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Today’s Devotional · AUGUST 17, 2026
Bestir Yourself to Pray
Prayer is one of those things we often discuss more than we practice.
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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary.Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
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