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And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know we have the requests that we have asked of Him.I John 5:14-15 ESV O LORD BRING US TOGETHER! O...
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.Psalm 30:4 (KJV) When was the last time you stopped and rehearsed the most pleasure-filled moments—the most happy and contented flashes—the most exuberant joyful explosions—from...
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.Proverbs 11:24&25 (ESV) Capitalism is an economic and political system in...
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”-John 15:1&2 (ESV) The excessive heat this summer did a number on the...
Strive to choose, not that which is easiest, but that which is most difficult. Do not deprive your soul of the agility which it needs to mount up to Him. SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS “In our age of instant gratification and if-it-feels-good-do-it attitudes, self-discipline...
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.I Peter 5:6&7 (ESV) I loved it the moment I saw it—a glass paper weight I purchased for my writing...
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.Psalm 103:6 (ESV) Oppression [from ob- against + premere to press] to crush or burden spiritually or mentally by the exercise of authority or power; to weigh heavily upon. I am in a mood. I am not...
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the...
By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.John 13:35 (ESV) In his book, A Grandmother’s Prayer, songwriter and record producer Chris Christian shares something important he has learned over the years. “Young musicians...
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.John 10:27 (ESV) It's one of the most famous trademarks of the 20th century: a dog, looking at a gramophone horn, head tilted quizzically as he peers into a loudspeaker symbolizing the first recordings of the...