The President's Devotional电子书

Dedication

Contents

Preface

January - God’s Surprises

January 1 - This House

January 2 - On Frailty

January 3 - Safety

January 4 - Pearls

January 5 - He Sees in Secret

January 6 - He Danced

January 7 - Resistance

January 8 - Feeling Important

January 9 - Stay Home and Keep Them

January 10 - Wisdom

January 11 - And the Heavens Open

January 12 - No Lists

January 13 - Your Mysteries

January 14 - Fire a Blessing

January 15 - Toiling

January 16 - Renew Our Minds

January 17 - The Color of Our Thoughts

January 18 - Into Subjection

January 19 - Castles in the Air

January 20 - When We Don’t Know What to Pray

January 21 - Sisters and Brothers

January 22 - We Built Your Temple

January 23 - To Be Understood

January 24 - From His Hand

January 25 - Ecclesiastes Prayer

January 26 - A Happy Change of Nuisance

January 27 - Conversations with God

January 28 - The World Within

January 29 - Power in His Bones

January 30 - Make Them Your Friends

January 31 - Open Hearts

February - The Vulnerability Test

February 1 - The Song on Our Heart

February 2 - Fast and Pray

February 3 - A Hamer Spirit

February 4 - Imitation

February 5 - In the Final Hours

February 6 - The Praise of Others

February 7 - Coughlin’s Prayer

February 8 - Zoom Out

February 9 - Holding Our Peace

February 10 - Righteous Anger

February 11 - Gladness in Our Hearts

February 12 - In One Man

February 13 - Fairness

February 14 - You Loved Us First

February 15 - Hitting the Hole

February 16 - Avoiding Offense

February 17 - Our Control

February 18 - Our Friend

February 19 - For the First Time

February 20 - Repair the Doors

February 21 - You Are the Foundation

February 22 - Forgiving the Pain

February 23 - The Diamond

February 24 - Beyond Our Borders

February 25 - Old Patterns

February 26 - Free Will

February 27 - Into Blessings

February 28 - Be Still

March - The Power of Humility

March 1 - Slowly

March 2 - Upright

March 3 - Selah

March 4 - For Such a Time as This

March 5 - Vacant Places, New Bricks

March 6 - Our Rain

March 7 - Sweetness and Health

March 8 - Glowing Like Jo

March 9 - Surround Us

March 10 - Full-time Praise

March 11 - He Has Protected Us

March 12 - Believe Them

March 13 - A Prayer for Our Animals

March 14 - What You Ought to Say

March 15 - A Good Story

March 16 - Take This Burden

March 17 - Guarding Our Hearts

March 18 - People of Repentance

March 19 - The Coming Davids

March 20 - Optimists

March 21 - Consultants

March 22 - Where He Walked

March 23 - I Choose You

March 24 - Differences

March 25 - Declared Disciples

March 26 - Separated

March 27 - Our Sin Is Not Just Our Own

March 28 - Close

March 29 - We’re Subjects

March 30 - Fannie Lou

March 31 - Your Pleasures

April - God’s Word

April 1 - Our Right to Worship

April 2 - On the Left and Right

April 3 - To Die For

April 4 - Throw Out the Playbook

April 5 - Draw Near

April 6 - When We’re Triumphant

April 7 - Practice What You Preach

April 8 - Still Speaking

April 9 - Trust

April 10 - The Master’s Masterpiece

April 11 - Eternal Life

April 12 - In Service of Religion

April 13 - Receive the Spirit

April 14 - Waiting for Wisdom

April 15 - Jackie Robinson

April 16 - The Bliss Point

April 17 - Good Friday

April 18 - Easter

April 19 - Overwhelmed with Grace

April 20 - The Thorns

April 21 - Confession

April 22 - It Abides

April 23 - Outward

April 24 - Mutual Edification

April 25 - Deep Calls to Deep

April 26 - Generosity

April 27 - A Beautiful Picture

April 28 - Your Beauty Is Enough

April 29 - John Parker

April 30 - Peace to This House

May - Done in Secret

May 1 - Midway

May 2 - Let’s Laugh!

May 3 - Jude’s Prayer

May 4 - Not of This World

May 5 - Foolish Faith

May 6 - Is It Right?

May 7 - Different Ministries

May 8 - Teach Me to Pray

May 9 - Trustworthy and True

May 10 - Let It Be Known This Day

May 11 - The Least

May 12 - Through the Midst

May 13 - The Wave

May 14 - Breaking Free

May 15 - When to Speak

May 16 - A Doer

May 17 - Good Fruit

May 18 - Crowded Kindness

May 19 - What Defiles

May 20 - The Courage of Life

May 21 - Rain in Its Season

May 22 - The Little Moment

May 23 - Keeping Close to Jesus

May 24 - Cleanse Me

May 25 - Being Right

May 26 - The Land’s Rest

May 27 - Reckless Leaps, Outstretched Hands

May 28 - First Things

May 29 - Refining Fire

May 30 - Remember Forgetting

May 31 - Your Face I Seek

June - Our Seniors

June 1 - Good Behavior

June 2 - True Wealth

June 3 - Joy in the Going

June 4 - For Ourselves

June 5 - Is It True?

June 6 - Never Recorded

June 7 - Double Vision

June 8 - Small Changes

June 9 - Great Grace

June 10 - Try the Spirits

June 11 - For Order

June 12 - Sincerity

June 13 - Christ Within

June 14 - In Silence

June 15 - Let It Go

June 16 - The Thoughts of Our Hearts

June 17 - Yesterday’s Ebenezers

June 18 - Weeping over the City

June 19 - The Objects of Our Worship

June 20 - Control

June 21 - How He Loves Us

June 22 - Something Out of Nothing

June 23 - Opposing Impulses

June 24 - Our Reflex

June 25 - Truly

June 26 - Don’t Look Back

June 27 - Famous

June 28 - Take the Lowest Place

June 29 - A Barber’s Joy

June 30 - A Prayer for Action

July - On Disagreement

July 1 - Airplane Holy

July 2 - Come In

July 3 - Lesser “Gods”

July 4 - For Our Country

July 5 - God’s Surprises

July 6 - For Boldness

July 7 - A Simple Prayer

July 8 - Defensive Praise

July 9 - The Blessing Business

July 10 - Our Prayer of Thanks

July 11 - Why We Rejoice

July 12 - To Explore

July 13 - Go and Do the Same

July 14 - Between Us

July 15 - Fickle Praise

July 16 - When Blessings Overtake

July 17 - Ready

July 18 - Contend with Him

July 19 - Honesty

July 20 - In Our Footsteps

July 21 - We Wake Up

July 22 - As He Who Serves

July 23 - Who Exists?

July 24 - Make Me a Mountain

July 25 - Stadium Music

July 26 - Things Above

July 27 - Sustaining Food

July 28 - Obedience More than Sacrifice

July 29 - The Other Gods

July 30 - Earning Our Salary

July 31 - Mercy and Truth Met

August - A Glimpse of Christ

August 1 - The Army We Have

August 2 - A Quiet Ritual

August 3 - The Judgment Seat

August 4 - Never Weary

August 5 - Bound Together

August 6 - Just a Breath

August 7 - Never Despair

August 8 - We Love You

August 9 - Letting It Play Out

August 10 - Immortal

August 11 - Holy Ground

August 12 - Every Cowardice

August 13 - Digging Deep

August 14 - Good Reasons

August 15 - For Righteousness

August 16 - The Walking Conquered

August 17 - Straight Up

August 18 - The God of Morning

August 19 - The “Accursed Things”

August 20 - Expressing Our Hearts

August 21 - Gamaliel

August 22 - We, His Creation

August 23 - Shrewd Servants

August 24 - Don’t Dwell

August 25 - Unforced Errors

August 26 - Going Big

August 27 - Our Dedication

August 28 - Move

August 29 - Remember Me

August 30 - Johnny Cash

August 31 - Give Us Your Presence

September - Marriage

September 1 - Here to Work

September 2 - Moral Leadership

September 3 - Why We Work

September 4 - A Moment for Worship

September 5 - Waiting Like David

September 6 - A Colossians Prayer

September 7 - The Great Equalizers

September 8 - Rules of the Road

September 9 - Bring Our Sins to Him

September 10 - Glorify Your Name

September 11 - God Buried Moses

September 12 - On Washing Feet

September 13 - Leading Like Solomon

September 14 - No Labels

September 15 - Resurrection

September 16 - Earnest Prayer

September 17 - Greater Works

September 18 - Someone Else’s Property

September 19 - In All Things, Love

September 20 - We Point Back

September 21 - Take to the Oars

September 22 - Worth It

September 23 - A Future Not Our Own

September 24 - Situational Obedience

September 25 - Our Best Strength

September 26 - Wellness

September 27 - More to Come

September 28 - Loyalty

September 29 - Nina Simone

September 30 - Establish the Work of Our Hands

October - No Spin

October 1 - Marian Anderson

October 2 - Held Hostage

October 3 - The Treasures Ahead

October 4 - Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians

October 5 - Unearned Suffering

October 6 - Here and Now

October 7 - Together

October 8 - Standing for Truth

October 9 - The Desert Beautiful

October 10 - Rest on Every Side

October 11 - Slow Recognition

October 12 - Rest for the Weary

October 13 - In Our Weakness

October 14 - Touching the Hem

October 15 - His Dictation

October 16 - A Thief’s Prayer

October 17 - Watering Seed

October 18 - Flowing Through

October 19 - Fair Dealing

October 20 - Dirty Work

October 21 - Within

October 22 - Correction

October 23 - Wisdom and Understanding

October 24 - Everlasting Vision

October 25 - The Story of our Pain

October 26 - Preemptive Love

October 27 - How We Climb

October 28 - He Knows Our Faults

October 29 - The Long Fear

October 30 - What We’re Here For

October 31 - A Steadfast Heart

November - Critics

November 1 - We Bounce Back

November 2 - On Judgment

November 3 - From the Margins

November 4 - Old Wisdom

November 5 - Keeping Watch

November 6 - Tradition

November 7 - Brought Low

November 8 - To Be Known

November 9 - Science and Love

November 10 - The Places You Dwell

November 11 - Temptation

November 12 - We Shall Get In

November 13 - Integrity

November 14 - Life Together

November 15 - Just Me and You

November 16 - A Gentle Battle

November 17 - Religion

November 18 - Plunging In

November 19 - Patience

November 20 - Power Made Perfect

November 21 - Quieted My Soul

November 22 - Pleasing Him

November 23 - A Better View

November 24 - Let It Shine

November 25 - Glorious Inadequacy

November 26 - Thinking About You

November 27 - Our Second Wind

November 28 - No Man Is an Island

November 29 - Press Toward the Mark

November 30 - Resisting

December - As Wonders Unfold

December 1 - The Sabbath

December 2 - Our God’s History

December 3 - Silence

December 4 - The Things That Edify

December 5 - Authority

December 6 - For Allies

December 7 - Imperfect People

December 8 - On God’s Side

December 9 - Beyond Our Senses

December 10 - A Levite Spirit

December 11 - A Time to Rejoice

December 12 - Do Not Enter

December 13 - Covering Transgression

December 14 - Darkness’s Hour

December 15 - Edison’s Interests

December 16 - Light My Path

December 17 - Rise Up

December 18 - Enjoying the Fruit

December 19 - Withdraw and Pray

December 20 - Preemptive Praise

December 21 - Langston Hughes

December 22 - Eleanor’s Prayer

December 23 - In the Temple

December 24 - Much to Offer

December 25 - Go, and See

December 26 - A Thought to Christ

December 27 - With Eyes Wide Open

December 28 - Amazing Grace

December 29 - The Cycle of Sin

December 30 - Not Using It Myself

December 31 - Waiting

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