Tag Archives: Lord

Daily Prayer & Praise 8/14/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father above, wise and glorious, when we look back on what you have done for us, we praise you not just for Jesus, but we praise you for Jesus’ parents, that they brought him to the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/14/2024

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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John 16:13

Wednesday August 14, 2024 John 16:13 “He will guide you into all truth.” The Holy Ghost does not come to give us extraordinary manifestations, but to give us life and light, and the nearer We come to Him, the more … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/14/2024

Community She might be the one we tend to avoid—the member of a small group who always states the obvious or brings up topics unrelated to the discussion at hand. I’m always a bit impatient for her to finish speaking … Continue reading

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Walk as a Child of Light

“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them” (Ephesians 5:6-7). False teachers had begun infiltrating the early church, … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/13/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for the way you have made us. We praise you that we can think and plan and choose and give. We thank you that we can help and care and share. We … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/13/2024

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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Lessons From Nature

Tuesday August 13, 2024 Psalm 104:17-18 Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. This Psalm … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/13/2024

Laziness and Lions When we consider ourselves wise, we’re in danger of losing perspective on the truth and making others feel small. The Proverbs often discuss this problem, remarking, “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/12/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we praise you for the gifts and skills you have put into our lives. We thank you that we have eyes to see, ears to hear and minds to think. We praise you for giving … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/12/2024

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God So Loved

Monday August 12, 2024 John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” If we were to judge John 3:16 on the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/12/2024

You Should Do This, But Maybe You Shouldn’t We all know the feeling. When someone belittles us in front of others, we want to rail against them or make their lives miserable by filtering our rage through our best passive-aggressive … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 8/11/2024

Robert Hawker: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Do you ask me to set you in my heart, and on my arm? Lord Jesus, I wish to wear you in my heart. Never, never depart from my arms. I wish to … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 8/11/2024

Growing Love Your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. – 2 Thessalonians 1:3. The Thessalonians were growing in their love. Too often we think of love as either on … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 8/11/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 98 Wisely, O Jesus, didst Thou tell Thy disciples, when Thou promised them the Comforter, that the world cannot receive the Spirit of Truth: because it seeth Him not neither knoweth Him. But ye … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 8/11/2024

In a Few Minutes Time Scripture References: Isaiah 7:14; Luke 2:15 The priests in St. Nicolas Church, Obendorf, Austria, panicked Christmas Eve, 1818, when the church organ malfunctioned. The assistant pastor quickly penned a six-stanza poem, beginning with the words … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/10/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, our Lord and God, we have come to thank you that he lived in our world; that he died in our place; that he rose again and that he is always with us. Father, help … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 8/10/2024

Robbing God, Robbing the Poor AS modern-day churches set budgets and allocate financial resources, it is worth noting that in the Old Testament, the Israelites were commanded to give tithes (“a tenth part”) of their produce or income for three … Continue reading

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The Almost Forgotten Beatitude

Saturday August 10, 2024 Acts 20:35 Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This verse gives us an almost-forgotten beatitude. It was spoken by Jesus but not … Continue reading

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