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Pray for Others

Diane Reid

…and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. James 5: 16 Without trying to take anything out of context, can I share with you how I started my day?  I woke up ten minutes before the alarm went off and lay there thinking about my day.  Then I was prompted to pray for people – not the usual prayers I offer up for my family and friends, but prayer for a totally different group of people – people I may never meet this side of heaven – people living in abusive homes or having just left abusive … Continue reading Pray for Others

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Toxic Words

Diane Reid

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2 Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Ever hear of that old saying?  I grew up with that . . . that and 5 siblings. We all knew the power of words to hurt. We used them against each other a lot. My parents never intervened in a fight unless it became physical. I guess they really believed that words don’t hurt. I learned to use words to fight and I fought well. It took … Continue reading Toxic Words

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A Horse of a Different Color

Diane Reid

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Years ago, when I lived in Montana, I bred Appaloosa horses.  Appaloosas are the horses with spots. Appaloosas weren’t all that popular then, at least not where I lived, and I took a good deal of ribbing about them.  They were seen as inferior by my friends who preferred Thoroughbreds or Quarter Horses or Arabians.  I didn’t mind; it was good fun and I loved the breed.  Besides, in the local competitions we were fond of, I invariably came home with more ribbons than they … Continue reading A Horse of a Different Color

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God’s Covenant of Peace

Diane Reid

Though the mountains be shaken    and the hills be removed,yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken    nor my covenant of peace be removed,”    says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 Mountains may not be shaking around you and hills may not be removed, but there are so many other things that can rock our world – disease, relationships falling apart, bills stacking up, death of a loved one. The list goes on and on. Some of what rocks our world are things that are out of our control and some are the result of poor decisions we made. No judgement here, I … Continue reading God’s Covenant of Peace

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Double Minded Man

Diane Reid

If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. James 1:8-9 MSG I like how the Message Bible puts this. Other versions refer to this as being a double minded man. I believe in divine healing. I believe it is for today, for you … Continue reading Double Minded Man

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Looking Unto Jesus

Diane Reid

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith… Hebrews 12:2 Some of the most hurtful words spoken to someone who believes in healing when the healing hasn’t manifested are – “you don’t have enough faith.”  I know people who have been terribly shamed by this including me. When I heard these words, I did what some teachers of divine healing recommend. I began to build my faith, which put my focus on me and what I was doing or not doing. Since I had no way to measure my faith, it was a very frustrating experience. I found … Continue reading Looking Unto Jesus

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Sorry Not Today

Diane Reid

You know that God anointed Jesus from Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went everywhere and did good things, such as healing everyone who was under the devil’s power. Jesus did these things because God was with him. Acts 10:38 I’ve looked. I can’t find it. Nowhere in the Bible, to my knowledge, does Jesus tell someone who has come to Him for healing, “Sorry, not today.”  Nowhere do I see Him turning away someone who needed healing and saying sorry, I can’t help you today. What I do read is that He went everywhere healing and … Continue reading Sorry Not Today

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Amazing Faith

Diane Reid

When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, “Look! There’s the Shunammite!  Run to meet her and ask her, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” “Everything is all right,” she said. II Kings 4: 25-26 Her son had just died. The son the prophet of God (Elisha) had told her she would have even though she wasn’t even asking for one and she begged him not to get her hopes up. But, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son just as promised. … Continue reading Amazing Faith

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God of the Valleys

Diane Reid

Then a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” I Kings 20:28 The Arameans were enemies of the Israelites and had just lost a battle with them resulting in a great slaughter. The king of Aram believed that they lost because God was with the Israelites in the mountains but perhaps … Continue reading God of the Valleys

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Praise Before Victory

Diane Reid

As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 2 Chronicles 20:22 One evening during praise and worship at church, I was praising somewhat more enthusiastically than usual. The day leading up to this had come with two amazing God encounters and I was responding to them. While I was praising, the Holy Spirit spoke these words into my heart: “Praise the same way before a victory as you would after the victory.” That brought conviction along with encouragement. This verse in 2 … Continue reading Praise Before Victory