2005 Weekly Word Devotions
by Beth Moore and Amanda Jones

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Restoration
 
Scripture Reading: Job 42:10-17  
Ours is a God of restoration.  Do not confuse restoration with replacement.  God’s way is not just to replace what we’ve lost but to restore us.  
   
This and That
 
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:3-8  
Beginning to believe I was who God says I was had a profound impact on life between the ditches for me.  
   
A Nurturing Parent
 
Scripture Reading: Genesis 21:1-21  
God could relate to Hagar's pain and need, so He responded to her as a loving God and as a fellow parent.  
   
Groans That Words Cannot Express
 
Scripture Reading: Romans 8:19-27  
All creation longs to be liberated from its innate corrosion and made new in the presence of its Creator  
   
Joy Cheaters
 
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 18:16-40; 19  
All of us are at risk of losing our joy, and there are plenty of joy quenchers available to accommodate us!  
   
Pick Up Your Feet
 
Scripture Reading: Genesis 28:10-29:1  
After the account of Jacob’s dream at Bethel, Genesis Chapter 29 unfolds with the words, “Then Jacob continued on his journey.”  I grin as I read this translation of the phrase: “Jacob picked up his feet and went.”