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Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Dedicate

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The first words that came to mind for this week writing prompt were:

“We have come to dedicate a portion of that field…”

It seems fitting the Gettysburg Address will comprise my thoughts for today. I pray all who read this will be reminded of the difficult task our early leaders toiled tirelessly for for this great country they passed to us. May we each do our part in keeping it.

“Sir, what have you given us?” a woman on the street asked Benjamin Franklin after signing the Constitution.

“A Republic, ma’am…if you can keep it”, was his reply.

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Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Consume

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This is a hard word. As defined in my old Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (5th ed), consume is to:

1. destroy, as by fire…

2. spend wastefully…

3. to eat or drink up (food); devour…

Putting a nice twist on these definitions is not easy. I’m thinking of Scripture, God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29. Little wonder we are to stand in awe of Him, or more to the point, fall face down before Him—Woe is me for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips… Isaiah 6:5-9.

I know God is a loving God. He loved us before we loved Him. Yet we are to know how mighty and just He is, and not forget Who created whom. Glory to God for His great love for us.

Reminds me of the children’s song: Be careful, little eyes, what you see…

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Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Far

I am thinking this may sound rather odd to some of you. But here I go anyway.

Far. That word has been on my heart and mind since December. I felt it on my heart, ie, I felt far from my walk with Jesus. It fact, now don’t laugh, I found myself feeling rather like Solomon in his old age, when he fell far from his devotion to the Lord.

I felt far from the disciplines I hold firm. I have recently been a slacker in certain areas of my life. Consider how far you have fallen. Rev 2:5 I am reminded.

So I have begun this New Year in prayer and anticipation that God will hear my heart and help me regain my footing. Glory!