Shirlee Abbott

A Fool’s Price

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

“What fools are they who,
for a drop of pleasure,
drink a sea of wrath.”
Thomas Watson, 1620-1686

Is the pleasure worth the price?

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Simply Foolish

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Psalm 53:1 (NIV)
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”

If God is real, he doesn’t need your OK to exist. You, on the other hand, might need his.

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Foolish and Factless

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Proverbs 18:13 (NLT)
Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.

I don’t want to be factless and foolish, Lord. Teach me to close my mouth and open my ears.

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A Foolish Joke

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Proverbs 10:23 (ESV)
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool,
but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

Foolishness . . . it’s no joke.

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April’s Fools

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Are you the fool?

I play the fool
I’m easily fooled
I’m nobody’s fool

Proverbs 18:2 (NLT)
Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.

It’s April, and per social media and the news, there’s no shortage of fools.

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Sheltering Flight

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

In the best of times, life is hard in Mozambique, one of the least developed nations in the world. Clean water, food, basic education and heath care are day-to-day challenges. Cyclone Idai’s wind and water swept away what little they had. Thousands upon thousands of people are stranded and desperate.

Mercy Air‘s planes transport needed water, food and medical supplies to functioning airstrips. Their helicopters rescue victims and carry volunteers and supplies into flood zones.

“All of Mercy Air’s aircraft are flying every daylight hour.”

Hear our prayers, Lord, for the people of Mozambique. Protect the personnel manning these flights and keep watch over the equipment. Strengthen the volunteers and grant them wisdom. Provide the resources for survival. Cover these dear folks with your sheltering wings.

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Pray for Work

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT)
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

Lord God, equip me to do your work to build up the church.