Good Morning!
Let’s focus our day by spending some time with Jesus before it begins.
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If you’re new to the Daily Focus, read this first.

WEEKLY 40 FOR 40 FOCUS | Diligent Teaching (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
Over the 40 Days of Lent, add 40 minutes of prayer to your week - either 1x/week or 7 minutes/day.
Pray for our generation. Pray that we would be a generation that loves God, holds His commands in our heart, & teaches the next generation to follow Him. Is there a step of obedience God is inviting me to take?

Note: This past weekend at Paradox, we created reminders of the choices we’re making to remember God’s faithfulness and respond in faith. If you missed it, watch the message and learn how we’re responding.

DAILY PRAYER FOCUS | Use the PRAY acronym each morning. 
P = Pause. As you start your time of prayer, begin by pausing and being still before the Lord.
R = Read. Read the Scripture Focus slowly and focus on words/phrases the Holy Spirit highlights as you read.
A = Ask. Ask God to come and speak to you. Open up your heart to Him as your heavenly Father.
Y = Yield. We want to yield our lives to the words we have prayed and commit to follow Jesus’s way.
Begin your prayer with “Father, I remember your faithfulness to…” and respond with, “Give me faith to…”

SCRIPTURE FOCUS | Today’s reading is from Deuteronomy 27
Highlight verses that capture your attention, and ask three simple questions as you read…
S = Say. What is the main point? What does it teach about God (Jesus) & yourself?
O = Obey. What can you apply (practice) from this passage today?
S = Share. Who can you share what you’re learning with today?

A THOUGHT FROM TODAY’S READING…
We all need a reminder sometimes. What do you do to remind yourself of something important? Set a reminder to pop up on your phone? Write it on a calendar?Put something where you can see it? Ask a friend to remind you? Reminders are important thoughts and ideas that become physical, tangible, and real by creating a symbol of its importance. God instructed the Israelites to build monuments as reminders of His mercy, grace, and justice. In today’s reading, that took the form of an altar. This altar, though requiring hard work, served as a visual reminder for both present and future generations. After hearing and reciting God's laws, they were to inscribe them onto the altar, embodying a timeless memory technique - writing it down. Through this process, the Lord was teaching His people to internalize His word. By faithfully adhering to His teachings, they would discover ever-deepening joys in their relationship with Him. In Jesus, our life becomes an altar, and God’s Word can be written on our heart. Do you have any “right now” Scripture? Try this - each day or each week, find one verse that you’re going to Focus on. Write it down somewhere - in a journal, on your mirror, on a reminder that will pop up throughout the day. Every time you see it, pause to read it, remember it, reflect on it, pray it, and live it. Let this physical reminder of God’s Word be a means by which God’s Word becomes written on your heart.   - Dave Kubiak

REMEMBERING PRACTICE | (Optional) Practice remembering with a Daily Examen each evening.
The Examen prayer was made popular by Ignatius of Loyola (1491 – 1556). It has helped Christians for centuries to re-center themselves on Jesus as they come to the end of long days. We are using a variation creat-ed by Pete Greig from his book, How to Pray, to help us remember Jesus at the close of our days.
Replay = Replay your day. What made you happy or joyful? What made you anxious or burdened?
Rejoice = Give thanks to God for the small and the significant things from the day.
Repent = Ask God for forgiveness where you need. Receive His forgiveness afresh.
Reboot = Commit to walk with Jesus tomorrow. Ask for grace to see His presence more clearly.
*For help or an audio prayer version, use the Lectio 365 app.

SHARE THE FOCUS | 1-5 Minutes
1. Text someone a prayer/encouragement, or share a thought/question with us in the Forum.
2. Invite someone to read the Focus with you. Text “FOCUS” to (586) 200-6277.

That’s all for today.
Stay focused on Jesus, and make it a great one!