Month: April 2011

Past Dependencies

“Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” John 5:8 NIV “Dependencies keep you what you’ve been, preventing what you could become.” My thoughts today are about “past dependencies.” Everybody is leaning on something – maybe past experience, charm and personality, excuses and explanations, wealth, education, social circles, reputation, others’ […]

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A Job Well Done

“I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.” John 17:4 NKJV “God’s estimation and approval of your obedience is all that ultimately matters.” My thoughts today are about “a job well done!” There is something infinitely satisfying about finishing a task, and resting satisfied that it […]

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A God of Surprises

“I am doing a new thing . . making a way in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 NIV “God is absolutely capable of anything, equally great at everything.” My thoughts today are about “a God of surprises.” Some people love a good surprise; some don’t like that at all! I am […]

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Reaching Higher

“Raised us up together . . in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:6 NKJV “Wise people learn from mistakes, theirs and others’.” My thoughts today urge you to “reach higher.” It is a fact of life; if you are going in the wrong direction you are going to arrive […]

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Easter Fashions

“The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty.” Psalm 93:1 NKJV. “Easter is God’s assurance of righteousness, life, and immortality.” My thoughts today are about “Easter fashions.” Yesterday was Easter, and the new hope and life Easter brings seems to be associated with new clothes. When I was a child, […]

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