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Character-driven prayer ∙

Character-driven prayer ∙ Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. – Ecclesiastes 5:2 Matthew 6:8-10  8 Your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!  9 Pray likeContinue reading “Character-driven prayer ∙”

Outrage fatigue ∙∙

Outrage fatigue ∙∙ Lawlessness will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. – Matthew 24:12 John 14:1, 27  1 Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.  27 I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace IContinue reading “Outrage fatigue ∙∙”

Here I am – Hineni ∙

Here I am – Hineni ∙ Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight.” – Exodus 3:3 Exodus 3:2-6  2 There, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’tContinue reading “Here I am – Hineni ∙”

Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙

Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙ And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazingContinue reading “Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙”