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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

As we begin another work week, here's this week's collection of
scripture verses, thoughts, and prayers from Phil Ware.

Dear Lord,

The Psalmist sure understood enough about You when he wrote that
the word of the Lord is flawless. Please cleanse what is within
us and fill each of us with Your essence, which is pure love.

Yours in Christ,
Brian

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Weekly Verses
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July 14, 2003

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

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is
flawless. he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
--Psalm 18:30
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
A shield whose word can be trusted. But we must take refuge
in him if his flawless word for us is to be a blessing and his
presence a shield.

MY PRAYER...
God of the Fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I trust my
soul and future to you. You are my strength and shield and I
pray that your name will be exalted in my life. Please protect
and guard me and my family and my church from the Evil One and
keep us physically safe and whole as we serve you this summer.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

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TUESDAY

I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your
name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted
above all things your name and your word.
--Psalm 138:2
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
For Christians, God's temple is one of two related things:
either the Christian's body (1 Cor. 6:19-20) or the group of
people who make up his Church (1 Cor. 3:16). Because of the
flaws of the people in our churches, many are hypercritical of
them. But God's Church is precious to him and should be to us.
Anyone who destroys his church through division will be
utterly destroyed. God's faithfulness to his people is seen in
his preservation of the Church through all the ravages and
persecutions of history. But God is still the center of the
Church and he alone is to be exalted and the Church is still to
be governed by his word and not just their own will.

MY PRAYER...
Holy and matchless God, I praise you for your steadfast love
and faithfulness revealed in the preseveration of your Church
through all of history. I promise to cherish your Church and
do all I can to help it grow and mature to be more like Jesus,
but I recognize that you and you alone are to be exalted above
all other things and that my church must never be more
important than your will revealed in your word. Give me the
courage to be true to you even if my church may not be.
Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask
or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in church and in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
--Ephesians 3:20-21
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Of all the names for God in the Bible, this is my favorite:
Him who is able to do immeasurably more. Our God is the same
God who parted the Red Sea and fed 5,000 on a green hillside
with only a couple of sardine sandwiches. He longs to do more
than we ask and imagine, but most of us haven't really given
him much of a challenge. Dream big dreams for God. Then hang
on!

MY PRAYER...
Almighty and awesome God, do in our day what you did in past
days. Give us faith to believe and then amaze us at the
smallness of our faith. Give us vision to see your plan and do
greater things. We ask this, not for ourselves or our
experience, but for your glory and the salvation of our world.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
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THURSDAY

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus.
--Philippians 1:6
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
God made the world in 6 days. Now he sustains it with his
powerful word. But in each of us, he is still at work and will
continue to work to his glory (see Philippians 2:12-13) until
Christ comes to take us home!

MY PRAYER...
Thank you Father, for being at work in my life. I confess
that at times you seem distant, but looking back over the
crucial moments where things were held in the balance, I can
see your fingerprints and your grace leading me to where I am
today. Please make your presence more powerfully known in my
life as I seek your will and live to your glory. Through Jesus
I pray. Amen.
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FRIDAY

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by
your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for
you.
--Jeremiah 32:17
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In the immense expanse of our universe, with its billions
upon billions of stars, where our own tiny blue planet is only
a small speck of sand on an inestimable seashore, God knows us
each personally. Such knowledge it too wonderful to be true,
and yet it is. God has shown us his love in Jesus to remind us
that he not only knows us, but he cares for us.

MY PRAYER...
O Great God of the heavens, thank you for caring for me even
though I am such a small part of your great work in the
universe. Your love is beyond my comprehension, and yet it
thrills me to know that in your grace one day I will see you
face-to-face. Through Jesus I praise you. Amen.
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SATURDAY

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread
alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
--Matthew 4:4
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Like Esau, we get so diverted by the mundane things of life,
the growling of our bellies, we forget the longer-range view of
things. God's word, his written word the Bible, his
demonstrated Word in Jesus, and his proclaimed word in the
Gospel, are what can sustain us eternally.

MY PRAYER...
True and Faithful God, through your Holy Spirit create in me
a hunger for your word that is much more demanding of life than
my hunger for food. I confess that at times I have been
distracted by the mundane things of life and have not sought
your word and have not nourished my soul. Please forgive me as
I pledge myself to be more attentive to your leading and your
truth through your word. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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SUNDAY

God exalted him (Jesus) to the highest place and gave him the
name that is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.
--Philippians 2:9-11
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
When Jesus is exalted, when his name is praised and his
glory confessed, rather than being insulted or blasphemed, God
is honored. Praise be the glorious name of Jesus and the grace
of our God!

MY PRAYER...
Precious Savior, Jesus Christ my Lord, your name is
wonderful! Your sacrifice for my sin was so loving and
generous. I am so thankful that our Father raised you from the
dead and that through you I will be able to be with God and
worship you all of eternity! You are glorious, Jesus my Lord! Amen.

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