Monthly Archives: January, 2024
Longing For God
(NRSV) Psalm 42:1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Ps 27(NRSV) 7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me! 8 “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!” Your face, …
Seeking God With Your Whole Heart
(NRSV) Jer 29:11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. 12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. 13 When you search for me, you …
The Time is Now
(NRSV)Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; During this section of Isaiah, the prophet is speaking to the remnant of Israel, those who have survived the Babylonian captivity, instructing them to forsake their sinfulness and return to God. The call to return to God is …
Seeking God
(NRSV) Psalm 63 Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. 1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So …
A New Day
(NRSV) Micah 6:8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? For the next few devotionals, I intend to focus on how we can strengthen our walk with God. It seems …
