REFERENCE:

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you! Isaiah 30:21-22

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to commit your way and your will to the Lord. By doing so, you will have the opportunity to discard and throw away anything that no longer has a divine purpose or value in your life. 

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Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? Exodus 15:11

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to weigh in on any other god who can perform great signs and wonders like the Lord Almighty.

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The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe. Genesis 41:31

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to remember the former abundance so that we do not faint in times of spiritual and natural famine. The promises of the Lord still stand, and He is faithful in all situations.

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“I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.” Jeremiah 17:10

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to examine your conduct to determine if it aligns with His right standing.

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My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to examine if you yearn and desire the presence of the Lord daily.

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LORD my God, I called to you for help,
and you healed me. Psalms 30:2

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to look to the Lord as your divine source of healing.

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If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you. Joshua 24:20

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to never turn your back on the Lord to serve others. He is the only consistent and faithful one to us, and love loves us unconditionally. 

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Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:10

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to shout out to the Lord and seek Him for guidance, freedom, and safety that only He can provide. 

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For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:6

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to be led by faith and not by feelings or emotions based on what you see.

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But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to make a choice to serve our Lord or some foreign god. There is only one Lord and Savior that gives life.