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Prayer for Monday 2/17

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn attitude, blessings, ego, Enemies, forgiveness, humility, joy, judging, patience, persecution, praise, prayer, sinLeave a comment

03-Abraham-ThumbnailCoverAh, Lord God, when I look at the mountains, I see you standing on top of them with laughter on your lips, power in your legs, protection in your arms. When I look at the animals in winter, I see you with determination, resilience, and strength against the winds, the sleet, the snow. One of these days I will see the crocuses peeking their heads through the snow and saying to the world, “Hi! Remember me? You’ve almost made it through the winter. See I’m proof.” Oh, the beauty of your universe and all the promises it reflects of their Creator.

Thank you for life and love, for peace and freedom, for family and friends.  And, well, it’s hard for me to do, but well, here goes.  Thank, you for people who talk mean to me, are impatient with me, who mock me, who hate me even though they do not know me.  Thank you for people who misrepresent me, gossip about me, and do not see things the way I do.  Thank you for all these opportunities you put in my path to love those who do not love me.  Like you. Just like you. Thank you for the opportunities to smile when I want to frown, sing when I want to cry.  As you once said long ago, “What does it profit me if I love only those who love me?”.  And, yes, the biggie:  You loved me before I loved you.  I guess it’s my turn now, Lord.  But what’s this forgiving 490 times the same person for the same thing over and over?  Oh, that’s me. I think now I understand.  I am most blest.  Thank you for forgiveness and all those second chances you have given me. How can I ever thank you?  Hmmm… Looks like I’ve gone full circle, my Lord.

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03-Abraham-ThumbnailCoverABRAHAM is Bible storybook #3 in A CHILD’S BIBLE HEROES series.   Sometimes Abraham would go see old Noah. But when he was 58, Noah died.  The city of Ur went wild after that. A few years later, God told Abraham to leave that city.  Come along with me to learn all the unexpected twists and turns in Abraham’s life. “Think & Do” at the end of each chapter.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/38wmroy

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Prayer for Sunday 2/16

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Daily, death, faith, family, healing, Heaven, Inspirational, joy, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, victoryLeave a comment

02-Noah-KindleThumbnailI praise and adore you, God of all heaven and earth and all existence. You are greater than death, for you are the life-giver. They couldn’t kill you.  They thought they did; but you were just resting for those three days.  Then you tricked them.  You are Life. Life is stronger than death. You are a user.  You turn death into the glorious doorway to life more glorious than imagination. You are Life. You will be there when I die, welcoming me into a realm of joy and beauty and peace that I cannot even begin to imagine. Life here is like living in a cave compared with heaven or being blind and trying to understand color. How I long to leave this cave and to open my blind eyes. How I long to be in your world and before your throne.  I think when I get there, I shall try to sing to you louder than anyone else. Would that be a sin, Lord?

Thank you, God, for being close to me in prayer. No other god has done that. No other god loves because no other god exists. Those so-called gods stay at a distance from mankind with no love, but only instilling fear. You are my Maker and the Lover of my soul. Thank you for your Words in flesh and the pain you willingly endured in my place for my sin. How could you have done it?  Well, it is morning again. Morning when I can greet the day you brought me. Morning when I can once again greet you, though in my sleep, I know you never left me. Morning when I can face my griefs and pain and let you smile and lift my burden so I can walk free, knowing you have everything under control.  With you, it is always morning. 

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02-Noah-KindleThumbnailNOAH is book 2 in A CHILD’S BIBLE HEROES.  God promised he would save Noah and his sons even though they weren’t born yet.  He began work on the big boat by himself. People laughed at him.  As his sons grew up, the kids at school teased them about their crazy father. Eventually, the rains did come. The water rose and fell.  Then the rainbow! To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/2SODJqn

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Prayer for Saturday 2/15

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, Daily, Inspirational, joy, love, praise, prayer, Satan, sin, temptation, ThanksgivingLeave a comment

01-Adam&Eve-KindleThumbnailWhat a powerful God you are. You speak and your words roar through the universe. You sing and your song echoes from star to star. You whisper and the wind swirls and makes the clouds bump lazily into each other. You sigh and I feel your Spirit within my soul.  Mighty and gentle. Tough and tender. Everywhere at once and nestled in my heart.

Thank you, my Adonai, for cold, nippy mornings with the wind pounding on my cheeks, icy paths challenging my balance, and cabin fever when I stay indoors too much. And for rush-hour traffic and horns that honk and declare their presence on the road. Thank you for restless children and empty cupboards and flat tires. Thank you for a world that is not perfect so I can watch you work within it all to bring blessings and peace and wonder.

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01-Adam&Eve-KindleThumbnailADAM & EVE is book one in the series A CHILD’S BIBLE HEROES.  We talk about how bad they were.  But think about this:  Calculating Adam’s age when Seth was born, Adam and Eve went over 100 years without sinning!  “Think and Do” at the end of each chapter to give the child suggestions for applying what they read to their everyday life. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….https://amzn.to/2HrKqcB

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Prayer for Friday, 2/14

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn #ransom, Bible, Death of Jesus Christ, forgiveness, Heaven, joy, praise, prayer, Saved from hell, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

OldOldTunes-ThumbnailMy soul lifts up praises to you day and night. As my Creator, you are the God of my life, my soul, my being. You are all I need to exist. Without you, the world is formless and empty just as it was at the beginning.  You give my life form and substance. You give me a reason to be, to live, to die. You are beyond the finiteness of my comprehension. Oh, how I wish I could understand you more.

Ah, thank you, my Lord, for your simple Word. You never leave me guessing what you are doing or wanting or saying. I can just follow your Words with simple, childlike faith. When I read it and meditate on it, I feel as though I am sitting at the foot of your very throne. You are reading to me, and looking down at me to make sure I’m still paying attention. And you smile.  Thank you, too, for sleep. When I awake each day, I am full of gratitude for chances to start all over again. You are, indeed, the God of second chances. Keep smiling, Lord. I am smiling with you.

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OldOldTunes-ThumbnailTHE OLD OLD STORY SET TO OLD OLD TUNES is songs for children beginning with Genesis 1:1 and ending with Revelation 22.  It offers 40 songs about the Old Testament and 40 songs about the New Testament.  Pick the book up and begin singing the songs immediately. If you don’t know one of the old tunes, find it on the internet.  Great for Bible classes and singing at Gramma’s and Grampa’s house. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this  ……….  https://amzn.to/37sut0g

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Prayer for Thursday 2/13

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Bible, blessings, Death of Jesus Christ, eternity, love, patience, persecution, praise, prayer, Saved from hell, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

Bible Puzzles-Cover-ThumbnailI praise you, king of my life, enthroned on my heart, crowned with my love, armed with my devotion. Make my mouth my hands, my feet yours. You alone deserve all honor, admiration, and esteem.  You alone made the world, made mankind, then placed in us your very breath of life. You, my Maker, are my beginning and ending. You are my eternity.

Thank you for loving me and going through all you did to save my eternal soul from hell.  Nothing was too much for you to save me. May I never take it for granted. As I grow older, I ponder it more and more.  Such love is as far beyond my understanding as the trillions of galaxies out there.  It is deeper than all the oceans.  Your love is so complex, I will never be able to comprehend even a corner of it. Such wonder. Such unconquerable love! My heart is full of gratitude. I do not deserve it. I bow at your feet and worship you.

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Bible Puzzles-Cover-ThumbnailBIBLE PUZZLES FOR YOUNG AND OLD offers crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blank, secret code, and word search on Bible topics.  Great for personal enjoyment, homeschoolers, church bulletin fillers.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://amzn.to/2ON0Pg0

 

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Prayer for Wednesday 2/12

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Bible, ethics, Holy Spirit, Life of Christ, power, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, truth, worshipLeave a comment

0-Cover-MediumI praise you, mighty God ~ mighty in truth, in love, in life. Above all lies and hatred and annihilations. You are the strongest, the highest, the greatest. You are above all, in all and through all. You are brighter than the sun you formed, deeper than the oceans you brought forth, higher than the stars you sprinkled throughout the heavens. You are holy and filled with majestic greatness. My soul soars to you, then bows low to honor you.

Thank you, my Lord, for giving me your Bible so I can understand your stubborn love and mighty truth. For sending a part of you in Jesus’ body so we could see your Word in action. For sending a part of yourself in your Spirit of Truth so I can read your Word for help in my earthly struggles. Sometimes I just do not know which way to go. I would be completely lost without your guidance. Thank you for the winter snow and icy wind, and time of rest for nature. A calm and serene time for me when nothing much is going on outside in the cold, leaving more time to read of you, meditate about you, pray to you.

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00-Cover-ThumbnailFUN WITH BIBLE NUMBERS has 525 math questions from both the Old and New Testament.  Some easy adding or subtracting, some more complicated multiplication.  Did you know there was over three trillion American dollars worth of gold in Solomon’s temple’s holy of holies?  Did you know Jesus walked on water 3-1/2 miles?  Full of surprises. Great for private relaxation, homeschoolers, church bulletins, party contests.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/37rfl3z

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Prayer for Tuesday 2/11

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Daily, death, ego, Enemies, Heaven, Life of Christ, praise, prayer, Satan, Saved from hell, Thanksgiving, victory, worshipLeave a comment

0-Titus-Cover-Lg ThumbI praise you, Lord God, for your marvelous Plan for the universe and for mankind. Though Satan is always around trying to thwart your Plan, he is not strong enough. He thinks he is because his ego is so large. But, even with his most masterful plan to destroy, you laugh at him and say, “Do your best. You will lose.”  Your Plan to save mankind from him is firmly in place. May more and more people realize they are in danger from Satan who is always lurking in the shadows of everything they do.  May they open their eyes and understand your Plan.  May they draw close to you and your great light of safety. May they happily bow at your throne of majesty. It is not cowardice to run to you; it is wisdom.

Thank you, my Lord, for putting your Words in flesh so we could see you, hear you and walk with you a while, just as you did in the Garden of Eden at the beginning.  When you spoke, that was God speaking.  When you entered a home, that was God entering the home.  When you laughed and cried, that was God laughing and crying.  Though not now, someday you will let me once again walk with you in the garden of heaven. How I long for that day. Keep the door open for me, Lord. Keep it open. I’m walking your way. Do you see me?  I’m headed home.

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0-Titus-Cover-Lg ThumbTITUS: THE ARISTOCRAT is the last novel in the INTREPID MEN OF GOD SERIES.  Titus was raised in Antioch where the elite lived. Everyone spoke pristine Latin, not the sluggish Greek of the commoners. Titus and his father, become estranged at the sudden death of his mother.  When grown, he married his ice queen from Nordlands and becomes a famous lawyer solving unsolvable crimes.  Then he meets Paul, becomes a Christian, and Paul sends him to congregations with problems as an arbitrator. But when Paul sends him north to barbarian territory, the unexpected happens.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….https://amzn.to/3bwh4Yk

 

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Prayer for Monday 2/10

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Daily, Enemies, Fear, Heaven, joy, love, persecution, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, victory, worshipLeave a comment

00-Stephen-Cover-Kindle-ThumbnailGod of Glory, Truth, Life, Love. You made the world with all its wonders.  Satan tried to take it from you. He tried to take over the world you made. You said, “Just try it and I’ll destroy your destructions.”  You are so strong. You destroy darkness with light. You destroy evil with good. You destroy nothingness with creativeness.  You destroy death with life. Such a warrior. Nothing stops you!

It is morning.  The night dew has fallen and cleansed your world. Fresh. Newborn. Full of exciting unknowns for the rest of the day. Ups and downs like a bird hopping on the snow.  What shall today bring?  You are the God of second chances. Of starting over. Of being reborn. Yes, come sweet morning. Oh, and thank you for the church, my family, the Bible, friends, Christian radio and TV and films and music. And yes, the songs. The wonderful, glorious songs too. I am so happy there will be singing in heaven. Somewhere in your Word, you admitted you sing.  Oh, glorious thought. Powerful anthems and gentle strains. Thank you for all this and for you being you ~ my loving God.

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00-Stephen-Cover-Kindle-ThumbnailSTEPHEN: UNLIKELY MARTYR is biblical historical novel #7 in the INTREPID MEN OF GOD series.  It begins with Stephen being 17 years old, his best friend, Abraham, being crucified and running to save his own life.  It ends when he is 28 years old with a wife and two children.  What happened those eleven years to turn him from a teenage coward to a selfless, mature, and lofty young man willing the give up the rest of his life here on earth voluntarily.  Heroes are not born.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/37gDrh8

 

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Prayer for Sunday 2/9

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Bible, discouragement, eternity, faith, family, Holy Spirit, Inspirational, Life of Christ, Loss, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

0-Michel-COVER-Kindle-ThumbnailAh, my Lord God, First Cause of all things, I praise you for being and for willing me into existence so you can love me. And for your Spirit that animates my soul and keeps me eternally alive, making me your forever child.  And for your Son,  ~ you in flesh ~ who came to me out of eternity to show me how to live.  Speaking holy Words aloud ~ Words ethereal. Words wonderful. Words down to earth so I do not need to guess who and what you are. I long to know you more, but with my finite mind, I cannot. I live in wonder of you and worship you with my puny glimpse of your indescribable holiness.

Thank you, my God, for giving me your love letter, the Bible, and telling me all that you are constantly doing ~ both the easy and the hard. Thank you for pouring your heart out to me with all the laughter and tears that flow from you to the world. For sharing yourself. For baring your own joys and sorrows as I do right and wrong.  I never tire of your letter.  Thank you for giving yourself. And, by the way, Lord, thank you for books and computers and radios and all things electronic, and time to use them to magnify you to the world.

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0-Michel-COVER-Kindle-ThumbnailMICHEL: THE FOURTH WISE MAN is biblical historical novel #6 in the series INTREPID MEN OF GOD.  Michel, a descendant of Daniel, has a dream: Restore the Garden of Eden so God will once again walk among men.  He buys the land where the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers meet and loses his estate, his wife, and his father. Then he is interrupted by a star. King Phraates demands he and nine other wise men search the world for the meaning of the star.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/2w3kIJ7

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Prayer for Saturday 2/8

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn Daily, family, Life of Christ, praise, prayer, problems, sacrifice, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

0-Joseph-Cover-ThumbnailAh, my God and my Creator.  What a wonderous artist you are. You delight my senses with the gentle touch of a snowflake and the crunch of my feet as I walk among your whited wonder. The wind is cold, but inside I am warm. Oh, look at that Woodpecker. How much fun he is having with that tree. And that squirrel scampering across the snow with something in its mouth; I’ll bet it’s some morsel it buried during the fall.  Oh, my, that child has made snow angels, and those children over there are making snowmen. How beautiful and enchanting you made everything on earth, my home.

Thank you, dear Lord, for loving me with a love so powerful, nothing holds it back. When I sin, you ache, then call me to you. When I ~ with your help ~ convince someone to become a Christian and be saved from Satan, you notify the angels, and we all rejoice together. When I feel lonely, all I have to do is call one of the many friends you have given me. Oh, and thank you for children that remind me of innocent wonder. Even in winter, you are the sunshine of my soul.

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0-Joseph-Cover-ThumbnailJOSEPH: THE OTHER FATHER is biblical historical novel #5 in the INTREPID MEN OF GOD series.  The opening scene shows young Joseph lunging forward, carrying a tree to his carpenter shop, being too poor to buy an ox and wagon.  That’s the stuff the other father must be made of and Joseph is God’s choice.  From the time of Jesus’ birth, Joseph does everything possible to keep him safe in a violent world until he is grown.  And when sometimes Jesus is in danger and Joseph cannot get to him in time, he calls out, “God!  Help me save our son!”  No step-father could have loved his son more than Joseph did Jesus. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://amzn.to/378LJYj

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