Tag Archives: God

Daily Prayer & Praise 7/07/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for your closeness to us and for your being with us in Christ. We praise you that in him you have entered fully into what it means to be a human being. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/07/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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1 Timothy 6:17

Friday July 7, 2023 1 Timothy 6:17 Fight the good fight of faith. Victory over sin is from first to last a victory of faith. It is so from the very moment of conversion. To be converted does not mean … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 7/07/2023

A Psalm Enshrined Too Long As I parked my car in front of a big city hospital in Miami, one of our best-loved physicians came down the steps and started toward his car. It happened that it was very near … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/07/2023

Nostalgia: My Old Friend Regret and nostalgia can destroy lives. They are mirrored ideas with the same pitfalls: neither can change the past, and both keep us from living in the present. When we live wishfully rather than interacting with … Continue reading

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The Kingdom of Heaven

Scripture Reference: Matthew 13 He spoke many things to them in parables . . . John the Baptist would pause and ask honest questions when things didn’t add up or make sense to him. We shouldn’t be afraid to do … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 7/06/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, there are no words that can express the joy with which you fill our hearts and lives. There are no hymns or songs that have the words that will do justice to your glory. There … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/06/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Vision and Reality

Thursday July 6, 2023 Isaiah 35:7 The parched ground shall become a pool. We always have visions before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in us, then is … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 7/06/2023

Action Over “Quiet Hour” A Presbyterian youth from New Orleans was a naval “wireless” operator during the war. Early one morning, after a night on duty, he snatched a few minutes for his “Quiet Hour” when no message was going … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/06/2023

Cry Out Like the Psalmist We often read the very bold psalms of the Bible without really reading them. We’re used to their cadence, their cries, and their requests. They seem appropriate in contexts where war, death, and enemies or … Continue reading

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The Victory of The King – 4

Scripture Reference: Matthew 28 They Shared the Good News with Others (Matthew 28:16–20) – Continued Christianity is a missionary faith. The very nature of God demands this, for God is love and God is not willing that any should perish … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 7/05/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Gracious, loving Father, we find our greatest joy in praising you. By your grace coming to us in Christ, enable us to begin a song of praise that flows from this place and brings you glory … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/05/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Song of Solomon 4:12

Wednesday July 5, 2023 Song of Solomon 4:12 A garden enclosed. The figure here is a garden enclosed, not a wilderness. The garden soil is a cultivated soil, very different from the roadside or the wilderness. The idea of a … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 7/05/2023

“Only Forgotten Son” Dr. Walter L. Wilson tells the story of a woman who had attended one of his meetings and waited after the service for spiritual help. When he asked her if she could quote any part of the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/05/2023

In the Moment of Weakness All leaders have their moments of weakness. But without such times, they wouldn’t stretch themselves (and that would mean they weren’t really in God’s will). It’s not that these moments shouldn’t happen, but we should … Continue reading

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The Victory of The King – 3

Scripture Reference: Matthew 28 They Met the Living Christ Personally (Matthew 28:9–15) – Continued By examining this story, we see that it actually proves the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Jesus’ body was stolen, then it was taken either by … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 7/04/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, in Christ we see all your glory compressed into one human life. It is through him that we find our way to you, or rather we are found by you. Lord, almighty in your loving, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/04/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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