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Season · October 31

Light, not fear

Halloween, Reformation Day, All Saints' Day: what the Bible says about fear, death and light, and what you can do that night as a Christian.

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Daily boostSunday 1 November

You belong to a family that will never end.

« The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. »
1 John 5:11

Those who follow Christ are not scattered travelers: they form one huge family, from here and from everywhere, joined by the same life received in his Son. This eternal life is not only a promise for later, it has already begun in you. Today you belong to a family that nothing can undo.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for giving me eternal life in Jesus and for welcoming me into your great family.

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BoostSaturday 31 October

Bring God everything, even what you dare not name.

« casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. »
1 Peter 5:7

God does not ask you to sort out your emotions before coming to him. Bring him everything, the confused, the heavy, the unspoken. He cares for you, and his hands are big enough to receive it all.

Prayer

Lord, I lay before you everything I am carrying.

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BoostFriday 30 October

God loves it when you give without pressure.

« Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. »
2 Corinthians 9:7

He does not ask you to give through clenched teeth. God looks at the heart, not only at the amount. Sow without sadness or compulsion, as you have decided before him.

Prayer

Lord, give me a cheerful heart to give.

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BoostThursday 29 October

God wants to be close, and your heart matters.

« Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. »
James 4:8

God is not hiding. He longs to come near to you. Your heart has a real part to play: opening up, turning toward him, making room for him. Take one step, and he takes one toward you.

Prayer

Lord, I draw near to you, draw near to me.

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BoostWednesday 28 October

Christ grows in you so he can grow in others too.

« My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you— »
Galatians 4:19

Following Jesus is not an individual performance. A disciple carries others in prayer and patience, the way you accompany a birth. Someone around you needs your help to grow in him.

Prayer

Lord, form Christ in me and in those you place on my path.

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BoostTuesday 27 October

Nothing but God can fill your soul.

« “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water. »
Jeremiah 2:13

We often dig cisterns elsewhere: success, other people’s approval, comfort. They crack and leave the soul thirsty. God alone is the spring of living water, and it never runs dry.

Prayer

Lord, you are my spring, fill my soul with yourself.

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BoostMonday 26 October

Rejoice, pray, give thanks: this is God’s will for you.

« Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. »
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

This is not a pious phrase to hang on a wall. Rejoicing always, praying without ceasing, giving thanks in everything, God says it plainly for you. And his will is not a burden, it is a path to life.

Prayer

Lord, put joy, prayer and gratitude in my heart.

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