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“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” (Psalm 37:5)  Children learn to talk. We too have been learning, talking with God in fits and starts ourselves. We half imagine…

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” (Romans 8:26)  Prayer is often expressed in words, ours. God values words. Words matter and words mean things. In…

“Not by might.  Not by power. But my Spirit, says the Lord” (Zechariah 4:6) Careful planning and hard work are vital, but they have limits. Zerubbabel had an impossible job. So do you. He had to rebuild Jerusalem with a rag-tag group of ex-slaves; you have to build a business based on integrity and servant-hood…

“Pray without ceasing…” (I Thessalonians 5:17)   Seriously? I can barely keep focused 10 minutes. How can I “pray without ceasing?” Answer: expand my understanding of prayer!   In 17th century France there lived a man known as Brother Lawrence. When Lawrence was denied the opportunity to become a monk he instead volunteered to work in the…

“I will not let you go unless you bless me!” (Genesis 32:26) Prayer is“Chutzpah.” How audacious, to think that specks of stardust living on a pebble of stardust in a sidetrack galaxy on the backwaters of the Universe can mutter and mumble and grab the attention of the Master Creator! But we can. And he…

“I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)  All we need is mustard seed faith. Just a bit is enough to begin. As a cup of water poured down the old well can prime the pump, and set the waters flowing, all you need today is faith to pray for faith to pray. That may be…

“He asked you for life, and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever.” (Psalm 21:4)  “It’s about time. Prime time is just in time. And there’s no time to waste, no down time. We’re outa time because time’s up; it’s crunch time. Its overtime, and taking too much time, losing time, killing…

“Ask me and I will give the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.” (Psalm 2:8) “Nothing will be impossible for you…” (Matthew 17:21) How big is too big? How much is too much? Is there a limit to what I can ask of God? Evidently, not. It’s as if…

“IF you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today…” (Deuteronomy 28:1). That’s a big IF…  God’s promises are overwhelming. He has vowed to enrich your life here and now, beyond imagination… IF… The condition is significant. And when you dare read the second section…

Today, we are reading the first portion of Deuteronomy 28 (below). Be warned, you will find these words almost impossible to believe. “This can’t be for me…” But do not trust your skepticism. Instead. Pray as you read, line by line. Pray, “God, do you mean this? Is this too good to be true, or…
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