Picture: Benjamin Voros via Unsplash Genesis 1–2:3 (NIV) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2   Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and And God saw that it was good. 22  God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2   By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the

2 Corinthians 3:1–6 (NIV) CONTEXT: Some people in the Corinthian church questioned Paul's authority as 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you

God’s provision through wisdom is detailed in Proverbs chapter 2. wisdom in your life; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2

Often feel like your work & efforts are useless? Learn how to experience shalom every day. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 125 Q. What does the fourth request mean? A. “Give us today our daily bread” means, Do take care of all our physical needs so that we come to know that you are the only source of everything good, and that neither our work and worry nor your gifts can do us any good without your blessing. And so help us to give up our trust in creatures and to put trust in you alone. Summary Notice the word in this short passage that gets repeated three times: vain. Vain isn't a word we use very often, and its definition has different senses. Often times we might refer to a pompous, arrogant person as being vain, but here the word is being used in a different sense, in that people's building, guarding and toiling are useless if they're not done in dependence upon the Lord. It's not that vain projects are deficient in and of themselves. Lots of beautiful developments and construction have been successfully completed, but they ultimately miss the mark. Here's how one commentator describes this: "Vain" here seems to mean “not producing the desired result.” Why do people build houses? Why do people strive to build safe communities? Why do people toil to earn a living? The answer appears to be found in the shalom that is a running motif in the Psalms of Ascent. People want “peace” in the full sense of the term, the absence of harm and the presence of tranquility with prosperity. When people strive for this good end without faith in God and in ways contrary to his principles, God is not “in it,” and they do not experience the shalom they are looking for. Dig Deeper We're generally people who work hard, and often have good things to show for it as a result. We live in prosperous communities, and most of us haven't had to worry about where our daily bread was coming from for a long time. We have a dualistic tendency in us as well, in which we tend to think of our physical needs as being different or separate from our spiritual needs, and that our pursuits to obtain food & shelter is somehow less 'godly.' Certainly there is a distinction between the two, but Psalm 127 helps remind us that true shalom depends upon God's presence and blessing in both the physical and spiritual aspects of our lives. Shalom is a tranquility in which everything - both physical and spiritual - is the way it's supposed to be. This is why Jesus taught you to pray each day for your daily bread, so that you will experience shalom as you're continually reminded of your dependence upon Him in every part of your life. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who builds our house, watches over our city, and grants shalom to those He loves; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Ask your father each day to grant you what you need both spiritually and physically for this day so that you'll experience His shalom; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Revelation 10

BibleHub.com Jeremiah 18:1-10 (NIV) 18 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2  “Go Article 3: The Preaching of the Gospel 1 Timothy 2:1-7 - God Our Savior Isaiah 52.7 - Good News! 2 Timothy 1:7-10 - Passive & Powered Titus 3:3-7 - Transformed Deuteronomy 9:4-6 - You're Not That Awesome 14 - Christmas in March Galatians 4:1-7 - From Slave to Son Isaiah 53:6 - Herd Mentality 1 Peter 2:9- - God's Second Residence 2 Peter 1:3-10 - Make Every Effort Isaiah 42:1-9 - The Sovereign & His Servant

As a Spirit filled Christian, you have the unique ability to think correctly. 1 Corinthians 2:10–14 ( Today: Galatians 1

Bible.com 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 (NIV) 4   I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Today: 1 Peter 5

Bible.com 1 John 1–2:2 (NIV) 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2   unrighteousness. 10  If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. 2 But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2   He Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

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Reorient your thinking about the good things you do. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV) 26  Brothers, think many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 (Part 2) Our good works, proceeding from the good root of faith, are good and acceptable to God, since to accumulate, so keep doing these "good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do" (Eph. 2: Today: 1 Corinthians 1