Glory to the Triune God

The activities of the Spirit To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit For the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:7   Read 1 Corinthians 12:1—6 Today the Spirit of God has been at work in my life. If I can say from the heart, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ there is evidence enough that the Spirit…

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Glory to the Triune God

The first and the last I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, The beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13   Read Isaiah 48:9—16 When I reverence God, when I hallow his name, when I have no other gods before him, when I am lost in wonder, love and praise, when…

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Glory to the Triune God

The benediction The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, And give you peace. Numbers 6:26   Read 2 Corinthians 13:11—13 I think tonight of all the times I have been blessed with the words that finish this little reading. They come at the end of a sometimes torrid letter, but all the apostle wants,…

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Glory to the Triune God

Where God’s name will be Happy are those who live in your house, Ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:4   Read 1 Kings 8:22—30 Not everything Solomon did is a great example for me to follow, but how he prayed on the occasion of the dedication of the Temple is. It’s all there. When he…

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Glory to the Triune God

Knowing what surpasses knowledge  Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3   Read Ephesians 3:14—21 I really need to slow down with a reading like this. I can toss off each phrase rather blandly without stopping, as it were, to clothe it with the full meaning it…

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Trinity Sunday

The mystery of God What are human beings that you are mindful of them, Mortals that you care for them? Psalm 8:4   Read John 3:3—8 Two things, at least, I learn about my life with God, my reborn life. One is that it is a mighty mystery, as unseen as the wind. It does…

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 The church of the Holy Spirit

Freely you have received: freely give And in Jesus’ name I come to you To share his love as he told me to. Carol Owens   Read John 20:19—23 Not everyone I know is going to sleep tonight assured of the forgiveness of their sins. Some of them are going to bed nursing resentments, too,…

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The church of the Holy Spirit

My life in the body of Christ To Iive in the house of the Lord All the days of my life. Psalm 27:4   Read Ephesians 4:11—16 This is a night to give thought and prayer to my own church. I am placed within it so that I will grow to maturity in my faith…

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The church of the Holy Spirit

Praying for the rulers Now therefore, O kings, be wise; Be warned, O rulers of the earth. Psalm 2:10   Read Acts 4:23—31 Sometimes I catch myself praying for, or even against the political leaders of my era, world leaders. I can think of times I hear prayers in church on the same matter, and…

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The church of the Holy Spirit

The prayer for healing Who must remain in heaven until the time of universal restoration That God announced long ago through his holy prophets. Acts 3:21   Read Acts 3:12—20 There’s been a healing. It has caused astonishment. It has drawn a crowd. If I were to pray for healing, and it were granted, I…

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