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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
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
Posted in Constructive Thought
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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
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged incense, Leviticus 16:12, prayer
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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
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged incense, prayer, Psalm 141:2
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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
Shine Light on the Word
“A man may read the figures on the dial, but he cannot tell how the day goes unless the sun is shining on it; so we may read the Bible over, but we cannot learn the purpose till the spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Bible, God's Word, Spirit, Thomas Watson
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An Eager Student of the Word
I have the Holy Spirit, the world’s best teacher. I should leap out of bed every morning, raring to get started. Truth is, I long to hit the alarm’s off button, roll over and snooze. I drag myself to the coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged Holy Spirit, Isaiah 50:4, Word
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The Author of the Word
2 Peter 1:20-21 (NIV) No prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged 2 Peter 1:20-21, author, Holy Spirit, Word
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Words from God’s Mouth
Jesus said, Matthew 4:4 (NIV) Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Jesus calls us to live, not by what we put in our mouths, but by … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged listening, Matthew 4:4, Word
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