Tag: Prayer
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Today, the Names of God!
God is described by various names in the Bible, showing us God’s character and the ways He helps us. The first name given to God is El Elyon, or Elohim, the Most High God, found in Genesis 1:1. Other names include Yahweh, which is the proper name of God, Lord and Master, El Roi, the…
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Today, Blessings to All!
I will not be posting this week as we are traveling to Arizona. I will get set up to post next week. Prayers and Blessings to you all.
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Today, a Time to Speak Up!
The Book of Isaiah tells us to do what is right, seek justice, defend the fatherless, and plead for the widow. There is a time when we are obligated to speak up. We must speak up for the poor, the oppressed, and the unborn. Remember the Bible story about the Good Samaritan? A man going…
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Today, Silence and Solitude!
This world, both hectic and chaotic is full of noise. We need time away from all the distractions. Jesus often withdrew to lonely places to pray. Being alone in the quiet helps us to focus on God, to listen to Him, and to gather strength in the Lord. I remember, some years ago, how I…
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Today, the Power of Prayer!
I prayed as my church and catechism teachers taught me for much of my younger life. I often said the same words every night without thinking much about them. I joined a non-denominational Bible study in my hometown in my late twenties. There, everyone prayed aloud. I was astonished, but I practiced that method, so…
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Today, Do you have Doubts?
As a child,I looked to the skies in wonder. I knew God was up there somewhere and that He loved me. As a young adult, my mind started having doubts about God. I asked myself, ‘Is there a God? Is it true? Or is it just a scam?’ It is the father of lies (Satan)…
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Today, Seek the Lord!
The Bible says, “Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” We were created for a relationship with God, and God honors those who seek him with joy and gladness, wisdom and understanding, righteousness and hope. Those who search for the Lord will always find Him. “The Lord looks down from heaven on all…
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Today, God’s Righteous Anger!
In the Bible, Jesus was righteously angry many times. The most prominent is when Jesus entered the temple area and drove out those selling and buying. He angrily said, “My house shall be a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves.” The Bible also says, “Be angry, but do not…
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Today, the Narrow Road!
In the Old Testament, the Lord our God brought His wrath down on His people countless times. After all God had done for them, they still built idols and worshiped them instead of Almighty God. This was a great offense against God. They were indeed a stubborn and stiff-necked people who refused to obey the…
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Today, the Hound of Heaven!
Many years ago, I read the poem by Francis Thompson called the “Hound of Heaven.” The poem tells how God pursues us throughout our life to save our souls. The man in the poem is so ashamed of himself and his sins, that he runs and hides from God. But there is nowhere he can…
Pondering Thoughts of My Soul 