DISAGREEMENT Wednesday Read: Matthew 7:1-5, 12 1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention…
Read MoreDISAGREEMENT Tuesday Read: Matthew 5:43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain…
Read MoreDISAGREEMENT Monday Read: Matthew 5:21-23 21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’…
Read MoreOUR FATHER Friday Read: Psalm 139:7-12 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,10 even there your hand…
Read MoreOUR FATHER Thursday Read: Mark 14:35-36, Romans 8:14-17 35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36 “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (NIV Mark 14:35-36) “14 For those who are led by…
Read MoreOUR FATHER Wednesday Read: Luke 11:11-12, 13:33-35 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion ” (NIV Luke 11:11-12) 33 “In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no…
Read MoreOUR FATHER Tuesday Read: John 17:11, 13-21; Ephesians 4:1-6 “11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world,and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.” (NIV John 17:11)…
Read MoreOUR FATHER Monday Read: Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-4 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close…
Read MoreHOPE AND FORGIVENESS Friday Read: Psalm 116:12-14, 12 What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. Study: For today, instead of reading a short devotional, I would like you to…
Read MoreHOPE AND FORGIVENESS Thursday Read: Jeremiah 29:4-14 4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they…
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