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Day 8 What’s In a Name? [S01-E08]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

Release Date: 01/08/2025

Day 21. You're Created for Such A Time As This [S01:E21] show art Day 21. You're Created for Such A Time As This [S01:E21]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

PROLOGUE We have spent 21 days in centering prayer, focusing our attentions and affections on God. What a precious time it has been. The nearness of God is surely for our good. The kindness of the Lord truly leads us to repentance. The steadfast love of God and his beautiful presence is transformative. Taking time to behold him really does change us. He is with us always. And His steadfast love endures forever. SCRIPTURE Esther 4:14 “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” DEVOTIONAL The scripture in Esther 4:14 is in reference to God...

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Day 20 Unity and Peace [S01:E20] show art Day 20 Unity and Peace [S01:E20]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Revelation 7:9-10 “I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb...And they were shouting with a great roar, ‘Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!’”   DEVOTION Imagine this scene: A crowd with people from every nation, every tribe, every people, every language, all standing in front of the throne, joyfully worshipping at the top of their lungs. That scene sounds like the most electrifying, exciting, chaotic, joyful, unified display of life....

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Day 19 Generosity [S01:E19] show art Day 19 Generosity [S01:E19]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Acts 4:32 “They shared everything they had.”   DEVOTIONAL “And all the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Acts 4:32)  Where could such generosity come from?  To hold all things in common and see resources as something to be freely shared and given away?  To be in one heart and mind and enjoy every minute of it!  Acts 4:32 is fruit from experiencing the presence and belonging of God.  His presence and belonging reveal the knowledge of God and who...

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Day 18 Justice [S01:E18] show art Day 18 Justice [S01:E18]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Isaiah 61:8 “For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing.    DEVOTIONAL We see in Isaiah 61 that God clearly defines what He loves and hates.  He loves justice.  That means he loves fairness, equality, and balanced scales. And just as much as God loves justice, He hates its’ opposite - robbery and injustice. He hates wrongdoing, inequality, and unbalanced distributions.     There have been cases of injustice and robbery throughout history. But there is a foundational story of robbery and injustice that the whole earth is...

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Day 17 SOZO (salvation, healing, and deliverance) [S01:E17] show art Day 17 SOZO (salvation, healing, and deliverance) [S01:E17]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Luke 19:10 states:  For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save (sozo) that which was lost.   DEVOTIONAL Jesus came to ransom back what was lost.  To rescue his glorious inheritance, which is us!  Yes, He came to save all of humankind. But what does the word “save” mean?  The word save is “sozo” in Greek and represents more than salvation.  It means salvation, healing, and deliverance.  It means to make whole again. Our beautiful Jesus did not just come to save a part of us.  No, he came to save all of us.   We are born...

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Day 16 God’s Presence Pt. 2 [S01:E16] show art Day 16 God’s Presence Pt. 2 [S01:E16]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Exodus 33:14 And He said, "My presence shall go with you.”   DEVOTIONAL Romans 8:19 says, “All creation is eagerly waiting, yearning to see the unveiling of God’s glorious sons and daughters!”  What is creation waiting for?  They are waiting for us to bring heaven to earth and take our place as co-heirs with Christ.   How do we do such an abstract, overwhelming thing?  We simply bring the presence of God with us as we go through our day.  We lean into our relationship with God and do what we “see” the Father doing. (John 5:19)  We...

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Day 15  God’s Presence Pt. 1 [S01:E15] show art Day 15  God’s Presence Pt. 1 [S01:E15]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE
 Acts 17:28  “For in him we live and move and have our being.”   DEVOTIONAL From the beginning, God established a precedent by walking in the garden daily with Adam and Eve.  We were all made to walk with and experience God’s presence as a natural, everyday part of our lives. God created us to depend upon Him and his presence and even to partner with him in our decision-making processes. Jesus emphasized this importance when he said, “I’m telling you this straight. The Son can’t independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father...

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Day 14 Belonging [S01:E14] show art Day 14 Belonging [S01:E14]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.   DEVOTIONAL Belonging is the knowledge of being part of God’s family. It is the spirit of adoption, the spirit of sonship. And it is the opposite of an orphan spirit. Belonging brings safety and security. It allows us to live from love, not for love.  Imagine an orphan on the street. They have to look out for themselves. Their goal is to survive. They must stay...

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Day 13 Repentance [S01:E13] show art Day 13 Repentance [S01:E13]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? Rom 2:4   DEVOTIONAL Jesus said, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” (Matt 3:2). Repentance is part of preparing and widening the road for the kingdom of God to come. We see in Romans 2:4 that God's kindness leads us to repentance. Through his kindness and grace towards us, we are empowered to reject anything less than what God wants for us, turn, and grab hold of His higher ways. God wants to bring us into...

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Day 12 Praying from Heaven to Earth [S01-E12] show art Day 12 Praying from Heaven to Earth [S01-E12]

21 Days of Prayer & Meditation (with Anthony Skinner)

SCRIPTURE Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 (NIV)   DEVOTIONAL When teaching the disciples to pray, Jesus said, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”. His language is an invitation to awaken our hearts to a greater awareness of Heaven. His prayer moves us towards cultivating our ability to see beyond what is right in front of our eyes and begs the question, “What is Heaven’s reality?” The more knowledgeable we become to what Heaven looks like... the more accurately we can pray through our desires, our...

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SCRIPTURE

I will protect him, because he knows my name.  PS. 91:14

DEVOTIONAL

Yesterday, we began to meditate on becoming familiar with the names of God.  In Psalm 138:2, God states, "He exalts His Name and His Word above all things.”  His Word is unchanging and eternal.  His Name is unchanging and eternal as well.  

We all have many names that carry parts of our identity.  I am a father, a son, a husband, a friend, a producer.  These are just a few titles.  In each identity, I display a different part of myself, create a different history, and perform in different ways specific to the title.  All of these names are “stored” inside of my given name.  But unless someone experiences me in each of these roles, they cannot know who I am in that specific expression of my identity.  The more roles they see me in, the greater confidence they get in knowing me and in evaluating who I am. 

God’s names carry the authority and the reputation of God.  They help us access the many different parts of him.  They have substance.  They are strong.  They are constant.  They are trustworthy.  And they are not at war with each other.  We grow closer to God by knowing them.  His names are attached to the essence of who He is.  Each time we understand a name of God in our hearts, we grow in our confidence and authority to call on God from a place of relationship.  “The name of the Lord is a strong tower.  The righteous run into it and are safe.” (Proverbs 18:10)

QUESTION

Is there a name of God that you feel you should get to know? 

Is there a name of God that creates negative emotions that you avoid, confuses you, or leaves you disinterested?  

Begin to talk and listen to God about any part of these above questions that feels significant.  Remember: God is strong enough, confident enough, patient enough, and humble enough for you and your honesty today.

PRAYER 

My God and Father, my strong King, my true Friend and only Savior -- I want to know you.  I need to know you.  Who are you?  Who are you as my Creator, Sustainer, Provider, Protector?  Who are you as Lion? As Lamb?  Lord, awaken my hunger to know you, to know you by name in my innermost parts.   Amen.