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Tropism and Worship

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Nationaltoday.com says March 11 is Worship of Tools Day.  What?  I think I’ll write about worship that makes more sense.  And throw in a biology term. I subscribe to a Word of the Day e-mail and this week, the word “tropism” captured my imagination.

 

My mom and daughter bond over their love of biology and other types of science.  I guess that skipped a generation.  I can’t be bothered, but this definition instantly reminded me of following Jesus.  And that is my jam.

 

Tropism – the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.  

 

My mind immediately went to the plants in my kitchen window.  They always grow in the direction of the sun (if I don’t kill them first).  Eventually, the vegetation will look so lopsided that I will need to turn the pot to allow growth in another area.

 

As followers of Christ, we should be ever growing toward the Son.  Being human, we often have parts of ourselves that we try to keep away from Him.  For this reason, it is good to have other believers in our lives who can see our growth patterns (accountability) and gently turn us to shine His light on the hidden parts.

 

“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

2 Peter 3:18 NIV

 

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Praying God’s Word Wednesday #39: Hebrews 11:1

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Today’s date on the calendar sits between National Proofreading Day and International Day of Awesomeness.  So I will try to correct my spelling and grammar and make this post awesome!  Let’s dive into Hebrews 11:1 – and maybe a little more.  

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The 11th chapter of Hebrews is often referred to as The Roll Call of the Faithful.  A better description is this:  An exhortation to faith to us using Old Testament Examples.  Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Rahab and many others live in the words of these verses.  The author, believed to be Paul, recounted their acts of faith as examples for all of us who come after.

 

Verse 1 of the chapter gives us an informal definition of faith.

 

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1 NIV

 

I pray primarily for an increase of faith for my loved one – before prosperity, happiness or any other kind of success.  Here is my prayer:

 

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Replace the pronouns with the appropriate ones for the person (or yourself) that you are praying for.

 

Praying for you in this.  And don’t forget to share on social media or with a friend who could benefit.  It would mean so much to me.  And if you don’t want to miss a Praying God’s Word Wednesday, subscribe over on the right hand side of this page.

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