preparing for a new year

Tomorrow is New Year’s eve. Let’s do something a bit different in today’s devotion.

Choose one of the following passages, read the passage and then spend some time answering the questions below:

PASSAGES

Matthew 5:3-16 (the Beatitudes)

1 Corinthians 13 (the Love chapter)

Galatians 5:16-24 (the Fruit of the Spirit)

Ephesians 6:10-24 (the Armor of God)

Psalm 139:1-24 (how God knows and strengthens us)

QUESTIONS

What do these verses teach us about God?

What do I believe are my strengths that God points to in these verses?

What might my weakness be where God wants to work on me?

What are three goals I can set for the coming year based on this passage?

I am praying for:

Those who are hungry, hurting or homeless. For my family. For my church. For our country. Who has God put on your mind to pray for today?

Comments

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