Category: Meditations
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Downsizing a library
At this time in my life, as I get ready to move, and try to sort through the accumulations of 22 years living in one house, I’m reminded of the words of Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4-6 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: … 4 a…
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An interesting graphic about giving
The generous will themselves be blessed. (Proverbs 22:9 NIV2011) Are those who tithe better off financially? How much people choose to give to charity is a very personal question. Certainly no one should have to compare their giving to that of another. And we also resist the idea that our giving could be guided by some…
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A devotional for Christmases that are not the same as those in the past
Here is a very thoughtful and personally touching devotion for everyone facing Christmas in different or difficult circumstances this year. It comes from the insightful mind of Shirley Mullen, President of Houghton College. I think you’ll be blessed as you read it. http://www.houghton.edu/president/
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In the Name of Jesus
Texts: Heb. 10:19-25; John 16:23-28 Key Question: What does it mean to pray in the name of Jesus? Intro Nothing is more common among us as evangelical Christians than to hear us end our prayers with the phrase “in Jesus name, amen.” So, it is very important ask two questions. Where does that comes from? …
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Help in Seeking God – How We Approach the Bible
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119:105 NIV) As we attempt to seek God, the most essential link is the Bible. It is the record of how God has spoken in the past to his prophets and apostles. But how does one approach the Bible? We…
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The simplest and most compelling reason for seeking God
Here are two sections by E. Stanley Jones from a daily devotional book I highly recommend. I have followed them with my own conclusion. Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior (Isaiah 45:15 NRSV). Here is the hidden God, like the hidden thought…we cannot know what he is…
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Encouragements for Seeking God – Reaching for Higher Thoughts and Ways
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isa 55:8-9 NIV How clear this passage is as to one of the major reasons that we…
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Encouragements For Seeking God — We Need Jesus’ Companionship
A classic devotional from Charles Spurgeon on why we need to spend time with God “Abide in Me.” John 15:4 Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the…
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Praying Always (Eph. 6:18)
This was a real encouragement for prayer taken from the devotional in my computer Bible software for last Saturday. I just haven’t had a chance to blog it until today. “Praying always.” — Ephesians 6:18 What multitudes of prayers we have put up from the first moment when we learned to pray. Our first prayer was…