stained to be beautiful,
like wood covered, varnished,
on the surface set apart
but dead inside...
strip me bare, Lord,
raw before You fully
transparent in my walk
open to Your correction
to Your healing, oh Lord...
I come before You naked,
stripped bare of artifice,
of false righteousness...
honest before God...
pour into me wisdom,
acknowledging my failure,
staring at myself
in the mirror, naked,
before words of Holy Scripture,
fully exposed to Your truth...
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Edited 8 November 2026
strip me bare, Lord – v2
Proverbs 26:23
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited 8 November 2026
strip us bare, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/11/strip-us-bare-lord.html
Proverbs 26:23
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
6 November 2026
like a proverb in the mouth of a fool
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/11/like-proverb-in-mouth-of-fool.html
Proverbs 26:7
6 November 2026
We are fools
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/11/we-are-fools.html
Proverbs 26
Edited 1 November 2026
Let Your Yes be Yes - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/11/let-your-yes-be-yes-v2.html
Moving from I/My to We/Our
1 November 2026
Let Your Yes be Yes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/11/let-your-yes-be-yes.html
Faith Renewed Church,
during the second altar call in the 3
rd
service.
October 31, 2026
sovereign - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/sovereign-2.html
Matthew 6:9b
Matthew 6:9–13
Luke 11:1–4
Topic: Praying To Do God’s Will
Samson Society
North Hills Church
October 31, 2026
God’s Will
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/gods-will.html
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Proverbs 15
Micah 6:8
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Proverbs 12
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
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