Be Still: Daily Devotional

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  • December 10th, 2024
    Today is December 10th in the second week of Advent.
     
    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.  
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
     
    Today’s reading is from the book of Ephesians, chapter 5.  
     

    “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not associate with them, for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” 
     

    The New Testament writers often refer to Christ as ‘the light of the world’. Here, Paul urges the church in Ephesus to recall their movement, in Christ, from darkness… to light. And he reminds them that the ‘fruit of light’ is found in all that is good, right, and true. He also reminds them that disobedience to the light is serious business…. Bringing about wrath. Consider this as you move into prayer: God is serious about the fruit of the light… about what is good, right, and true… How does that make you feel? 
     
    “Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord…” How often do you meditate on what pleases God? This season of Advent, have you taken time to invite God to lead you in ways that please Him? 
     
    As you begin to pray, ask the Lord what it means for you to ‘walk in the way of light’ today… invite Him to help you turn from ‘unfruitful works of darkness’… 
     
    This Christmas, the world is full of ‘people walking in darkness’… who are experiencing the impacts of ‘unfruitful works of darkness’. Pray that you would be a bringer of light this Advent season to those around you. Pray that God would fill you with ‘all that is good, right, and true’… and that you would spill out good fruit this season of Advent. 

     
    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome in… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    14 min
  • December 9th, 2024
    Today is December 9th, in the second week of Advent.
     
    May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.   
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
     
    Today’s reading is from the book of Isaiah, chapter 60.  
     

    “The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.” 
     

    The king of peace comes to us as an everlasting light, an everlasting glory. And yet, as we wait for the Coming of Christ, we still live in ‘days of mourning’. Can you bring all of your emotions to the Lord today in prayer… from feelings of brightness to experiences of sadness or mourning?  
     
    Advent prepares us to celebrate the birth of Christ. And yet even as we behold this King of Peace… we walk through days of mourning.  
     
    Take time to talk with Jesus about all that you are carrying today as you begin a shift toward the final week of Advent. What is making you feel weary or weighed down?  

    The King of peace says to you: come to me, and I will give you rest. And not a rest that requires us to check out of our daily life. But a rest that we can find, through Him, in the midst of it. Ask God to draw your attention to Him, and to His rest, as you continue through advent. 
     
    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 


    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    13 min
  • December 8th, 2024
    PEACE | Second Sunday of Advent

    Today is the second Sunday of Advent. In the quiet, simple routines of our ordinary daily lives – things like taking a moment for Advent. OR things like: washing dishes, caring for an elderly parent, or playing with a child – the peace of Christ is near to us, and we can learn to be attentive to it, just like we can pay attention to small flames of these advent candle in a dark room. Jesus assures us along with the early church that Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. Advent reminds us that the peace of Christ is a grace that brings peace in ways we can’t understand, to situations that feel impossible. The peace of Christ is not childish, and it does not deny the reality that surrounds us that’s filled with unrest. Actually, Advent reminds us that Christian peace is brought into a hostile world through the birth of a baby…. Tender and vulnerable… fragile and meek. The peace of Christ is supernatural. It is a gift from God. As we consider the light of our second Advent candle, remember that the peace that calms our fears and fills our hearts with tranquility comes from Christ alone In what ways are you lacking peace today? (pause) from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1

    “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a horn[a] of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— 72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, 73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

    In the light of the candles, pray to find the courage to be a person of peace in a world that desperately needs it. Now may the Lord of peace himself give us peace, at all times, in every way. The Lord be with us all. Amen

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    5 min
  • Advent Examen - December 7th, 2024
    This is the Saturday examen for the season of Advent. 

    I’m glad you’ve joined us for a time of reflection and prayer. Pray along with me.


    Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do and seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day, We who are anxious over many things… look forward to your coming among us. We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy of your kingdom. We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence. We are your people, walking in darkness, yet seeking the light.


    Now take a moment to quiet yourself, and pray: Come, Holy Spirit!


    Look back over this past week and ask God to draw your attention to moments where you’ve felt dissonant, agitated, or where you’ve lacked the fruit of the spirit toward others. Where have you experienced the darkness of your own heart? Or of the world around you?


    Now offer those moments to the Lord. Invite Him to lead you toward engaging in a way that might bring relational repair or reconciliation. Ask God to help move you into action in whatever way He leads.


    Consider the week ahead: What are you feeling joyful about as we approach Christmastime? Who do you want to pay special attention to this week? What do you want to be particularly present to? Ask God to help draw your attention to these things. If people came to mind, pray over them by name.


    Behold… the psalmist tells us… God is our helper… he is our sustainer… he does not merely bring good news, Luke says… he IS good news…

    Behold… he stands at the door of our heart and knocks… he will pour out His spirit on you…

    Behold… we read in 1 John… what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 

    As we end our examen, ask God to give you eyes to see Him this advent and to give you a heart that longs for Him.

    Ask God for grace to behold the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!


    Come, thou long expected Jesus,
    born to set thy people free;
    from our fears and sins release us,
    let us find our rest in thee.

    Amen.

    Music: "Emmanuel" - Heaven and Earth (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    8 min
  • December 6th, 2024
    Today is Dec 6 in the first week of Advent.


    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace through the power of the Holy Spirit. 
      
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
      
    Today’s reading is from the book of Isaiah, chapter 40. 
      
    “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” 
      
    Behold, the savior of the world, who comes into the world with comfort, tenderness, forgiveness, and blessing. What do you think it means that Isaiah prophesied that God would enter into the world in this fashion? Do you find it strange, that a savior is described with words that feel so kind?  
      
    The character of God often surprises us: that our savior comes not with an eye-roll, filled with frustration at our inability to get things right, a sense of ‘I told you so’ in the air? Consider for a moment a time you actually needed saved: from a stupid decision, a bad choice, an error of judgement… or even from your own sin and recklessness. Consider what it means that God draws near as your savior as a comforter, with tenderness, words of peace, forgiveness, and blessing… 
      
    Now enter a personal time of prayer and that God that He demonstrates is salvation power to us through love. Consider if you are following in His way…  
      
    This Advent, our world – your world – is filled with people who need the comfort of Christ. Not a word of judgement, or a condemnation. As you have received the comfort and tenderness of Christ yourself, be diligent about treating those around you with the same kindness. Ask the Lord to lead you in love: who can you serve today? Who can you pray for or offer tenderness to?  

    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 


    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    12 min
  • December 5th, 2024
    Today is December 5th in the first week of Advent.
     
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you.   
      
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
      
    Today’s reading is from several verses from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 15. 
      

    “He calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ / ‘She calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ / ‘It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’ 
      

    The lost sheep. The lost coin. The lost son. For God so loved the world that He came to seek and to save that which is lost. The savior of the world enters into history not as a God who despises things that go missing, but rather as the God of the cracks, the corners, the far-off spaces… the God who seeks… and the God who then celebrates when he finds that which is precious. This is what love looks like: a willingness to get low, to get messy, to go out of His way… in order to go after ‘the one’. Take a moment and let this settle over you. That ‘lost and found one’ is you.  
      
    All of these parables tell of personal things get lost. Is there anything – or anyone - lost in your life right now? Are you seeking after them in the same way Christ seeks after you?  
      
    Now enter a personal moment of prayer and pray specifically – by name if you can – for those you know who are lost, and who need to be saved and restored by love. 
      
    Advent is a time of looking forward to a celebration of joy! An event that reminds us: we are not lost! We are not alone! We are not left in the corner, stuck out of sight, unworthy of rescue! Ask God, as we end our time of prayer, to help you grow as a seeker… someone with eyes to see those around you who might be holding out hope for to be ‘found’ themselves. Ask God to give you grace to speak His words of invitation to someone who might be ready to hear them. 
      
    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 


    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    14 min
  • December 4th, 2024
    Today is December 4th in the first week of Advent.


    May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.   
      
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
      
    Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 3.  


    “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiber'i-us Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturae'a and Trachoni'tis, and Lysa'ni-as tetrarch of Abile’ne, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca'iaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechari'ah in the wilderness; and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” 
      

    We have reflected this week on God our savior, who came to seek and to save, who came to make a smooth path toward salvation, who came to demonstrate the love of God through the forgiveness of sins by the Grace of God. We began with the image of a door, and we prepared our hearts to open the door in order to BEHOLD THE SAVIOR, lying in a manger, the God of the universe not only with us – but with the least of us, the last of us.  
      
    Take a moment to quiet yourself and bring that image back to mind. Contemplate this paradox: it is through this infant: poor, vulnerable, a baby in the middle of the mess of a barn… that ‘all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ John the Baptist tells us that this salvation comes through a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
      
    Take time in personal prayer to consider your baptism, your own repentance, and the forgiveness of sins that is yours. Consider that this advent, you are not only waiting to behold the savior of the world, but YOUR savior as well.  
      
    Our repentance comes in a moment, and in a lifetime of moments. When we behold the goodness of God, His compassion, tenderness, forgiveness, and blessing, we are reminded all too often of our distractions, our ridiculous irritabilities, by all the way we do not love the way He loves. Ask God to strengthen the gift of love in you, that in this season of Advent those around you might behold a glimpse of God’s celebration every time He saves that which is lost.  
      
    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 


    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    14 min
  • December 3rd, 2024
    Today is December 3rd in the first week of Advent.

    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.  
      
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.  
      
    Today’s reading is from the book of Isaiah, chapter 55. 
      

    “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” 
      

    Again, the call of scripture is to Behold – to look deeply at our God and the way He has interacted with us through history. The prophet Isaiah wants us to look deeply at something that God has brought to his attention: he tells us to ‘incline our ears, and come to God, listen to him, that our souls may live’… We’re living in a world where the souls of many are weary and worn, unsure of the compassion of God. As you enter into prayer, consider with the Lord the state of your own soul today. 
      
    I am aways so thankful to be reminded that God’s ways are not my ways. My ways are not very loving. My ways are not very compassionate. My ways are not very steadfast. The goodness of ‘my ways’ too quickly have an edge. The goodness of ‘my ways’ don’t go to the cross.  
      
    Take a few moments of prayer now and talk to the Lord about the length of His saving love: that God not only comes near to us to demonstrate His love, but that He went as far as death as well. What implications does that have for you this Advent? For the way you love?  
      
    Take time today to ask God to reveal His thoughts, and His ways to you… Ask Him to lead you towards those whose souls may need a word of refreshing from Him, through you.  
      
    Come, thou long expected Jesus, 
    born to set thy people free; 
    from our fears and sins release us, 
    let us find our rest in thee. 
    Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 
    In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 


    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    15 min
  • December 2nd, 2024
    Today is December 2 - in the first week of Advent

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence, and say Come Holy Spirit.

    Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 1.“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

    We begin this Advent with the question: what does it mean to truly BEHOLD something? Not just to notice it, or to get a glimpse… but to see, and to see deeply? Our reading from Mark says: “Behold, I will send my messenger before your face” Think for a moment: when was the last time you looked slowly and deeply at something or someone, as though to work the image of what you see deep into your mind and memory?

    Now, imagine yourself standing at the ‘doorway of advent’. Slow down and consider what you are opening that door to as you step into this Holy season: to God himself, incarnate, a vulnerable infant born into a wild and reckless world. The savior of all that is, lying there in a dirty stable. Lying there, a soon-to-be refugee. Lying there: the love of God revealed as WITH US.

    Now, enter into a personal moment of prayer by imaging yourself opening the door that is before you… what do you see, or feel, or hear, or smell… as you behold your savior in this scene?….“Behold, I will send my messenger before your face.” That sounds to me like a description of something that gets very, very close. In your face, it seems. As we end our time of prayer today, ask God to help you keep your awareness of His presence ‘before your face’ this Advent season.…

    Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee.Behold, the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome in…In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

    Music: "O Come O Come Emmanuel" - Heaven & Earth (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    13 min
  • December 1st, 2024
    HOPE | First Sunday of Advent

    Today is the first Sunday of Advent. In whatever small moment of stillness you can make as December begins today, I want to invite you to make space for HOPE… through cultivating hope through giving yourself to the simple act of waiting.

    Isaiah 40:31 reminds us that those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. The season of Advent reminds us that hope and waiting are intertwined. Advent reminds us that hope has to be tended and stirred up by the presence of the spirit of God. Because of Him, our hope persists when the news is dark, when the situation feels impossible and… in times of waiting. Most of us don’t like to wait. The virtues of self-control, and of patience, are difficult for us to practice. Our ability to wait for the Lord very often rests on our trust in His character, and in His presence, and in His timing. Is there something that you find yourself waiting for, today? Perhaps it’s a small thing, that seems inconsequential. Or maybe you are waiting for something that feels terribly meaningful, deeply important. Advent, in a way that is not naïve nor patronizing invites us to consent to times of waiting… by putting our trust and hope in the promises of God’s goodness, and His provision… even though His ways are not always clear to us.

    Todays’ reading is from the Old Testament Prophet Jeremiah, chapter 33: 14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15 “‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it[a] will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’ Consider this phrase: the days are coming when I will fulfill the good promises…. The Lord is looking forward to the fulfillment found in Jesus of Nazareth. In God, putting on flesh, and moving into our world. Humbling himself. Identifying with all the waiting found in our human condition. It is because of Him that we can wait in hope. Consider your own life: for what are you waiting? Are you waiting with hope? (moment of pause) As we consider our first Advent candle… the candle that after all this season of Advent will have burned the longest… place any areas of long waiting into the care of Christ. Speak out loud to the Lord what you are waiting for, hoping for...

    For those listening now who might not feel hope, or who are struggling to experience the hope found in Christ… my prayer is that you would know that your sisters and brothers are carrying you right now as we pray together these words from Psalm 130: We wait for the Lord, our souls waits. And in His word we do hope. Our souls wait for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning. Yes, more than those who watch for the morning…. We wait for the Lord… Amen

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    6 min

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A time to BE STILL with God. A daily scripture reading and meditative devotional from Mondays to Fridays, and a time of reflection on Saturdays through the practice of a weekly Examen. With Eric and…

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