Arise and Shine
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Category: March
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His praise will always be on my lips. ..Glorify the LORD with me: let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:1, 3-4 NIVUK) I was listening to a song by Kari Jobe.. “We exalt your name” and it just brought…
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LORD, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. (Isaiah 26:12 NIVUK) We start to understand and know true peace when we first understand God’s grace…when we accept the unmerited favor of God. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our…
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Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity,.. ..Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” (Ephesians 5:15-17 NIVUK) C.S. Lewis wrote.. “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he…
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Speaking and singing God’s Word will ignite faith in your heart.. Hearing those words, coming from your own lips..stirs up gratitude.. and praise overflows. God’s Word directs your attention to the One who is worthy, aligning your heart and thoughts with His.. When you praise God.. Your soul thrives and joy rushes in. “Your love…
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This is a new day.. Full of expectations.. Filled with opportunities and new challenges.. Today you can choose to make this day count.. This is a choice only you can make.. Don’t let today be just another repeat of the same worries, the same struggles, the same insecurities.. Don’t let this day be wasted on…
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When I first came upon the phrase “the fear of the Lord”.. I wrongfully translated that fear into an angry God who wants me to be scared of Him and His authority.. But that was an inaccurate interpretation for we know how much God.. our Heavenly Father.. loves us.. God’s love reflected through Jesus Christ…
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“Jesus did not die to improve us.. but He died to regain and confirm us.. Not to make us worthy, but to prove our worth” Myles Munroe “For if because of one man’s trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the…
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“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to…
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“I love you, LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalm 18:1-2 NIVUK) “He is the Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are law and justice. A…
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Being devoted is to be faithful, constant and loyal.. to continue steadfastly, persistent in prayer and praise.. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12 NIVUK) “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying…
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