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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Send Revival
I’ve long been praying for revival in America. I’m excited to read that it’s really happening. I hope to see it happen closer to home. “Let us return to the basic things of the Word of God and prayer … Continue reading
Simply Broken
I recently heard a discouraging report about Baltimore schools: only 7% of 3rd through 8th graders can do grade-level math. Last year I read that at one high school, less than 2% of seniors were able to read at grade … Continue reading
Fair Enough
Consider Christ’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The landowner hired workers in the early morning, in the middle of the day, and at the last hour. Matthew 20:9-10 (MEV) When they who were hired about the eleventh … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair, good, Matthew 20:9-10, parable of the workers in the vineyard
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Never Enough
God is always enough. The other side is never enough. Proverbs 27:20 (AMP) Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. Which side are you … Continue reading
More Than Enough
God goes beyond “enough.” Ephesians 3:20 (MSG) God can do anything, you know— far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Salvation would be more than enough. And yet God goes above … Continue reading
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Good Enough
I know some folks who think at the ends of their days, God will weigh their good deeds and their bad deeds. If they’re good enough — if their good works outweigh the bad — God lets them into heaven. … Continue reading
Extravagant Prayer
Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV) I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and … Continue reading
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Pinches of Prayer
Leviticus 16:12 (NIV) He [Aaron the priest] is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. Two handfuls of prayerful … Continue reading
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Sweet-Smelling Prayer
Psalm 141:2 (GW) Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. My prayers have an odor. Are they sweet with praise or reeking of bitterness? tinged with delight or singed with grumbling? fresh with hope or … Continue reading
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Time for Prayer
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. “On all occasions.” “Always.” Wow! … Continue reading