Holy Uprising - Sat Feb 27

Philippians 3:7-9

7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.


I Surrender All - 1896

All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

Refrain:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
Oh, the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!


Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855-1939), the author, tells us how his own indecision would result in the writing of this hymn:

For many years I had been studying art. My whole life was wrapped up in its pursuit and the thing farthest from my mind was active Christian service. My dream was to become an outstanding and famous artist. After graduating from college, I studied drawing and painting under a well-known German teacher. To help me financially, I taught school and eventually I became supervisor of art in the public schools of Sharon, Pennsylvania.

It was during this period in my life that a revival was held in the First Methodist Church of which I was a member. I became very interested in these meetings as a personal worker. The Spirit of God was urging me to give up teaching and to enter the evangelistic field, but I would not yield. I still had a burning desire to be an artist. This battle raged for five years. At last the time came when I could hold out no longer and I surrendered my all-my time and my talents. It was then that a new day was ushered into my life. I wrote I Surrender All in memory of the time when, after the long struggle, I had surrendered and dedicated my life to . . . the Lord.


Reflect on how you are currently pursuing Jesus. . .

What areas in your life that are completely surrendered to Jesus. Take time to celebrate or thank God for these areas.

Now think about areas in your life that you are holding onto and need to be surrendered to Jesus. Ask God to help you take steps towards giving these areas over to Him.

End this time by reflecting on your story 20-years from now. How do you want your life to be remembered by those around you?

Holy Uprising - Fri Feb 26

Only God

Read Psalm 86:1-10 . . .

1 Hear, O Lord, and answer me,

for I am poor and needy.

2 Guard my life, for I am devoted to you.

You are my God; save your servant

who trusts in you.

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord,

for I call to you all day long.

4 Bring joy to your servant,

for to you, O Lord,

I lift up my soul.

5 You are forgiving and good, O Lord,

abounding in love to all who call to you.

6 Hear my prayer, O Lord;

listen to my cry for mercy.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call to you,

for you will answer me.

8 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;

no deeds can compare with yours.

9 All the nations you have made

will come and worship before you, O Lord;

they will bring glory to your name.

10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds;

you alone are God.

This Psalm is titled 'A Prayer of David.' What strikes you about how David approaches God?

Circle the different terms He uses to describe God? What's significant about each one?

He makes some incredible statements in verses 8-10? How can David be sure of this? How convinced are you that these are true of God?

How does David describe his own condition and need?

Now honestly reflect on your life . . . What keeps you from this kind of dependence on God? Is it not really believing who God is? Or not believing that you have an incredible need of Him with every breath?
Confess your unbelief and ask God to help this prayer become fully yours if it is not.

Holy Uprising - Thur Feb 25

Reflecting . . . On Who God is . . . On My Life in Him

Spiritual reflection begins as we first seek God for who he truly is. His attributes must be learned, and we gain that insight through His Living Word.

“To You, O God, belong wisdom and power; Counsel and understanding are Yours.” (Job 12:13)

“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to You, our God, Because Your judgments are true and righteous.” (Revelation 19:1-2)

Pause and take a few minutes to reflect on these Truths about Who God is! His person, power and perfection.

We are His creation. Reflecting on God’s works allows us to dwell on our Maker . . .

“O Lord, what are human beings that You take care of them, or people that You think of them? Their lives are like breaths; their days are like passing shadows." (Psalm 144:3-4)

"O God, You give strength to the weary And increase the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, And young men stumble and fall; But we who wait for You, O Lord, Will renew our strength. We will mount up with wings like eagles; We will run and not grow weary; We will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:29-31)

Take a moment to consider the greatness of God’s wonderful works.

My Relationship to God

"Why is my soul so downcast? Why am I so disturbed deep within my being? I will hope in You, O God, for I will yet praise You For the help of Your presence. O my God, my soul is downcast within me; Therefore I will remember You. Why is my soul so downcast? Why am I so disturbed within my being? I will hope in You, my God, for I will yet praise You-- The help of my countenance and my God." (Psalm 42:5-6,11)


“I rejoice in my tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint , because Your love, O God, has been poured out into my heart through the Holy Spirit whom You have given to me." (Romans 5:3-5)

Pause to thank God for the relationship that you enjoy with Him in Jesus . . . no matter what!

Father God, I am truly thankful to you for the experiences you have allowed me to Endure throughout my life. Although during those times, I may not have known the reason, but as I have matured in my walk with You, O Lord, I now know that you were testing my character, which now hopes in You always. Amen.

[Face To Face, Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth, Kenneth Boa]

Holy Uprising - Wed Feb 24

Read below 1 Chronicles 16:25-30 . . .

Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!

He is to be feared above all gods.

26 The gods of other nations are mere idols,

but the Lord made the heavens!

27 Honor and majesty surround him;

strength and joy fill his dwelling.

28 O nations of the world, recognize the Lord,

recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.

29 Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!

Bring your offering and come into his presence.

Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.

30 Let all the earth tremble before him.

The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.

Now, read it again taking time to reflect on the words and images in the text. Which words or images speak to you the most?

What does it mean to you that God is the Creator of everything? What kind of loyalty/praise does a creator deserve? Where is most of your 'loyalty/praise capital' spent? On what?

What does it look like to actually live out verse 29?

A few years back when I was struggling with living out a good/godly attitude while coaching baseball, God told me this: When you come here (to the field) and coach, it is worship. It should be done as worship to Me.
That changed everything for me. If it was worship to Him, then that felt and looked so much different than seeking my gain or pleasure.

What in your life is not worship and needs to be? Ask God for forgiveness. Ask Him to help you give Him glory in ALL things today. Give it a shot.

Write down verse 29 and carry it with you today. Get it out every hour and pray through it. You'll be amazed what God will do if you will seek to focus on worshipping Him.

Holy Uprising - Tue Feb 23

Me & Tiger

Read Psalm 130 . . .

Read Psalm 130 again, slowly . . . identifying with the psalmists humility & hope . . .

Tiger Woods is a sinner. I'm a sinner.

A lot of people in the last few days have been assessing the honesty of Tiger's heart in his confession. Was he honest enough? Was he telling the truth or just trying to win back sponsors and fans? Is he trying hard enough to repair his marriage? . . . .

Wow, I hurt for a man whose sin is so public.

For me, watching Tiger's failures and now watching him seek restoration has just reminded me of how empty my own heart and motives can be.
I have so much sin in own life, that I don't have the time, nor the moral authority to be trying to judge or direct someone else's life.

It reminds me just how desperate I am for God's mercy.

Psalm 73 says this:
"Whom have I in heaven but you?

And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever." (Psalm 73:25-26)

Where do you need God's mercy today? Let Him know. Ask Him to forgive you and restore you.
Where have you tried to play God? To direct and lead your OWN life or OTHER'S lives? Ask God to help you be completely dependent on HIS mercy and HIS hope.

Holy Uprising - Mon Feb 22

Lessons of Repentance from Hosea

In a season of pain and extreme refinement, while reading the Daily Walk Bible, this truth was a slap in the face:

1. My past was marred by disobedience and rebellion

2. My future held the threat of continued calamity & pain

3. Complete change of heart, mind, action & attitude would be the only way to avoid this and repair the damage done in the past

Hosea 14:1-2 say: "Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. Bring your petitions and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you the sacrifice of praise."

According to Scripture, Israel is God’s chosen people. I am Israel. I am one of God’s chosen because I claim His sweet Son as my Savior.

During this season I prayed Hosea 14:1 as my personal prayer to begin the steps of repentance that have shaped my heart, mind, action & attitude. And I did this by putting my name in the place of Israel’s!

Spend some time today as you begin your week praying this prayer by filling your name in the blank. Take these verses with you today and continue to offer yourself to Him . . .

Return, O _____________, to the Lord my God, for my sins have brought me down. I bring my petitions and return to you my Lord. Forgive me of my sins and graciously receive me, so that I might offer you the sacrifice of praise.

Holy Uprising - Sat Feb 20

This picture is Rembrandt's “The Return of the Prodigal Son” 1668

Read Luke 15:11-31

This Rembrandt painting depicts the story of The Prodigal Son. There are three main characters in the foreground of this painting – the younger son, the older son, and the father.

The Younger Son
Notice the posture of humbleness. After all, what pride does he have left? The tattered clothes, the worn out sandals, and the callused feet evidences a hard life. The shaved head marks the life of a slave. Only thing he has left of his past life is the short dagger he wears around his waist.
Why did he keep it? Was it to remind him who he was even when he lost everything? He comes to the father humble. He knows what he has done. He wished his father dead. He left. He squandered his inheritance. He became a slave. He remembered. He returned to his father. Humbled. Needing forgiveness.

The Older Son
Notice the posture of pride. After all, he thought deserved his father’s inheritance. He worked hard. He obeyed his father. He wears the red cloak of wealth, holds the staff of a lord, and his beard is long and well trimmed. From the outside, he looks very much like the father. Unlike his father, he stands away from the younger brother and holds his hands close to himself. Proud. Unable to forgive.

The Father
Notice the posture of acceptance. After all, he regained a once lost son. His hands embrace the son – the son who was once contemptuous, but now in need of forgiveness. Rembrandt paints a masculine left hand of the father. This hand embraces him with authority and protection. The feminine right hand embraces with gentleness and compassion. God the Father’s love encompasses both – the masculine and the feminine characteristics.

One wonders if the ultimate challenge is to see ourselves as either the younger or the older son, but over time to become like the father.

Read the story again - Luke 15:11-31

Ask the Lord in what ways you are the younger son or the older son and spend time asking for forgiveness. Remember that when there is true repentance, God forgives and embraces His child.

Holy Uprising - Fri Feb 19

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

I want to spend one more day dwelling on this Truth before we move on . . .

As I told you yesterday, the context of these words spoken by God to Solomon in 2 Chronicles are that Solomon had just built the Temple, which was God's dwelling place on earth with His people.

In the chapter before (2 Chronicles 6) Solomon had asked God to provide a way for the people to be reconciled to God when they had slipped away from Him. 2 Chronicles 7:14 is what it would look like to invite His presence back into their lives.

I want to think for a minute about this part of that pattern: 'pray and seek my face'.

Prayer so much of the time for me (us) is giving God my list. 'Here's my grocery list of what I need God. Now, git'r done. Please.'

But that's not prayer. That's religious ritual. Or wishful thinking.

Prayer is worship. Prayer is honest, two-way conversation with God in which you sincerely seek His direction, and more importantly seek HIM.

You see in sincere prayer we 'seek His face', because it's all about being in relationship WITH Him.

Now, here's the hard part for me, and you: Prayer takes time and attentiveness. Just like any other relationship we cherish.
Yes, we can and should pray continuously. But we also need time to listen and let God speak. Time when everything else is drowned out, so that we can only hear Him.

But me and you, we're so busy. Right now, you may be thinking of places you need to go or people you need to see or things you need to do.

I dare you to put them aside. For the next 10 or 15 minutes lay them down. If there's something you're afraid you'll forget then write it down, and leave it there.

For the next few moments read Psalm 113 (it's below). Read it slowly. Let the words sink in. Then listen. Tell God what's on your heart. And then be still and listen. Give God all your pain and cares . . . and let Him be God.


Psalm 113:

1 Praise the Lord.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9

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Praise, O servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord.

2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,

both now and forevermore.

3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,

the name of the Lord is to be praised.

4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.

5 Who is like the Lord our God,

the One who sits enthroned on high,

6 who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth?

7 He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

8 he seats them with princes,

with the princes of their people.

9 He settles the barren woman in her home

as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Holy Uprising - Thur Feb 18

[I want to encourage you today - before you begin this journey - to simply ask God to help you. And then to commit, each day to not just reading the devotionals, but giving them time to sink in. Dwell for whatever time you need to on all the questions and reflection time. And then take the Scriptures with you throughout the day and meditate on them. It is so very true - you will receive from this process what you are willing to pour into it. Pastor John]


"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

The context of these words spoken by God to Solomon in 2 Chronicles was that Solomon had just built the Temple. This would be the place of God's dwelling on earth with His people.
And God had just told Solomon that when a day came where the people were shut off from God for one reason or another, where their relationship with Him was shut down - that this is what it would look like to invite His presence back into their lives.

Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 again . . .

Think about a time when your relationship with your parents, or spouse, was strained? What did it take to reconcile? Do you ever have a sense that your relationship with God is strained?

What 4 attitudes/actions does God call for in 2 Chronicles 7:14?

The first attitude that God names is humility? What does it mean to be humble?

Notice that even before this, we are to be known by God's Name ("my people, who are called by my name.") Not by our name, or our achievements, or our relationships, or even by how much we serve others. But empty of ourselves in God's Name. This gives us insight into humility.

John Calvin said: "It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself."

Matthew said it this way: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." (Matthew 5:3)

You see the poor in spirit, or humble, are people who recognize their natural unworthiness to stand in God's presence and who depend utterly on Him for His mercy and grace. Humility begins as you bow down and recognize the awesomeness of God and from that perspective peer into your own soul.

Call out to God this morning. Right where you are. Out loud if you can. Ask Him to show you His holiness. Ask Him to reveal how great He is.


"Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will life you up." James 4:10

Wednesday's Living Water

Scripture –

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3



Yo, pues, prisionero del Señor, os ruego que viváis de una manera digna de la vocación con que habéis sido llamados, con toda humildad y mansedumbre, con paciencia, soportándoos unos a otros en amor, sforzándoos por preservar la unidad del Espíritu en el vínculo de la paz.
Efesios 4:1-3



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Tuesday's Living Water

Scripture –

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the LORD.
Psalm 31:24



Esforzaos, y aliéntese vuestro corazón,
todos vosotros que esperáis en el SEÑOR.
Salmos 31:24


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Monday's Living Water

Scripture –

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16


Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que dio a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que cree en El, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
Juan 3:16


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Sunday's Living Water

Scripture –

"You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
John 15:3-4



Vosotros ya estáis limpios por la palabra que os he hablado. Permaneced en mí, y yo en vosotros. Como el sarmiento no puede dar fruto por sí mismo si no permanece en la vid, así tampoco vosotros si no permanecéis en mí.
Juan 15:3-4




Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Saturday's Living Water

Scripture –

"I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me."
John 12:50



Y sé que su mandamiento es vida eterna; por eso lo que hablo, lo hablo tal como el Padre me lo ha dicho.
Juan 12:50




Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Friday's Living Water

Scripture –

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" She said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world."
John 11:25-27



Jesús le dijo: Yo soy la resurrección y la vida; el que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá, y todo el que vive y cree en mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto? Ella le dijo*: Sí, Señor; yo he creído que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, el que viene al mundo.
Juan 11:25-27



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Thursday's Living Water

Scripture –

Jesus wept.
John 11:35


Jesús lloró.
Juan 11:35

Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Wednesday's Living Water

Scripture –

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
John 13:34


Un mandamiento nuevo os doy: que os améis los unos a los otros; que como yo os he amado, así también os améis los unos a los otros.
Juan 13:34


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Tuesday's Living Water

Scripture –

"The LORD your God is in your midst,
A victorious warrior
He will exult over you with joy,
He will be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Zephaniah 3:17



El SEÑOR tu Dios está en medio de ti,
guerrero victorioso;
se gozará en ti con alegría,
en su amor guardará silencio,
se regocijará por ti con cantos de júbilo.
Sofoninias 3:17



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Monday's Living Water

Scripture-

O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
O Israel, hope in the LORD
From this time forth and forever.
Psalm 131:1-3



Señor, mi corazón no es soberbio, ni mis ojos altivos;
no ando tras las grandezas,
ni en cosas demasiado difíciles para mí;
sino que he calmado y acallado mi alma;
como niño destetado en el regazo de su madre,
como niño destetado reposa en mí mi alma.
Espera, oh Israel, en el SEÑOR,
desde ahora y para siempre.
Salmos 131:1-3



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Sunday's Living Water

Scripture –

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4


Hijos míos, vosotros sois de Dios y los habéis vencido, porque mayor es el que está en vosotros que el que está en el mundo.
1 Juan 4:4


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Saturday's Living Water

Scripture –

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:11-12



Pero deseamos que cada uno de vosotros muestre la misma solicitud hasta el fin, para alcanzar la plena seguridad de la esperanza, a fin de que no seáis indolentes, sino imitadores de los que mediante la fe y la paciencia heredan las promesas.
Hebreos 6:11-12


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Friday's Living Water

Scripture –

Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Colossians 3:14


Y sobre todas estas cosas, vestíos de amor, que es el vínculo de la unidad.
Colosenses 3:14


Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Thursday's Living Water

Scripture –

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5


Vuestra bondad sea conocida de todos los hombres. El Señor está cerca.
Filipenses 4:5



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Wednesday's Living Water

Scripture –

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:1-2



Mis queridos hijos, les escribo estas cosas para que no pequen. Pero si alguno peca, tenemos ante el Padre a un *intercesor, a *Jesucristo, el Justo. Él es el sacrificio por el perdón de nuestros pecados, y no sólo por los nuestros sino por los de todo el mundo.
1 Juan 2:1-2




Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Tuesday's Living Water

Scripture –

For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1: 22-24



Porque en verdad los judíos piden señales y los griegos buscan sabiduría; pero nosotros predicamos a Cristo crucificado, piedra de tropiezo para los judíos, y necedad para los gentiles; mas para los llamados, tanto judíos como griegos, Cristo es poder de Dios y sabiduría de Dios.
1 Corintios 1: 22-24



Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

Monday's Living Water

Scripture –

…but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 7:24-25



…pero El conserva su sacerdocio inmutable puesto que permanece para siempre. Por lo cual El también es poderoso para salvar para siempre a los que por medio de El se acercan a Dios, puesto que vive perpetuamente para interceder por ellos.
Hebreos 7:24-25




Reading - Slowly read the Scripture passage several times.


Meditation - Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text. Which words, phrases or images speak to you most?


Prayer - Offer the internalized passage back to God in the form of a personalized prayer of adoration, confession, renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving.


Contemplation - What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?