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I Kneel before the Father

05 Wednesday Mar 2025

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.

Reading: Psalm 89:5-13

LORD God,
I marvel at your wisdom and power.
But most of all I marvel at your love—
love that encompasses all—
even me.
Help me to excel at pleasing you.
Thank you, LORD! 
Amen.

— — —

For this reason I kneel before the Father, 
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth derives its name. 
I pray that out of his glorious riches 
he may strengthen you with power 
through his Spirit in your inner being,
 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts 
through faith.
And I pray that you,
being rooted and established in love, 
may have power,
together with all the Lord’s holy people, 
to grasp how wide and long
and high and deep is the love of Christ,
and to know this love
that surpasses knowledge—
that you may be filled 
to the measure of all the fullness of God.
(Ephesians 3:14-19)*

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Rooted and Established in Love

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.

Reading: Psalm 86:14-17

LORD God,
I want to see you as you are,
full of compassion and grace.
Help me to show compassion
and mercy to others.
I want to meditate on your word
so that I can know you as you truly are.
Amen.

— — —

I pray that out of his glorious riches
he may strengthen you with power
through his Spirit in your inner being, 
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you,
being rooted and established in love, 
may have power,
together with all the Lord’s holy people, 
to grasp how wide and long and high
and deep is the love of Christ, 
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—
that you may be filled 
to the measure of all the fullness of God.
(Ephesians 3:16-19)*

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The Weapons We Fight With

14 Friday Feb 2025

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.

Reading: Psalm 83:1-8

LORD God,
we have a powerful deceptive opponent,
but we have victory through your Son,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
I call on your awesome name.
Give me victory over sin
and the forces of evil
that are out to destroy my life.
My strength is in you,
Lord Jesus,
and your redeeming blood.
Amen.

— — —

For though we live in the world,
we do not wage war as the world does. 
The weapons we fight with
are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary,
they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 
We demolish arguments and every pretension
that sets itself up
against the knowledge of God,
and we take captive every thought
to make it obedient to Christ. 
(2 Corinthians 10:3-5)*

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Christmas Eve Quote and Prayer

24 Tuesday Dec 2024

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.Psalm 69_2-5 - 365 winter

Reading: Psalm 69:1-5

LORD God,
thank you for showing us mercy
when we don’t deserve it.
Thank you on this Christmas Eve
for coming to rescue the likes of me.
For this mercy and a thousand more,
I give you thanks.
Amen.

— — —

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree
that a census should be taken
of the entire Roman world.
(This was the first census that took place
while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up
from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,
to Bethlehem the town of David,
because he belonged to the house
and line of David.
He went there to register with Mary,
who was pledged to be married to him
and was expecting a child.
While they were there,
the time came for the baby to be born,
and she gave birth to her firstborn,
a son.
She wrapped him in cloths
and placed him in a manger,
because there was no guest room
available for them.
(Luke 2:1-7)*

On the eve of our Savior’s birth
let the peace of Christ flood your heart.

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Work with All Your Heart

11 Wednesday Dec 2024

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.
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Reading: Psalm 65:9-13

LORD God,
I am thankful for my calling
and the work you have set before me.
You are my partner in it
and my provider.
I give myself to you to your service today. 
Amen.

— — —

Slaves,
obey your earthly masters in everything;
and do it, not only when their eye is on you
and to curry their favor,
but with sincerity of heart
and reverence for the Lord. 
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord,
not for human masters, 
since you know that you will receive an inheritance
from the Lord as a reward.
It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
(Colossians 3:22-24)*

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Jesus Interceding for Us

06 Friday Dec 2024

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.Psalm 63 -365

Reading: Psalm 63: 6-11

LORD Jesus,
I want my mind to find rest in you.
I know my sins are forgiven
and your love for me was proven on the cross.
You lived for me;
you died for me.
You love me.
Oh, what joy that thought brings! 
Amen.

— — —

Who will bring any charge
against those whom God has chosen?
It is God who justifies. 
Who then is the one who condemns?
No one.
Christ Jesus who died—
more than that, who was raised to life—
is at the right hand of God
and is also interceding for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall trouble or hardship
or persecution or famine
or nakedness or danger or sword? 
As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things
we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.
(Romans 8:33-37)*

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In the Heavenly Realms

27 Wednesday Nov 2024

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.Psalm 59_9

Reading: Psalm 59:1-10

LORD God,
when I am under attack,
you are my help and defender.
I run to you.
I take my stand on your Word.
Surround me and protect me
by the blood of Christ my Savior.
Amen.

— — —

Finally,
be strong in the Lord
and in his mighty power. 
Put on the full armor of God,
so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes. 
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly realms.
(Ephesians 6:10-12)*

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Job’s Confession: I Will See God

04 Monday Nov 2024

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.Psalm 48_14

Reading: Psalm 49:13-20

LORD God,
I thank you that Jesus,
my Redeemer, lives!
I put my trust in you, Jesus,
now and for eternity.
I rest in the hope
that a new day will dawn
when the dead in Christ will rise
and I and all who love His appearing
will reign with Him forever.
Amen.

— — —

“Oh, that my words were recorded,
    that they were written on a scroll,
that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead,
    or engraved in rock forever!
I know that my redeemer lives,
    and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed,
    yet in my flesh I will see God;
I myself will see him
    with my own eyes—I, and not another.
    How my heart yearns within me!
(Job 19:23-27), NIV)*

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Eternal Life Beyond Wealth

01 Friday Nov 2024

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Reading: Psalm 49:1-12
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
both low and high, rich and poor alike:
My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—
so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
For all can see that the wise die,
that the foolish and the senseless also perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
Their tombs will remain their houses forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had named lands after themselves.
People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish (NIV).

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Reflection
This opening portion of Psalm 49 reminds me of that old maxim: There are only two certainties in this life: death and taxes. The same fate awaits us all; no one is spared. The Grim Reaper cuts down all without exception. The psalmist asserts the obvious: For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others (v. 10).

But the psalmist is not entirely correct. He makes a sweeping statement that fails to account for a most unusual exception. The psalmist states: No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—so that they should live on forever and not see decay (v. 7-9).

Jesus Christ is that unusual exception. He proves the psalmist wrong. Jesus paid my ransom. He redeemed my life. He went to the cross on my behalf and there he poured out his life blood so I can live forever. Then to prove Jesus’ sacrifice was accepted, God the Father raised Him from the dead. Death no longer has dominion over Him. Better still, those who put their trust in Jesus Christ will be raised to life on the last day. Praise be to God, who breaks the bonds of death.

Response: LORD God, I thank you for the victory of Jesus! The tomb is empty. By faith I will live and reign through Him. Amen.

Your Turn: Jesus faced death and overcame. How can you be an overcomer too, through him?

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