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.