PrayerBits for Wednesday

Scripture lesson:	Ezekiel 33:10-11 "That All Should Turn"
Time to reflect:	Are there times when you feel like you've really blown it with God? Be assured that God is just and merciful and ultimately desires for all of us to live forever.
Moving through the day:	Pray for God's forgiveness for your sinfulness. Pray that God will help you to live more lovingly and within God's favor. Ezekiel 33:10-11 Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel, Thus you have said: "Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?" 11Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?

PrayerBits for Tuesday

Scripture lesson:	2 Cor 5:20b-6:10 ?...be reconciled to God?
Time to reflect:	Are you ?reconciled to God? What does this mean to you? What are some possible obstacles to this reconciliation?
Moving through the day:	Pray about your relationship with God and any possible causes of estrangement.

PrayerBits for Sunday

Scripture lesson:	Matthew 4:1-11 The Temptation of Jesus
Time to reflect:	What do you think of the idea of Jesus being tempted to sin? What are the types of sin given here? Are you ever tempted similarly?
Moving through the day:	In prayer ask God for help and support to resist temptation.

PrayerBits for Monday

Scripture lesson:	Joel 2:1-2;12-17 ?The day of the Lord?
Time to reflect:	Who needs to fear the second coming, and why?
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer of confidence in God's grace and mercy.

PrayerBits for Saturday

Scripture lesson:	Romans 5:12-19 The free gift is more powerful than the original sin
Time to reflect:	This is a passage of heavy theology, but it focuses on the gift of the grace of God, which is Jesus Christ. Think through the different elements of this passage.
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer for wisdom on understanding the Bible.

PrayerBits for Friday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 32 ?Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven?
Time to reflect:	Both Old and New Testament stress God's loving kindness and unwillingness to give up on us.
Moving through the day:	Pray thanksgiving for a God that never gives up on us.

PrayerBits for Thursday

Scripture lesson:	Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 ?Now the serpant was more crafty than any other wild animal...?
Time to reflect:	It is hard to read the Fall story without adding in a lot of things that are not there. Try reading this in a different translation and read it fresh, as if for the first time.
Moving through the day:	Pray for your own personal ?Fall? from Grace.

PrayerBits for Wednesday

Scripture lesson:	Matthew 6:1-6; 16-21 No trumpets!
Time to reflect:	This passage is warning against public displays of piety. What is wrong with such things? When do we indulge in this?
Moving through the day:	Pray for help in keeping faith and faithfulness from being a show.

PrayerBits for Tuesday

Scripture lesson:	Rev 5:11-14 ?The Lamb of God?
Time to reflect:	We don't use ?Lamb? images much. What would be a modern equivalent. Do we ever join in this heavenly chorus of praise to Christ?
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer of praise and adoration.

PrayerBits for Monday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 51:1-17 ?create a clean heart in me?
Time to reflect:	In what ways does God need to purify and cleans you?
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer of confession and acceptance of forgiveness

PrayerBits for Sunday

Scripture lesson:	Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration
Time to reflect:	The Transfiguration marks a radical break in Christ's ministry and his disciple's understanding of him. What does the Transfiguration mean to you?
Moving through the day:	In prayer commit yourself to Jesus as Lord and Savior.

PrayerBits for Saturday

Scripture lesson:	I Peter 1:16-21 Prophesy
Time to reflect:	?Prophesy? means ?speaking the word of God? -- nothing more and nothing less (it does not mean ?prediction?). It is not just a ?matter of interpretation.? How do we come to truly understand prophesy in the Bible. ?
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer for wisdom on understanding the Bible.

PrayerBits for Friday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 2 ?therefore, O kings, be wise...?
Time to reflect:	Are the rulers of the nations today being ?wise?? What would be the guiding principles of being wise?
Moving through the day:	Pray for the nations of the world and their leaders.

PrayerBits for Thursday

Scripture lesson:	Exodus 24:12-18 ?Receiving the 10 Commandments?
Time to reflect:	God is rarely this dramatic in interacting with people. How does God interact with you?
Moving through the day:	Pray for other people in need.

PrayerBits for Wednesday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 99 God answered them
Time to reflect:	In what ways does God respond and answer our prayers ? especially our prayers of lament?
Moving through the day:	Pray to God about some things that are troubling you. Try to come to an understanding of God's will for you in these matters.

PrayerBits for Tuesday

Scripture lesson:	Isaiah 29:13-19 "The day of the Lord"
Time to reflect:	Are there times in our worship of God that we're just going through the motions, rather than worshiping with sincere devotion from our hearts? Have our devotional practices become routine and less meaningful than they could be?
Moving through the day:	Pray for God to increase your focus during your devotional time, so that you are praying with a depth that honors God's depth of faithfulness to you.

PrayerBits for Monday

Scripture lesson:	Is 42:1-7 "God's Chosen Servant"
Time to reflect:	Are there times when you default to force or harsh words to move people in the direction you'd like them to go? Where might there be opportunities in your life to lead others calmly and with sound teaching, instead?
Moving through the day:	Pray that God will guidance you to lead with kindness, peacefulness and gracious instruction.

PrayerBits for Sunday

Scripture lesson:	Matt 5:1-12 "The Beatitudes"
Time to reflect:	How are you a blessed person? When you're feeling your worst, how would Jesus Christ say that you're at your best?
Moving through the day:	Pray for understanding for how you are a blessed child of God

PrayerBits for Saturday

Scripture lesson:	1 Cor. 1:18-31 "God's Power and Wisdom"
Time to reflect:	What are the human characteristics that God chooses as important, powerful or wise? Are our human standards different from God's standards?
Moving through the day:	Pray for God to open your heart to accepting Christ as the only all powerful, important and wise one and accepting others as they are.

PrayerBits for Friday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 15 "Who may abide"
Time to reflect:	Human beings aren't absolutely sinless. But is your life shaped by what you know of God's character, as God is described in the Bible and as you experience God in the world?
Moving through the day:	Pray to live a more God-like life.

PrayerBits for Thursday

Scripture lesson:	Micah 6:1-8 "The Acceptable Offering"
Time to reflect:	How has God blessed your life? Fortunately, God doesn't require one-for-one repayment for all of this goodness. (It would be an impossible task, anyway.)
Moving through the day:	Deliberately pray that you will be just, loving and kind in everything you do, out of appreciate for how God would have you be.

PrayerBits for Tuesday

Scripture lesson:	Isaiah 29:13-19 "The day of the Lord"
Time to reflect:	Are there times in our worship of God that we're just going through the motions, rather than worshiping with sincere devotion from our hearts? Have our devotional practices become routine and less meaningful than they could be?
Moving through the day:	Pray for God to increase your focus during your devotional time, so that you are praying with a depth that honors God's depth of faithfulness to you.

PrayerBits for Monday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 37:7-11 "Be still and wait for the Lord"
Time to reflect:	In what ways can you practice waiting on God and not fretting over things beyond our control?
Moving through the day:	Pray a silent prayer of patience and calmness.

PrayerBits for Friday

Scripture lesson:	Psalm 27:1,4-9 "whom shall we fear"
Time to reflect:	When you are afraid, how does God help? When have there been times when it was clear that God was there to support you.
Moving through the day:	Pray that God will be with you in the future and celebrate times when God was with you in the past.

PrayerBits for Thursday

Scripture lesson:	Isaiah 9:1-4 "they rejoice before you"
Time to reflect:	When do you feel this joyous? How has God brought light to the world and to your life.
Moving through the day:	Pray a prayer of thanksgiving for God's love.

PrayerBits for Wednesday

Scripture lesson:	Mark 4:26-29 A sower parable
Time to reflect:	How is growing grain like the Kingdom of God?
Moving through the day:	Pray that God's Kingdom will sprout and grow in your life and in our society.

PrayerBits for Tuesday

Scripture lesson:	Matthew 6:25-33 "Do not worry about your life"
Time to reflect:	How is easy is it to not worry about our lives?
Moving through the day:	What is the relationship between planning and trusting God?