Tag: Confession
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Chasing Parker – Read Psalm 119:33-40
It was a very mild morning in February but there was still a lot of snow on the ground. We had received enough snow in the last 2 weeks to ensure that the paths in my forest would continue to be knee deep for a good while yet, no matter how mild it gets. I…
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Read Luke 7: 36-50 JESUS IS ANOINTED BY A SINFUL WOMAN
There are days when I struggle to feel God’s love, or any love for that matter. I learned over the years that if I closed off my heart to people, I would feel a lot less pain. I’m not justifying this in any way, but it’s a reality for me. As a result, I also…
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Read Zechariah 3: 1-10 Clean Garments
I look over the last day or so, and I stand before the Lord, feeling dirty. How can I be a leader if I myself am unclean? I am reminded again how undeserving I am of a place in His Kingdom. I remembered Joshua, the high priest, when the Lord took off his clothes that…
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What are your idols? A Personal Reflection on Ezekiel 8
Today’s reflection comes from Ezekiel 8. Please pray, as you begin, and ask the Lord to show you what you need to see, what He wants to say specifically to you. Read Ezekiel 8: 1 – 6 Here Ezekiel, who is in exile, is sitting in his house in Babylon with the elders of Judah…
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Idols in the Temple Read Ezekiel 8
I had been feeling like I wasn’t really hearing from God lately, and I was getting desperate. When I go on my annual 2 weeks of spiritual retreat, I do my very best to spend as much time as possible alone so I can seek God and hear from Him, especially so that I can…
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Read Luke 11: 21-26 Part 1 Protecting my house
The context of this passage is an accusation that Jesus is casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub (see v14-20). It’s good to have that backdrop, but I want to focus on the other two sections of this discourse, being (1) the strong man guarding his house and (2) the empty house. I…
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Read Luke 11:21-26 Part 2 Filling the empty house
A few days have passed since I had my encounter with the Lord, the Stronger One, who had taken my self-armour and freed me from my dungeon (see Pt 1). Today I ‘accidentally’ read the wrong passage for one of my devotional books, and read Luke 11:21-26 again. This ‘accidental reading’ indicated to me…
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Confession and Restoration – a meditation on Psalm 32
There are two great confession Psalms written for us by David. One is Psalm 51 and the other is Psalm 32. I would like to lead you through one of these today in a meditative prayer format, and I hope that you can experience a rich time with God through it. Psalm 32 has many…
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