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Prayer Psalm: 68 Prayer Point. God is our conquering and victorious king and David invites us to praise him: “Praise be to the LORD, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.” Is there a situation in your life where …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 64 Prayer Point. Before you pray this psalm, put yourselves in the shoes of someone you know who is a victim of injustice. Following the flow of this psalm pray that: God will hear them, cause the plans of the wicked to backfire, and that God’s intervention will cause our world to fear and …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Monday, February 3, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 8 Prayer Point. If you need a bigger view of God and a smaller view of yourself then get outside at night and look up at the stars as David, the composer of Psalm 8 did. How is it that the God who made the stars even notices us? How is it that our …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Sunday, February 2, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 138 Prayer Point. Psalm 138 gives us a number of reasons to praise God. Pick one or two that speak to you and use those to offer your own prayer of thanksgiving. John 6:16-27 Pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand what you are reading. Read. Read the passage slowly either alone or in …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Saturday, February 1, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 51 Prayer Point. If you doubt that God can forgive even the worst sins, then you need to read this psalm. David, the author, has just committed adultery and then murdered the husband to cover his crime and yet there is hope for him. How do we come clean when we sin? Use this …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Friday, January 31, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 59 Prayer Point. David wrote this while surrounded by enemies. Despite his fear, he entrusted himself to God. We pray this prayer by remembering Jesus prayed for us, his enemies, when our sins nailed him to the cross, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Pray that we might leave justice …
Continue reading Daily Bible Readings – Thursday, January 30, 2014
Prayer Psalm: 49 Prayer Point. It can be discouraging when the wicked become rich and powerful, but Psalm 49 calls us to see them and our world from God's perspective. Wealth is fleeting, but God has ransomed our lives and given us eternal treasure. Take time to confess your attachment to the things of this world, …
Continue reading Daily Bible Reading, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
