Shirlee Abbott

God Wrote My Story

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Surprise! I’m not the author of my own story.
God is.

Granted, there are some pages I don’t like and
a few chapters I’d rather skip. But I trust
the story will end well.

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God’s Written My Story

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

God wrote my story long before I was born.

Psalm 139:16 (GNT)
The days allotted to me had all been recorded in your book, before any of them ever began.

All new to me, it’s a done deal for Him.

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Do Tell the Story

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

I must know God’s story before I can tell it to others.

Holy Spirit, teach and empower me — in Jesus’ name.

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Ready to Tell the Story

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

1 Peter 3:15 (TLB)
If anybody asks why you believe as you do, be ready to tell him, and do it in a gentle and respectful way.

“Be ready” to tell others what God has done for you. Don’t be caught by surprise.

Plan ahead. Think it through. Maybe even practice.

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I Tell the Story

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

I hear God’s story.
I read God’s story.
I tell God’s story.

Psalm 78:1-3 (NIV)
My people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth with a parable;
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
things we have heard and known,
things our ancestors have told us.

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Tell Me the Story

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Can’t tell me the story too often. It gets better every time I hear it.

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God Tells the Story

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

God tells the story in many ways.

Psalm 19 explains:

Psalm 19:1-2, 7,9 (NIV)
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge . . .
The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple . . .
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.

In the skies and in the Bible, God tells His story.

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God’s Story

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

God’s Word, His story, the Bible — more complex than I can grasp.
The more I study, the more I know I don’t know.

1 Corinthians 13:12 (TPT)
My understanding is incomplete now,
but one day I will understand everything.

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His Story

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

The Bible is more than history. It’s His story — the story of Jesus.

Jesus said so Himself, as He walked the road to Emmaus with friends after the resurrection:

Luke 24:27 (NIV)
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

His story, Genesis to Revelation.

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History

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

The Bible is more than a good story. It’s history.

The history of the Jews.
The history of Christ’s years on earth.
The history of the early Church.

It’s the history of God’s eternal plan.

1 Corinthians 2:7 (NLT)
The wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.

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