Shirlee Abbott

Simply Deliver Us

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (ERV)
But the Lord is faithful.
He will give you strength and
protect you from the Evil One.

God’s strength, God’s protection. His work, not ours.

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Deliver Them from Evil

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

On February 19, in Niger, 110 girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi were abducted by Boko Haram. These dear students face the evils of rape and slavery. Some may be forced to marry Boko Haram men. This same extremist group kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school in Chibok in 2014. Four years later, over 100 young women are still missing.

Lord, deliver these girls from the evils of abuse, interrupted education and separation from their families. Send your angels to protect them. Make a way for them to escape. Restore their souls.

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Deliver Us from Sitting on the Fence

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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Deliver Us from Deceit

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Deliver us from devious, deceitful evil.

Everybody does it.
No harm, no foul.
What happens in Vegas . . .
The end justifies the means.

Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.

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Deliver Us from Evil

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

I’m a child of the ’60s: flower power and peace. Evil, I thought, was nothing more than a bad attitude. If we all tried a little harder, all would be well. What do you think of my teenage imaginings?

Been there, done that. Over it.
A world without evil–it’s what we all want

Then I met up with reality. I lived with children whose souls had been broken by angry, drunken, selfish adults. Evil. No denying it.

That’s why we pray:

Matthew 6:13 (ESV)
Deliver us from evil.

This month, we’ve seen evil at work.

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Sheltered by Rev. Graham’s Rules

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

In 2014, Billy Graham published ten rules for living:

Read your Bible daily.
Learn the secret of prayer.
Rely constantly on the Holy Spirit.
Attend church regularly.
Be a witnessing Christian.
Let love be the ruling principle of your life.
Be an obedient Christian.
Learn how to meet temptation.
Be a wholesome Christian.
Live above your circumstances.

May we, like Rev. Graham, shelter our souls under the umbrella of obedience.

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Maintain Your Name

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Proverbs 22:1 (ERV)
A good name is worth more than silver or gold.

Good money doesn’t fix a bad reputation (something some powerful people are just now learning).

Take care of your name. Keep it clean.

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Simply for His Name

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Psalm 23:3 (NIV)
He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

The right paths . . . for God’s sake and your own.

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His Name on Our Hearts

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

“My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.”
Ignatius of Antioch (35-107)
(early Christian writer and bishop)

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Unforgettable Name

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Philippians 2:10-11 (TLB)
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Everyone will know his name. No confusion, no doubt.

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