Tag: devotions
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(21) George Müller & Praying for Small Things
~ The following is an excerpt from George Müller on praying for small things: “A Christian lady said, lately, that thirty-five years ago she heard me speak on this subject in Devonshire; and that then I referred to praying about little things. I had said, that suppose a parcel came to us, and it should…
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(3′) Prayer’s Expectant Eyes ~ Part 2
~ What follows are some notes from George Müller’s autobiography The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord’s Dealings With George Müller. It is on the same theme that I have blogged on before, to wit, the expectancy we ought to exercise subsequent to prayer. To you I lift up my eyes, O…
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(11) The Logic of a Blessing
“If God be for us, who can be against us.” ~ Rom. 8:31 “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and He adds no trouble to it” (Prov. 10:22) God’s blessings are good and perfect (James 1:17). As Proverbs 10:22 reminds us, when the Lord blesses, He adds no trouble to it. His gifts come…
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(10) Taking From the Lord vs. Receiving From the World ~ Jacob’s All-Nighter
“So Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the Man saw that He could not overpower him, He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the Man. Then the Man said, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’ But Jacob…
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(9) Consider the Commands
“I will run in the way of your commands when you enlarge my heart.” (Psalm 119:32) “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.” (1 John 5:3) “Consider the lilies” (Luke 12:27) There are commands that feel like commands, and commands that do not feel…
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(8) Consider the Lilies
“Therefore, I say to you, do not worry … Consider the lilies … do not worry about tomorrow” Matt. 6:25…28…34 “Consider the lilies…” ~Luke.12:27 ~ There are commands that feel like they are commands and commands that simply do not feel like commands. “Consider the lilies” in Luke 12:27 is a command. Who knew that? Not…
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(7) Water Under the Bridge (A)
“A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” ~ Prov. 19:11 The day has begun. Before the end of the day, Point being: In a given day, a thousand offenses will be hurled at you, from out of nowhere. You just simply have to move…
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(5) To Deny is to Die
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24). “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me”…
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(4) Speed of Sound and Light – Emotions & Reason
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” ~ Proverbs 4:23 “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” ~ SoS 3:7, 3:5, 8:4 Emotions travel at the speed of light (300 million m/s) while reasoning travels much more slowly at the speed of sound (343 m/sec). Reasoning plods along thought by thought, and makes a…
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(3) Those Who Trust in the Lord – Psalm 125
“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zionwhich cannot be shaken but endures forever”(Psalm 125:1). Psalm 125 mentions a remarkable mountain – Mount Zion. It is not one of the many familiar mountains mentioned so often in the Bible like Mount Sinai or Mount Hermon or Gerizim, Carmel, Hor, etc. Nor is it…
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(0) Raison d’Être & Raison de Faire
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine. ~ Genesis 27:28 ~ Hello, Namaste, Namaskaram! . . . Welcome! This is a site where I blog short devotionals and longer reflections, meditations and such – the Dew and the Rain. The goal…
The Dew and the Rain 