Devotional

1. SACRED SPACEWhat We Cling To.
store my crops.‟
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“Then he said, „This is what I‟ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger
CALL TO PRAYER 19
ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I‟ll say to myself, “You
//Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be
Hallelujah! // merry.”‟
Psalm 156:6 (ESV)
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“But God said to him, „You fool! This very night your life will be demanded
Turn your ear to me,
from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?‟
come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge, 21
“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not
a strong fortress to save me. rich toward God.”
Psalm 31:2 (NIV)
CONFESSION & THANKSGIVING REFLECTION
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful Silencio . . . . . . . .Begin with a period of silence.
Lectio . . . . . . . . . Read through the passage several times.
and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.I
Meditatio . . . . . . Read again, slowly. What do I hear through the Word?
John 1:9 (NLT)
Oratio . . . . . . . . Pray. Wrestle. Respond. Surrender.
Contemplatio . . . What transformation am I being called to?
-Silent and Corporate Confession-
BREATH PRAYER
Nothing in my hand I bring, Nothing in my hand I bring. Simply to the Cross I cling.
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress; FOOD FOR THOUGHT
helpless, look to thee for grace; God in mercy must remove everything from our hands, so that we can cling to
foul, I to the fountain fly; God entirely. Yet like children refusing to let go of the toys in our possession
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wash me, Savior, or I die. as we struggle to crawl into our father's lap, we live in God's presence with
fingers wrapped tightly around worries and people, pride and false idols. Time
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through after time, like a loving parent, God asks us to surrender what blocks us from
our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the moving closer, removing what we refuse to surrender, shattering the things that
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power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen. block our vision.
-Silent and Corporate Thanksgiving- PRAYER
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to
THE WORD Luke 12:13-21 (NIV)
13 the beginning of this day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to
divide the inheritance with me.” fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do, direct me to the
fulfilling of your purposes; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
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Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
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Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of THE SACRED SPACE RULE OF LIFE
greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” I undertake for one week from now to commit myself
as far as I am able:
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an  To become still and quiet before the Lord each day.
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abundant harvest. He thought to himself, „What shall I do? I have no place to
2Jill Carattini.Copyright 2011 Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
1Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me. Augustus M. Toplady (1740-1778).

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 To remember in prayer the fellowship of Sacred Space
in general.