Written by The Attributes of God
O God, You revealed Yourself to Moses as “I AM WHO I AM.” (Exodus 3:14)
Jesus Christ, You are the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
Pause to reflect on these affirmations about the person, powers and perfection of God.
The Works of God
As the Israelites rejoiced in Your works, may I rejoice,
O God:
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation, humble and riding on a
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He will proclaim peace to the nations;
His dominion will extend from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
(Zechariah 9:9–10)
God, You sent Your word to the children of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Jesus commanded the apostles to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One whom You appointed as judge of the living and the dead. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins. (Acts 10:36, 42–43)
Take a moment to consider the greatness of God’s wonderful works.
My Relationship to God
O Lord my God, You are one. I want to love You, Lord my God, with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4–5)
Those who love their father or mother more than You are not worthy of You; those who love their son or daughter more than You are not worthy of You. (Matthew 10:37)
Pause to thank God for the relationship that you enjoy with Him in Jesus Christ.
The Character I Want to Cultivate
I will not follow the crowd in doing wrong. (Exodus 23:2)
There are six things You hate, O Lord, seven that are detestable to You:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that run swiftly to evil,
a false witness who breathes lies
and one who causes strife among brothers and sisters.
(Proverbs 6:16-19)
Take a moment to ask the Lord for the grace to grow in godly character.
My Relationship to Others
Lord God, You said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him.” And You, the Lord God, made a woman from the rib You had taken out of the man, and You brought her to the man. And the man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘Woman,’ because she was taken out of man.” For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:18, 22–24)
From the beginning of creation You made us male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what You have joined together, let no one separate. (Matthew 19:4–6; Mark 10:6–9)
Pause to review your relationships with others and to commit them to the Lord.
