GPS for the week of November 30th, 2025
“So That Together You May with One Voice Glorify the God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ”
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“May we be reminded to express how grateful we are for the love of
God. May we express gratitude for each person and situation
because we are so blessed. Consider a gratitude list or journal,
listing five specifics each day.”
Dear Lord, thank you for your love. Help us to take time to
remember and be grateful for the ways you care for us each day.
Amen.
Monday 12.1 “The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him.”
Isaiah 11:1-10
“A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall
grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be
in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or
decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge
the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall
strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his
lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt around
his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins. The wolf shall
live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and
the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The
cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and
the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over
the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the
adder’s den. They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for
the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover
the sea. On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the
peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be
glorious.” Hate and jealousy and fear will be healed by the spirit of
knowledge and power of our Lord Jesus.
Tuesday 12.2 “May he defend the cause of the poor of the
people.”
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
“Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s
son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor
with justice. May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and
the hills, in righteousness. May he defend the cause of the poor of
the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon,
throughout all generations. May he be like rain that falls on the mown
grass, like showers that water the earth. In his days may
righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous
things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the
whole earth. Amen and Amen.” Let us join our Lord to defend the
poor and vulnerable among us and ‘be like rain that falls on mown
grass.’
Wednesday 12.3 “May the God of steadfastness and
encouragement grant you to live in harmony.”
Romans 15:4-13
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our
instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the
scriptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and
encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in
accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one
voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome
one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory
of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the
circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might
confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order that the
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy.” The scriptures encourage
us to be steadfast as we glorify our Lord together.
Thursday 12.4 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace in believing.”
Romans 15:4-13
“As it is written, ‘Therefore I will confess you among the Gentiles, and
sing praises to your name’; and again he says, ‘Rejoice, O Gentiles,
with his people’; and again, ‘Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let
all the peoples praise him’; and again Isaiah says, ‘The root of Jesse
shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles
shall hope.’ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.” Our Lord has bountiful hope for us and will fill us with joy and
peace.
Friday 12.5 “And his food was locusts and wild honey.”
Matthew 3:1-12
“In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea,
proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The
voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.”’ Now John wore clothing of camel’s
hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and
wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going
out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were
baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.” The
people were hungry for God’s forgiveness proclaimed by this wild
character by the river!
Saturday 12.6 “One who is more powerful than I is coming
after me.”
Matthew 3:1-12
“But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for
baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to
flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not
presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”;
for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to
Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree
therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. “I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more
powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his
sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His
winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and
will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with
unquenchable fire.’” John spoke plainly and honestly to everyone.
We rejoice in the gracious gift of life we have in Jesus.