Quote from Forum Archives on July 16, 2001, 3:08 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

This week, I am fortunate to receive the weekly verses from
Crosswalk.com right at the beginning of the week. Therefore, I'd
like to share them with you at the beginning of the week. Right
from the beginning, there are good scripture references. I love
the promise in Ephesians 3, that God is "able to do immeasurably
more than we can ever ask or imagine"! I call that the POWER
PRAYER --- it is the Power of God's Holy Spirit, alive and well,
and working in the lives and attitudes of His people.

Then there's the second verse, a promise from the apostle Paul's
letter to the Philippian church, that He who began a good work in
you will be faithful to complete it. Isn't that great stuff?
Well, to me, the promises of God are more encouraging than
anything I can ever think of. Please read the scripture this
week and remember the Word of God.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - July 16, 2001

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Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
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7/16/01

These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
< devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >
We hope they're a blessing to your week!

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MONDAY

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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TUESDAY

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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WEDNESDAY

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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THURSDAY

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.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

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!

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

(Jesus said) "If you obey my commands, you will remain in my
love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in
his love."

--John 15:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Love is not just a feeling, but it is action. For us as
believers, the action that most shows our love for Jesus is for
us to be obedient to his words and his example.

MY PRAYER...
Father, thank you for showing your love in Jesus. Thank
you, Jesus, for showing us how to love our Father by being
obedient to his will and word. Today I pledge to conciously
try to live in obedience to your will. Please receive my
actions, words, and thoughts today as an offering of praise to
you. In Jesus name. Amen.

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SUNDAY

Get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent
and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

--James 1:21
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Isn't it true! When we find ourselves caught in the
clutches of the moral filth of our culture, we find the word of
God boring and irrelevant. Yet even in those moments when
Satan uses sin to harden our hearts, God's Spirit calls us to
change at a level deeper than just the mere understanding of
the words of Scripture. Thank God for his Spirit, which can
use his word like a surgeons scalpel on our hearts.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, I pledge to you today to willingly and decisively
give up the immoral habits in my life. I recognize that these
not only offend your holiness and grace, but also harden me to
your will, pull me away from your character, and blunt my
witness to others. Please forgive me and then sustain me as I
seek to live a life wholly pleasing to you. In Jesus I pray.
Amen.

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