Quote from Forum Archives on April 14, 2003, 10:51 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

I pray that each of you had a great weekend. Did you attend
your local church on Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus'
triumphant entry into Jerusalem? This week is Holy Week, the
days leading up to the suffering, death, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Please remember our Lord each day. Perhaps this
week will be a time that you can either start to practice
regularly including prayer, bible reading, and worship into your
daily activities, if you do not already have a regular routine.

These weekly verses from Phil Ware may help you as you
contemplate the wonders of what Jesus Christ has done for each of
us.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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Weekly Verses
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April 14, 2003

These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
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MONDAY

MONDAY

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
--Galatians 2:20
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
When we are baptized into Christ, we share in his
crucifixion and we are raised up to be new people. Christ is
alive in us. The real challenge is for us to be "Christ
alive!" Our motivation? Not to earn salvation, which has
already been given us by grace, but to honor him who sacrificed
all to save us. (See Romans 6:1-14)

MY PRAYER...
Thank you, God, for loving me and sending Jesus to redeem me
from my sin. I promise you today that I will live by faith in
your Son who gave himself so I can spend eternity with you. I
ask that by your Spirit, you help Jesus' life be seen in me.
Through him I pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

If, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him
through the death of his Son, how much more, having been
reconciled, shall we be saved through his life.
--Romans 5:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus didn't just die for my sins, he lives for me. In
fact, he is at God's right hand claiming me as his own (see 1
John 2:1-2). If he was willing to die to save me, what will he
withhold now that he lives victorious over death?

MY PRAYER...
Holy and Righteous Father, I thank you for Jesus, who is at
your side and knows my heart, struggles, and world. I thank
you for your constant care and protection through all of my
difficulties and triumphs. Please make your presence known
more clearly today than ever before as I try to serve you with
wholehearted devotion. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY

The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his
powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he
sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
--Hebrews 1:3
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus was God with us. No imitation, knock off, or clone.
He was God with us. To this day, he sustains creation with his
word -- so much for "Mother Nature." But now "God with us" has
paid for our sins and is not just God with us, but God for us
at the Father's side.

MY PRAYER...
Precious Lord, as you have so many times in the past, you
take these humble human words and bring them to the Father as
my friend and brother. Thank you for your sacrifice, which
saved me. Thank you for your sustaining presence in our
universe. Thank you for your daily intercession. Thank you
for being God for me at the Father's side. To the glorious,
majestic, and holy God, who sent Jesus as Savior, be glory,
honor, and adoration forever and ever. Amen.
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THURSDAY

At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ
died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a
righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly
dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
--Romans 5:6-8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus died for us,but not because he had some high hopes for
who we are or what we would be. No, he died for us because he
knew exactly who we are and what we would be without him. But
praise be to God, we are now God's righteousness because he
took our sin and gave us God's grace (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, thank you for Jesus, my Savior. No words are
adequate to express my love and devotion to you for such an
incredible gift! Through him I give and live my thanks to you.
Amen.

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FRIDAY

Jesus said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for me will save it.
--Luke 9:23-24
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"I've just got to find myself." Won't ever happen. We do
not "find ourselves, our life" by pursuing it. We find it by
losing it to something or someone greater than ourselves. We
find our life be losing it to Jesus and the work of his
Kingdom.

MY PRAYER...
Master and Maker of all that lives and breathes, take my
life and every breath and use it for your glory. May my words
and actions this day be pleasing to you. Through Jesus I offer
you this prayer and praise. Amen.

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SATURDAY

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came
by Christ Jesus.
--Romans 3:23-24
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"I blew it!" Come to think of it, we've all blown it! We
don't measure up. We're not divine. We might be decent, but
decent won't do. Only the divine, the truly righteous, make it
past the grave in glory. Thank God that grace is freely given
and the price for our sin was paid by Jesus. While I "blew it"
he renewed it!

MY PRAYER...
Kind and Loving Father, thank you for being so generous with
your grace. May I be as passionate for your righteousness as
you were in redeeming me from my sin. Through Jesus I ask
this. Amen.

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SUNDAY

I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you... that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he
was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according
Scriptures.
--1 Corinthians 15:1-4
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The Gospel story is pretty simple to understand. The grace
of the Gospel is glorious to receive. The sacrifice of the
Gospel is incomprehensible. The victory of the Gospel is life.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty Lord, thank you for the empty tomb and Jesus'
victory over the grave. Just as Jesus' death pardoned my sin,
his resurrection assures my future. Thank you for grace and
glory. May my life today be lived by the power of the
resurrection. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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