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Gethsemane
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. [John 12:24 NIV]
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Spiritual Amnesia
I've been observing in myself a tendency to forget how the Lord has helped me throughout my Christian walk when life's disappointments, spiritual battles, temptations, or difficulties come. It's like I'm using a macro lens on the current unpleasant or stressful situation and my spiritual sight becomes like the periphery--all out of focus. It is much more healthy to use the "panorama setting" in these times, to remember God's faithfulness and goodness that never wavers.
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The Power in Prayer
“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.” (James 5:16-18) “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer . . . ” (1 Peter 3:12) Last weekend when my hubby and I went to church, the pastor asked the congregation after the service if anyone wanted prayer for a family member who needed salvation.…
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Hide and Seek
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” –Genesis 3:8-10 Do you hide from your Heavenly Father when you know you’ve done something wrong? How about when you are thinking about or feeling angry enough to do something wrong? Maybe you mask hiding from God with excuses, like, “I’m too busy to read the bible and pray,” or, “I just…
