“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying.” -John 11:33–37
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DAY 2
Monday, October 2 SCRIPTURE: “See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. Be attentive to him and obey him. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin. My authority is within him. If you obey himContinue reading “DAY 2”
DAY 1
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. -James 1:5
Why 40 Days?
Throughout the Bible the number 40 seems to have a special spiritual significance. When the flood came in Noah’s day, it rained 40 days and nights. Israel wandered in the desert and ate heaven-sent manna for 40 years. Moses fasted and prayed in Jehovah’s presence for 40 days and nights. Israel’s spies explored the PromisedContinue reading “Why 40 Days?”
Why Pray?
“Imagine yourself in a dark room. Windows closed. Curtains drawn. Shutters shut. In the darkness it’s hard to believe there’s daylight beyond the drapes. So you grope and try to feel your way across the floor. You take a step, disoriented and unsure where you’re headed. Progress is slow and the journey painful. Stubbed toes,Continue reading “Why Pray?”
Day 39 – Tuesday, Nov. 8
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. -II Chronicles 7:14 OBSERVATION: We thank God today for the privilege of living in this land ofContinue reading “Day 39 – Tuesday, Nov. 8”
Day 31 – Monday, Oct. 31, 2016
The potter was making a pot from clay. But there was something wrong with the pot. So the potter used that clay to make another pot. With his hands he shaped the pot the way he wanted it to be. Then this message from the Lord came to me: “Family of Israel, you know thatContinue reading “Day 31 – Monday, Oct. 31, 2016”
Day 30 – Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted byContinue reading “Day 30 – Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016”
Day 25 – Tuesday, Oct. 25
“Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” -John 14:23, NIV OBSERVATION: I firmly believe that there is nothing we can do that would make God love us less; there is nothing we can do thatContinue reading “Day 25 – Tuesday, Oct. 25”
Day 23 – Sunday, Oct. 23
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. -John 1:14 OBSERVATION: God loves us more than we love ourselves. By the Word becoming flesh, Jesus raises our fallen human nature to the bounds ofContinue reading “Day 23 – Sunday, Oct. 23”
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