Word for Today, Mon, 31 May 2004: Weekly Verses
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Here is this week's collection of weekly verses from Phil Ware.
This week's collection contains prophesy, words of things to
come. It also contains verses of encouragement, a set of
short comments on each verse, and a brief prayer that goes along
with each passage and comment.
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Yours in Christ,
Brian
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Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
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May 31, 2004
These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.23.22520.2.293748
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MONDAY
The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud
command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet
call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After
that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord forever.
--1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
What do you have that is forever? Most of everything we
have falls apart, breaks, or runs down in a short time. But we
have three things that last forever: God, our Christian
friends, and our praise of God. These are eternal.
MY PRAYER...
God, I look forward to the day of your next great surprise.
I join the angels in standing on tiptoe as I look to the clouds
to see my Lord, your Son, return in glory and receive the
welcome and honor he deserves. I praise you for that day now,
even though I see it only by faith. Until I see you on that
day, please know my heart's desire is to serve you, even when
my weakness gets in the way of showing it as fully as I should.
My thanks to you in Jesus name. Amen.
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TUESDAY
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven from God, prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for
her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with
them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with
them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their
eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or
pain, for the old order of thing has passed away.
--Revelation 21:2-4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I don't know about you, but I'm kind of ready for that old
order stuff to go away. The end of tears, death, mourning,
crying and pain sounds pretty good to me! No wonder the early
Christians would say, "Marantha. Come Lord Jesus!" They
couldn't wait.
MY PRAYER...
Holy God, please help me as I try to continue serving you
faithfully. My desire is to be steadfast in my love and living
for you until the glorious day that so many of your children
have longed for over the centuries. I long to see you in your
glory and to share in your presence and to join with the saints
of all ages past praising you around your glorious throne.
Through Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY
Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many
people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but
to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
--Hebrews 9:28
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Who are you waiting for? Can you think of anything more
exciting than to wait for Jesus to come take us home in his
glory.
MY PRAYER...
Majestic King of the Ages, may your Kingdom come in all its
fullness and every knee bow to your Savior, and may you grant
that it may come to pass in our generation. Through Jesus I
expectantly pray. Amen.
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THURSDAY
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up
anger.
--Proverbs 15:1
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Why is it so hard to endure an unjust or unfair criticism?
Why do we always have to defend ourselves no matter how
ridiculous the charge? Often the problems we have with others
simply escalate because we do not choose to forgive and let
them go on in the Lord!
MY PRAYER...
Precious and Holy God, help me more carefully guard my
speech from things you despise, especially gossip, slander, and
innuendo. Thank you. Through Jesus' grace. Amen
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FRIDAY
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and
the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and
earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted
as head over all.
--1 Chronicles 29:11
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Praise is letting God know we recognize him for who he is,
what he has done, and what he is doing. But more than
informing God of his greatness, praise is rejoicing before him
in his greatness and recognizing that not only is his grace
without comparison, his majesty and might and holiness and
faithfulness and righteousness and mercy and love and
forgiveness and justice and... are without comparison. Praise
is thankful celebration that he is God, and even more
importantly, that he is our God.
MY PRAYER...
Great and Gracious God without comparison, you are truly
worthy of my best words and best thoughts and best imaginings.
I worship and submit to you, rejoice that you are who you are,
celebrate what you have done, and long for what you are yet to
do. You are magnificent, my Father and my God. Through Jesus,
and because of his matchless love, I praise you. Amen.
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SATURDAY
Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact
you are doing.
--1 Thessalonians 5:11
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
While Paul's exhortation here is excellent, it is the style
of the exhortation we should especially notice. We live in an
age where we are constantly pressured to emphasize the novel,
new, or improved versions of things. But in our lives as
Christians, we need to remind each other of what we are doing
right and just simply say, "Hey, you're doing well, just keep
doing what you're doing!"
MY PRAYER...
Faithful Father, thank you for noticing and keeping record
of the things I've done that are good and pleasing to you.
Please help me to keep doing those things that please you, only
do them better, that you may be pleased and glorified. In Jesus
name. Amen.
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SUNDAY
I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and high
and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that
surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of
all the fullness of God.
--Ephesians 3:17-19
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Love that surpasses knowledge. That's very difficult to
explain, but when you have loved your spouse for decades you
experience what this means. When you love a child and do what
you never dreamed you could do for another human being, you
understand this phrase. And when you stand before God, adopted
as a full heir of all his great riches, a full sibling to Jesus
Christ the Lord, and know you are seen as holy, without
reproach, and blameless, you begin to understand this phrase.
MY PRAYER...
Holy and incredible God, help me to know in my soul the love
that is greater than words and knowledge so that I may not only
be like you, but that I may know you in experience just as I
know you in faith. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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