Tag Archives: Heavenly Father

Poetic Praise 10/21/2023

Thanks to Sister Susan for the use of her inspirational poetry! Be blessed all who read! THROUGH THE FIRE Through the fire and trials that you face I am there with you Guiding you along the way Step by step … Continue reading

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God-Honoring Faith

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 11 In a world where people dismiss faith simply as “wishful thinking,” or simply identify it with the beliefs and practices of a particular religion (for example, “the Muslim faith”), it is good to have a comprehensive … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 10/20/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for the power with which you made the world; for the love with which you designed it and for the mercy with which you have blessed it. We praise you for your … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 10/20/2023

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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James 1:14

Friday October 20, 2023 James 1:14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Our soul life does not function normally during temptation. Sin is not the normal thing in our soul-life. … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/20/2023

Math: Maybe Not a Mystic Language After All In a world of metrics, it’s easy to become obsessed with statistics and start to quantify every aspect of our lives. Stats can even become a type of scorekeeping between churches or … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 10/19/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Holy and most glorious Lord, we praise you for the way you transform our defeats into victories, our brokenness into wholeness and our emptiness into a vehicle of your glory and service. We praise you for … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 10/19/2023

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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The Unheeded Secret

Thursday October 19, 2023 John 18:36 “My kingdom is not of this world.” The great enemy to the Lord Jesus Christ in the present day is the conception of practical work that has not come from the New Testament, but … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/19/2023

A Longsuffering God God is longsuffering, but sometimes we take this for granted. How often have we given into temptation, expecting to be obedient at a later date? Psalm 85 gives a testimony of God’s faithfulness in the past: “O … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 10/18/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, your glory overwhelms us, your power enables us, your mercy cleanses us and your Spirit fills us. And so we praise you that only your grace could have made it possible for us to be … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 10/18/2023

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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Hebrews 4:13

Wednesday October 18, 2023 Hebrews 4:13 All things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. The literal translation of this phrase is, all things are stripped and stunned. This is the force … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/18/2023

Longing and Being The general sense of what worship “is” is widely known, but the specifics of what it means are a little vague. Aside from obedience (in other words, avoiding sin and following what God asks of us), there … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 10/17/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we praise you that though you are beyond our understanding, you are nearer than breathing; that though your holiness rejects our sinfulness and selfishness, your love reaches out in love for … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 10/17/2023

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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The Comforter

Tuesday October 17, 2023 John 14:26 But the Helper [Comforter], the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. I … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/17/2023

On a Mission “We’re on a mission from God.” Whenever the Blues Brothers delivered this line, they were met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception. While they had a different “mission” in mind, their famous line summarizes Paul’s ministry, and their reception … Continue reading

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Abundant Life In Jesus Christ – 1

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. – John 1:4. In this verse John introduces two of the greatest themes of his narrative. Often at the beginning of an important work of literature or music, … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 10/16/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we praise you for your promise to be with us always, even to the end and beyond. We praise you that true worship is in the name of Christ, in the midst of his people, … Continue reading

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