Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
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Making A Habit Of Prayer As Christian Believers, we know, without any reservation, the power of prayer. Yet, despite the best of intentions, our prayer life can waver over time. Here are 9 tips to help make prayer a habit. Or to strengthen an existing prayer habit....
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Day By Day Day by day dear Lord, three things I pray: to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day. Adapted, Richard of Chichester (1197 - 1253)
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O Lamb Of God, I Come This hymn (Note 1) describes our posture of prayer before God; just as I am. The Lord invites us as we are (Note 2). Pray this hymn. Repeat. Just as I am - without one plea,But that Thy blood was shed for me,And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,O...
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A Prayer Of Penitence O Lord Of Grace, I have been hasty and short in private prayer. This first sin of my day leads to others. It would be just that You would withdraw Your presence from one who waited so carelessly on You. Quicken my conscience to feel this folly,...
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A Morning Devotion Almighty God, as I cross the threshold of this day, I commit myself, body and soul to thy care. Watch over, keep, guide, direct, sanctify, and bless me. Incline my heart to thy ways. Mold me wholly into the image of Jesus, as a potter forms clay....
The Law Of Holes
The First Law of Holes: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. The Second Law of Holes: When you stop digging, you are still in a hole. Figure out how to fill the hole as you climb out. The Third Law of Holes: Don't dig in someone else's hole.
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Pray God's Word Back To Him Pray as though your life depends on it. King David models this over and over again. O Lord, hear my prayer. Lend an ear to my requests. In Your faithfulness and righteousness, respond to my pleas for mercy. Be kind and slow to judge Your...
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Repose Heavenly Father, my faith is in you, my expectation is from you, my love reposes in you. I believe you, accept your Word, acquiesce to your will, rely on your promises, trust your providence. I bless you that the court of conscience proves me to be yours. I do...
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Prayer Is A Gift From God Yesterday we shared some guidelines for prayer (see here). Don't know what to pray? God is jealous of His Word. So pray it back to Him. A prayer for today: The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures....
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Prayer, Piety, And The Puritans An integral part of piety, of leading a pious life, is prayer. Piety and prayer are closely related because prayer is the primary means of maintaining communion with God. The Puritans had five important guidelines about praying: Give...
Forgiveness Or Permission?
My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart. Psalm 51:17 GNT The theory goes that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission. While it may seem simpler in the moment to rush past our conscience and better...
Life Isn’t Fair
If life were fair we'd all be hanging on a cross. Uncertain attribution. We may think it isn't fair that others sin and aren't punished. It isn't fair that my life isn't the way I expect it to be. The Bible teaches that we are to trust in God. That justice is His. It...
Right And Wrong
Abraham Lincoln is well known for his study of Scripture, and Biblical principles informed his Presidency. "In regard to the Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through...
Jesus Saves
Being born in sin wasn't your fault. Dying in it will be.
The Implication Of Worry
Worry implies that we don't believe God can look after the practical details of our lives.
The Last And The First
"And so it is that the last shall be first, and the first, last.” Matthew 20:16 TLB Let me be least, not so that I will become first, but so that I can have the joy that comes of being a true servant. Humility, caring, excellence. All to advance The Kingdom. Thank you...
It’s Not Our Job
It's not our job to convince people.It's not our job to convict people.It's not our job to convert people.It's not our job to save people. It's our job to tell people the Good News of Jesus Christ. And to pray. The convincing, convicting, converting, and saving is the...
Obedience
Thank God for our Lord Jesus the Christ, the Anointed, Liberating King, who brought us victory over the grave. So dear brothers and sisters, considering the magnitude of Christ's gift upon the cross, stand your ground. Don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work...
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