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April 19, 2024
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Who Defines You?

Who gets to define Your identity? Who gets to shed light On the big question: Who are you? I bless […]
April 18, 2024
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Hearing Jesus

I bless you to Hear Jesus say: “You are…” Like He said To Simon Bar-Jonah. “You are… Petra, the rock” […]
April 17, 2024
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Embrace the New

The old has passed away; Behold, the new has come. (2 Cor. 5:17)   This spring seems more sweet, More […]
April 16, 2024
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A Miracle in the Making

Maybe your miracle Is in the next cool dip In the Jordan. Proud General Naaman’s leprosy Had a cure— Wash […]
April 15, 2024
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Jericho

Your Jericho walls Are going to tumble. I bless you to keep marching. What if the Israelites had stopped After […]
April 13, 2024
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Filled With Wisdom

I bless you that “You may be filled With the knowledge of his will In all spiritual wisdom And understanding, […]
April 11, 2024
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A Blessing for Patience

I bless you today to be “Strengthened With all power, According to his glorious might, For all endurance And patience […]
April 10, 2024
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True Humility

May you “Have this mind… Which is yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, […]
April 9, 2024
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A Blessing to Forget Your Pain

I bless you to be as Manasseh— “Forgotten troubles,” the name means. You are not defined by the pain of […]
April 8, 2024
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Put On Your New Clothes

You’ve got some new clothes! In Christ, you have the privilege Of putting off the Old Self And putting on […]
April 5, 2024
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You’re Not a Slave to Sin

Child of God, You are no slave to sin. Paul says it plainly: “[Your] old self was crucified With Him […]
April 4, 2024
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Forget the Past, Forge Ahead

I bless you that, “Forgetting What lies Behind And straining Forward To what lies Ahead,” You will be able to […]
April 16, 2024
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A Miracle in the Making

Maybe your miracle Is in the next cool dip In the Jordan. Proud General Naaman’s leprosy Had a cure— Wash […]
April 9, 2024
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A Blessing to Forget Your Pain

I bless you to be as Manasseh— “Forgotten troubles,” the name means. You are not defined by the pain of […]
April 2, 2024
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The Road to Emmaus

It was Resurrection Day And the disciples on the road to Emmaus were despondent.   They thought it was the […]
March 26, 2024
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All Things Are Yours

Receive this startling, Mind-bending blessing from Paul’s pen, The Word of God to all believers:   “All things are yours.” […]
March 21, 2024
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Mr. Roger’s Blessing

In 2001, Fred Rogers, Presbyterian clergyman And children’s TV pioneer, spoke at Marquette University And said, “Anyone who has ever […]
March 19, 2024
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A Blessing for Boldness

“No man Shall be able To stand before you All the days Of your life. Just as I was with […]
March 18, 2024
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Quit Flapping, Start Soaring

You aren’t designed to flap Your wings Frantically, Futilely, Until you run out of fuel. You are made to soar. […]
February 22, 2024
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The Humility that Leads to Honor

May the weak times, The humbling times, The hard times, Be, for you, The gateway to honor. “Humility comes before […]
February 21, 2024
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No Lack of Manna

“Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, And whoever gathered little had no lack.” (Ex. 16:18) The Israelites in the […]
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