God’s Eyes

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

God has his eyes on my words.

That’s something to think about.

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Grant Me the Spirit of the Lord

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Here’s a timeless prayer for the touch of the Spirit.

The Isaiah 11 passage has inspired prayer throughout the ages. It should inspire us too.

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The Spirit of the Knowledge and Fear of the Lord.

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

The Hebrew word for knowledge comes from the root word yada. Yada is to know well, to have a close connection, to be intimate friends. It’s a two-way connection—to know and to make oneself known.

 

Psalm 139:1-2 (NIV)
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;  you perceive my thoughts from afar.

 

God knows us better than we know Him. He even knows our thoughts — and, truth be told, that’s a bit scary. Good thing we know He loves us.

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The Spirit of Counsel and Might

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Got trouble? Need advice?


Psalm 20:1, 6 (ESV)
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble . . . Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;  he will answer him from his holy heaven  with the saving might of his right hand.

 

Look to the Spirit of counsel and might. There’s no better help to be had.

 

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The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Wisdom and understanding set God’s people apart.

Deuteronomy 4:5-6 (NIV)
See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

Show off your wisdom and understanding — live your life God’s way.

 

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The Spirit of the Lord

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

I often pray this passage from Isaiah 11 over myself and others. This visual helps me focus, as I pray for the touch of the Spirit, head to knees.

The road signs point my thoughts in the right direction.

 

 

 

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Trust, Obey & Pray

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Augustine of Hippo was the son of a pagan father and a Christian mother. His mother prayed tirelessly for her wayward son. His conversion to Christianity transformed his life. He knew what it was to trust and obey (and to distrust and disobey).

Augustine’s prayer works as well for us now as it did for him then.

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Trust and Obey

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

This well-known hymn says it all in three short lines.

Fear not. Just trust. And obey.

 

 

 

John Sammis (1846-1919) served his local and state YMCA, pastored several midwestern churches and taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. He wrote more than a hundred hymns.

 

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In God We Trust

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

Life can be scary.


Psalm 56:3-4 (ESV)
When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you . . .
in God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.

 

With God on our side, it’s a lot less scary.

 

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Trust God

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Feel like you’re running in circles, getting nowhere?
Trust God.

 

He’ll set you straight.

 

 

 

 

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