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Ezekiel: In the Order of God
Ezekiel: In the Order of Godby Michael DoyleLife is filled with the unexpectedWhen blessings feel more like being rejected.This happened to Ezekiel, too,And life comes hard as it happens to you.Living through the Babylonian Exile,It must have felt like an … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylonian Exile, Bible, Blessing, Chaos, Christianity, Dry Bones, Endless Mile, Ezekiel, Faith, Give, God, Isrealites, Jesus, Life, Live, Nation, Order, Poetry and Poems, Rejected, Restoration, Unexpected, Valley
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First Principles: I Will Give Them An Undivided Heart and Put A New Spirit In Them; I Will Remove From Them Their Heart of Stone and Give Them A Heart of Flesh
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 11:19
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Tagged Ezekiel 11:19, First Principles, Give, God, Heart of Flesh, Heart of Stone, New Spirit, Remove, Undivided Heart
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The Role of A Father
The Role of A Fatherby Michael DoyleChildren walk this world in danger,Sometimes from the familiar stranger.The biggest danger is to fail to defendFrom the evils that pretend to be a friend.The Bible shows us in its illustration,How a father should … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoration, Adult, Bible, Children, Christianity, Conviction, Danger, Daughters, Decent Man, Defend, Evil, Faith, Familiar Stranger, Father, Friend, God, Good, Hope, Illustration, Jesus, Optimism, Pessimism, Poetry and Poems, Pretend, Role, The Bible, Work
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The Clash of Love and Arrogance
The Clash of Love and Arroganceby Michael DoyleFinding mercy and peace in our soulsComes down to recognizing God’s holy control.Knowing God’s sovereignty, we trust.We do this because, as believers, we surely must.Great is the faith that knows God provides.In God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogance, Believers, Clash, Faith, Freedom, God, Great, Holy Control, Love, Mercy, Must, Need, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Provision, Recognition, Resides, Soul, Sovereignty, Trust, Turth
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Lord of My Passing Days
Lord of My Passing Daysby Michael DoyleGod fights my battles first,Giving me a spiritual thirst.Inviting me to pray continually,I make my way to eternity.My battles are begun in prayer,Speaking my challenges to the God who cares.This then is how I … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Care, Challenges, Continually, Days, Eternity, Fight, First, Glory, God, Gratitude, heartbeat, Lord, Morning, Night, Noise, Passing Days, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Prayer, Speak, Spiritual Thirst, Thousand Joys, Thunder, Wonder
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Isaiah (What He Said)
Isaiah(What He Said)by Michael DoyleNot so much for what he did, but what he said.He’s quoted to this day for what’s in our heads.Seven hundred years before Christ’s holy birth,He foretold what now brings us our mirth.At least to us … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Catalyst, Christ, Christianity, Consequence, Dead Sea Scrolls, Earnestness, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Fifth Gospel, God, History, Holy Birth, Isaiah, Jesus, Phrophesy, Poetry and Poems, Resp;onse
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The Lessons Learned
The Lessons Learnedby Michael DoyleLooking back on the wandering years,There were smiles, and there were tears.It seemed at times the days’ long lengthWere pushing me to grow and gain strength.Taking comfort in the days the Lord made,I bowed my head, … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Bible, Christianity, Comfort, Conceive, Days, Faith, God, God's Love, Grateful, Jesus, Learn, Length, Lessons, Looking Back, Poetry and Poems, Presence, Push, Rejoice, Smiles, Speak, Strength, Strong, Tears, The Lord, Truth, Unafraid, Voice, Wandering Years, Weak
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A Hero’s Journey Begins, Part I
A Hero’s Journey Begins, Part Iby Michael DoyleEssentially, a hero is someone ordinaryWho is given the chance to be extraordinary.Through whatever set of events or circumstance,He or she has been given this dynamic chance.It’s about rising up to the opportunityAnd … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversaries, Answer, Beginning, Best, Call, Capability, Chapter and Verse, Choice, Chunk of the Universe, Circumstance, Death, Description, Dynamic, Event, Extraordinary, Eyes, Fear, Fight, God, Hero, Journey, Light, Me, Means, Opportunity, Opposition, Ordinary, Persevere, Poetry and Poems, Possibility, Push Forward, Readiness, Recognize, Rising Up, Test, The Rest, Thought, Tomorrow, Unflinching, Villains
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Great Is the Lord
Great Is the Lordby Michael DoyleThough the rains may fall,I will hear and heed your call.Through my darkest days,I will always sing your praise.Through all that Satan has done,I will keep my eyes on the Son.Whispering my love to your … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspiration, Call, Christian Lives, Darkest Days, Eternal Fire, Eyes, Feel, Flood, Give, God, Great, Hear, Hear and Heed, Holy Desire, Kenees, Light, Lord, Love, Morning, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pray, Rain, Real, Right, Satan, See, Sin, The Son, Tree, Warning, Whisper, Wind
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Nehemiah (To Fix What’s Broken)
Nehemiah (To Fix What’s Broken)by Michael DoyleWe find God’s lessons spokenServing like Nehemiah to fix what’s broken,Renewing Israel’s holy prosperityFollowing many years of austerity. Nebuchadnezzar exiled the Jews to Babylon,Until allowed to return from the pantheon.The Jewish people returned from … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Taken, Austerity, Babylonian Exile, Bible, Broken, Broken Heart, Change, Compassion, Control, Devotion, Discontent, Example, Faith, Fix, God, God's Glory, Grace, Guile, Holy Commands, Holy Imprint, Homeland, Humanity, Israel, Leadership, Legacy, Lessons, Mourning and Fasting, Nebuchadnezzar, Necessary, Nehemiah, Opposition, Ordinary People, Place, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Prosperity, Protection, Recovery, Redemption, Renewal, Soul, Story, Task, The Jewish People
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