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Parental Prayers (Wednesday)

  Matthew 19:14 (NASB) Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me.”   I picked these from the synonym lists for hinder: impair, invalidate, neutralize, screw up, undermine, complicate, entangle, inhibit, interrupt, obstruct, restrain, challenge, repulse, … Continue reading

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Parental Prayers (Tuesday)

I remember the adult Sunday School teacher, sitting on his stool and ignoring his notes on the podium. He made no effort to hide his tears as he ‘fessed up about his hopes for his children.     “I discovered … Continue reading

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Parental Prayers (Monday)

  Yesterday our church celebrated Children’s Day. We prayed for the children. What do you pray for the children in your life?   Health and happiness A good education Honest and prosperous labor A godly spouse Not wrong, but not exactly right either. How … Continue reading

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Whose Will Be Done? (Friday)

I want my own way, you want your own way. We all want to be in charge. We submit seldom, and reluctantly. God says, “Blessed are the meek” (Matthew 5:5). God blesses us when we are humble, gentle, voluntarily letting … Continue reading

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Whose Will Be Done? (Thursday)

The psalmist says it well. Psalm 33:4-5 (NLT) For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.   … Continue reading

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Whose Will Be Done? (Wednesday)

Tying two familiar Bible verses together in prayer: (Matthew 6:10 & Luke 22:42) Your kingdom come, not my will but yours be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   It’s not about me and my silly little plans, … Continue reading

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Whose Will Be Done? (Tuesday)

In The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer says, “Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and to bring … Continue reading

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Whose Will Be Done? (Monday)

  I’m a Christian. I can ask God for what I want, right?     I can ask, but the answer might be no God know what I want before I ask It’s my job to line up my desires … Continue reading

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In Remembrance (Friday)

  Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day.     Sabbath-keepers march to God’s rhythm for life.

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In Remembrance (Thursday)

Jeremiah 2:2 (RSV) Thus says the Lord, “I remember the devotion of your youth . . .” Oswald Chambers said it well: (My Utmost for His Highest, Jan.21) “Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, … Continue reading

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