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September 13, 2024
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How to Win Against Worry

It’s hard to corral A cowardly thought. It’s tough to tame An unwelcome worry. It’s easier to redirect Your mind— […]
September 12, 2024
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A Blessing for the Fruit of the Spirit

I bless The fruit of the Spirit In you To grow And flourish With spring-like spontaneity. Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. […]
September 11, 2024
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A Slave to Righteousness

May you increasingly discover The BLISS of being a SLAVE Of righteousness (Romans 6:18). A SLAVE? Paul, the proclaimer of […]
September 10, 2024
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Fear Not Death

Be assured, Child of God, You are going to live forever. God doesn’t throw broken stuff away— He restores it. […]
September 9, 2024
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The Blessing of Casting Crowns

I bless you today To cast your crowns Before the throne (Rev. 4:10). Not because God demanded it, Not because […]
September 6, 2024
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A Guarantee

Your inheritance in Christ is secure. God guarantees it! Ephesians 1 is no infomercial Touting a trinket— Satisfaction guaranteed or […]
September 5, 2024
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If You Want to Be Great in the Kingdom

I bless you to be one of the “Great Ones” in the kingdom. When the disciples quizzed Christ, “Who is […]
September 4, 2024
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The Perfect Package: Hope, Joy, Peace

May God give you The perfect package, The best blessing bundle: Hope. Joy. Peace. (Romans 15:13) Hope—inward certainty of a […]
September 3, 2024
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Wrapped in Power

May you be “Clothed with power From on high.” (Luke 24:49) Clothed… Adorned… Enveloped… With His presence. His power doesn’t […]
September 2, 2024
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See the World as Jesus Sees

May you see the broken world Through the Savior’s eyes And discover His empathy For an immoral culture. When Jesus […]
August 30, 2024
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A Blessing for the Tired Soul

Life been deadening lately? Take this blessing straight from God: You’re alive in Christ! You can know it— You can […]
August 29, 2024
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Before the Throne

“Come up here….” The invitation to John on Patmos isle Is yours as well. (Rev. 4:1) See Him, On the […]
June 15, 2022

Forget YOLO

Child of God, You are going to live forever In a new heaven and a new earth.   While the […]
May 31, 2022
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A Blessing to Reject False Gods

I bless your spiritual eyes To recognize The “gods who did not make The heavens and the earth.” (Jer. 10:11) […]
May 18, 2022
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A Clear View

I bless you To be “full of eyes In front and behind.” (Rev. 4:6)   Like the four living creatures […]
April 14, 2022
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The Only Good Kind of Disbelief

There’s only one kind of disbelief That God might like … a little. Only one kind of disbelief That I […]
April 12, 2022
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The Blame Game

It’s a bold blessing to give you, A bold claim to believe:   You’re blameless In Christ.   Don’t blame […]
March 18, 2022
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True Unity

I bless you today to Look beyond the world’s hate And rivalry And racism And finger-pointing And polarization And … […]
March 1, 2022
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A Blessing to Be Overpowered

I bless you to discover God’s benevolent might Like Jeremiah who exclaimed: “You are stronger than I, And you have […]
February 11, 2022

Here Comes the Sun

The sun peaked out in North Carolina this week. Shy. Skittish. But bright.   And then it hid again behind […]
February 2, 2022

Ark-Like Power

I bless you To walk in the power Of the Most High God— A power far beyond The weighty, awesome, […]
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