Awaken the Dawn
The Word The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! (Exodus 15:2) Thought The Lord is many things. He is the designer and creator of everything. He is the sustainer; the maintainer of…
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The Word So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. ‘How long has this been happening?’ Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, ‘Since he was a little boy. The spirit…
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The Word He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. (Psalm 23:3) Thought Modern technology has presented us with near flawless precision as related to geographical directions to desired locations. Still, its accuracy is not completely flawless. For instance, a recent GPS guided journey to a new restaurant location led me instead…
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The Word There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent. (Luke 24:42) Thought Extended by God, through Christ, is the pinnacle of amazing offerings, the forgiveness of sins. Amazing first, as God had no need of us, and yet moved on our behalf to rescue us when we ourselves committed offense and stood condemned…
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The Word A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. (1 Corinthians 12:7) Thought God’s grace blows across the human landscape and touches all who are willing to step into its force; his is the very wind of life. His grace abounds, covering and filling willing recipients, those…
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The Word ‘Now come and have some breakfast!’ Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you’ They knew it was the Lord. Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.…
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The Word The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted. (Psalm 18:46) Thought The Lord lives! He lives in every action and each event. He is present in every moment of time, and aware of every motion or measure of movement from enormous to least noticeable. He has…
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The Word The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. (Psalm 24:17) Thought Today, well over seven billion people live on the planet in approximately 16,300 unique people groups, disbursed in almost 200 countries, speaking 6,500 languages, and they all belong to the Lord. The…
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The Word Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living. The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of…
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The Word Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish. (Isaiah 46:10) Thought The God of all wisdom and power awaits ready to guide us in each of our untaken steps. He precedes us round the next bend of…
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