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Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
For a Day Filled with Joy
Oh Father God in heaven: What a great day! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this and every day when I have woken up, with my heart beating and my mind able to read and think.
Whatever physical limitations I may have, whatever aches and pains or illnesses I have this day, they can never diminish the greatness of life itself and the great world in which I have found myself. For I know, I did not earn the millions of little blessings that a human life requires: every cell, every strand of DNA, every bone and every muscle in my body is a gift. I did not make them, nor the air or water or sunshine that keeps them alive.
By the power of your Holy Spirit, fill my heart with joy for all that I have been given. Help me to shoulder the burdens of my life with strength and courage, finding my solace in your promise of eternal life. I look forward in absolute faith to the glorious new body that all of Christ’s children have been promised; but I pray to enjoy this not-so-glorious body, to see all of its wonders and remember that, being a gift, I am in no position to complain about its imperfections. Let me enjoy my life while I have it, great Lord. Let me celebrate all the little things I take for granted.
Bless also all the other people of this earth, O Lord, that they may be filled with the joy of life, and especially know the life eternal which can come only from your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Mason Barge 3/27/14
Prayer for a Loving Heart
Lord God, give me a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for them, even as our Lord Jesus Christ beheld our poverty and hasted to help us. Give me grace ever to alleviate the crosses and difficulties of those around me, and never to add to them; teach me to be a consoler in sorrow, to take thought for the stranger, the widow, and the orphan; let my charity show itself not in words only but in deed and truth.
Amen.
Mason Barge 4/2020
~ Johann Arndt (1555-1621)
Meditation
“The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.”
~ John 7:18
Benediction
Be merciful, O Lord, to those who have entrusted me, an unworthy sinner, to pray for them. Be merciful, O Lord, to all who ask Your help. O Lord, make this day a day of Your mercy; give to each according to their petition. Be the Shepherd of the lost, the Guide of Light of unbelievers, the Teacher of the unwise, the Father of orphans, the Helper of the oppressed, the Healer of the sick, the Comforter of the dying, and lead us all to the desired end — to You, our refuge and blessed repose. Thus I pray, in the name of Christ,
Amen.
? Mason Barge 1/2022
Think of the day ahead in terms of God with you, and visualize health, strength, guidance, purity, calm confidence, and victory as the gifts of His presence.
Our “Contemporary Tuesday” music continues with a song from Natalie Grant that I really love! Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Lyrics to “You Will Be Found”You Will Be Found
Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?
Well, let that lonely feeling wash away;
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay.
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand,
You can reach, reach out your hand.
And oh, someone will coming running,
And I know, they'll take you home.
Refrain:
Even when the dark comes crashing through,
When you need a friend to carry you.
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found.
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again,
Lift your head and look around
You will be found. (x4)
There's a place where we don't have to feel unknown
And every time that you call out
You're a little less alone
If you only say the word
From across the silence your voice is heard.
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek / Justin Paul
Scripture
Do We Love God?
The acid test of our love for God is obedience to His Word.
~ Bob Jones, Sr.
Exodus 16:9-21 (ESV)
Bread from Heaven [2]
hen Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. And the Lord said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”
In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground.
An omer
When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer [two quarts], according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’”
And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.
And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over till the morning.” But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
Notes on the Scripture
God is teaching the Hebrews to trust him every day afresh. He is reforming their minds to think about their provisioning for their journey — their daily bread — in a way that is not natural to them (or anyone). And His method reflects a more fundamental change in their minds.
Asherah
Today’s ten-dollar word is “syncretism”, which means adopting thoughts from different schools and melding them into a new one. The Hebrews’ minds have been formed in a world where religion was polytheistic and syncretist. If a new god was adopted by a powerful minority in Egypt, Egyptian priests could simply slot the new god into their existing system, modifying their beliefs slightly in order to accommodate and include the new-god-worshipers into the mainstream.
But Yahweh has no truck with syncretism. The true God deals in one absolute, unyielding truth.
He is, however, sympathetic to human psychology. The Hebrews are not praying to Yahweh for sustenance; they are complaining. (Kvetching, as it were.) And yet, God hears them and answers them as if they had fallen on their faces in humility and faith.
Anyone with basic knowledge of the human mind realizes how hard fundamental change can be. People cling to what they learned as children, and the older we get, the harder it is to change. Thus He is gentle, gradual, patient.
The instructions that come from Moses and Aaron are not insights or decisions, not the product of experience and leadership; they are prophesy. God is training the Hebrews to hear prophesy and then witness it coming true. He is slowly reforming their fundamental view of the world.
It is an instructive lesson for every person, because in order to find God, it is something that each of us must undergo as an individual. Trust in God does not come naturally, for our minds learn first from our senses, and lead us to learn how to deal with the world. We do have superstitious instincts, but we cannot trust those, either; there are many things God has not promised, and the wild imaginings of the uninformed spirit fall easily into the hands of evil.
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Memory Verse
Romans 14:1: Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.
In the Crime and Punishment devotion discussion on 9/6/26, it was written: We will come before Christ at the time of His choosing, and He will judge us for our actions and, hopefully, forgive us for our sins by His grace. I thought when we repent of our sin, we are forgiven and the sin is forgotten. When Jesus comes again, are we judged by the list of our past and forgiven sins? If so, I can't do enough good to out do the sins of my life Scary! Carol
Always always remember the first principals when you read these "stop sinning!" parts of the Bible. Lock this in your brain:
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
There is a second point to be made, which is told to us time and time again in Romans. We are saved by God's grace through faith. Here, this is one of our memory verses: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
Rejoice in your salvation, for it has been promised to you by God, and in your joy work to obey God's commandments and by prayer and all means possible, try to give up your sins. But again, know first, where we do not succeed, God has PROMISED to forgive us.
Carol and Pete, I am with you. I have run into Christians who live with Christ still on the cross and they are miserable.They make statements that contradict Christ. I'm an Easter Sunday Christian and my Christ has risen and my sins are no more.By His blood, I am redeemed. I am with Him now and will be forever.
I think it hilarious that, According to those who made that statement, we are supposed to remind God of our sins while He has forgotten them.
Carol, that hit me the same way. I ran so far and sinned so much, that statement gave me a cold chill. I trust they will be forgiven and forgotten as far as east is from the west, lest I be doomed.
In the Crime and Punishment devotion discussion on 9/6/26, it was written: We will come before Christ at the time of His choosing, and He will judge us for our actions and, hopefully, forgive us for our sins by His grace. I thought when we repent of our sin, we are forgiven and the sin is forgotten. When Jesus comes again, are we judged by the list of our past and forgiven sins? If so, I can't do enough good to out do the sins of my life Scary ! Carol Salt Lake City, Utah
Thanking both Mason and Jenny today! Mason, I always enjoy your insights into Scripture. And your choices in Art and Music. I especially enjoyed todays music. I miss these songs I heard when I was young. Jenny, today's Daily Inspiration was just what I needed. Sometimes, I don't feel welcomed, but I realize, it may be my own mind that makes me think that. I may always, as long as I'm in this world at least, feel the guilt & shame of my sins, but I know and believe that Jesus Christ, was born on this earth, lived, taught, was crucified and ascended to be back with God the Father. And I believe that by His great sacrifice, He has washed away my sins. Again, thank you both. Sherry in Washington
Stephanie, thank you for sharing your"two cents". I appreciate you doing so. And Cynthia, you are so right. Guilt and shame are the human response to sin. Our loving God says "come to me, and I will give you rest. " Jesus took our sin and through faith in Him replaces the guilt and shame with joy and peace. And, although I can't say that exchange is immediate for me, believing this gives me hope and the desire to start again. Carol Salt Lake City, Utah
Carol, Just a thought on the 9.2 inspiration; I read it as “the trials are given to us” as, they happen to us - and not as God gives them to us….just thought I’d share my 2 cents.. Stephanie, Venice Fl
