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The Altar of Surrender…Only Safe Place for Precious Things
The altar is the only safe place for precious things…it’s the surrender place. I learned that while struggling to find a place to hide a few precious things. I wasn’t sure I could trust God with them. Don’t let my comment shock you. Haven’t you felt the same way? Those precious things—precious ones—in your life…if…
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God Acts at His Appointed Time—and I Can Count on It
God acts at his appointed time. Since the beginning of the human story, God has been making promises and acting at his appointed time to fulfill them. The words appointed time always bring to mind one of my favorite biblical friends, Abram. He and his wife Sarai were aged and childless when the Lord called…
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Welcome to the Prestigious “Not Yet Club”
Not yet. During a conversation with the Lord about promises unfulfilled, I reminded him of a few things he hasn’t done. “Not yet.” I added this so he’d know I still trusted him. Unexpectedly those two words satisfied my complaining heart. When God makes a promise, it’s a done deal. He will do it. If…
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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,…