Tag Archives: Heavenly Father

Spiritual Nuggets 8/09/2023

Treating the Symptom I regularly predict that something will only take me an hour when it actually ends up taking two. I’m beginning to think that this is a sign of a larger issue: the tendency to underestimate the severity … Continue reading

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Worship God In Truth – 1

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 12-13; 18:9-22 Moses was a wise instructor. He devoted the first part of his address (Deuteronomy 1–5) to reviewing the past and helping the new generation appreciate all that God had done for them. Then he told … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/08/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for the way you made yourself and your love known to us in Jesus; for the gentleness of Christ which still brings us your mercy; for the way his readiness to reach … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/08/2023

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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Righteous Hatred

Tuesday August 8, 2023 Psalm 97:10 You who love the LORD, hate evil! With regard to some sins, if thou wouldst avoid them, take one piece of advice—run away from them. Sins of lust especially are never to be fought … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/08/2023

Forgive, Forget, and Comfort There is a subtle type of grudge that festers. When we extend forgiveness, the challenge isn’t necessarily in the moment of reconciliation. It’s extending that moment and letting it permeate the interactions that follow. In 2 … Continue reading

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Who Is Man To You, O God? – 8

Scripture References: Psalm 8 From last lesson: God comes to us, cares for us, and crowns us. And we are crowned, not through any human merit of our own, but we are crowned when we are possessed by the Lord … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/07/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, our Lord, fill us with such an overwhelming sense of joy, and of the value you place on our lives and of the knowledge that in Christ you will be with us for ever, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/07/2023

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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The Gifts of the Spirit

Monday August 7, 2023 1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. God is Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/07/2023

Your Inner Self “Did I leave the burner on?” “Did I lock the door?” “I feel like I’m forgetting something.” Forgetfulness is a syndrome we all experience at one time or another. Many of our forgetful moments end up being minor inconveniences. … Continue reading

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Who Is Man To You, O God? – 7

Scripture References: Psalm 8 III. The Lord’s Passion – Continued From last lesson: You and I are not what we were meant to be. How, then, do we realize our potential? How do we fill the longing in our hearts? … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 8/05/2023

Ezekiel Hopkins: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, here is a heart that I strive to make and keep void of offense. Please fill it with your promised grace and Spirit. Of course my heart is not a mansion pure … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 8/05/2023

The Test of Faith Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land. – Genesis 12:10. THERE was a famine in the land of … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 8/05/2023

The Fairness of God FIRES, Floods. Earthquakes. Famine. So many people seem to suffer from “acts of God” that strike without warning. Like Job, they appear to be relatively innocent of wrongdoing that might explain their pain. People wonder, “Is … Continue reading

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The Need For Light

For Saturday August 5, 2023 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. All spelunkers (cave … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 8/05/2023

Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. – Romans 12:10 Billy Graham Ruth and I are HAPPILY Incompatible. I want to say to Ruth, my DEEPEST LOVE for a companion who has been with me ever since 1943 … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 8/05/2023

Sorrow of Heart – 2 IT IS often better and safer for us to have few consolations in this life, especially comforts of the body. Yet if we do not have divine consolation or experience it rarely, it is our … Continue reading

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Who Is Man To You, O God? – 6

Scripture References: Psalm 8 III. The Lord’s Passion – Continued What were you intended to be? “Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” He is King of kings and Lord of lords. Revelation exults: He has made us to be “kings and … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/04/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, sovereign and holy, we praise you for the teaching of Jesus that makes your love real; for all he said and did and taught during his earthly ministry that enabled us to know you, … Continue reading

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