Day 87: Judges 16-18; Psalm 87
by Jonathan Merki on March 27th, 2024
Today, Lord God, we are reminded as we journey toward the cross, why the cross is necessary. Fickle humanity. Sinful humanity. So desperately in need of a Savior, we look for a god we can hold onto, see, define, and control and then we wonder when our every want is not met and life does not go our way what is wrong with our god. We see this as we read the pages of Judges and we see this as we scro... Read More
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Day 86: Judges 13-15; Psalm 86
by Jonathan Merki on March 26th, 2024
Teach me your way, O Yahweh, so that I may live in your truth. Focus my heart on fearing you. [Give me an undivided heart - NIV]I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Adonai my Elohim. I will honor you foreverbecause your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell. (Psalm 86:11-13, Names of God)Indeed, "But you, Lord [Adonai], are a compassionate and ... Read More
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Day 85: Judges 10-12; Psalm 85
by Jonathan Merki on March 25th, 2024
Thank You, Father, that You do have a father's heart! There is something that brings great comfort from the testimony of Judges 10, where in confessing their sin and turning from their idols in repentance, we read, "And he [God] could bear Israel’s misery no longer" (v.16). Help us never to take that compassion for granted. To live by grace in faithfulness because of the joy of Your love and right... Read More
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Day 84: Judges 8-9; Psalm 84
by Jonathan Merki on March 24th, 2024
O LORD my God,Thank You for making Your home in my heart, for daily being my source of life and my power to live in Your way. Thank You for the invitation to be a Jesus-follower and that I do not journey alone. I am blessed! May the overflow of that blessing be showered on those I encounter on my journey to Christlikeness. Where I go may life be the result because of Your presence in me and may ev... Read More
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Day 83: Judges 6-7; Psalm 83
by Jonathan Merki on March 23rd, 2024
LORD,Like Gideon, what You call us to may not always make sense to us. That he sent tens of thousands of warriors home and fought a battle with 300 (Judges 6-7) became an act of shear obedience and total surrender. You were true to Your promise. You always are! So, help us not to lean on our own understanding, to trust in our own resources, to depend on our own abilities. Help us to abandon oursel... Read More
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Day 82: Judges 4-5; Psalm 82
by Jonathan Merki on March 22nd, 2024
"...may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength." (Judges 5:31b, NIV)As the sun rises, I am reflecting on these words, and I am grateful that this is a reminder of Your faithfulness and steadfast love, of Your mercies that are new every morning. It is also a reminder that, as Your children, we are sunrise, Sonrise, people. With Easter fast approaching, I am grateful for this... Read More
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