Journaling clarifies your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to gain valuable self-knowledge.
That ye may REMEMBER, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. (Numbers 15:40)
What did God do for you in 2006?
How do you remember what God has done?
Over and over again in the Bible, God tells His people to remember what […]

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Three of the most important things you can do at this time of year are 1) chronicle the providences of God, 2) thank people who have invested in your life, and 3) forgive those who have wronged you.
Every week or so I receive the Vision Forum email newsletter. Doug Phillips is the President of Vision […]

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Three of the most important things you can do at this time of year are 1) chronicle the providences of God, 2) thank people who have invested in your life, and 3) forgive those who have wronged you.
Every week or so I receive the Vision Forum email newsletter. Doug Phillips is the President of Vision […]

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Fasting is the most powerful spiritual discipline of all the Christian disciplines!
“When you fast” (Matthew 6:16)
What are you doing to prepare your heart for the 2007 year?
Do you understand how to fast?
Are you regularly practicing the discipline of fasting?
Today marks day #3 before the start of the new year. In April 1607, Robert Hunt, the […]

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2007 is the 400th anniversary of the birth of English-speaking America!
“Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah 56:7)
What […]

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God desires for our bodies, homes, businesses, and cities to be “houses of prayer.”
Jesus said “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” (Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46)
What does it mean to be a “house of prayer?”
Where is God’s “house of […]

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There are no perfect families!
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. (Ephesians 5:1)
Do you have a happy family?
One of the many benefits of preparing these daily devotionals is that I must be intentional about looking for good links to bless families. While preparing the devotional for December 24, I stumbled across HomeWord [www.homeword.com], a […]

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It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. - W.T. Ellis
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:14)
Is Jesus the reason for the season to you?
During the Christmas season, many people show their appreciation to loved ones by making special gifts. My favorite way […]

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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. - Roy L. Smith
“And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12)
What’s true and what’s not about Christmas?
Many of us are familiar with the well known […]

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Only things we do for Jesus will last for eternity!
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. (Proverbs 22:1)
Are you trusting in the LORD or in man?
What a difference 7 years make!!! In 1999 when I left Culpeper Hospital after pouring my heart into that […]

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