Month: August 2022
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Day 6, Elul 5 – Impending Judgment
Sunset of 8/31 Wednesday to sunset of 9/1 Thursday Read Isaiah 5:8-13. In our country, in our churches and congregations, and in our personal lives, do we see the sins that caused the impending judgment on Israel in Isaiah 5? Do we also follow our own addictions, rather than praise God for His wonderful works…
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Day 5, Elul 4 – Responding Faithfully
The people of Israel did not respond faithfully to God’s care and all that He did for them. Where there should have been justice, there was oppression. Let us humble ourselves and not look down on the Israelites. Have we responded faithfully to all of God’s goodness toward us? In our lives, families, and congregations,…
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Day 4, Elul 3 – No more will I serve other gods
Day 4, Elul 3 – 8/29 Monday sunset to 8/30 Tuesday sunset. Read Isaiah 2:5-21. Are there “treasures” you have in your life that you love more than God, such as people, accomplishments, possessions, work, school, activities, or other things in life that are important to you? Today, put away the idols of your heart…
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Day 3, Elul 2 – Purging The Dross
Read Isaiah 1:21-31 Your silver has become dross,Your wine mixed with water. -Isaiah 1:22 Has your silver become dross? Has your love for God become diluted like “wine mixed with water”? Are there any things in your life that you have desired, like the “terebinth trees” of the Israelites, that you will be embarrassed of…
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Day 2, Elul 1 – Repentance Means Changing
Read Isaiah 1:16-20. Repentance comes with change. Stop sinning. Start doing good: “seek justice, rebuke the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.” Look through your current life and choose one thing to start changing today. Pray today, asking the Father to give you the desire to be obedient and the strength to change.…
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Day 1, Av 30 – Rededicating Our Hearts
Read Isaiah 1:10-15. When we gather to worship God, pray, tithe, and study His Word, do our hearts truly desire God? Do we obey God out of sincere love for Him? Or are all these merely rituals? Let us no longer weary our God with futile sacrifices. Pray and rededicate yourself to the Lord today.…
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Days 1-10 Prayer Guide
Here is the prayer guide for Days 1-10, Elul 1-10, 8/28-9/3. These first 10 days will be focusing on some passages from the book of Isaiah. How to use the prayer guide: Read the passage of the day (i.e., Isaiah 1:10-15) Read the “devotional” of the day Pray (however you like – you can write…
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Join me in a 40-day journey of prayer and repentance
In mid-August 2022, as I was praying and reading the Word, I remembered a story that my Dad told me many years ago. It was about a businessman who was challenged by a friend to make a bet and pray for 45 days, every day, for Africa. Amazingly, God used him to “move mountains” in…
40 Days REPENTANCE 