Lasting Labor

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Proverbs 16:3 (ERV)
Turn to the Lord for help
in everything you do,
and you will be successful.

 

Lord, may my words and works be successful in your eyes. May they have a lasting impact.

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Labor out of Love

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

Ephesians 2:7 (TLB)
And here you yourself must be an example to them of good deeds of every kind. Let everything you do reflect your love of the truth and the fact that you are in dead earnest about it.

Good work grows out of honest love for God.

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Posted on September 5, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. We call a disaster an “act of God.” We even buy insurance to cover the cost. We forget all the good things that are “acts of God:” the beauty of Your creation, the blessings Your pour out on us, the miracle of birth, the flavor and taste of the food we eat, and grace to save us from ourselves. I praise and thank You for Your mighty acts. Amen.

 

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Labor of Love

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
For we are God’s masterpiece.

 

 

We are His labor of love.

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Labor with Love

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott


“We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.”
Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)
The Practice of the Presence of God

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Directions Count

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

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Science Counts

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

 


Some say the Bible is anti-science. I disagree. The Bible puts God’s face on science.

 

Psalm 104:5 (GNT)
You have set the earth firmly on its foundations,
and it will never be moved.

I can’t imagine we’ll get to heaven and say, “Yep, we knew it! The Bible is wrong.” I think we’ll discover the Bible is right in ways we cannot fathom.

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History Counts

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

We don’t think of the Bible as a history textbook, but history is woven through its pages: 

      • history of the world
      • history of mankind
      • history of the Jewish people


In the words of this old hymn, the Bible is:

“Mine to tell me whence I came,
Mine to teach me what I am.”
John Burton, 1803

 

Cover to cover, the Bible is His Story–the story of Jesus, Son of God, Savior.

 

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Math Counts

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott


Next school subject up for discussion: arithmetic. Love it or hate it, you have to admit it’s useful–counting, earning, spending, planning, playing Sudoku. Numbers are helpful, reliable and infinite. Just like God.

Thank You, Lord God, for math. Teach me to put it to good use.

 

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Words Count

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Shirlee Abbott

 


‘Tis the back-to-school season. Even as adults, we need to hit the books–at least the Book.

 

John 1:1 (ESV)
 In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

Reading and writing words … in the Bible, from the Bible, about the Bible.

 

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