August 2022

Fruit of the Spirit…..

Father, God, I so want to be Your man in the town and space I occupy for as long as I live. I want to sow the fruits of Your Spirit wherever I go. When I am tempted to be hateful, let me show love. When I am tempted to allow something to steal it, […]

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Taiwan…Israel…

Dear LORD, my heart is heavy for the people of Taiwan. I can but imagine the constant fear which must be coursing through their veins as China saber rattles.. I am also drawn in prayer today to the people of Israel surrounded by enemies on all sides I pray for the safety of these peoples…

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Reasons I pray every day…

Dear God, my heavenly Father, I thank you for the privilege of prayer each day. Please help me be constantly in prayer all day and every day. I pray: Because I can! It’s pretty awesome to be able to regularly talk with the Creator of the universe. You promise that if I ask, I will

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Mob rule or Rule of law…

Dear God, my Father, I hardly recognize the land in which I was raised. So much violence and anger and separation between people and ideologies. Rifts which seem hopelessly entrenched we may never overcome them. I pray today for Your mighty hand to remind me how to pray as you taught Your guys to pray

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So, God made a dog…

Taking a break from that good marriage…and how to achieve it stuff today. For more than 30 years now, a red toy poodle has been part of the Ivey household. It began when our friends Fred and Susan asked us to babysit theirs. Opie came for the weekend while they were on a trip. I

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Broken families…

Dear God and Father, today my heart is heavy over so many families who are in crisis. I call many of their names in private today as I beg your healing hand to be upon these husbands and wives who desperately need You and Your healing graces today. Please help me and my bride to

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Unconditional love…

Dear and precious LORD, of all Your creatures in creation, thank You for puppies. I don’t know of any more prima facie example on earth of Your unconditional love than a puppy. Thank You for the two You with which You have graced our home over the past three decades…and now thank you again for

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Please forgive us…

Father God, as I ponder our current state of affairs today, I am saddened and chagrined for how we have wasted so much of the privilege you have afforded those of us who live in Western Civilization and the USA in particular. I am sorry for my part in supporting businesses who blatantly ignore You.

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Where are we headed?

LORD, Jesus, where is our world headed? Does the Biblical record of Your people running headlong toward apostasy and captivity and repentance and deliverance apply to us today? Will, indeed, history repeat itself with us? Whatever it takes, LORD, for me to get ready for whatever comes next in our world, please teach me how

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