Mon Feb 10-Count The Stars
Abram trusted the Lord, and the Lord credited it to him as righteousness
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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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Fri Feb 7-Delight In the Way of the Lord
Today’s passage has me wondering: what does it mean to delight in the way of the Lord? Does this mean attending worship? Does this mean spending time in prayer? Does this mean reading scripture? Does this mean serving others?
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Thu Feb 6-God Cares for You
Anxiety? We all have a lot to worry about! Whether it’s health, money, disasters or relationships, everyone has worries. Anxiety keeps us up at night, our social media feeds and those “breaking news” alerts keep us in a constant state of worry during the day. It seems the more we worry, the more we seek to control our lives.
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Tue 4 Feb-Let Go and Let God
As I listened to Pastor Joe’s sermon on Sunday about being overwhelmed by a desire to control, I immediately thought of the phrase “Let Go and Let God.” Sure enough, he said that phrase a few moments later in his message. He conjured up an image for me as a young adult.
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Mon Feb 3-Do We Pray Before or After the Fact?
One of the things I thought about when I read the passage was – how often do we do something or decide something and then afterward think “oh I really should have prayed about this before I said yes or no or before I made a decision?”
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Wed. Feb. 5-I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS
I knew better than to have a rigid birth plan as I was expecting my first baby. I knew that these things just happen according to what Mommy and Baby need… but an emergency C-section was certainly NOT what I was expecting.
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Thu Jan 30-Accepting God’s Guidance and Rest
Solomon tells us, God has created time in such a way that it cannot bring fulfillment. Instead, it reveals a vacuum in our hearts that can only be filled by the transcendent—through the Lord.
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Wed Jan 29-When is Enough Enough?
Hear my prayer, Lord! Listen closely to my cry for help! Please don’t ignore my tears! I’m just a foreigner— an immigrant staying with you.
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Tue Jan 28-Take Your Ways to Heart
Most of us, even preachers, spend very little time with the prophet Haggai. So you wouldn’t be blamed if you need a little orientation to what’s happening in this passage. Haggai was a prophet who ministered in Jerusalem in the 6th century BC. At that time, the leaders and nobility of Judah returned to Israel’s capital after enduring several decades of exile in Babylon. They were able to come back after Babylon fell to the ascendant Persian Empire under Cyrus.
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Mon Jan 27-Spring Is Coming!
This coming Sunday, February 2nd, is Ground Hog Day, and I am hoping that Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow and does not see his shadow so that spring comes early. Whether you believe in Phil’s forecast or not, it’s already been a long and cold winter and I am looking forward to warmer, sunnier days!
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Fri Jan 24-Be the Best to Each Other
Mark Twain said, “Comparison is the death of joy” and nothing will kill your joy faster than scrolling through social media. It’s probably because we are comparing our worst moment, to someone else’s best moment, because in comparing ourselves to others we aren’t playing on a level field. While we want to be happy for our friend’s successes
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Thu. Jan. 23 – Hammerbarn
An episode of BLUEY reminds us that, “This is what happens when you’re unhappy with what you’ve got! Someone’s husband eventually gets it!”
