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Passage: Psalm 30 NIV 

When you are down, remember the ways that the LORD has lifted you up. Allow this Psalm to lend voice to your soul today. 

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1 - How does this passage connect to the whole of scripture?

2 - What is the holy spirit’s invitation to you through this psalm today?

3 - Pause and ask the LORD to help you respond faithfully to Him today.

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Isaiah 43:1-7 NIV

This season has been a kind of exile for us. We have been uprooted from our "normal" lives. Some of us are separated from loved ones, or stuck in places where we do not want to be. In Isaiah 43 we receive God’s promises to Israel to return them from exile; to gather them from a far. He reminds them of His love for them, that he formed them and that he will rescue them. 

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1 - What tensions does this passage raise for you?

2 - What is it in your life that are like rivers and fires for you and for the people that you love?

3 - Pause and remember the ways God has redeemed you. Then take a moment and be invite God’s presence there where you are right now.

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Colossians 1:9-20 NIV

Paul writes this letter to encourage the the Colossian church to not waiver from the hope that they had first heard. With hardship they encounter increasing pressure to compromise their allegiance to Jesus and give into false teaching. This letter is fit for us today. As we face pressure as God’s people, it can be tempting to settle for what's comfortable over what's true and compromise our commitment to Jesus.

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1 - Take a moment and think of a few things that you can be thankful for, and ask the Spirit to grant you endurance and patience where you need it.

2 - How does the knowledge of that deeper reality affect the way you see your sin, your pain, and the difficult circumstances you might be in?

3 - How does the picture of Jesus if verses 10-20 give you hope today?

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Mark 5:21-43 NIV

Sometimes in the midst of fear, faith is hard to come by. This passage comes as a reminder that Jesus is about restoration even in the face of suffering and fear. 

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1 - The Woman with faith was desperate, but also free from her need to impress anyone. How do you think this empowered her actions and bold faith in the Power of Jesus?

2 - Jesus’ words to Jiarus are "Don’t be afraid, just believe?" How would you have responded? Or maybe, how HAVE you responded when that’s been said to you?

3 - How does Jesus’ tenderness towards both of these "Daughters" affect you? How does it challenge? How does it comfort?

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Exodus 3:1-15 (NIV)

So far in the biblical narrative, God’s desire to rule the world through his image bearing humans didn’t go so well. But despite human rebellion on individual, corporate, and societal levels, God is not willing to give up on his purposes. So he chose Abraham, through who he promised to create a people who God would use to bless the nations…. But they are a hot mess too and and they fumble around… a lot. Through honor and shame, God’s chosen people find them selves in Egypt enslaved to an oppressive pharaoh. Moses managed to flee and finds himself tending a flock in the wilderness away from the pain of the Israelites.

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1 - The place you are standing is Holy Ground for the Spirit of God is with you. Take a moment to invite the Holy Spirit to be present to you right now.

2 - What about the world today? What misery would the LORD see? What cries would He hear? What suffering would He be concerned with? Take a moment to reflect on ways that little pharaohs still hold people captive today.

3 - Pause and pray to this same LORD, for chains to be loosed, for idols to be brought low, and for the rescuing power of the resurrection to be poured out in our world.

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Psalm 139:13-24 (NIV)

On Today’s episode of Daily Read, we’re continuing on with part 2 of our weekend edition on Psalm 139. Have you ever had your hair braided, or worked on a really large puzzle? It’s a painstaking labor of love. Now imagine not only braiding the hair or guiding the puzzle pieces into place, but that you drew out where each hair follicle would grow, or that you painted and cut each piece of that puzzle by hand. The Creator of the Cosmos was even more involved when you were made. 

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1 - When you hear “you are fearfully and wonderfully made” how does that challenge you're thinking about yourself? How do this both affirm and correct your thinking?

2 - As a reflective exercise, replace the word unformed with attributes about yourself: "You saw my __________ body."

3 - Pause and ask the LORD to Search you and know you today, to see if there is any offensive way in you.

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Psalm 139:1-12 (NIV)

Have you ever considered the implications of what it might mean to be truly known by God. Reflect today as we open Psalm 139. 

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1 - Pause and reflect on the reality that the God who created the cosmos is acquainted with the breaths you’re taking right now.

2 - How has the LORD been present to you in the midst of darkness in your life?

3 - Reflect on the claim that the darkness is as Light to the LORD? How does that hit you? Is it challenging, comforting, frustrating? Whatever it is, take that before the LORD today.

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Philippians 4:4-13 (NIV) 

"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Phil 4:7

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1 - Paul instructs his friends to "Rejoice in the LORD always." Take a moment to express your delight in God.

2 - Where are you currently experiencing anxiety? What petitions might you present to the Lord?

3 - Write down or bring to mind the things that you can name that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy. Taking Paul's advice, keep these things before you in the coming days.

4 - Finally, when can you remember a time when the Lord gave you the strength you needed? Pause and ask Him to give you the strength you need for today.

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Mark 4:35-41 (NIV) 

We all react differently to storms. But if one thing unify us, it’s that we are ALL not in control, and there his nothing we can do nothing to stop them when they come. Jesus however calms the storms and acts like the disciples should have expected it! Let learn from this story together. 

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1 - How do you respond to storms in general? And how would you have responded if someone told them to stop and they listened?

2 - What stories from the Old Testament does this remind you of?

3 - Bring to mind a situation in your facing today that seems chaotic and out of your control. What would it mean for Jesus to be on your boat in the midst of that storm. What changes for you knowing that the God who controls the wind in the waves knows and loves you?

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