π Heavenly Father, we draw near to You as You reveal to us the beauty and majesty of Your Kingdom. We thank You for Your Spirit that Youβve given to us to help understand and interpret Your Word. You speak plainly to us; let us sit at Your feet and wonder anew at what You are showing us in these two chapters of Markβs Gospel. Reveal Yourself, reveal our hearts, and reveal our Savior. Speak now Lord, Jesus, Your servants are listening. Amen.
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ππ½ Dear Heavenly Father, speak to us Your children during this season of Advent. You give us our lives in seasons and in cycles for a reason. We live day-to-day as You desire and we are grateful that your mercies are new every morning. Each evening we ask, Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love for I have put my trust in you. (Psalm 143:8) And each year we grow from children to young men and women, before we become the fathers and mothers entrusted to show Your love to others. Remind us this advent season what patient endurance means and what it promises. We ask this is the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, we draw near to You to fill us again with Your Spirit and Your Wisdom. It is through our time together with You and Your Word, that we find life. Show us something new today that is preventing us from being closer to You so that we can repent and get back on the narrow path. We long for the peace that surpasses all understanding that we feel only in Your presence, made possible only through Your Son, Our Savior. It is in His name that we pray this and draw near to you today. Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, we return to Your Word to hear You speak to us today. Reveal more to us about Your Kingdom. Show us Your love, show us ourselves, and show us our savior. We are Your children, still learning to trust, obey, and accept the free, abundant life you have to offer us. It is in the mighty name of Jesus that we pray this. Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, we return to Your Word again today to see Your Son and Our Savior, Jesus, revealed through the Markβs Gospel. Open our hearts, our eyes, and our minds to see Him afresh today β for in this way we can grow to be more like Him and less like us. We pray this in His mighty name, Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, Thank You for the opportunity to study Markβs Gospel β another revelation of our Lord and Savior Jesus. Your Word is living and sharper than any two-edge sword. Open our eyes to see our Savior from a new perspective and open our hearts to accept any transformation and growth that You call us to. We ask this is the name of Jesus, Your son and our savior. Amen.
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There are many times when we’re reading Scripture where we run across familiar images… repeated phrases… names… places… and we are sure that we should know more about these references. This is where Biblical Study becomes fascinating, spiritually maturing, and rewarding. Today we take a break from studying the Gospels to reflect on The Four Living Creatures from Ezekiel 1:10
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π¨π½ Luke β Chapters 23 and 24
π Heavenly Father, we return to Your Word today, to finish Your Gospel as recorded by Luke. We thank You for telling us this good news in so many different ways, that no one has any excuse to claim ignorance. Let Your Holy Spirit burn brightly in our hearts to purify us from any remnant of pride that we might still be holding onto, preventing us from humbly submitting ourselves to Your Kingdom – preventing us from drawing nearer to You. We pray this in the name of Our King, Jesus. Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, we return to Your Word today, because we can. It is not complicated, it is a simple choice to talk with our Father and ask for His wisdom to bring us life β both here and in eternity. We thank You for spending this time with us. We speak the glorious name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior over our conversation today. Amen.
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π Heavenly Father, we return to Your Word today for strength and encouragement so that we can strengthen and encourage others. Amen.
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