Focus: Goodness and mercy will not just follow us like a puppy dog. For in Hebrew the language indicates the flight…

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  • Saturday, May 7: Scripture – Psalm 23:5


    Saturday, May 7: Scripture – Psalm 23:5 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Prayer Focus: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord, the psalmist says in another song. Here in Psalm 23 that becomes an invitation to a…

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  • Friday, May 6: Scripture – Psalm 23:4


    Friday, May 6: Scripture – Psalm 23:4 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me. Prayer Focus: Walking through the darkest valley? I thought that the Lord was going to lead us in right paths, not through the shadow…

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  • Thursday, May 5: Scripture – Psalm 23:3b


    Thursday, May 5: Scripture – Psalm 23:3b 3b He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Prayer Focus: How often we want to head out on our own and make our own way in the world. We hope that the Lord (or the pop culture “guardian angel”) will stay close enough behind to prevent…

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  • Wednesday, May 4: Scripture – Psalm 23:2-3a


    Wednesday, May 4: Scripture – Psalm 23:2-3a 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3a   he restores my soul. Prayer Focus: The images are so full and rich in this psalm that it is hard to discuss them all, even in six days of devotions! But today,…

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  • Tuesday, May 3: Scripture – Psalm 23:1


    Tuesday, May 3: Scripture – Psalm 23:1 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Prayer Focus: The 23rd Psalm begins with a pretty outrageous claim. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. I shall not want for what – anything? I shall not want for what the Lord desires for…

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