60 Days of Prayer

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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. LUKE 2:10 (KJV) ON THE EVE of our Savior’s birth, there is one word that captures the day: anticipation. Tomorrow is a day of

60 Days of Prayer

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Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” JOHN 20:29 (NIV) THOMAS HAD HIS doubts resolved by a personal visit from Jesus. Yet for most of us, when we face a dark ni

JOY Magazine

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Do you ever close your eyes and just go and sit (in heavenly places) on Jesus’ lap and feel His loving arms around you? I call it my safe place. When I pray, I try to imagine that I am sitting with the Lord and then just share my heart and requests w

60 Days of Prayer

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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Ch

60 Days of Prayer

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He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. HEBREWS 1:3 (ESV) GOD IS PRE

60 Days of Prayer

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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. COLOSSIANS 3:15 NIV IF YOU ARE feeling restless, fill your mind with God’s Word. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, an

60 Days of Prayer

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Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. PSALM 27:11 (KJV) HAVE YOU EVER reflected on your life journey and felt like you’ve backtracked? Perhaps an unexpected detour, in hindsight, feels like wasted time, or a

Mornings with Jesus

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I LOVE RECEIVING PHONE OR FaceTime calls from my kids. They catch me in the middle of writing articles, preparing messages for speaking events, and fixing meals, but that’s okay. The moment I hear their voice, I turn my focus from work to them becaus

JOY Magazine

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Jesus, I believe that You died on the Cross for me. There You were wounded for my transgressions, You were bruised for my iniquities; and the punishment for my peace was upon You. I have been like a lost sheep, I have turned to my own way, but I beli

60 Days of Prayer

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He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” MARK 4:39 (NIV) SOMEONE SAID THAT doubt is not the opposite of faith, it is in fact a part of every faith journey. When God’s plan is greater than you can grasp and doubt storms

Angels on Earth magazine

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LUKE SEEMS to have had a thing for angels. Verse by verse, chapter by chapter, you get more angels in the Book of Luke than in any of the other Gospels. Think about it. What would a Christmas pageant be like without Luke? Okay, you’d have a few wise

Mornings with Jesus

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LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. But the mystery of Henry and Bertha’s love letters wasn’t just a love story; it was a family story. When you marry love with family, it is powerful. My sixth-grade history class could not wait to reunite the letters with Be

JOY Magazine

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Precious friends, this is a testimony that happened during our recent evangelism outreach in Alexandra, Gauteng. A young man was born-again in the outreach and we prayed for him for the pain in his chest and stomach. Some weeks after the outreach he

60 Days of Prayer

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But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. JOHN 4:14 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL depleted and need spiritual refreshment, take a moment and sil

JOY Magazine

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I would much rather forget the events of the 20th of July 2019, but try as I might, the day remains as clear as yesterday. I made two mistakes ahead of our flight from Orlando to Toronto, the most costly of which was forgetting my bag in the taxi, th

JOY Magazine

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I love cooking. It is one of my absolute favourite things to do. I am Greek, so flavour is an important aspect aspect of the meals that I cook. I always add in extra spices and salt to enhance the deliciousness of of whatever whatever I am cooking. S

Mornings with Jesus

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LIVING IN FLORIDA, WE HAVE many major theme parks nearby. My ten-year-old son is a big fan of big roller coasters. The steeper the drop, the faster the ride, the tighter the curves, the loopier the loops, the more unpredictable the path, the better.

60 Days of Prayer

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But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. JOHN 14:26 (ESV) THE HOLY SPIRIT can empower your life. When you need patience or support

Mornings with Jesus

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A RECENT PROJECT AT OUR house has tested our mettle as a couple, as I’ve heard is true for most remodeling projects. I now straighten crooked pictures in the dentist’s waiting room and notice if a floor is an inch lower on one side of the room than t

60 Days of Prayer

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ROMANS 15:13 (NIV) DO YOU BELIEVE God has blessed you abundantly? What do those words mean to you? Your answ

60 Days of Prayer

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We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain. HEBREWS 6:19 (ESV) JESUS INVITES YOU to come to Him. He will help you rest when you are too tired to sleep. He will help you find p

60 Days of Prayer

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For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. MATTHEW 6:13 (KJV) TODAY AS YOU celebrate Father’s Day, thank your Heavenly Father for always supporting you and being there to help and comfort you. Know that by the power of H

60 Days of Prayer

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ROMANS 15:13 (NIV) CHRISTMAS IS A time to renew your faith, a time to align your ways with God’s will. Paus

60 Days of Prayer

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“Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. JOHN 9:7 (NIV) IN THE ABOVE verse, Jesus directed the blind man to go into the water without explanation. The man followed Hi

Mornings with Jesus

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“DADDY, LOOK AT ME!” I remember those words tumbling out of my mouth as a child and then hearing them from my own children years ago and from my grandchildren not so long ago. From jumping ropes to balancing hula hoops, swimming laps to bouncing on t

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND AND I STOLE away for a weekend at the coast. Along the way, we stopped at a picnic area above the Columbia River. Below was an island, a teardrop of forested land, punctuated with meadows and small structures. I was intrigued. On a whim, w

60 Days of Prayer

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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. MATTHEW 11:28 (NIV) TAKE COMFORT FROM the above Scripture. Pray Jesus’ promise back to Him. Lay your burdens at His feet and ask Him for relief. He understands that the deman

Mornings with Jesus

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I REMEMBER A PARTICULAR WEEK when people close to me were either moving up, moving out, or moving on. My son was moving up to college. Our neighbors—a married couple with five girls—were moving out of their apartment. And a friend confided to me that

Mornings with Jesus

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TO SAVE A LITTLE ON our car insurance, my husband and I signed up for an online driver’s safety course. Some parts were a good review. Other parts were tedious. One message was repeated several times: “As you age, you are more frail and more likely t

Mornings with Jesus

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Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NIV) THERE ARE A COUPLE OF things I really like about this verse. First, it says I can be sure that God sta