Today’s evening meditation is available below in audio and script formats. The audio version is also available for free download on the player.

Reading

“Observe the day of rest and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.”

“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit. Your gathering will continue until harvest and the harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.

“I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.”

—Leviticus 26 (OT)

Quiet

As your day draws to a close, spend a few moments in silence and stillness. What, in the passage stood out to you? Ponder it in meditation.

Prayer

Generous God, I sometimes don’t know how to handle the rewards you offer. Dare me to believe that like a parent moved by the loving obedience of a child, you give rewards out of delight in a life changed by grace. And like a child, help me to simply open up my hands and receive your goodness. Amen. (WC)

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Abbreviations

BC The Belgic Confession

CAC The Center For Action & Contemplation

CD The Canons of Dort

CIB Church In Bethesda Prayers

DZ - Donna Z.

HC The Heidelberg Catechism

MAO - Michael A. O’Sullivan

NT The New Testament

OT The Old Testament

RP - Ryan Phipps

WC The Westminster Confession

WLB Words To Live By

WLC The Westminster Larger Catechism

WSC The Westminster Shorter Catechism

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