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 Every day, Lord God, is a glorious gift

  Which You have given us out of Your grace:

 A gift of precious and valuable time

  To do what is right and keep on doing it

 A gift of generous and liberating space

  To fill with what is pleasing in God’s sight

 A gift of bright and glorious light

  To shine on our path and reveal new things

 A gift of comforting and radiant warmth

  To sustain our bodies and maintain their health

 A gift of powerful and courageous strength

  To draw upon when fighting the battles of life

 A gift of inspiring and reassuring love

  To keep us on the straight and narrow pathway

 Every day, Lord God, is a glorious gift

  And You have given it to us for good and for blessing

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Ephesians 2:11-16

Here, Paul addresses the Gentile Christians of Ephesus and explains that they have been reconciled to the same Saviour as that proclaimed by Jewish Christians.  God’s salvation is one thing for all people, they are one ‘in Christ Jesus’.

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Devotions - Wednesday 7th of December

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Glorious Lord, You know our hearts and You know us completely.  Help us, on the one hand, not to forge ahead each day with our work presuming that we know what You might think about it.  Help us, on the other hand, not to refrain from doing what is right because we feel uncertain about what You might think.  Rather, help us to live each day as if You were by our side in the midst of everything we do, speaking actively to us in the midst of life and the many decisions we make each day.  May we therefore live and work to Your praise and glory. 

AMEN

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General theme for the week: SCHOOLS

1. For self

Read a passage of Scripture, I suggest from the last five of the book of Psalms, and praise use it to lift up your soul in praise

2. For friends and family

Pray today for those you love; pray that they will be encouraged by the events of this day.

3. For the church and its work

Pray for your church community, and especially that they will be blessed in what they do each day for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom

4. For community, country and world (the ‘news’)

Pray today for your own country, especially that it might grow in a godly way.  Pray that it might be a country where young people are encouraged to learn and achieve their full potential.  Pray for any young people you know.

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Isaiah 36:13-22

The representatives of the King of Assyria speak to the people of Judea, and warn them that if they surrender then they will be treated well, but if they do not, then they will suffer.  It is a threat tactic often used in warfare, and little wonder that the Judeans did not trust this message.