Tag Archives: God

Saturday Prayer & Praise 4/01/2023

Jeremiah Burroughs: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, I am hungry for righteousness—but I cannot find it. And I hope this will be my concern forever: whatever becomes of me, I will reject unrighteousness. I pray that I will not … Continue reading

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Sharing Our Journey – 3

Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 To assure that we keep standing, when in our strength we will surely fall, we need God’s strength, too. So why refuse it? Reaching out for help or an arm … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/31/2023

Don’t Thank Me In a concert in Chicago, Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and songwriter, sang to an overflowing audience. At the conclusion, the audience stood en masse, and applauded uproariously. After the applause subsided, the audience said in unison, “Thank … Continue reading

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Luke 18:40-41

Friday March 31, 2023 Luke 18:40-41 So Jesus stood still and He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Perhaps some of us too would pray … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/31/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/31/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: We pray for those whose hopes are dashed and whose lives are filled with ‘might have beens’ and whose memories are clouded with ‘if onlys’; for those who never had a dream or vision and for … Continue reading

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Sharing Our Journey – 2

Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 Psalm 18 is a poem or hymn for worship, and verses 1–3 are the invocation. The poet comes right to the point: “I will love You, O LORD, my strength.” … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/30/2023

Columbus’ Conviction When on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus took possession of one of the Bahama Islands, he believed he was fulfilling prophecy. It is not perhaps widely known that the “admiral of the oceans” discovered America believing he was … Continue reading

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Holiness vs. Hardness Towards God

Thursday March 30, 2023 Isaiah 59:16 He . . . wondered that there was no intercessor. The reason many of us leave off praying and become hard towards God is because we have only a sentimental interest in prayer. It … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/30/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/30/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we are your handiwork – you designed us for goodness, love and compassion. You have made us in such a way that we can never be satisfied until we respond with love to your love, … Continue reading

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Sharing Our Journey – 1

Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 One of the traits we obviously value most in ourselves and others is independence. Few accomplishments are more admired among most people than that of pulling yourself up by your … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/29/2023

Civil War’s End At the end of the Civil War, when the news of Appomattox came, the secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton, caused to be displayed from the dome of the Capitol a transparency on which were inscribed these … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 2:9

Wednesday March 29, 2023 1 Samuel 2:9 He will guard the feet of His saints. Perils as well as privileges attend the higher Christian life. The nearer we come to God, the thicker the hosts of darkness in heavenly places. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/29/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 3/29/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Wonderful God! How can we not thank you for your extravagant love to us in Christ? We thank you for the way you have made yourself and your purposes known. You did this, not to the … Continue reading

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Our Very Present Help

Scripture Text – Psalm 46 Death is an ever present and inevitable event in everyone’s lives. We grieve and are burdened when a loved one or a friend passes, especially suddenly or unexpectedly. We all share a sense of deep … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/28/2023

Legend of the Origin of Praise There is an old Jewish legend which says that, after God had created the world, He called the angels to Him and asked them what they thought of it; and one of them said, … Continue reading

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The Great Revival

Tuesday March 28, 2023 Isaiah 52.10 The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God. In the old revivals in … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/28/2023

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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