Category: devotional
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Hope of Heaven
Pain, sorrow, and death are earthly agents, Designed to produce a longing for Heaven. Pleasures on earth are temporal glimpses – Pointing to our eternal hope. By making this life about our happiness, We have forfeited the longing and have put our hope in a lie. (Heidi Viars, 2013) 1…
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Cease Striving
“Hey mom, this dinner is excellent! Did you follow the recipe?” His face tried to hide a mischievous smile. He amazed me with his teenage gift of stating the obvious without getting in trouble. And in this case, I have to admit (and please no one tell him), he was…
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Upward
The cold wind was whipping through the thinning canopy above me and was trying to penetrate through my layers of clothing. Clouds were chasing across the sky as if in an evil race to cover the warming rays of the sun. The path grew dimmer and colder with each step.…
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Trust and Obey
The Maker of Heaven, Of Earth and the sky Gives life to His children. Shows birds how to fly. ~ Tells the oceans and seas How far they can come. Turns them back into clouds Through rays of the sun. ~ His knowledge and wisdom We cannot obtain. He sees…
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A Prayer for my Brother and Sister
“Father, please strengthen my brothers and sisters who are being persecuted for their faith. Lord, as they sit in prisons and fear the footsteps of their persecutors approaching, give them Your strength. My brother’s house has been burned and his city destroyed. His children left alone in fear. Lord, in…
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Looking Back
The cold air hit me this morning, as I set off on my usual trail. The sun had started to soak up the coolness of the night. As I was walking and praying, I felt so grateful even as the familiar path was winding through some darker part of the…
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Zachariah’s Prophecy
Our ladies’ Bible study has been going through the book of Luke. Verse by verse we are eating this precious food and have decided we would not only study it, but also memorize a small portion of it. We decided on Zachariah’s prophecy. Today, I as my heart had a…
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I Wonder If She Knows
I wonder if she knows – while she tries to secure life with tightropes, that her control is only an illusion. ~ I wonder if she knows – while she chases for her provisions – that her Maker knows of all her needs. ~ I wonder if she knows…
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Good News
This last week, I was visiting a friend at her orchard. Branches were bending with lush fruit and my senses were overwhelmed with a deep awareness of God’s abundant provisions. If you are finding yourself in a desperate place today, hurt and in need of some good news, please take…
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In His Image
You sit there waiting in the street – Your eyes so sad and tried. They hope to catch a softened heart, As they grab passersby. ~ You wonder if you’re ever loved By someone long enough, Or if you must leave this home too. So you act bad and tough.…
Heidi Viars 