Wed Jul 2-I Need Help
If we need help, we should ask for it. God just wants to help.
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The daily devotional published Monday-Friday by Medford UMC. Click on the devotional title to read that day’s post.
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Tue Jul 1-Be Filled With The Spirit
Be careful to live your life wisely. Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Mon Jun 30-The Lord is Near
To the people of Israel and Judah, conquered first by the Assyrians in the northern kingdom of Judah and later conquered by Babylon in the southern kingdom of Israel, captivity was a daily trial. Enslaved and deported from their homeland and resettled among a foreign population that worshipped many gods, the people of God struggled
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Fri Jun 27 – Fraught Topics
Has this ever happened to you?… You’ve been in conversation with someone, perhaps some tension is building, then you or they say some fact that causes the other party to become defensive, accusatory, and lose all sense of reason?
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Thu Jun 26-Lead the Way, Lord
As I reflect on this Psalm it occurs to me that God and the people of God are in the activities of this world together and always have been. We cannot accomplish anything without the inspiration of God, and God cannot accomplish anything until God’s people get on board to make it happen.
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Wed Jun 25-Faith in the Valley
I am always struck when I read this passage that there is a striking contrast here between the disciples’ mountaintop experience, and the real suffering they are immediately met with in the valley below. There is a tension here, reminding us that our spiritual highs or moments of personal faith aren’t enough – we must be willing to carry Christ’s presence into a hurting world.
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Tue Jun 24-Where Outsiders become Insiders
All of us have experienced the pain of being an “outsider” at some point in our lives. We move to a new job, or a new school, or a new neighborhood where we don’t have any connections. We’re unfamiliar with the “way things are done here.” Sometimes we break the rules without even knowing it!
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Friday Jun 20-The Anchor
Let faith be your anchor, guiding you to transform conflict into opportunity through love and understanding.
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Thu Jun 19-Juneteenth
Have you had those times when you feel God is so close, then other times you struggle to feel God’s presence?
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Wed Jun 18-God’s Deep Compassion
Social justice is an important issue for Christians to address; but it is not the only issue. John Wesley believed that social holiness encompasses all aspects of the Christian life.
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Tue Jun 17-What is Worth More Than Silver and Gold
It’s serious business to seek and find God. But it is so worth it.
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Mon Jun 16-Stay Close to God!
We are right in the heart of graduation season. In fact, tomorrow is Shawnee High School’s graduation — a particularly meaningful milestone for me, because my son is among the graduates. In just under two weeks, he’ll take the next bold step in his journey: reporting to the United States Military Academy at West Point to begin cadet basic training.
