Sandy’s quite time is enriched by several devotionals. The postings here are her thoughts and prayers, a “putting it all together’ part of her day. May it bless you too.
Quiet Time Takeaway: Hope in Jesus gives peace that flows over our fear. My Notes: “May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.’” Rom. 15:13 “Perfect love drives out fear.” 1 …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: If His Word is in my heart, Jesus is in me. He locks himself in. My Notes: “… and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (Jesus is the Word) “… I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.” John 14:20 (Jesus in God. I’m in …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Singing ushers in the Joy of Christmas. My Notes: Perhaps we are all so joyous around Christmas because we sing more! My thought “Let the light of your face shine upon us. Fill my heart with joy…” Psalm 4:6-7 “… my heart trusts him…my heart leaps for joy with song.’” Psa. 28:7 …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Gratitude stops the cycle of distress. My Notes: Psalm 107 has a pattern that repeats 4 times: – A troubling need, – A cry to God, – God intervenes, – Then God commands, ‘Let them give thanks.’ It doesn’t say they did give thanks, perhaps that is why the cycle repeats four …
Quiet Time Takeaway: God wants us to help others, in return, He will help us. My Notes: “Helping others is an obligation, not an option.” TWFYT direct quote “Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.” Prov. 21:13 My Takeaway: God wants us to help …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Prayer gives peace in the midst of our problems. Shalom. My Notes: May Jehovah-Shalom bless you in your spirit so you truly experience God’s Peace amid the chaos of life. May you wait for His Will, His timing, and His strength. Be blessed with gazing at God and glancing at your trials. …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God notices if we love Jesus as our leader … He rewards faithfulness. My Notes: “True leadership is a choice, not a position. “ Franklin Planner note “Will I kneel in repentance under the leadership of Jesus?” Nicky Gumbel “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Our self locks our hearts. My Notes: “Do I rely on The Spirit or myself?” Valley of Vision “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.” 2 Cor. 13:5 “Being filled with the Spirit means not being filled with the self-sins: self-love, self-pity, self-seeking, self-confidence, self-righteous, self-aggrandizement, self-defense, …
Quiet Time Takeaway: Praise offered in hard places is incredibly powerful! My Notes: “ Faith drives out what is destroying your heart.” The Bible Recap “… you are a chosen people…that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 cut up “…this world …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: All the powers in the universe submit to Christ…yet pride prevents salvation. My Notes: “Pretending to be profound is pride. Even the ocean has a shore.” O. Chambers “An honest hypocrite will confess his hope for salvation is fake; a deceiving idol of his imagination.” William Gurnall “(What) is the reason for …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God’s Word promises to renew His grace in me – when I let Him hold the reins. My Notes: “God must chuckle when we try to control ourselves. Don’t grab the reigns out of His hands.” Jesus Confidential “Is anything too hard for me?” Jer. 32:27 “The LORD upholds all who fall …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: God completely fills us with His joy when we are full of His Word. My Notes: “Jesus didn’t have to go find his Bible when Satan tempted Him, He knew the Scripture by heart and disarmed His mortal enemy by declaring, ‘It is written…’ “ TWFYT “God’s word lives in your hearts, …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: The cost of ignoring God today… is eternal. My Notes: “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?” Luke 9:25 “When Jesus says follow me, would I follow Him up the hill to be crucified?” Francis Chan, Ch. 5 “If …
Quiet Time Takeaway: It’s never too late to return to God and do what he asked of you. My Notes: “Examine and test yourselves…are you living as God wants?” 2 Cor 13:5 paraphrased “Son, go and work…I will not, he answered, but later, he changed his mind and went. “ Mat. 21:28-31 “God accepts a …
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Quiet Time Takeaway: Pain is often the tool that God uses to rebuild and restore us… My Notes: “Often, we let the pain in life drown out all we have to be thankful for.” Sylvia Gunter “God is an artist; his medium is often pain, but our heart is transformed in brokenness.” Hope-Now + S.Gunter …
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