Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott

Think about the Word

  Joshua 1:8 (VOICE) Let the words from the book of the law be always on your lips. Meditate on them day and night.   Think about God’s Word. “Always . . . day and night.” Many years ago, I read … Continue reading

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Hunger for the Word

  My Bible reading took me down a new line of thought. It started in the book of Amos:   Amos 8:11 (NIV) The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land— not a … Continue reading

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Personal Walls

Bad walls, no. God’s walls, yes. And a few good walls of our own making.   Proverbs 25:28 (NLT) A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.     Self-control – good for us.

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Precarious Walls

The people of Jericho thought thought their walls would keep them safe. Joshua 6:1-2 (NIV) Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, … Continue reading

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Protective Walls

I want God to build my walls. Isaiah 26:1 (NIV) We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. Salvation: the strongest walls ever.

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Plastered Walls

Ezekiel spoke about leaders who plastered over flimsy walls built on false words.   Their walls look good, but they won’t last.     Ezekiel 13:13-14 (NIV) Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: . . . I will tear … Continue reading

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Pandemic Walls

  Feelin’ shut in during the pandemic?     to keep you safe? to cut you off? Hezekiah, an Old Testament king, found himself with his back to the wall. He was sick, apparently dying. What did he do? Isaiah … Continue reading

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You’re Building

We have a choice — build up or tear down. You’re building, I hope.   1 Thessalonians 5:11 (VOICE) So support one another. Keep building each other up as you have been doing.   Leave a trail of support: encouraging … Continue reading

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Your Building

There’s space for you in heaven . . .     God built it.   It’s a place of grace.

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God’s Building

God built whole earth (including you and me). We are the work of His hands. “This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, established by his hand.” Isaac Watts,* The Psalms of David, 1719 Psalm 93 – … Continue reading

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