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Tag Archives: prayer
Prayer Is Like Water
Amos 5:8 (ESV) … who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name. Still water, shallow enough to play in. Rushing water, powerful enough to … Continue reading
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Prayer Is Like the Wind
John 3:8 (ESV) The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit. This Bible … Continue reading
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Prayer Is Like a Road Crew
On my recent road trip, we drove through construction zones where they were adding a lane to the interstate highway. Heavy equipment at work — bulldozers, graders, dump trucks. It reminded me of this familiar Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 (NIV) “… … Continue reading
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Tagged construction zones, Isaia 40:3-5, prayer, Your kingdom come
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Daily Bread for the Soul
Matthew 6:11 (ESV) Give us this day our daily bread. Food for our bodies, daily. Food for our souls, also daily. Not an hour on Sunday and we’re good for the week. Not Christmas and Easter and we’re … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Wandering Thoughts
Good morning, Lord. I come to Your throne in prayer, and my thoughts run the other direction. I start to praise You, and my mind turns to my grocery list. I give thanks, and suddenly I remember an appointment. I … Continue reading
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Simple Prayer
“Teach us to pray,” they asked. Jesus answered, short and simple: Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us … Continue reading
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Tagged Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13, prayer, short and simple
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The Where of Prayer
Where to pray? Here, there, everywhere. Psalm 139:7-10 (NIV) Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, … Continue reading
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The What of Prayer
What to pray? Anything, everything. The what of prayer usually falls into one of these easy-to-remember categories: A – adoration (praise God) C – confession (be honest) T – thanksgiving (be grateful) S – supplication (ask) Philippians 4:6 (ESV) … Continue reading
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The Who of Prayer
Prayer isn’t a monolog. You speak, God listens. God speaks, you listen. But as Paul points out, prayer’s not just you and God. 1 Timothy 2:1 (NLT) I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask … Continue reading
The Who, What, Where, When and How of Prayer
Later his week we’ll look at the four Ws of prayer. Today we’ll look at the how. Prayer is a conversation with God. We speak to God with our words. He speaks to us through His Word (the Bible). But … Continue reading
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