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Jan27

The Son Of Man Did Not Come To Serve But To Be Served

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You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord turns my darkness into light. With Your help I can advance against the enemy encamped around me; With my God I can leap over a wall. 2 Samuel 22:29-30

The joy of the Lord is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10

No one has ever seen God, but the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, has made Him known. John 1:18

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28

If I died with Christ, I believe that I will also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. In the same way, I must consider myself to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Romans 6:8-11

I will lay up Your words in my heart and in my soul and teach them to my children, talking about them when I sit in my house and when I walk along the way and when I lie down and when I rise up. Deuteronomy 11:18- 19

Lord, I thank You for Jesus Christ who made You known and gave His life for me. I thank You for my new identity in Christ. I pray for opportunities for the gospel and for my life’s small role in making YOU known in every place that I plant my feet today.

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Jan26

I Will Learn To Fear God All Of My Days

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O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, You know it completely. Psalm 139:1-4

Take a moment to lift up the needs of your family and friends, and to offer up any other burdens for others that the Lord brings to mind.

Lord, You have said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

You have asked the Father, and He has given me another Comforter to be with me forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But I know Him, for He lives in me. John 14:16-17

I will learn to fear You all the days I live on the earth and teach Your words to my children and their children. Deuteronomy 4:10

Lord, I thank You for searching and knowing me and for giving me rest in Christ. I thank You for the never giving up on us, for our Comforter, the Holy Spirit and for the freedoms to choose Your way as I observe Your word. May my heart beat to encourage others in their faith journey.

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Jan25

The Lord Is My Strength And My Song

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As I approach Your throne of grace today, I am grateful that You care about the things that concern me and that You want me to offer them up to You.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; Free me from my distresses. Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:16-18

Take a moment to share your personal needs with God, including your physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual concerns.

I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted. The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. Exodus 15:1-2

When You promised to make a new covenant with the house of Israel, You said, “I will put My law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people. No longer will each one teach his neighbor, or each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will forgive their iniquity and will remember their sins no more.” Jeremiah 31:33-34

If I lack wisdom, I should ask of God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to me. James 1:5

Lord, I thank You that You are my strength and my song and that in Christ Jesus, You have given me a new heart. I thank You for filling me with Your Holy Spirit, and I ask that You guide my steps according to Your wisdom.

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Jan24

Seek First The Kingdom of God

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I praise You, Lord, that You are intimately acquainted with my ways and that You always love me and have my best interests at heart.

May I not worry about my life, what I will eat or what I will drink; or about my body, what I will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. The birds of the air do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet my heavenly Father feeds them. Am I not much more valuable than they? Who by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do I worry about clothes? I will consider how the lilies of the field grow; they neither labor nor spin, yet not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe me? So may I not worry, saying, “What shall I eat?” or “What shall I drink?” or “What shall I wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and my heavenly Father knows that I need them. But may I seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, and all these things will be added to me. Matthew 6:25-33; Luke 12:22-31

Take a moment to offer this day to the Lord and ask Him for the grace to grow in your knowledge and love for Him.

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. I will ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. I will ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name and worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Psalm 96:4-9

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forever. For great is Your love toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of the grave. Psalm 86:12-13

Lord, I thank You that we can live by every word that proceeds from Your mouth. Your truth is trustworthy and meant to build Your kingdom. I thank You for delivering my soul from the depths of the grave. I ask that I would obey Your commandments as I seek to serve my family.

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Jan23

I Thank You Lord For Your Wonderful Works

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I am grateful to You, O God, for the blessing of Your forgiveness. I thank You that in Christ, You set me free from the guilt of the past and give me hope for the future.

O Lord, be gracious to me. Psalm 41:4

Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He instructs sinners in His ways. The Lord guides the humble in what is right And teaches the humble His way. Psalm 25:8-9

You have chosen me as Your witness and servant so that I may know and believe You and understand that You are the Lord. Before You no God was formed, nor will there be one after You. Isaiah 43:10

You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; You formed the mountains by Your strength, having armed Yourself with power; and You stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. Psalm 65:5-7

I will give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name, and make known to others what He has done. I will sing to Him, sing praises to Him, and tell of all His wonderful acts. 1 Chronicles 16:8-9

Lord, I thank You for choosing me and for Your deeds of righteousness. I thank You for Your wonderful works. Lord my heart is eager to respond to Your word and to walk in love.

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Jan22

I Rejoice With Joy For My Salvation

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O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down And are acquainted with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, You know it completely. You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:1-6

Take a moment to consider the greatness of God and thank Him that He loves you and wants an intimate relationship with you.

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. Psalm 103:19

Lord God, You are the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command. Isaiah 45:12

Though I have not seen Jesus, I love Him; and though I do not see Him now but believe in Him, I rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, for I am receiving the end of my faith, the salvation of my soul. 1 Peter 1:8- 9

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good. Proverbs 19:8

Lord, I thank You for the Kingdom of God and for Your sovereignty over all. I thank You for Jesus, the Savior of my soul, and I ask that I would have the wisdom to acknowledge Your authority in all areas of my life.

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Jan21

You Have Loved Me With An Everlasting Love

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O Lord, I am deeply grateful for Your wonderful acts, for Your abundant promises, and for the gift of my relationship with You through Christ.

You have loved me with an everlasting love; You have drawn me with lovingkindness. Jeremiah 31:3

I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted. The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. Exodus 15:1-2

Take a moment to express your gratitude for the many blessings that you have received from the Lord.

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

“To whom will you compare Me? Or who is My equal?” says the Holy One. Lift your eyes to the heavens and see who has created them, He who brings out the starry host by number and calls them each by name. Because of His great might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing. Do you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not grow tired or weary. No one can fathom His understanding. Isaiah 40:25-26, 28

I do not want to be conformed to the pattern of this world but to be transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I may prove that the will of God is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

Lord, I thank You for the glory Your Word and for Your incomparable nature. I thank You for the transforming power of Your truth, and I ask that I will order my steps in humility and in gentleness. I bring to you my sinfulness and pray that You would grow in me a heart that longs even more to be more like You.

Jan20

Guard Your Heart With All Diligence

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The Lord rewards every man for his faithfulness. 1 Samuel 26:23

Take a moment to affirm the truth of these words from Scripture and ask God to make them a growing reality in your life.

Every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea and all that is in them, will sing: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!” Revelation 5:13

As the Father has loved You, You also have loved me. I must abide in Your love. If I keep Your commandments, I will abide in Your love, just as You kept Your Father’s commandments and abide in His love. You have told me this so that Your joy may be in me and that my joy may be full. John 15:9-11

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10

I will guard my heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23

Lord, I thank You for Your greatness, wisdom and direction. I thank You for full life in Jesus. Help me lean into who You are as I seek to know You and gain understanding.

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Jan19

Bear The Weaknesses Of Others

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Lord, You have invited me to pray for the needs of others, and since You desire what is best for them, I take this opportunity to bring these requests to You.

The Spirit helps me in my weakness, for I do not know what I ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for me with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26-27

Take a moment to lift up the needs of your family and friends, and to offer up any other burdens for others that the Lord brings to mind.

O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven? Are You not the ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one is able to withstand You. 2 Chronicles 20:6

I will tell of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all the Lord has done for us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, and according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. Isaiah 63:7

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will wait for Him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to hope silently for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:24-26

We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Romans 15:1-2

No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:24

Lord, I thank You for Your power and might and for Your loving-kindness. I thank You for being my portion, and I pray for tender sensitivity as I seek to meet the needs of others.

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Jan18

Whom Have I Known Heaven But You?

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As I approach Your throne of grace today, I am grateful that You care about the things that concern me and that You want me to offer them up honestly to You.

May I keep Your statutes and Your commandments and be careful to do as the Lord my God has commanded me; may I not turn aside to the right or to the left. Deuteronomy 4:40; 5:32

Take a moment to share your personal needs with God, including your physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual concerns.

From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, the One who is enthroned on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the heavens and in the earth? Psalm 113:3-6

When we were helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. For rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from You will perish; You have cut off all who are unfaithful to You. But as for me, the nearness of God is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works. Psalm 73:25-28

The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and protecting the way of His saints. Then I will understand righteousness and justice and honesty—every good path. For wisdom will enter my heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to my soul. Discretion will protect me, and understanding will guard me. Proverbs 2:6-11

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7

Lord, I thank You that You are majestic and yet You reached down in love to save us. I thank You that Your nearness is my good, and I ask that I would faithfully receive Your wisdom and reverence You above all else.