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MARCH 1 — Thank Goodness God Doesn’t Measure His Giving In Pinches

This Month’s Message: Prayer For The Month Of Cleansing Winds

Lord,
This is the month
When You use the wind as a cleaning rag
To polish the dappled sky.
And sometimes when You do,
High up there against the burnished blue,
The young-in-heart fly kites.
I love to watch them dip and soar,
Colorful as confetti, saucy as swallows,
Climbing, swaying, tugging, darting,
Praising the unseen force that holds them up.
And I — oh, I’m like them too, Lord,
I must have Your sustaining presence
Under me if I’m to soar
Above the muddy fields and muddled hours.
Breathe on me, Lord. Hold me up high,
Not just today —
Every day.

Today’s passage:
“Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.”
—Howard B. Grose hymn

Today’s prayer:
“You give me so much, Lord, I want to give You more.”

FEBRUARY 28 — Giving Thanks For The Goodness In Your Life Works Wonders

Today’s passage:
“Count your many blessings,
Name them one by one.”
—Johnson Oatman Jr. hymn

Today’s prayer:
“Thank You, God, for the handfuls of
blessings You continually drop on all of us.”

FEBRUARY 27 — My Father (And Yours) Is ‘Big In Land And Livestock’

Today’s passage:
“For every beast of the forest is mine,
and the cattle upon a thousand hills.”
(Psalms 50:10)

Today’s prayer:
“Dear Lord, I tend to be a timid giver.
Let Your generosity inspire mine.”

FEBRUARY 26 — Face Into The Wind—Like Airplanes Do

Today’s passage:
“Few things help an individual more
than to place responsibility upon him.”
—Booker T. Washington

Today’s prayer:
“Almighty Father, I trust in the lifting
and overcoming power of Your love.”

FEBRUARY 25 — Remember That Your Shadow Can Scare ‘The Fish’ Away

Today’s passage:
“Come ye after Me, and I will make
you become fishers of men.”
(Mark 1:17)

Today’s prayer:
“Lord, when I try to tell people about You,
help me keep the shadow of my own ego
from darkening Your story.”

FEBRUARY 24 — To Best Serve God And Others, Put Yourself Last

Today’s passage:
“But many that are first shall be last;
and the last shall be first.”
(Matthew 19:30)

Today’s prayer:
“Lord, when I try to serve you,
let me put myself last.”

FEBRUARY 23 — God’s Will Can Help Us Through The Tough Times

Today’s passage:
“Blest is my lot, whate’er befall;
What can disturb me, who appall,
While as my Strength, my Rock, my All,
Saviour, I cling to Thee?”
—Charlotte Elliott hymn

Today’s prayer:
“Dear God, let me always feel the triumph
over loss that lies hidden in the four words
Your Son taught us to say: Thy will be done.”

FEBRUARY 22 — We Tend To Talk More About Our Imperfect Days

Today’s passage:
“Look not every man on his own things,
but every man also on the things of others.”
(Philippians 2:4)

Today’s prayer:
“Still small voices are all around
us, Lord. Let me hear them.”

FEBRUARY 21 — Quiet Places Are Always Best

Today’s passage:
“Fill my cup, Lord,
I lift it up, Lord . . .”
—Richard Blanchard hymn

Today’s prayer:
“On the dry cup days, Lord, help
me to seek a quiet corner for a refill.”

FEBRUARY 20 (Ash Wednesday) — And Would It Really Be A Sacrifice?

Today’s passage:
“. . . If any man will come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
(Luke 9:23)

Today’s prayer:
“Lord, this Lenten season help me to give myself up to Thee.”