My Christmas Prayer

Do your expectations of Christmas often leave you more stressed than blessed?  A few years ago, while quickly sliding down that stressful path towards Christmas, I wrote down a prayer to help me focus on a God-glorifying Season! I just “happened” to come across this prayer again, and realize I need to pray it again–TODAY! Perhaps, you want to [...]

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Lest We Forget

 ”Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits!”

 
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.  Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I [...]

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Babies…Life…Hope

“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.
“Never will a time come when the most marvelous recent invention is as marvelous as a newborn baby. The finest of our precision watches, the most super-colossal of our supercargo planes don’t compare with a newborn baby in the number and ingenuity of coils and springs, [...]

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Rejoice in This

It all started when I stepped onto the pier after enjoying a blissful sailboat cruise with our daughter, Joy.  The edge of the night sky was still pink from an enduring sunset.  The air was cool, but not chilly, at some unknown, yet perfect temperature.  My husband was in his glory, snapping photos of the all [...]

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Give Your Troubles Away

“In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”  Psalm 118:5, 6  (NIV)
Wy do we keep our troubles and anguish to ourselves?  The psalmist David cried to the Lord. when his heart was [...]

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One Clean Heart Needed

“Create in me a clean heart, O God.”  Psalm 51:10
“Could there be a more fundamental prayer request than this? Could there be anything more essential than this?
“We need grace to transform what we love, what we crave, and what we serve. And what’s the bright and golden promise of the cross of Jesus Christ?  It’s [...]

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Two Towers

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and is safe.”
Proverbs 18:10
We can run into one of two towers;  the Lord Jesus, who is the same, yesterday, today, and forever; or the tower of our own making, our own pleasures, gods, treasures, or devices. 
As we remember the grievious and tragic events [...]

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He will never, never, never forsake

“The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear, or be dismayed.“  Deut. 31:8
“…I will not fail you or forsake you.”  Joshua 1:5
“…He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.”  Hebrews [...]

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Someone is Praying for You

Sometimes we’re so alone in our daily life or trials that we think  no one cares, no one is aware of our needs, and certainly, no one is taking time to pray for our deepest every need. 
But in a few short verses, we learn differently.  We learn that we’re thought of, cared, and prayed for more than we realize or imagine.
Romans 8:26   “And in [...]

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Psalm 23 – H.W. Smith

One of my favourite devotional books is Daily Strength for Daily Needs, compiled by Mary Wilder Tileston (1843-1934). [1]  Each day’s offerings consist of a Scripture verse and one or two literary selections from well-known, anonymous, or unrenown contributors (one such precious example is “a poor Methodist Woman, 18th century.”) 
 Today’s excerpt on Psalm 23 is from the April 8th entry, [...]

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