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Sunday, November 11th, 2007Excerpt
“But I say to you, Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.”
Matthew 5:44
Click here to read all of Mark 5:38-48
Prayer
Lord, I’ll be honest. I don’t like this verse. Oh, it sounds good in a safe religious context. It sounds like exalted morality. But in real life, I don’t want to love my enemies. […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Psalms
Sunday, November 4th, 2007Excerpt
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
from this time on and forevermore.
Psalm 125:2
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Prayer
If only we could see how You protect us, Lord! I’m sure it happens, all the time. You protect us from harm, from temptation, from going down paths that take us far away […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels: Doubting Thomas
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Excerpt
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:25
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Prayer
O […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Excerpt
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to put confidence in princes.
Psalm 118:9
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Prayer
Dear Lord, even though the presidential elections are more than a year away, we’re inundated by the flood of politics. […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Psalms
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Excerpt
Praise the LORD!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Psalm 111:1
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Prayer
How I wish to thank You with my whole heart, Lord, with all that I am, unreservedly, unashamedly, without hesitation or qualification. By Your Spirit, help me […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
Sunday, October 14th, 2007I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, October 7th, 2007Excerpt
For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.
Psalm 97:9
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Prayer
You are more worthy, more glorious, more beautiful, more valuable, more wonderful than all the other “gods” of my life, Lord.
You are more exalted than
security . . .
safety . . .
theological […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Excerpt
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Psalm 90:14
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Prayer
What better way to begin a new day, dear Lord, than by remembering Your […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Excerpt
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12
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Prayer
Light of the world, shine on me!
Light of the world, shine in my heart, revealing my sin so that I […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Excerpt
There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.
Psalm 76:3
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Prayer
O Lord, it seems sadly ironic that this psalm celebrates Your vanquishing the weapons of war in Jerusalem. Even today, this city You once chose for Your dwelling place is in the center […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, September 9th, 2007Excerpt
Do not let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me,
O Lord GOD of hosts;
do not let those who seek you be dishonored because of me,
O God of Israel.
Psalm 69:6
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Prayer
O […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Excerpt
“Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.”
John 2:1-10
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Prayer
Lord, I seek Your good wine. I desire the good wine of Your kingdom, the new wine of the gospel. I seek […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Psalms
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Excerpt
Cast your burden on the LORD,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22
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Prayer
O Lord, what a welcome invitation! Not only am I set free from carrying my burden alone, […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Excerpt
Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
Monday, August 13th, 2007Excerpt
As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1
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Prayer
Thank You, Gracious God, for times when life is hard, when I can’t handle life’s challenges on my own, when I realize that my wisdom and my resources are inadequate. In these times, as […]
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