I am thankful for the many blessings the Lord us given me personally and us, the human race, collectively. After all, am I the only one who enjoys eating, breathing, thinking, etc.? Two things I wish to share with you are the devotionals I read every day and from time to time have shared with you. But why not sign up for them yourselves? That way you don't miss a single one.
The first is "Days of Praise" from the Institute of Creation Research. This comes every day and has a special Creator God emphasis though certainly not limited to Creation. I have been amazed at how "easily" Creation enters the picture but then again, that only makes sense. We are part of the Creation, we live in the Creation, and we can know the Creator! Here is today's:
November 27 - Fruit of Our Lips
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." (Hebrews 13:15)
Unique to the United States is the national holiday Thanksgiving. We are encouraged to recognize the bounty and wonder of our land, and express gratitude in some formal way.
In many homes, however, thanks have become a vague expression of happiness for prosperity rather than a "sacrifice of praise" to our El Shaddai.
Would you pray this prayer of thanksgiving with me?
O, Lord God of heaven and earth, our finite minds and feeble speech can never produce fitting praise of Thee. Although our hearts sometime fill with gratitude and overflow with the joy of knowing Thee, we stumble at our innermost thoughts. Please hear the groaning of our spirit as we try to hold Thee to our breast. Please, Father, receive our childlike thanks and our murmured whispers of love.
And, O Father in heaven, we thank Thee for Thy mercy. Every day we claim its renewed power. Every day we must have Thy mercy extended to our lives.
Help us, O God, to heed the prompting of Thy Spirit in our hearts and to obey Thy Word. We accept the gentle chastening of Thy loving hand and yield to Thy voice.
We gratefully acknowledge that all things come from Thee, and we pray that Thy bounty would supply our daily bread, and that Thy mercy and grace would forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. HMM III
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November 27, 2008
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The second devotional is First Light and comes from the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, Tn. Longtime readers of this blog know the Ranch has a special place in my heart and rightly so. The Lord has done many things for me through the ministries of the Bill Rice Ranch, and now, every weekday, I get a compelling devotional from the mind and keyboard of my friend, Evangelist Wil Rice. I recommend you sign up for it! Here's today's:
The first is "Days of Praise" from the Institute of Creation Research. This comes every day and has a special Creator God emphasis though certainly not limited to Creation. I have been amazed at how "easily" Creation enters the picture but then again, that only makes sense. We are part of the Creation, we live in the Creation, and we can know the Creator! Here is today's:
November 27 - Fruit of Our Lips
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." (Hebrews 13:15)
Unique to the United States is the national holiday Thanksgiving. We are encouraged to recognize the bounty and wonder of our land, and express gratitude in some formal way.
In many homes, however, thanks have become a vague expression of happiness for prosperity rather than a "sacrifice of praise" to our El Shaddai.
Would you pray this prayer of thanksgiving with me?
O, Lord God of heaven and earth, our finite minds and feeble speech can never produce fitting praise of Thee. Although our hearts sometime fill with gratitude and overflow with the joy of knowing Thee, we stumble at our innermost thoughts. Please hear the groaning of our spirit as we try to hold Thee to our breast. Please, Father, receive our childlike thanks and our murmured whispers of love.
And, O Father in heaven, we thank Thee for Thy mercy. Every day we claim its renewed power. Every day we must have Thy mercy extended to our lives.
Help us, O God, to heed the prompting of Thy Spirit in our hearts and to obey Thy Word. We accept the gentle chastening of Thy loving hand and yield to Thy voice.
We gratefully acknowledge that all things come from Thee, and we pray that Thy bounty would supply our daily bread, and that Thy mercy and grace would forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. HMM III
Print this article
INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH http://www.icr.org/
November 27, 2008
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The second devotional is First Light and comes from the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, Tn. Longtime readers of this blog know the Ranch has a special place in my heart and rightly so. The Lord has done many things for me through the ministries of the Bill Rice Ranch, and now, every weekday, I get a compelling devotional from the mind and keyboard of my friend, Evangelist Wil Rice. I recommend you sign up for it! Here's today's:
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