Shirlee Abbott

Simply Now

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

2 Corinthians 6:2 (NLT)
For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you.”

All the time is the right time. God’s listening.

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When I Hear “Not Now”

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Oh Lord, I want instant answers. I try to trust your “Not now,” but deep down I’m whining, “I want it, and I want it now!” Grant me patience (and I want it now).

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Know Now

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Here and now,
hear and know.

2 Peter 3:18 (ESV)
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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God Hears Here

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Hear:

Psalm 139:4
Lord, even before I speak a word,
you know all about it.

Here:

Psalm 139:5
You are all around me, behind me and in front of me.
You hold me safe in your hand.

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Hear, Here!

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

God calls. Are you a Samuel?
Or a Jonah?

I hear, I’m here (Samuel)
I hear, and I’m outta here (Jonah)

1 Samuel 3:10 (ESV)
And the LORD came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”

Jonah 1:1-3
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh” . . . But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Hear, and here.

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Safe Aid for Venezuela

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Is Venezuela on your prayer list? Consider moving it to the top.

You’ve probably heard about Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis. About food shortages. And hyperinflation.

Vernon Brewer, founder of World Help, explains in The Christian Post:

“One of our partners on the ground told us that last week he went to buy 3 pounds of ham at the store and he had to pay the equivalent of $17 for just a small portion of ham. And he went back this week and had to pay the equivalent of $86 for the same 3 pounds. So they’re experiencing 500 percent inflation every week.”

It’s a political crisis, and blockades are preventing food and other aid from reaching desperate people.

Lord, you see the need. You see the blockades. You see the waiting supplies. Intervene, in Jesus’ name.

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Woke 2019

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

The news is filled with folks on a search for justice, equality and acceptance. They mistakenly hope to be “woke” in their own power.

Lord, you alone are the answer to our hearts’ desires. Pour out your Spirit. Wake our nation to our need for you. Send another Great Awakening, in Jesus’ name.

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Woke 1735

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

A description of the Awakening in Northampton, Massachusetts:

“This work of God, as it was carried on, and the number of true saints multiplied, soon made a glorious alteration in the town: so that in the spring and summer of 1735, the town seemed to be full of the presence of God: it never was so full of love, nor of joy, and yet so full of distress, as it was then. There were remarkable tokens of God’s presence in almost every house.”
Jonathon Edwards (1703-1758)
A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God

Woke 2019 . . .

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Simply Woke

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

It’s simple:

Matthew 6:33 (NIRV)
But put God’s kingdom first.
Do what he wants you to do.
Then all those things will also be given to you.

Awaken to God, and leave the rest to him.

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Woke with God

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Micah 6:8 (NIV)
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and
to walk humbly with your God.

Walk humbly with God. Let Him wake you to justice and mercy.

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