Daily Pause

Proverbs 16 (selected verses) 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord. 3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plun...

Tuesday - Philippians 2:3-11 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his ow...

Proverbs 10:8-21, selected verses 8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. 10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin. 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,...

Matthew 7:24-29 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolis...

Proverbs 8:32-36 and John 14:6 32  “Now then, my children, listen to me;    blessed are those who keep my ways. 33  Listen to my instruction and be wise;    do not disregard it. 34  Blessed are those who listen to me,    watching daily at my doors,    waiting at my doorway. 35  For those who find me find life    and receive favor from the Lord. 36  But those who fail to find me harm themselves;   ...

Proverbs 8:27-31 and John 1:1-3 27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,    when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary    so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.30     Then I was constantly[ e ]...

Proverbs 8:12-21 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;    I possess knowledge and discretion. 13  To fear the Lord is to hate evil;    I hate pride and arrogance,    evil behavior and perverse speech. 14  Counsel and sound judgment are mine;   I have insight, I have power. 15  By me kings reign    and rulers issue decrees that are just; 16  by me princes govern,    and nobles—all who rule on e...

Proverbs 8:1-11 Does not wisdom call out?    Does not understanding raise her voice? 2  At the highest point along the way,    where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3  beside the gate leading into the city,    at the entrance, she cries aloud: 4  “To you, O people, I call out;    I raise my voice to all mankind. 5  You who are simple, gain prudence;    you who are foolish, set your hearts on...

Mark 14:32-43 32  They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”  33  He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.  34  “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” 35  Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if pos...

John 17:20-26 20  “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,  21  that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  22  I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—  23  I in them and you in me—so that...

Acts 4:23-31 23  On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.  24  When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25  You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant...

Psalm 51:10-17 Create in me a pure heart, O God,     and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11  Do not cast me from your presence     or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation     and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 13  Then I will teach transgressors your ways,     so that sinners will turn back to you. 14  Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O G...

Ephesians 6:18-20 18  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19  Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,  20  for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, a...

Habakkuk 3:1-19 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On  shigionoth .[ a ] 2  Lord, I have heard of your fame;     I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day,     in our time make them known;     in wrath remember mercy. 3  God came from Teman,     the Holy One from Mount Paran.[ b ] His glory covered the heavens     and his praise filled the earth. 4  His splendor was like the sunris...

Matthew 6:9-13 9  “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10  your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in heaven. 11  Give us today our daily bread. 12  And forgive us our debts,     as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13  And lead us not into temptation,[ a ]     but deliver us from the evil one.[ b ]’

Phil. 1:9-11 9  And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,  10  so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,  11  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Jonah 2:1-10 1  [ a ]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.  2  He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord,     and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,     and you listened to my cry. 3  You hurled me into the depths,     into the very heart of the seas,     and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers     swept over me. 4  I s...

Daniel 9:4-19 4  I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,  5  we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.  6  We have not listened to your servants the prophets,who spoke in your name to our kings, our princ...

Friday - Psalm 107 Selected verses       (Interesting theme of freedom  for the 4th of July…. That happened randomly) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    his love endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— 4  Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5  They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. 6  Then they...

Thursday - Psalm 116 Selected verses I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;    he heard my cry for mercy. 2  Because he turned his ear to me,    I will call on him as long as I live. 3  The cords of death entangled me,    the anguish of the grave came over me;    I was overcome by distress and sorrow. 4  Then I called on the name of the Lord:   “Lord, save me!” 5  The Lord is gracious and righteo...

Psalm 34   Selected verses 1  I will extol the Lord at all times;    his praise will always be on my lips. 2  I will glory in the Lord;    let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 3  Glorify the Lord with me;    let us exalt his name together. 4  I sought the Lord, and he answered me;    he delivered me from all my fears. 5  Those who look to him are radiant;    their faces are never covered with shame...

Tuesday - Psalm 27:1, 7-14 The Lord is my light and my salvation—    whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—    of whom shall I be afraid? 7  Hear my voice when I call, Lord;    be merciful to me and answer me. 8  My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”    Your face, Lord, I will seek. 9  Do not hide your face from me,    do not turn your servant away in anger;    you have been my...

Monday - Psalm 18:1-6,46 I love you, Lord, my strength. 2  The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,    my shield[ b ] and the horn[ c ] of my salvation, my stronghold. 3  I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,    and I have been saved from my enemies. 4  The cords of death entangled me;    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 5 ...

Exodus 32:9-14 9  “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.  10  Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” 11  But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great...

Romans 8:31-34 and Hebrews 7:24-25 If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to l...