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To: TheConservativeParty

Have a beautiful day! :-)


890 posted on 03/27/2022 7:19:33 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
March 27, 2022

The Essence of Prayer
Read: 1 Peter 5:6–11

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

When Abraham Lincoln became president of the United States, he was tasked with leading a fractured nation. Lincoln is viewed as a wise leader and a man of high moral character, but another element to his makeup, perhaps, was the foundation for everything else. He understood that he was inadequate for the task at hand. His response to that inadequacy? Lincoln said, “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”

When we come to grips with the massive nature of life’s challenges and the severe limitations of our own wisdom, knowledge, or strength, we find, like Lincoln, that we are utterly dependent on Jesus—the One who has no limitations. Peter reminded us of this dependency when he wrote, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

God’s love for His children, paired with His absolute power, make Him the perfect Person to approach with our frailties—and that’s the essence of prayer. We go to Jesus acknowledging to Him (and ourselves) that we’re inadequate and He’s eternally sufficient. Lincoln said he felt he “had nowhere else to go.” But when we begin to comprehend God’s great care for us, that’s wonderfully good news. We can go to Him!Bill Crowder

In what ways do your inadequacies reveal themselves? How do you normally respond in those moments?

All-sufficient God, I know that without You I can do nothing. Thank You for always being with me, for perfectly knowing me, and for being my true Helper in times of need.

Read more about prayer.

Bible in a year: Judges 1–3; Luke 4:1–30


891 posted on 03/27/2022 10:11:58 AM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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To: left that other site; luvie; Kitty Mittens

Good Night FRiends

Had a nice day with my friend, despite the cold weather in the 30s. Back to work tomorrow. That was a fast weekend.

😴🌙⭐️💫🌟✨


892 posted on 03/27/2022 8:23:07 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (MAGA FOREVER 🇺🇸)
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