Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in John 11:1-16.

Lord,

In this world, there is so much sickness. Comfort those I love who are sick (3). Give them eyes to see how their sickness is to show Your power in weakness (4). Displaying Your power is even more loving than preventing a believer's death (5-6). Make me willing to face abuse to display Your power (7-8). Increase my belief today (15). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today allow John 10:22-29 reshape your thinking. 

Father, 

Thank You for making it plain that Jesus is the Christ (24-25). Let my works witness that You are my Father, and Jesus is my Savior (25). Give me ears to hear and feet to follow You (27). Thank You for the double secure promise that eternal life will NEVER end, EVER (28). Thank You that no one can kidnap Your kids from Your powerful hands (29). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Be transformed by the Spirit's application of John 10:1-21. 

Lord,

I am Your sheep and I want to follow You without straying. Help me follow Your voice alone (4-5). Thank You for being a GOOD shepherd who protects my life by laying down Yours (11-18). Use me to gather the rest of Your sheep to follow You to abundant life (10,16). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Let the Word in John 9:35-41 shape Your mind, heart, and hands today. 

Father,

Thank You for opening my eyes to recognize Your Son as the Savior (35-37). Let my worship flow from knowing You (38). Help me see with Your eyes and to live up to what You have shown me since I am responsible to live up to what I have know (41).

Amen

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Daily Truth

Be shaped by God's truth from John 9:13-

Father,

Let all my days be sabbaths in which I rest from relying on my own works to save me and focus on doing Your works (3, 13-15). Don't let me be worried that Your works identify the faithful from the doubters (16). Give me courage to speak for myself about Christ (21-23). Make me a faithful disciple of Your Son today (27-28). Use me to teach someone about Jesus today (34). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today, let John 9:1-12 shape your heart, mind, and actions. 

Father,

Thank You for my inborn weaknesses through which You intend to display Your powerful works (1-3). Make me obedient to Your instructions that bring my healing (7). Transform me so much that people don't recognize me until I say "it IS me" (8-9). I don't have to have all the answers. I just have to know what Jesus did for me (10-12). 

Thank You for giving me eyes to see Your truth. 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's reading is John 8:48-59. 

Father, 

Jesus honors You (49), is glorified by You (Today's time being made more like Jesus is in John 8:38-47. 

Father,

Jesus honorsYou (49), knows You and keeps Your Word (55) and temporarily gave up the glories of heaven to go where the lost were to save them (50,56-58). Make me more like Jesus today. 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being made more like Jesus is in John 8:38-47. 

Father,

Help me speak what I see and hear You doing (38-40). Don't allow me to call You my Father with my lips and then live like the devil (41-44). That would be lying, and You don't lie. Let my obedience to Your Word today be evidence to me and to the world that I am Your child (47). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped like Jesus through the Word is in John 8:30-37.

Lord, 

Cause my belief to produce enduring obedience as evidence of my true salvation (30-32). Don't let me lie about what enslaves me (Israel had been slaves to Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon, but denied it-33). I desperately need liberation from what holds me captive. As God's Son, You are in the position to free me forever (35-36). Cause my heart to welcome Your Words today as irresistible (37). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time shaped by the Word is in John 8:21-29. 

Father,

Thank You for sending Jesus from heaven to earth so that I can go from earth to heaven because I trust exclusively in Jesus to save and rule me (21-24). Teach me, Father, so I can tell the world who Jesus is (25-26). Let me do only what You lead me to do (28). I live to please You, Father (29). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time transformed by God's truth is in John 8:3-12. 

Father,

Don't let me try to catch others in sin, making their sin the focus, as if I am righteous (3,7). Make me an example to others by being the first to put down my stone (9). Shine Your grace on me and through me today (11). Never let me forget that You command holiness to follow grace (12). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reshape by God's Word is in John 7:45-8:2.

Lord, 

May Your Word be so transforming in my life that my enemies would admit to the undeniable power of Your Word in me (7:46). Ground my beliefs only in God's Word (46,51,52). Make me disciplined to "search and see" from the Bible alone (52). Use me to teach those who are misinformed about Jesus (Christ was not born in Galilee -v. 52, 8:2). Let  someone accuse me of being a follower of Christ today (47, 52). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time in the Word is in John 7:37-44.

Father,

Make my life consistent and stable by the unchanging work of the Spirit in me (37-39). Don't allow me to make whatever excuse is convenient to disregard Your rule over me (read 7:27,42 -the Jews said Jesus was not the messiah because "no one will know where the messiah is from" and then they said Christ is not the messiah because the messiah would come from Bethlehem, not Galilee). Separate me today from living like the lost, no silly excuses (43). 

Amen

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Daily Truth

Today's time shaped by the Word is in John 7:25-36.

Our Father,

Your Son, who was born in Bethlehem, was first from heaven (7:28, 6:41). Don't let me be one who stops others from believing Jesus is the Savior of the world (31-32). Thank You for making me want to seek You, able to find You, and soon to come be with You (33). 

Amen

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