Tag: Relying on God
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Read the Directions: Please Wash Your Hands
Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. – Psalms…
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Read the Directions: Introduction
You’ve read them a thousand times…the directions on bottles, packages and posters giving advice or warnings to those who take notice. Shake well before using. Some assembly required. Don’t feed the Hippopotamus. Some may increase our enjoyment of salad dressing, but others can save our life. These directions come from various sources and motivations, and…
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Pressing On: Turning the Page
Due to an illness, this is a re-post from February of 2010. I hope it is a blessing to you. Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those…
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The Shepherd and the Sheep: David’s Reality Check
The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised…
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The Good Shepherd: Tending a Blemished Flock
I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice. – Ezekiel 34:15-16…
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The Shepherd and the Sheep: Stray Sheep
I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. – Psalms 119:176 (NIV) I have been lost before; lost in such a way that I had no hope of finding my way to safety on my own. Only the effort of someone else seeking me out and…
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The Blessing of Empty Hands
This is a re-post from December of 2009. This week had a lot of life going on, but not a lot of writing. I originally wrote this about 3 years ago and have continued to think about the discipline of maintaining empty space in my life for God to do His business. The Blessing of…
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The Discipline of Presence: Praise, Prayer and Grateful Living
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NRSV) Paul presents in this passage the hat trick of living in the present. A trinity of disciplines that seem almost impossible, but “nothing is impossible with God.” Paul…
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The Discipline of Presence: History Lessons
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us…
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The Discipline of Presence: Forgiveness
Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV) “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,…
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