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When You Have a Need, Just Get to Jesus!
“Jesus! Jesus!” A woman shrieked as she ran through the crowd, carrying the limp body of her son. The drama wasn’t real. It was an Easter presentation, portraying a fictional scene from the life of Jesus. And it took my breath. I could see myself there and feel the pain and desperation of this distraught…
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I’d Rather Not, but Let’s Talk about Obedience
If God graded us on obedience, I’m not sure I’d get a high score. Absolute obedience is the desire of my heart, but I admit that is not my reality. Wouldn’t you think that when Creator God gives direction, his created ones would respond in obedience? Yet we struggle. God gives a plan and we…
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Thoughts on Walking as Jesus Walked
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving” (Colossians 2:6-7). That’s a high standard. My first thought: impossible! But let’s think about this. How did Jesus walk? He walked…
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A Conversation with the Lord
Skimming old journal notes, I found this. I do not remember the circumstance that prompted the conversation, but perhaps my working through the challenge will encourage you today. Lord, have I learned the lesson? Have I learned to rest? Have I learned to pray? I only know I have made a choice today, to set…
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Are You Feeling the Pain of the Pandemic?
Are you feeling the “pain of the pandemic?” I hadn’t thought of being confined to home as painful, but a news commentator used that word. Home is my favorite place. I’d rather be there than anywhere else. Since my two children and two grandchildren live out of state, I don’t see them often. We’re staying…
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What Can I Do to Impress Jesus?
Have you ever tried to impress Jesus? Maybe you’ve thought…He will really be pleased if I do this…He will really love me if I stop doing that. I’ve fallen into that trap—seeking approval based on my performance. That’s been a tendency in human relationships as well. If we want to impress people, we need to…
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God Is Able, Isn’t He? Make up Your Mind!
Able. The word means capable, competent, proficient, skilled (thank you, Thesaurus). That’s what a child is saying when he insists, “Do it myself!” He thinks he is able. Unable, of course, means I can’t do it myself. When circumstances bring us to the end of ourselves and smack us in the face with our inability,…
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Suffering…Trust God No Matter What
Suffering isn’t my favorite thing. It comes in different packages, and my family has had our share. Yours, too? Many of us understand all too well David’s cry: “Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul….I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me” (Psalm 69:1-2). My translation:…