Monday, September 8, 2014

Father, help me today to understand that all things can contribute to my faith, including my doubts. When I realize this, then I will go far. Thank You, Father. Amen.

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Dealing Positively with Doubt For reading & meditation -  Acts 17 "... they ... examined the Scriptures every day to see if wha...

Almighty Prince of Peace, thank you for giving me the assurance that my life will not be lived in vain. May I share that peace with others today. Through Jesus I pray. Amen

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Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.   Thoughts on today's verse ...

Lord, give me the courage to meet my fears head-on and the persistence to overcome them in Your strength

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by Neil Anderson THE DEATH OF FEAR Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion . How...

Thank You, Lord, for the clear direction and mighty weapons You have provided for victory in spiritual warfare.

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Neil Anderson's Daily in Christ     by Neil Anderson GOD'S PROTECTION 1 Peter 5:9 But resist him ...

Help me, Father, to find the place where I'm suppose to fit in your body. Until then, I pledge to try all sorts of ministries so that your Spirit, and not just my own preference, will guide me into your place for me to serve. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.'

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Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us has a one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in C...

Thank you God for this day. Thank you for all that lies ahead. Thank you that I don't have to face with doubts about my basic values and without a sense of your will for my life. Stir in me a love for your will and your way so that nothing can make me stumble. Empower me by your Spirit and guide me by your truth so that I may more perfectly reflect your character. Through Jesus I pray. Amen

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  Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.   Thoughts on today's verse ...

O God, my Father, help me develop in my mind and imagination such a powerful picture of Jesus that it will become the saving focus of my being. Help me turn to Him immediately whenever evil thoughts crowd my mind. For Jesus' sake. Amen.

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August 25 The Law of Reversed Effort For reading & meditation -  Hebrews 2:5-18 "But we see Jesus ..." (v. 9) Yesterday ...

Lord, thank You for the encouragement and comfort that comes from knowing Your Son is praying for me. I know He has Your attention and that together, You will always do what is best for me. You continually give me good reasons to do better as I remember You are helping every step of the way. Forgive me for my failures, and like Peter, show me how You can continue to use my life despite my tendency to fall short. That’s when You demonstrate Your power and mercy. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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Our Journey Online     What Jesus is Doing Right Now The former priests were many in number, because they...

Prayer Expert, it sounds so simple to ask you to teach me to pray. It gets complicated when I put it into practice. Help me to keep praying, to keep asking you for help, and most of all, to love you and those for whom I pray. Amen.

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Invading the Privacy of God     Devotional 35 The Prayer Expert I've read dozens of books on prayer...

Increase my sensitivity to the spiritual world, Lord, and keep me from the dangers of viewing life only from a human perspective.

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by Neil Anderson SPIRITUALLY AWARE Hebrews 5:14 Solid food is for the mature who, because of practice, have their senses trained to di...

Father, although I know what I should do, it is often hard - though not impossible - to do it. I give my will to You again today. Take it and strengthen it, so that it will do Your bidding. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.

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The Pathway to Sin Is Short For reading & meditation -  Romans 8 "To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on...

Father, help me to realize that although Christianity is a privilege and not a prohibition - it does have prohibition in it. Today I am going to make up my mind to say a firm "no" to the things that are not of You. Strengthen me in this resolve. Amen.

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"Be Careful, Little Eyes" For reading & meditation -  Mark 9:42-50 "And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out....

God who is near, please hear my heart. I am overwhelmed at your presence near me and within me. The comfort you bring when I am under siege, the strength you offer when I am weak, the courage you give when I am under attack, and the hope you instill when all seems hopeless -- these gifts of your presence are precious to me. Without your presence I would not know where to go or why I am here. Thank you for knowing me. I look forward to knowing you one day as you know me today. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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  Psalms 94:18-19 When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me,...

Thank You, Lord, for the power of Your Word, which cuts through falsehood and brings to light everything hidden in darkness.

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by Neil Anderson THE GENUINE PROPHET Jeremiah 23:22 If they [the prophets] had stood in My council, then they would have announced My ...

Father who knows each hair on my head and thought of my heart, thank you for hearing my prayers. Thank you for answering so many with the answer I sought from you. Give me patience when I cannot see your hand in other situations. I believe and trust you are there and working for my good even when I can't see it. Please strengthen my faith so that I will never outlive my trust and faith in you. Through Jesus I ask this. Amen.

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Psalms 116:1-2 I love the Lord, he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on...

Thank You, heavenly Father, for the eternal relationship I enjoy with You because of the precious blood of Jesus. Teach me to obey that I may live in harmony with You.

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Neil Anderson's Daily in Christ LIVING IN HARMONY Romans 8:38, 39 I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, n...

Praying for Change

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In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley James 5:16   Hanging above the door in our house, my mother's favorite plaque constantly rem...

Lord, I don't want be someone who only bows to you when they have to. I bow before you today, on this side of heaven. I want to go ahead and start getting good at this.

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Take a Knee Some football players, when they break away for a go-ahead score or cause a key third-down sack, want to be sure they get ...

Lord, forgive me for struggling with endurance while missing the ingredient of joy too often in my life. Forgive me for times when I’ve put on a game face of keeping on with an attitude that made others wonder what was the point! Teach me again to “count it all joy,” because I know that joy improves the possibility of endurance! Thank You for Nehemiah’s great reminder, “The joy of the Lord is your strength”(8:10)—I can’t endure in my strength, but in Your strength I can endure with joy! In Jesus’ name, amen.

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The Supernatural Connection Between Trials and Joy Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  for you know...

Thank You, Father, for reminding me that You see me, not as a problem but as a person. I know You are concerned about my doubts, but You are more concerned about me. I am deeply grateful. Amen.

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John's Doubts about Jesus   For reading & meditation -  Matthew 11:1-11 "... 'Are you the one who was to come, or shoul...

Praying for Change

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Praying for Change James 5:16   Hanging above the door in our house, my mother's favorite plaque constantly reminded us, ...

Dear Father, I want to have a wise and discerning spirit. Teach me to be responsive to Your leading so I can have my senses trained to discern good and evil.

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by Neil Anderson OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE Ecclesiastes 8:5, 6 NIV The wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. For there i...

Father, today I choose to rise out of mediocrity. I choose to give my very best to everything I set my hand to. Teach me to live skillfully so that my life is a continual praise to You in Jesus’ name. Amen. — Joel & Victoria Osteen

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Live Skillfully TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings...” (Proverbs 22:29, N...