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Devotion: Under the Awning of God’s Love
Today's Scripture Reading
Psalm 91
My Refuge and My Fortress
91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Devotion for January 12, 2012 — Receiving the Day
Today's Scripture Reading
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
A Time for Everything
3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
Devotion for December 30, 2011 – Twelve Days of Christmas???
Today's Scripture Reading
Luke 2:21-22
21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.
… Read the rest “Devotion for December 30, 2011 – Twelve Days of Christmas???” Devotion for December 28, 2011 – Extravagant Generosity
Today's Scripture Reading
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow's Offering
21:1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, 2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
Devotion for December 27, 2011 – Home for Christmas
Today's Scripture Reading
Psalm 137:1-4
How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song?
137:1 By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows there
we hung up our lyres.
3 For there our captors
required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
Devotion for December 21, 2011 – Comfort, Peace, and Hope
Today's Scripture Reading
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.
… Read the rest “Devotion for December 21, 2011 – Comfort, Peace, and Hope” Devotion for December 20, 2011 – In the Fullness of God’s Time
Today's Scripture Reading
Luke 2:10-11
10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Devotion for December 16, 2011 – Peace and Healing
Today's Scripture Reading
Psalm 23:1-3
The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
Devotion for December 12, 2011 – All I Want for Christmas is—- Time
Today's Scripture Reading
Isaiah 40:3-5
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.