Experience true peace by praying for what God wants instead of just what you want. What a model for God's people to follow: to begin each new day by asking God to "consider my lament ( , and he begs God to restore justice and righteousness. is: v2 - My King and my God; v3 - The Lord hears my voice; v4-6 - God is not pleased with wickedness ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament

Be careful before lobbing the phrase 'not fair' towards God. No, God created humans with the ability to keep the law. God gave Adam life, and in return, Adam must perfectly obey God. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our God and covenant Father ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 15

to questions like, “How is Jesus both human and God?” and “How has God always existed?” We have sinned against God, and we owe a debt to God because of that sin. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: God of hope, you are our deliverer. human, and true God. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 8

God makes clear the obligation their freedom bound them to in v9-10: Keep silence and hear, O Israel: reminded of God's law in the way God most often prescribes: they must hear it proclaimed in a loud voice To be cursed is to be estranged from God. , so it might seem jarring to you to hear these stark words God wants proclaimed in a loud voice. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 2

persons the officers exclude from the Christian fellowship by withholding the sacraments from them, and God Know that church discipline is one of the keys to the Kingdom of God. WILL: Thank God that your church cares about you enough to discipline you if you begin to wander from God's truth. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 3

Don't appear before God until you've lawyered-up. He perfectly represents you before God in ways that no defense attorney ever could. He does this by being a: Prophet: representing God to you by teaching you God's will for your salvation ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for your mediator, Jesus Christ, and pray for the strength ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 1

uniquely made in God’s image. The Bible tells us that God is a Spirit, so it does not mean that we look like God or that God has a AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Father God, you created me in your image. may know you are a child of God. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 12

First, he, as well as the Father and the Son, is eternal God. He was chosen by God to lead construction of the Tabernacle. As we've reiterated so often this year, make every effort to experience the Spirit that God has put in of God; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for putting His Spirit in you, and pray for the courage ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Romans 1

No, that would dishonor God’s covenant and bring down God’s anger upon the entire congregation. covenant people can expect if they transgress God's commands. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who lovingly disciplines His children to save them from eternal condemnation; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you take all of the Bible's warnings against sin seriously; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter

When things don’t go our way, it’s good to know God is still at work Read / Listen Listen to passage How does the knowledge of God’s creation and providence help us? A. Summary The Scriptures as a whole show how God worked through the history of Israel to bring about a GOD'S WILL: Pray for perseverance to trust in God’s plans beyond your present circumstances. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Hebrews 4