Category Archives: Morning Prayer

The Starting Line

  Accepting Christ isn’t a finish line, it’s the starting line. Scripture offers this advice for all us runners:   Hebrews 12:1-2 (MSG) … Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes … Continue reading

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The Finish Line

With a smile and a handshake, graduates cross the finish line and accept their prized diplomas. As believers in Christ, we look forward to a bigger and better prize.   James 1:12 (NASB) Blessed is a man who perseveres under … Continue reading

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Unexpected Gratitude

  Joseph’s brothers thew him in a pit and sold him into slavery. He wound up in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Not much there to inspire gratitude.   Years went by. Joseph became the #2 man in … Continue reading

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Delayed Gratitude

Jesus healed 10 lepers. Only one took time to offer a proper thank you. Luke 17:15-16 (NIV)  One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked … Continue reading

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Interrupted Gratitude

Luke 8:41-42 (NIV) Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. Surely Jairus was grateful when Jesus … Continue reading

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Morning and Evening Gratitude

  1 Chronicles 23:30 (CEV) Every morning and evening, the Levites are to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to him.   Bookend your day with praise and thanksgiving.   Good morning, Lord. Most of my prayers are loaded with … Continue reading

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Graduation Gratitude

‘Tis the season for graduations … when students step into the next chapter of their lives. ‘Tis the season for gratitude: parents are grateful their kids reached this milestone, teachers are grateful another class made it through, and students are … Continue reading

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Jerusalem Future

  Let’s take a peek into the future:     Revelation 21:2-3 (NIV) I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from … Continue reading

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Babylon Future

  The last book of the Bible reveals the end of Babylon’s evil empire.   Revelation 18:9-10 (ESV) And the kings of the earth … will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.  They … Continue reading

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Jerusalem Past

  Jerusalem, destroyed by the Babylonians, was later restored. During His time on earth, Jesus lamented over her future destruction.    Matthew 21:37-38 (NIV) “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have … Continue reading

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