Day 315: John 8-9; Psalm 144
by Jonathan Merki on November 10th, 2024
Lord Jesus, for sin that is real (John 8:1-11) and sin that is perceived (John 9:1-7), Your answer is the same...it is the truth that sets us free (John 8:31-32). For You, Lord Jesus, call us from our life of sin and in repentance lead us to a life of freedom, living Your way. And, in living Your way, those lessons we learned from bad experiences, or brokenness, or misinformed culture that have ca... Read More
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Day 314: John 7; Psalm 143
by Jonathan Merki on November 10th, 2024
Your timing is perfect. Like Your brothers (John 7:3), we so often have a solution for what seems to be a challenge...as if You would need our wisdom, or need to be prompted by our plans. You work in Your way in Your time. What You plan, You accomplish, and nothing can thwart what You set out to do. Help us to rest in Your timing and teach us Your will that we may walk in Your way (Psalm 143:10). ... Read More
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Day 313: John 5-6; Psalm 142
by Jonathan Merki on November 8th, 2024
To You, O Lord, we come. You alone are our life, our sustenance, our hope. You not only are Life, You speak Life. So, we hold fast to You. In You we are at home and at peace. In You we rest. So, O Lord, to You we come and we know we shall never be disappointed.... Read More
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Day 312: John 2-4; Psalm 141
by Jonathan Merki on November 7th, 2024
How can we ever forget the moment we were born anew into Your family, Lord Jesus? Forever we are grateful for Your great and amazing grace! May our belief in Who You are and what You have done for us be so great that we live it out for Your glory and for the world to see, so that they may know You and come to love the God Who so loved them first! Amen!... Read More
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Day 311: Luke 24; John 1; Psalm 140
by Jonathan Merki on November 6th, 2024
Today, hear the simple opening of the words of the Lord's Prayer, beautifully applied. Think of it in light of the Creator in our midst (John 1:14) and the promise of the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:49) from our reading today, and meditate on it:"Our Father, always present to us, You are high above all, and as close as the air we breathe."Author unknown.... Read More
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Day 310: Luke 22-23; Psalm 139
by Jonathan Merki on November 5th, 2024
Father, let us hear the whisper of Your Holy Spirit above the screaming hysteria of the crowds. Let us see the gaze of Jesus eye-to-eye despite the in-your-face distractions. Let us sense Your steadying presence in the midst of the upheaval of the call and culture of our world. Help us be all in no matter what that we may know Your sweet and grace-filled forgiveness and cast ourselves into Your st... Read More
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