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Lent 2021 Day 31 – A Unique Lent

 wgmeisheid  March 22, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 31 – A Unique Lent

This year’s Lenten observance is approaching its conclusion. I can say without reservation, this has been a Lent like no other. There are many reasons. You can cite the so-called pandemic, the world-wide lockdowns due to COVID that generated widespread…

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Lent 2021 Day 30 – Something is Imminent

 wgmeisheid  March 21, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 30 – Something is Imminent

Sometimes life looks like it is out of control and the more under the surface of things you look the more out of control it appears to be. Now some people can look at that and not realize the obvious,…

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Lent 2021 Day 29 – The Mysterious Intersection of Sovereignty and Will

 wgmeisheid  March 20, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 29 – The Mysterious Intersection of Sovereignty and Will

Coming up on two weeks until Easter tomorrow. My birthday follows 3 days later. Easter was last on my birthday in 2012 and won’t be again until 2091 so I think I can safely say  have seen the last Easter…

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Lent 2021 Day 28 – You Have to Break It to Fix It

 wgmeisheid  March 19, 2021  2 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 28 – You Have to Break It to Fix It

One of the hardest things I have to learn to accept as I grew in my Christian life was that in order to change from the old man I used to be to the new man I want to be,…

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Lent 2021 Day 27 – Do-overs are Not God’s Way

 wgmeisheid  March 18, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 27 – Do-overs are Not God’s Way

Interestingly enough, I read through a number of my previous Lenten journey postings and this one stood out to me – http://beyondtherim.meisheid.com/lent-06-day-20/. At its heart it is about God’s sovereignty, but it is also about a human failing we all…

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Lent 2021 Day 27 – Be Free From That Which Binds You

 wgmeisheid  March 17, 2021  1 Comment on Lent 2021 Day 27 – Be Free From That Which Binds You

One thing that the pandemic has brought to fore is how many hopeless people there are out there, who are primarily driven by their fear of dying. Up until the lockdowns started most people had kept that fear hidden away,…

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Lent 2021 Day 26 – Presumption

 wgmeisheid  March 16, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 26 – Presumption

I am tired. With the time change, Spring forward, I haven’t adjusted yet and am getting to sleep too late and getting up too early. Such are the minor travails of life, and believe me, this is minor. When we…

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Lent 2021 Day 25 – Still Small Voice

 wgmeisheid  March 15, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 25 – Still Small Voice

I got to thinking today about the still small voice or gentle whisper that scripture ascribes to how God usually speaks to us. He spoke to Elijah that way in 1 Kings 19:12-13. But consider this, how can you hear…

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Lent 2021 Day 24 – The Significance of Little Things

 wgmeisheid  March 14, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 24 – The Significance of Little Things

I got a challenge today while at church. Over the years when people talk about salvation and eternal security and wondered where they would fit into the Kingdom of God, I would say something along the lines that I was…

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Lent 2021 Day 23 – Oh His Wonderous Grace

 wgmeisheid  March 13, 2021  0 Comments on Lent 2021 Day 23 – Oh His Wonderous Grace

Today I pray for God’s best blessings to all who need it. May God bless you and keep you and may His face shine upon you. May you be found in the family of God, washed in the blood of…

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