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Jan 5
>Read and Meditate on Psalm 139 Dear God, Today marks fifty-five years since I took my very first breath. Fifty-five years ago, I met my mom and dad for the very first time. You have blessed every year of my life and filled them with love, laughter, tears and...
Dec. 25
John 1:9-14 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to...
Dec. 24
>Read Luke 24 Meditate on verses 1-8 Dear God, How quickly we forget Your words and lose faith in Your promises! The days after Your crucifixion were dark. Your disciples didn't know the end of the story like we do. They thought darkness had won. They had given up...
Dec. 23
>Read Luke 23 Meditate on verses 32-46 Dear God, From the day You entered this world to save us, we questioned and doubted You regardless of of the miracles and healings You performed, and the mercy and forgiveness You showed until Your very last breath. Even...
Dec. 22
>Read Luke 22 Meditate on verses 39-46 Dear God, I sometimes forget the "anguish" You experienced here on earth. I never forget the cross, but the 33 years You lived being tempted, just like us, and never sinning had to be agonizing. You are strong, obedient,...
Dec. 21
>Read Luke 21 Meditate on verses 1-4 Dear God, You are the epitome of generosity. You gave Your only Son to suffer and die an excruciating death for our salvation. You gave it all. Today, I will have a "generosity" check. We like to think of generosity in terms of...
Dec 20
>Read Luke 20 Meditate on verses 9-16 Dear God, How many times have we broken Your heart? It must be so hard to watch us make the same mistake over and over again. It must be so hard to watch us hurt each other out of fear, power, greed and anger. You sent...
Dec 19
>Read Luke 19 Meditate on verses 1-10 Dear God, These verses give me so much hope. Zacchaeus was a tax collector who had collected too much from people. He was comfortable and wealthy but curious about Jesus. So curious, in fact, that this short man climbed a...
Dec 18
>Read Luke 18 Meditate on verses 15-17 Dear God, There is nothing more precious than the innocence of a child. They are curious, expressive, eager to learn, not afraid to try new things, completely dependent, trusting, obedient, playful and love with their whole...
Dec 17
Read Luke 17 Meditate on verses 20-25 Dear God, It breaks me that You had to endure suffering and be rejected to save us. It breaks my heart even more that people still reject You 2000 years later after all Your miracles, Your healings, Your death and Your resurrection…
Dec 16
>Read Luke 16 Meditate on verses 25-31 Dear God, There are so many things in this world that we don't see, but we believe. We believe everything we see and hear on the news. We believe everything we see and read online. None of this is fact and most of the time...
Dec 15
Read Luke 15 Meditate on verses 20-32 Thank You for speaking to us in these parables making sure we understand things of heaven incomprehensible to us. I have been on both sides of this story in my life. I have been the angry brother, doing everything that I should, obeying…
Dec 14
Read Luke 14 Meditate on verses 15-24 Dear God, How often are you telling us, "Come, for everything is ready now," and we ignore You? How often are things ready and put in motion in our lives by You only for us to think we know better, ignore Your call and mess it...
Dec 13
Read Luke 13 Meditate on verses 29-35 Dear God, We are a divided people and all of us want to be right. Thank You for Your words showing me that Your ministry was not about religion, but relationship. Relationship with You, our heavenly Father, and relationship with...
Dec 12
Read Luke 12 Meditate on verses 32-34 Dear God, Those words should be on a huge billboard, "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also!" What do we treasure most? Is it things, money, power, likes, attention or fame? The things of this earth leave us...
Dec 11
Read Luke 11 Meditate on verses 9-11 Dear God, It’s the time of year for gift giving. We spend so much time and money trying to pick out perfect gifts for each person on our list. We try to pick gifts that will surprise, encourage and make our loved ones feel special, appreciated and…
Dec 10
Read Luke 10 Meditate on verses 38-41 Dear God, The Christmas season is so busy! I find myself longing for the quiet of the new year. There is gift shopping, party planning, wrapping, cleaning, travel preparation, decorating, grocery shopping, baking, meal...
Dec 9
Read Luke 9 Meditate on verses 44-48 Dear God, I read these verses and actually laughed. So many years have passed, but we sure haven't changed! We marvel at Your works from afar. You tell us something very important that we don't understand, but we don't ask You...
Dec 8
Read Luke 8 Meditate on verses 1-3 and 19-21 Dear God, Women during this time period had very restrictive roles in society, yet form the beginning Jesus surrounded Himself with them, included them, healed them and cherished them. He chose broken men and women to do...
Dec 7
Read Luke 7 Meditate on verses 20-23 Dear God, I wish our newscasts sounded like Your reply to John's messengers. "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have disease are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the good news is proclaimed to the...
Dec 6
Read Luke 6 Meditate on verses 12-23 Dear God, You sent Your only Son to save the world, but even the Savior prays! He needed Your help, Your support, Your guidance, Your love and Your friendship. Jesus needed help to fulfill His most difficult mission so He picked...
Dec 5
Read Luke 5 Meditate on verses 2-11 Dear God, What a beautiful story about the beginning of Your ministry through Your Son, Jesus. What a beautiful story showing us how You choose broken people to do Your work. You chose Simon's boat. When You asked him to let down...
Dec 4
Read Luke 4 Meditate on verses 1-8 Dear God, Thank you for sending Your one and only Son to save us. He experienced the temptation of the devil and overcame. He experienced the bitter taste of betrayal, loneliness, hunger, grief, pain, despair and even death, yet He...
Dec 3
Read Luke 3 Meditate on verses 15-16 and on verses 21-23 Dear God, What a plan You had for Jesus, Your Son. We usually wait for grandiose things to happen in our lives in grandiose ways. Everyone was expectantly waiting for a Messiah, a Savior. They wondered if it...
Dec 2
Read Luke 2 Meditate on verses 8-12 Dear God, Who did you decide to share the news of the birth of Jesus with first? Shepherds! Lowly, poor, dirty shepherds whose job it was to herd their flocks. That fact in itself is prophetic. Jesus, Our Shepherd, was first made...
Dec 1 – Journey through the Life of Jesus
Read Luke 1 Meditate on verses 11-20 Time and time again, 365 times to be exact, You say, “Do not be afraid!” in the Bible. You also instruct us to trust, but most days we live in fear and doubt! In this first chapter of Luke, Gabriel is bringing…