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Today’s Scripture

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

—1 John 4:1-4, ESV

Prayer + Reflection

1. Evil and darkness are in the world, and we must stand against them as Christians. Ask the Lord to give you discernment and the power to make the right choices.
2. Pray for the leadership over your community, schools, city, state and country. Ask God to raise up godly leaders who are wise and lead with righteousness.
3. Ask God to stop evil that is happening over which you have no control (e.g., crime, natural disasters), and pray you will find ways to help minister with righteousness in your community.

Family Moment

Read 1 John 4:4 together. It’s a relief to know that God is greater than this
world. Give thanks that we have freedom and victory in Jesus over the
challenges we face and evil that happens. Take turns sharing a challenge
you had where you sought God’s voice and discernment. Pray for the
safety of one another and thank God for His daily guidance.

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Today’s Scripture

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.

—Matthew 6:33-34, ESV

Prayer + Reflection

1. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal and break down those things that compete with God for your attention and foster anxiety in your soul.
2. Ask God to rekindle a fresh hunger to abide in His Word and presence, to buffer against the pressures of life.
3. Invite God to reveal His plans and promises for you so that you become preoccupied with the things most important to Him.

Family Moment

One way to overcome anxiety is to count your blessings. Write them on
strips of paper and throw them in the air like confetti. Thank God for each
of them as you help pick them up.

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Today’s Scripture

Do you have any idea how powerful God is? Have you ever heard of a teacher like Him? Has anyone ever had to tell Him what to do, or correct Him, saying, “You did that all wrong!”? Remember, then, to praise His workmanship, which is so often celebrated in song. Everybody sees it; nobody is too far away to see it. Take a long, hard look. See how great He is—infinite, greater than anything you could ever imagine or figure out!

—Job 36:22-26, MSG

Prayer + Reflection

1. Pray for spiritual discernment about the personal strengths, gifts or experiences that can become idols and impair your perspective of God’s sovereignty.
2. Take authority over negative thoughts and lies from the enemy that contradict the truth of God’s Word and His promises. Confess them to God and pray for deliverance.
3. Ask God for a fresh revelation of His grandeur to eclipse any problems or anxiety you are facing.

Family Moment

Write a family worship song. List things you love about God. Then, put
those things into lyrics. Even if it’s just one verse, you now have a worship
song! Sing your family worship song to God.

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Today’s Scripture

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

—1 Timothy 2:1-2, NLT

‘I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.’

—John 17:21 NLT

‘But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, ‘

—Matthew 20:26 NLT

Prayer + Reflection

1. Read John 17:21. Pray for unity among the church that brings alignment with the Father, and intercede for our leaders.
2. Pray that leaders’ hearts would be united with Jesus’ in humility and wisdom (as in Matthew 20:26).
3. Ask the Lord for peace, justice and mercy to flow from our leaders always.

Family Moment

Write a note to a leader in your life (like a teacher, coach, parent or pastor)
and tell them why you are thankful for them. Pray for that person every
day this week.

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Today’s Scripture

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

—Philippians 4:19, NLT

Prayer + Reflection

1. Pray for daily revelation through the Scriptures, communion and relationship with Christ, for you personally and for the body of believers collectively.
2. Pray that the emotional, spiritual, mental and physical needs of people around you would be marked by healing, signs and wonders from the Lord. Ask Him to make you a steward of His power.
3. As you spend time with Jesus, ask Him to bring joy, peace, and contentment into our communities and churches.

Family Moment

Write the names of friends or loved ones on small index cards. Some
examples are relatives, neighbors, friends or classmates. Put the cards in a
jar you keep on the table. Before each meal or bedtime prayer, pull a card
and pray for the person on the card.

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Today’s Scripture

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with Me.

—Revelation 3:19-20, NIV

Prayer + Reflection

1. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of disconnection, rebellion, willful sin or pride in your heart. The Spirit will lead toward grace and freedom, not shame or condemnation.
2. Express your desire for deeper intimacy with Jesus. Open the door to His presence in your life, and move toward God who, in His kindness, has not turned from you.
3. Pray that the church would yearn for holiness, possessing a growing desire for purity that results from the blood of Jesus cleansing from all unrighteousness. Pray for His powerful presence to radiate from His people.

Family Moment

Revelation 3:20 is such a powerful verse. Draw a picture of what it would
be like if you let Jesus into your home. How would He spend time with
your family? Pray and thank Jesus for being near to your family, and hang
the picture on your fridge!

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Today’s Scripture

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God …

—2 Corinthians 5:17-18, NIV

Prayer + Reflection

1. By faith, embrace your identity as a new creation. The old is gone, and you are now new. Listen for the Holy Spirit’s promptings toward patience, humility, love, faith and joy.
2. In these days, where strife and division dominate, ask the Spirit to give you power, courage and gospel-infused speech, that you might clearly proclaim the gospel to whomever you are led.
3. In Christ, God took incompatible man and made him compatible with a holy God. Pray for the grace to take the initiative in diffusing anger, speaking words that heal and returning good for evil.

Family Moment

As a new creation, list five things you would like to be able to do, with
Jesus’ help. (Use the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 as a guide for
what kind of things to pick, like “be good to my sister” or “keep peace
within my group of friends.”) Then, think of ways you can do those things
each day, and ask the Holy Spirit in prayer to help you do them. This is
your holy “to do” list!

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Today’s Scripture

And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.

—Matthew 6:13, NKJV

Prayer + Reflection

1. Even an upright, moral person can give in to temptation and fall from grace. Ask the Lord to protect you from hidden temptation and to deliver you from the pressure to do wrong when it tries to overtake you.
2. Temptation that comes up when in groups can be harder to withstand because of social pressure to conform. Pray and ask God to deliver you from participating in any form of evil, even when it means going against the flow.
3. How can we safeguard ourselves before temptation presents itself? Ask the Lord for discernment and insight as you interact with others as well as in your private thoughts.

Family Moment

Work on memorizing the Lord’s Prayer together. Draw pictures or print images for each Read Luke 4:1-13 as a family and talk about each temptation Jesus faced. How are they like the temptations we face each day? What tools did Jesus use to refute Satan? Write down each of Satan’s temptations and Jesus’ responses on individual slips of paper. Then play a game trying to match them to each other in a set amount of time. Think about the ways God gives us to stand up to temptation.

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Today’s Scripture

Our Father in heaven …

—Matthew 6:9, NKJV

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.

—Romans 8:14-17, NIV

Prayer + Reflection

1. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus identifies with us as fellow members of God’s family. He prays for us and as one of us. Spend some time praying together as a family unit as well as on your own for each member of your family.
2. Thank God for serving as your Father in heaven. Name some ways that He is fatherly to His children.
3. What is your family tree like? Are there members God has placed in your life in love, if not in blood? Thank the Lord that He gives us the gift of community and “family,” and that we are free to speak to Him as family, too.

Family Moment

Look through family photos this week, and take time to talk about your family tree; you may even want to draw one. Now, talk about those whom God has provided to act like family to you in His love. Place God at the top, or head, of your family tree. Thank Him for adopting you into His holy family.

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Today’s Scripture

Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”

Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), the 24 elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For You created all things, and they exist because You created what You pleased.”

—Revelation 4 1-2; 6-11, NLT

Prayer + Reflection

1. Worship by praying together the words from Rev. 4: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come. … You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For You created all things, and they exist because You created what You pleased” (vv. 8, 11).
2. Think of some attributes of God you can worship, and write lines of praise to Him.
3. Spend time in silent worship, as well, letting God put His word in your heart.

Family Moment

Read Psalm 145 together and discuss how it is an acrostic poem in Hebrew, as each verse begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Write your own acrostic poem using a word like “praise” or “worship.” Make each letter a characteristic of God. Then read them together.