Category: God’s glory
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9 ways to focus our prayers
“Our Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:9 This young woman is earnestly praying, seeking an answer or a blessing. She is focused as tourists walk around her. She is humble, bowed, seated, and barefoot. Yet, her prayers are going nowhere. She is praying before a Buddha. Those who follow Jesus can pray to the Living God…
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5 Prayer Points to Live By
When the temple was completed, all the elders and Levites brought the ark of the covenant, the tent of meeting, and the holy vessels before King Solomon and the assembly of Israel. They sacrificed sheep and oxen–too many to number–before the ark. Then the priests placed the ark in the Holy Place. When they came…
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Jesus is Risen!
Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, He was buried; He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures … Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Corinthians 15 May the reality of the amazing love of Jesus penetrate your very being as you contemplate…
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Treasures of God … Take the Challenge
Life sustainers, life containers, life treasures. Mixed Sunday biscuits, taste makers. Microwaved oatmeal breakfasts, color pleasers. Salads with a story, smile makers. In the late 1970s, Keith and I bought a teak salad bowl set in the Philippines. Pictures of the past, imagination prompters. Passed from father to daughter, this was Daddy’s cereal bowl when he was…
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4 Questions That Could Transform Your Walk with God
1. What changes would we make to our lives if we sought the Lord with all of our hearts? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like…
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Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty
“Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts, the earth is full of His glory.” Isaiah 6:3 “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, which was, and is and is to come.” Revelation 4:8 My prayer Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, show us Your glory, Your holiness, Your face. Oh, Lord, You alone are Holy,…
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4 butterfly and Christian transformations
“Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that…
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5 Astonishing Statements from Paul
For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who…
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4 Questions About Your Prayers
“Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition which I asked of Him. So I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the…