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Encourage Yourself
“David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him…But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (I Samuel 30:6). It’s good to have friends and family around to cheer you up when you’re down, but in order to truly live......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-04 09:19:47 | Rating:

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Seeds
God is constantly planting seeds of hope and victory in your life. He’s constantly trying to deposit His faith on the inside of you. Often times, when we’re anxious and worried, it’s difficult to hear His voice of hope and confidence. But when we stop and quiet ourselves, when......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-13 13:48:16 | Rating:

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O Lord
To You, O Lord, do I lift up my heart this morning, sincerely grateful for the opportunities of another day. Bless me in what I do today that all may be acceptable to You. Grant me such success in my work as You know to be best for me. Let me always remember that all depends on......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-07 10:21:27 | Rating:

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Words
“For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). Have you said something recently that you wish you hadn’t? The Bible says that your words reveal what’s going on inside of you. If you go around speaking negative words of defeat, putting others......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-06 14:43:53 | Rating:

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Tuesday Prayer
Lord, God, my heavenly Father, at the beginning of this new day I ask You for the gift of Your Holy Spirit and the gift of a new spirit. As You have granted me protection from all danger through the night, be merciful to me and continue through the day to guard and keep me from every evil......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-06 10:23:40 | Rating:

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Monday Morning
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for having kept me safe during the night. Now I pause at the beginning of another week to ask You to go with me. I do not know what this week will bring- pleasure or pain, health or sickness, sunshine or shadow. However, I am not afraid if......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-06 10:18:28 | Rating:

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Guilt
My feelings often mislead me as I search for truth about myself and my relationship with God. My emotions usually reflect my current circumstances, and they reveal an image that often contradicts what I find in God’s written Word. James 1:23-25 instructs, “Do not merely listen......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-02 15:26:17 | Rating:

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Strong Tower
One of the great joys of seeing men and women put their trust in Christ is knowing that this is just the beginning of a personal relationship with the Lord that will last forever. Born again by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, believers are eternally secure in the Savior’s love and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-05-02 10:21:41 | Rating:

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Grace of God
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence..... The will of God will never take you where the Grace of......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-29 17:21:44 | Rating:

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Fear Not, Believe Only
Luke 8 tells the story of the woman with an issue of blood. It’s popular for Sunday School lessons and in pulpits across America. We all know the story. Luke 8:43 begins with Jesus being thronged by a crowd of people. “And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,......Read More