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ALL CREATION
God’s care for His creation is far more expansive than we tend to recognize. We sing, “His eye is on the sparrow,” yet our thoughts quickly circle back to our own needs. Rarely do we stop and consider that He actually does watch over the sparrow—and every living creature—with deliberate, sustaining love. But Scripture goes even further: God calls us to participate in that care. From the beginning, He entrusted humanity with the responsibility to tend, protect, and steward His creation. Every creature matters to Him. Even Buffy is wrapped in that divine regard, reminding us that our stewardship is both a privilege and a sacred duty. All creation will be our focus this week during DayStart.
Monday
December 15
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Tuesday
December 16
Genesis 9:8-10 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.
Wednesday
December 17
Exodus 23:10-12 “Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, 11 but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove. 12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.
Thursday
December 18
Psalm 104:21-28 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. 22 When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens. 23 Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions— 25 This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great. 26 There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there. 27 These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. 28 What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
Friday
December 19
Deuteronomy 25:4 “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.
Welcome to DayStart!
Monday thru Friday, 7:30am CST
This is a powerfully refreshing way to start your weekdays. The steps are simple.
- Read the scripture of the day in advance of our gathering
- Prepare 2-3 prayer points from your gleanings
- Login each morning and be prepared to engage
- Keep yourself muted until speaking
- Make your prayer portion brief to allow for others.