Tag: prayer
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Possibilities
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” Have you ever thought along these lines: “If I just had more money, I could do a lot of good for a lot of people?”…
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Step by Step
Colossians 1:9-10 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”…
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On Meditation
Philippians 4:6-8 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God . . . whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of…
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Anxiety!
1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” Anxiety plagues our age. Mental anguish, depression, worry, whatever you call it, it’s everywhere and affects everyone at one time or another. For some it’s a never-ending battle. It’s simply a fact of life as one looks to the future and fear…
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Watch!
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Do you believe in spiritual battles? Jesus certainly did. He constantly told His disciples to be watchful, to be aware, to be careful. Why? One of his most well-known students, Peter, tells us in the…
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What do you really want?
1 John 3:22-23 “and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” In the verses above it seems to say that when we pray, we receive…
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When stress overwhelms
Luke 22:39-46 “And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’ And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,…
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The God Who hears and speaks
Judges 13:8-9 “Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman…
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An urgent prayer for an urgent need
Psalm 141:1-2 “O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of…
To Encourage You 