Mid Afternoon Meditation 10-6-17

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O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
    when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
    before you, the God of Sinai,
    before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God,
    to refresh the weary land.
10 There your people finally settled,
    and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
    you provided for your needy people. Psalms 68:7-10

Some wastelands are deceiving in their surface appearance. Have you ever been in one of those? What did it look like?

Morning Direction from Scripture 10-6-17

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O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
    when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
    before you, the God of Sinai,
    before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God,
    to refresh the weary land.
10 There your people finally settled,
    and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
    you provided for your needy people. Psalms 68:7-10

Most journeys out involve going through a desert or wasteland. What emotions does heading into the wasteland evoke?

Evening Meditation 10-5-17

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O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
    when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
    before you, the God of Sinai,
    before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God,
    to refresh the weary land.
10 There your people finally settled,
    and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
    you provided for your needy people. Psalms 68:7-10

What has to happen for you to leave your Egypt?

Mid Afternoon Meditation 10-5-17

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O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
    when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
    before you, the God of Sinai,
    before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God,
    to refresh the weary land.
10 There your people finally settled,
    and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
    you provided for your needy people. Psalms 68:7-10

Egypt stands for a place of bondage or captivity. What is your personal Egypt?

Morning Direction from Scripture 10-5-17

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Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
    this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
6 God places the lonely in families;
    he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. Psalm 68:5,6

Are there qualities of rebellion you have ever found admirable? What are they and why?

Mid Afternoon Meditation 10-3-17

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Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
    this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
6 God places the lonely in families;
    he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. Psalm 68:5,6

Describe the qualities of the family God has placed you in. If you don’t feel you have discovered that family yet what qualities are you looking for?