Tag Archives: God

Resurrected Life

Resurrected Lifeby Michael DoyleGratitude flows from the inside.This is the resurrected life that I can’t hide.The Word of God fuels the fireGiving all of us our holy desires.To do what pleases God within our dreams – The story of Joseph … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Discovered Without God’s Intention and Assistance

“Nothing is discovered without God’s intention and assistance, and I suppose every new knowledge of His works that is conceded to man to be distinctly a revelation by which men are to guide themselves.” – Charles Dickens

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First Principles: You Intended To Harm Me, But God Intended It For Good To Accomplish What Is Now Being Done, the Saving of Many Lives

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20

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First Principles: Duty Is Ours, Results Are God’s

“Duty is ours, results are God’s.” – John Quincy Adams

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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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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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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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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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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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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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