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Category Archives: Morning Prayer
A Tool in God’s Hands
Romans 6:13 (TLB) Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you are back from death and you want to be tools … Continue reading
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Tagged Romans 6:13, Romans 8:28, tool in God's hands, tool of wickedness
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Humble-Hearted Before God
Psalm 51:17 (ERV) The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit. God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you. Humble heart, humble soul, humble spirit — I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged gratitude and faith, humble, obey God, pride and arrogance, Psalm 51:17
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A Living Sacrifice for God
How do I know God’s will for me? By letting go. Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, … Continue reading
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Tagged let go and let God, living sacrifice, Romans 12:1-2
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Set Apart for God
Consecrated (in Hebrew, qadash) means sanctified, set apart, dedicated. Leviticus 20:7-8 (NLT) So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I am the Lord your God. Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord who makes you … Continue reading
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Tagged consecrated, Holy, in the world and not of the world, Leviticus 20:7-8, set apart
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All In for God
“Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee … Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee.” Frances Havergal, 1874. From the hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be” All for God and … Continue reading
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God Pours
Blessings! More than I can count. Luke 6:38 (NIV) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, … Continue reading
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Tagged daily bread, Luke 6:38, poured into your lap
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Jesus Poured
The Word of the Lord, from the prophet Isaiah, regarding the coming Messiah: Isaiah 53:12 (NIV) Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured … Continue reading
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Tagged Isaiah 53:12, poured out his life
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Pour Out Your Hearts
Like those two New Testament women, I can pour out my heart before the Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 62:8 (NIV) Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our … Continue reading
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Tagged pour out our hearts, Psalm 62:8
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Poured on Jesus’ Head
A different woman than yesterday’s post, but a similar story: Matthew 26:7-9 (ESV) … a woman came up to him [Jesus] with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he … Continue reading
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Poured at Jesus’ Feet
“Take my love; my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.” Frances Havergal, 1874 From the hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be” This verse of our old hymn looks to the action of the sinful … Continue reading
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Tagged Frances Havergal, Luke 7:37-38, Take My Life and Let It Be
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