Day 97 - April 7 - Psalm 45 & 46

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Psalm 45:1
My heart is bursting with a new song; lyrics to my King erupt like a spring for my king, to my King my tongue is the pen of a poet ready and willing.

Psalm 46:4-6
A pure stream flows - never to be cut off- bringing joy to the city where God makes His home, the sacred site where the Most High chooses to live. The True God never sleeps and always resides in the city of joy. He makes it unstoppable, unshakeable. When it awakes at dawn, the True God has already been at work.

And where does God choose to live!?!?!  Oh yes!!!

Day 96, April 6 - Psalm 43 & 44

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Psalm 43:

3) O my God, shine Your light and truth to help me see clearly,
To lead me to Your holy mountain, to Your home.
4) Then I will go to God's altar with nothing to hide
I will go to God, my rapture;
I will sing praises to You and play my strings unloading my cares, unleashing my joys to You, God, my God.

Day 95, April 5, Luke 13

And he told this parable:“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground? ’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down. ’” (ESV)

I like this because it makes me think about second chances. The tree isn't bearing fruit yet the vine dresser says give me one more year let me dig around it and fertilize it and see if it will start bearing fruit. Jesus wants us to bear fruit He wants to help us get there. That's good news!

Day 94, April 4 - Luke 12

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22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.

25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Day 93, April 3 - Luke 11

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The Lord's prayer from The Voice

Father [in heaven] may Your name be revered.
May Your kingdom come,
[May Your will be accomplished on earth as it is in heaven.]
Give us the food we need for tomorrow.
And forgive us for our wrongs,
for we forgive those who wrong us.
And lead us away from temptation.
[And save us from the evil one]

Day 92, April 2 - Luke 10

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38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."

Too often I'm a Martha... I need to be more of a Mary somedays...

Day 91, April 1 - Luke 9

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This is such a great chapter, the feeding of the 5,000, Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus foretells His death and then James, John, and Peter witness the transfiguration.  (and more)

But as I read this at the end of Easter Sunday the passage that gives me hope is:

21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

He is Risen Indeed!