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Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Teach Your Children … about God’s Power
Faith — pass it on. Don’t keep it secret. Psalm 78:4 (NLT) We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged legacy of faith, Matthew 5:15, Psalm 78:4, teach the children, tell the story
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Teach Your Children … the Way to Go
Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. This is a proverb, not a promise or guarantee. It’s logical. It makes sense. Walk the straight and narrow path … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged paths of righteousness, Proverbs 22:6, straight and narrow, teach your children
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Teach Your Children … It’s Your Job
Here in the US, it’s Labor Day, a day to honor American workers. Teaching our children is job #1. Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (TLB) So keep these commandments carefully in mind. Tie them to your hand to remind you to … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronomy 1:18-19, job performance, Labor Day
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Prayer Is Like Water
Amos 5:8 (ESV) … who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name. Still water, shallow enough to play in. Rushing water, powerful enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos 5:8, prayer, water
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Prayer Is Like the Wind
John 3:8 (ESV) The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit. This Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged John 3:8, prayer, wind
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Prayer Is Like My Hair
Matthew 10:30 (TLB) And the very hairs of your head are all numbered. I can’t begin to guess how many prayers I’ve sent heavenward in my lifetime. I have no idea how many people have prayed for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged hairs, Matthew 10:30, prayers, Your will be done
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Prayer Is Like a Road Crew
On my recent road trip, we drove through construction zones where they were adding a lane to the interstate highway. Heavy equipment at work — bulldozers, graders, dump trucks. It reminded me of this familiar Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 (NIV) “… … Continue reading
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Tagged construction zones, Isaia 40:3-5, prayer, Your kingdom come
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God’s Mercy Rains
Here’s a bit of wisdom from Gilbert of Hoyland (died 1172), Abbot of Swineshead Abbey, Lincolnshire: “When we see dark grey clouds forming in the sky, we fear a mighty storm. In the same way, when we see … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Gilbert of Hoyland, sin, storms mercy
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God’s Got It Under Control
Psalm 148:7-8 (NIV) Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding. Weather does God’s bidding. Storm tracking, barometric pressure, weather patterns — all under His … Continue reading
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Tagged floods and blizzards, Psalm 148:7-8, sun and storms, weather
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God Keeps Time
Genesis 8:22 (NIV) “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” This is what God said after Noah left the ark. And thus far, He’s kept his … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 8:22, Time
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