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Welcome! My name is Richard Templin Hancock and I am a senior citizen who has found great peace in his old age in the forgiveness that Jesus Christ offers to sinners. I enjoy reading my Bible and recording short Devotional podcasts with the aim to encourage us all to have faith in God and follow His Son Jesus Christ every day.
I hope the following blog posts will be an encouragement to you:

God Your Heart Surgeon

Deuteronomy 30:6 states, "And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live." 

It's wonderful when God does heart surgery on a sinner. 

Here are a more Bible verses on this subject:

Jeremiah 32:39 says, "And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:" 

Ezekiel 11:19 declares, "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:" 

Have you asked God to do His miracle saving work in your heart? If not, then believe in His Son Jesus Christ.


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God's plans for you

Psalm 40:5 NLT
O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.

Thank God He has good plans for you. 
Psalm 5:12:
For you bless the godly, O LORD; you surround them with your shield of love.

God's plans for you include victory.
Psalm 32:7 
For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

God's plans for you keep you safe against those who conspire against you.
Psalm 31:20 
You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.

God's plans for you include His guidance.
Proverbs 3:6 
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Let's not lose heart. Let's look to the One who has great plans for us!


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Take Heed To God's Word

Psalms 119:9: "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word."

What great benefits there are in taking heed according to God's word in the Holy Bible.

Consider these Bible verses:

Psalms 119:11: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

Psalms 119:97: "O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."

Psalms 119:103: "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

Psalms 119:105: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

Let us pray. Father in heaven, we look to you, the one who gave us the breath of life, the one who determines all our days. We look to you and your perfect word to guide us through the many obstacles in life. Guide us in your perfect plan for our lives. Help us to read and obey your precious word. Amen.


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All Our Days Are In God's Hands

Psalm 139:16 
Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.

All our days are in God's hands. Expect great things:

Job 5:9
who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;

God's good thoughts toward us:

Psalm 40:5 
Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

God made us fit for His kingdom:

Colossians 1:12-14
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

Jesus created us (believers) for Himself:

Colossians 1:16-17
For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

Jesus purified us of our sins:

Hebrews 1:3
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Let us pray. God, we thank you for having our best interests at heart. There are days we may not see your miracle-working hand, but being assured of heaven with you raises our faith above our circumstances. Amen.