Word for Today, Mon, 20 Jun 2005: Weekly Verses
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Quite often I send out Phil Ware's collection of daily verses
that are compiled into a single weekly edition. You can get
either the daily edition, the weekly edition, or both, from
crosswalk.com. I share them with you because they provide a
framework from which you can build your own regular Bible
reading, prayer, and thought life. You need not contain
yourselves to these readings; it would be much better if you
established your own private, consistent time with God.
Since that's not always easy, given the typical person's life and
priorities, I've felt that at the very least, these resources
might be useful to some, who may be lacking time and discipline,
but still desire to read and study the Word of God and think
about it. While these messages are not an end in and of
themselves and are not intended to be, for some, they may provide
at least some material to consider as another busy week flies
by.
May God impress upon each one of us the importance of reading and
thinking about His Word and about devoting specific time each
day, and thoughts throughout the day, about what God's Word means
and how it can apply to each of our lives in tangible, practical
ways.
It is my personal belief that a constant diet of God's Word and
meditation on it is the lasting cure to the anxieties of life.
When we surrender to God, our problems do not go away, but we can
rid ourselves of anxiety by learning to know God and to
completely trust Him.
Yours in Christ,
Brian
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Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
http://www.crosswalkmail.com/ajtvrvl_ldzwfw.html
June 20, 2005
These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
http://www.crosswalkmail.com/oouvnvt_ldzwfw.html
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Monday, June 20
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any
people.
--Proverbs 14:34
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Wow, what an indictment. When we vote according to our
pocketbook more than character and when we excuse the
indiscretions, infidelities, and illegalities in the leaders of
both political parties, we have reached a very sad state
indeed! But before we rant and rave about the sad state of
morality in our public officials, let's make sure we're honest
in our own daily lives, that we don't say cruel things about
others, that we remain faithful to our marriage and our purity
vows to God, and let's make sure that we expect of ourselves
higher standards than we do of others.
MY PRAYER...
God, you are not only the Almighty, you are holy! Holy,
Holy, Holy are you, the LORD God Almighty. May the whole earth
be filled with your glory and may that glory be shown in what I
do and say. Forgive me for my own sin and hypocrisy. Bless me
with purity and holiness as I pledge my life to your glory. In
Jesus name I pray. Amen.
Tuesday, June 21
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.
--Psalm 33:12
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
What is god of our culture and our nation? Certainly our
God is the LORD, Yahweh, King of Israel and Redeemer of the
lost. But we can pray for revival to sweep our land and we can
repent for not placing him first in our own lives. He has
promised to respond if we will humble ourselves and seek him.
Let's do that beginning today!
MY PRAYER...
LORD, God of the heavens and Father of all nations, I humble
myself before you today, acknowledging my own sin and the sin
of my people. I pray that you will revive us by the power of
your word and the sanctifying power of your Spirit. Bring
renewal to our land. In the name of Jesus and by the power of
the Spirit I ask this. Amen.
Wednesday, June 22
Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the
nations what he has done and proclaim that his name is exalted.
--Isaiah 12:4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
It is wrong to think God's love for the nations began only
with Jesus and the Great Commission. Remember Jonah's
preaching to save Israel's great enemy, Nineveh? Remember the
precious story of Ruth? God loves all people and wants them to
come to share in his grace. As Christians, we are his salt and
light, here to touch all the people of the world and beckon
them to come back to the Father who loves them.
MY PRAYER...
Holy God, stir in my heart a greater passion to share your
love with the world. May my life, my money, and my concerns be
used to do more of your work throughout the world. Please
bless the efforts of all those who share the Gospel of Jesus in
a culture other than their own. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Thursday, June 23
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass
away. (Spoken by Jesus.)
--Matthew 24:35
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
What do you have that will last? Not much -- the love you
have for God and his children, the praise you offer him, and
the Word he has spoken to use through his Spirit, the prophets,
and his Son, Jesus. Invest in these things and you will never
be without lasting profit!
MY PRAYER...
Eternal God and loving Father, give me wisdom to discern
what is truly lasting and invest my life in those things that
will never suffer decay. Thank you for sending Jesus to teach
me truth that will last. I want to be obedient to his words
and his life. Bless me in ways that help me live a life that
is true. Through Jesus, my eternal Savior I pray. Amen.
Friday, June 24
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.
Saturday, June 25
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.
Sunday, June 26
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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