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Vol. 12, No. 22
Week of 
May 29, 2005
Below are Bible readings, commentary and prayer starters for each day of the week (Daily Prayer rests on Sundays). If you reached this page without reading the devotional introduction you might want to read that page first. Later you might want to check our archives of other Daily Prayer issues.
 
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Monday

Read: Jonah 1:17  Matthew 12:40 

Meditation: Jonah: is a book that directed his work to a foreign nation, Assyria, and especially its capital, Nineveh. What we see is a nation repents and is spared God’s judgment. Jesus refers to Jonah’s three days in the fish as a picture of His own death and resurrection.

Prayer Starter: Lord help me to see that if I repent I to will be spared your Judgment.

Tuesday

Read: Isaiah 2:2-4  Micah 4:1-4  Micah 5:2 

Meditation: Micah: was a contemporary and coworker with Isaiah, and at times his words almost parallels Isaiah word for word. Micah foretold that Bethlehem would be the birthplace of the promised Savior.

Prayer Starter: Lord help me to see that You know all things, and through Your prophets we can see who our Savior really is.

Wednesday

Read: Habakkuk 2:4 

Meditation: Habakkuk: is most remembered for his statement "The righteous will live by faith", and the New Testament refers to this truth as the foundation of all Christians' faith.

Prayer Starter: Help me to be righteous as I show my faith.  

Thursday

Read: Zephaniah 3:17 

Meditation: Zephaniah: foretold that Judah would be overrun by their enemies. Yet he also brings comfort in the fact that God offers restoration to all believers of any age.

Prayer Starter: Restore me oh Lord and I will be comforted.  

Friday

Read: Zechariah 9:9  

Meditation: Zechariah: urges the Jews to rebuild the temple so that they can worship God. He also foretold of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Prayer Starter: Lord help me to look to you as my Lord and Savior as I worship you.  

Saturday

Read: Malachi 4:1-2 

Meditation: Malachi: Is the last prophet and speaks of both of judgment and deliverance.

Prayer Starter: Lord help me to revere Your name and see the deliverance You have brought to me through Jesus.

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