Tag: prayer
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Day 12, Elul 11 – Praying on behalf of others (2023)
Read Daniel 9:1-12. Daniel walked in God’s commandments and held fast to the Lord, even when he was a young man in a foreign, pagan country. Yet, in today’s passage, Daniel repents of rejecting God’s law and departing from God’s commandments. Daniel is repenting on behalf of his people, who have departed from God’s laws.…
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Day 11, Elul 10 – “God, be merciful to me!”
God, be merciful to me, for I have sinned. Help me not to trust in my own righteousness, for there is none righteous but You alone. Forgive me for any times when I have despised others in my heart, for I once was also lost and rebellious. You had mercy, saved me, and redeemed me.…
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Day 10, Elul 9 – Devouring Sins
Read Isaiah 9:18-21 and Isaiah 10:1-4. Do we see wickedness burning and spreading like fire all around us today? Do brothers and sisters fight against and devour one another? Do our policy makers decree unrighteous decrees and rob the needy of justice? Pray and repent today of these sins, on behalf of your country, the…
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Day 9, Elul 8 – Turn to Him
Read Isaiah 9:8-17. Today’s reading lists even more sins for which God’s “anger is not turned away but His hand is stretched out still.” Do we see these sins around us today? Whom the Lord loves, He chastens. When God strikes us, disciplines us, or brings us challenges in life, do we turn to Him…
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Day 8, Elul 7 – Wise in… whose eyes?
Read Isaiah 5:21-25. In our country, in our churches and congregations, and in our personal lives, do we see the sins for which God’s “anger is not turned away but His hand is stretched out still”? Have we rejected God’s Torah to follow our own ways? Do we choose to be wise in our own…
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Day 7, Elul 6 – Correct Change
Read Isaiah 5:14-20. Note the sins listed in today’s passage, the ones that God declares, “Woe to…” In our country today, is what is good called evil, and what is evil called good? Do the believers stand up for the truth and shine God’s light in the world, or is darkness creeping in where there…
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YouTube Podcasts & Worship Songs!
Hello, everyone! As some of you may have noticed, we have been recording podcasts this year on our blog and on https://rss.com/podcasts/40daysrepentance/ for you to listen to the devotional and reading for each day. For those of you who are more familiar with YouTube, I wanted to let you know that we have also uploaded…
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Day 6, Elul 5 – Impending Judgment
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 or celebrate in our own ways, while disregarding God and His wonderful works (vs.11-12)? Do the people in our country…
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Day 5, Elul 4 – Responding Faithfully (2023)
Read Isaiah 5:1-7. 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,…
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Day 4, Elul 3 – No more will I serve other gods
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, or other activities? Today, put away the idols of your heart and only worship the One True God. He alone will be exalted. Today, let us praise the One True God and…
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