When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
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The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
Exodus 18:17ff Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. ... Select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Read the context Moses was completely overwhelmed in his role as leader. Why? Because instead of asking for help, he...
1 Peter 4:10–11 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. Read the context Have you ever noticed how careful you are when you borrow...
Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Read the context Chronic pain pops up from injuries from the past. Your back aches. Your joints hurt. You can feel it in your bones that you can't live like this forever. Your health may fail, but your God won't. The life he gives you lasts forever. He is the What does your heart long for when your flesh feels weak? How does God answer that longing in the resurrection? DAILY JOURNAL PROMPT...