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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 (10/20/2010), 8:48 a.m. – I woke a little after 5 a.m. this morning with this song playing in my mind:
Silent Night / Joseph Mohr / Franz Gruber
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild...
Monday, October 18, 2010, 8:19 a.m. – When I awoke this morning, I lay in bed talking with God for a few minutes before I got out of bed. When I was in prayer, this song came into my mind:
Give Them All to Jesus / 1975 / Phil Johnson / Bob Benson Sr.
Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows...
Wednesday, October 06, 2010, 11:15 p.m. – Someone quoted this verse:
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
I wanted to know the context of it so that I could understand its meaning, so I looked it up:
Matthew 21:18-22:
My Understanding: I prayed for...
Wednesday, October 06, 2010, 8:20 a.m. – This song was in my mind when I awoke:
The Motions / Matthew West
This might hurt, it's not safe
But I know that I've gotta make a change
I don't care if I break,
At least I'll be feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through...
Someone sent me a forward in my email, “We might as well dance.” I’ve seen these quotes from the writing posted on various people’s statuses on Facebook. It is about a cab driver who picked up an old woman passenger only to learn that she was on her way to Hospice and that her doctor had told...
Thursday, September 09, 2010, 1:48 a.m. – I was in bed for the second time to go to sleep for the night. I was talking with the Lord when I heard a phrase in my mind:
“Dale Schmale is on a trail.”
I learned in a previous writing that Dale means “valley; glen; gorge; or gulf” and that...
Thursday, September 09, 2010, 9:09 a.m. – I was reading the news this morning about this pastor in Florida of a congregation of 50 planning to publicly burn the Quran on 9/11/10, when the phrase “stirring the cauldron” came to mind with regard to the statements being made by high ranking...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010, 10:05 p.m. – I was in bed trying to fall asleep. I had a lot of things on my mind and heart. I was thinking about God’s love and his salvation, in particularly as described in these Bible verses:
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and...
Continued from "How God Speaks to His People"
With regard to the scriptures, the Bible says in II Timothy 3:16-17:
When it says “all scripture,” my understanding is that this is to include both the old and the new testaments. I cannot answer why these particular books were chosen and/or...
Hebrews 1:1-3a:
I looked this passage of scripture up in several commentaries, but they didn’t quite explain what this means in light of the NT writers who were divinely inspired to write what they did, or explain how their words, in the Bible, are considered to be God-breathed, since the...
I was reminded today of this old song, so I looked up the lyrics: What the World Needs Now is Love / 1965 / Hal David / Burt Bacharach / Artist: Jackie DeShannon
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is...
Romans 12:1-2 says: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then...
Monday, August 23, 2010, 6:40 a.m. – I woke this morning to this song in mind:
We Are Standing On Holy Ground / Bill Gaither
When I walk through the doors I sensed His presence
And I knew this was a place where love abounds
For this is a temple the God we love abides here
Oh we are...
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7:21 a.m. – I woke this morning with this song in mind:
I Will Rise / Chris Tomlin
There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There's an anchor for my soul
I can say "It is well"
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Lord has placed it upon my heart to look at (examine) some of the lies, deceptions and misnomers that are common to our world and church and lives today, especially for the purpose of exposing those untruths, whether they come from intentional sources or they come...
Pledge means “a solemn promise or undertaking” Solemn means “observed with sacred or religious ceremony; or having or showing sincerity and gravity; or inspiring wonder or reverence.” Promise means “to assure somebody that something will certainly happen or be done.” Allegiance means “a...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 12:37 p.m. – I was praying for someone I love when the term “myopic” came to mind:
Nearsighted – “unable to see clearly objects that are far away; shortsighted – thoughtless, unthinking, ill-considered, imprudent, ill-advised, and/or unwise” (Encarta). The opposite of...
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 1:11 a.m. – My knees are cramping and so are my fingers and I have terrible heartburn (had Chinese takeout for supper), so I’m up. Lord, if you have something you want to say to me at this time, I pray you would speak to my heart. May I hear Jesus only. In Jesus’ name I...
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:07 a.m. – When I woke up this morning the following song was going through my head. The main words that were standing out to me were “ready yourself.”
Until the Whole World Hears / Casting Crowns
Lord I wanna feel Your heart
See the world through Your eyes
I wanna...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010, 6:23 a.m. – I woke with this song in mind:
I Know Whom I Have Believed / Daniel W. Whittle / James McGranahan
Tune: EL NATHAN, Meter: CM with Refrain
I know not why God's wondrous grace
to me he hath made known,
nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
redeemed me for...