Posted in Bible on Oct 24th, 2011
God wants you and me to be successful in life.
Successful in serving Him by serving others, of course, but also in experiencing His blessings in our everyday lives.
He’s a good God, a caring Creator, a perfect Abba Father.
And daddies always want their kids to have good, amply supplied lives.
I was reminded of this desire while […]
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Posted in Bible on Aug 3rd, 2011
Sometimes, the little “Gee whiz!” moments I encounter in my daily Bible reading are quite inspiring.
Today’s reading that included Romans 16 offers an example.
Here’s the subject text that prompted this Morning Devotion:
“Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has […]
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Posted in Bible on Apr 21st, 2011
When the aged Joshua gave his final warnings to the Israelites just before his death, the children of God were surrounded by polytheistic nations who resented them.
And even within the newly established boundaries of the Promised Land there were pockets of polytheism because the Israelites had not pushed and prayed hard enough to […]
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Posted in Bible on Apr 18th, 2011
My life through the week is better when my worship experience on Sunday has been deeper.
Sometimes, because of my mindset fog, I am less engaged in authentically intimate worship during the praise time of singing and prayer.
I wish I were always on top of my faith game but the fact is that I have some […]
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Posted in Bible on Apr 15th, 2011
One of the treats of reading the One-Year Bible is discovering the biblical addresses for oft-heard phrases.
Today’s reading includes Psalm 84 and a number of phrases that I heard on numerous occasions.
“My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God” (Verse 2)
“Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set […]
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