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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Love Like God
John 13:34 (NIV) A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. A new command? What makes this different from the old command? Old: love others as I love myself ([Leviticus … Continue reading
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Tagged John 13:34, love one another
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Love God Better
“When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.” C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Loving God better makes me a better (more loving) person. Good … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged C. S. Lewis, Genesis 1:27, love, love God
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Love God’s People
Matthew 22:37-39 (NLT) Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” A religious … Continue reading
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Tagged greatest commandments, love God, love others, love yourself, Matthew 22:37-39
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Love God with Words
Matthew 22:37 (NIV) Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. [also Deuteronomy 6:5] For me (a talker and a writer): love the Lord my God with all … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronomy 6:5, God is good, love, Matthew 22:37, words
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Pruning God’s Family Tree
John 15:1-2 (NIV) I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener … every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Sometimes my Master Gardener prunes fruitful branches to make room … Continue reading
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Tagged John 15:1-2, more fruit, pruning
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Deadwood on God’s Family Tree
John 15:1-2 (NIV) I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit … I picture the heavenly Father, pruning saw in hand, cutting off the parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged deadwood, family tree, good fruit, John 15:1-2, pruning
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Fruit on God’s Family Tree
We tend to think people are the fruit on God’s family tree. Not so. This is a spiritual tree with spiritual fruit. Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and … Continue reading
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Tagged family tree, fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23, spiritual fruit
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The Family Tree of Christ
No, I’m not talking about the lineage of Jesus as told in the books of Matthew and Luke. This is all about the words of Jesus as recorded in the book of John. John 15:5 (NLT) Yes, I am the … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged family of God, family tree, John 13:34, John 15:5, joint heirs, Romans 8:17
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A Branch on the Family Tree
I learned last week that two of my ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War. That’s going back in time. From God’s perspective, those folks and everyone after them leading up to me — all recent history. My family tree goes … Continue reading
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Tagged family tree, Genesis 2:7
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My Time
Psalm 31:14-15 (ESV) But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand. Envision an old-timey pocket watch. The seconds, days and years of my life, ticking away … in God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged God's hands, Psalm 31:14-15, Time
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