Bright Light

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

It’s tempting to think our bright ideas are of our own making.

Not so.

God is the power that lights up our lives.

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Night Light

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott


Psalm 139:12 (NIV)
Even the darkness will not be dark to you [God]; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

 

Think about it — God is never ever in the dark.

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God’s Portion

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Deuteronomy 32:9 (NIV)
For the Lord’s portion is his people.

 

 

God is our portion, that I understand. We are God’s portion, that’s hard to understand. God deserves better! Even our best can’t compare with His grace and glory.

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A Pleasant Portion

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

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A Wicked Portion

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Know some evil folks? Wonder how they get away with it all?

They won’t. They may be OK now, but their future looks grim.

 

Psalm 11:6 (NASB)
He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked,
And brimstone and burning wind
will be the portion of their cup.

 

Their daily cuppa will smell like sulfur and taste like dry sand. Ponder that while you sip your morning coffee.

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A Good Portion

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Psalm 119:57 (NIV)
You are my portion, Lord;
I have promised to obey your words.

Preacher Spurgeon explained “portion” in a few simple words.

Spurgeon lived up to the whole verse — he obeyed God’s words, preaching to more than a million people and pouring millions into education and the care of orphans, widows and victims of domestic abuse.

Ponder his wisdom. It’s good for you.

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My Portion

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott


Psalm 73:26 (NIV)
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

 

God is my portion? Makes me wonder.

Per my dictionary, a portion is a bit, a piece, a slice. A slice of God? Not what I picture.

So I look at the Hebrew: cheleq — tract, territory, equal part, inheritance, legacy, reward.

It’s my slice of eternity, my equal part with my brothers and sisters in Christ, my happily-ever-after forever.

 

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Wonderful Work

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

We are God’s wonderful work —

— perfectly placed, exactly where He wants us.

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Whole-Hearted Work

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Hate your work? ?  Wondering why you bother?

Maybe you’re going at it with the wrong attitude, working for the wrong boss.


Colossians 3:23-24 (MSG)
Work from the heart
for your real Master,
for God,
confident that you’ll get paid in full
when you come into your inheritance.

 

Let God be your Boss. It’ll pay off in the end.

 

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Winsome Work

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

There’s a sweet little book, The Practice of the Presence of God, filled with bits of Brother Lawrence’s conversations and writings — wise words like these:

Easier to read than to put into practice. And well worth the effort.

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