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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Repent and Prosper
Proverbs 28:13 (NLT} People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. Repent from your sins and prosper … maybe not financially, but spiritually? Absolutely! Good … Continue reading
Repent and Change
e Repentance … what’s the point? Change. Acts 3:19 (EXB) So you must change your hearts and lives [repent]! Come back [Return; Turn back] to God, and he will forgive [wipe out; erase] your sins. Then the time [ times; … Continue reading
Humble Yourself and Repent
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) … if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their … Continue reading
Repent for Your Sins
Jesus said, Luke 13:3 (NIV) But unless you repent, you too will all perish. A bit of context: the folks around Jesus were pointing their fingers at someone else’s sin. Lesson learned: Pointing out the sins of others will never … Continue reading
Lent – A Season of Repentance
“Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.” Charlotte Elliott, 1836 Repentance opens the door to eternal life. Confession sets me free from … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Just As I Am, mercy and grace, pardon, repentance
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Reflect Our Lord and Savior
1 Corinthians 13:12 (ERV) … Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but … Continue reading
Reflect on God’s Power and Grace
God is so great, and I am so small. Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV) When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that … Continue reading
Reflect on Your Ways
Haggai 1:5 (EXB) This is what the Lord All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; of hosts] says: “Think about what you have done [Consider your ways].” These Old Testament words came as God’s people were planning to rebuild the temple. But it’s good advice for … Continue reading
Lent – A Season of Reflection
“Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me save that thou art. Thou my best thought by day and by night; Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.” An Old Irish Hymn, translated … Continue reading
In Remembrance
I so easily forget. I need reminders. Lent helps me remember Christ’s sacrifice on my behalf. As does the communion service. Luke 22:19 (NIV) And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Morning Prayer
Tagged Do this in remembrance, Lent, Luke 22:19
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