Quote from Forum Archives on August 6, 2001, 1:14 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Here are the weekly verses from Crosswalk.com, a handy resource
to remind us each day that God's Word is our constant source of
hope, truth, and sustaining energy. By no means are these weekly
verses the extent of what is useful to know of God's Word, yet
they are valuable reminders of the great depth and wonder of
God. Just scan these messages and you will see enough of God's
wonder to realize what an awesome Creator He really is.

I urge you to include God in every part of your life this week.
It is possible to be active, yet constantly mindful of God in
everything - work, personal relationships, hardships, and
blessings. When I realize, not only that "God is able to do
exceedingly more than all that I can ever ask or imagine"
(Ephesians 3:20), but that Gpd loves me just as I am, I am all
the more motivated to love Him and honor Him.

My friends, when someone knows you well, even your faults, yet
remains your friend, don't you tend to have a special place in
your heart for that friend? Don't you also feel moved to do and
be someone special for that person? Well, that is how God is
with us. He knows us even better than our close friends do. He
knows everything, right and wrong, that we have ever done, or
ever will do. Yet His love is not based on what we do, but
instead, it is based on who He is (Our Creator) and who we are
(His Creation). Because He made us, He knows us, and He loves
us, inspite of what we may think otherwise.

May our lives not simply be some random set of events, and may we
not simply go through the day seeking to please ourselves alone.
Instead, may we realize that our lives matter greatly to God. He
created us to have a relationship with Him, and also to encourage
and love one another. I would like to encourage each of you to
purposefully think about God and your relationship with Him, and
then live to please Him. As you do that, you will learn that
encouraging one another is a big part of living for Him.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - August 6, 2001

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
8/6/01

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

[Jesus said] "You are the light of the world. Let your
light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven."
--Matthew 5:14-16
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Our life will not be neutral. We will either point others
away from God or show them that allegiance to God is important.
Let's make an intentional effort today to shine the light of
God's holiness and grace in all we do and say.

MY PRAYER...
O God, may the words of my mouth, the actions of my life,
and the influence of my deeds show others your holiness and
grace and lead them to acknowledge your majesty and might. In
Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

To all who received him, to those who believe in his name, he
gave the right to become children of God -- children born not
of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will,
but born of God.
--John 1:12-13
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
We live in a time and culture of rights. "It's my right to
___." Just fill in the blank. But there is one thing we
don't have a right to be: God's child. We are given that right
by grace through Jesus' coming to earth, living, dying and
being raised from the dead. We appropriate it through faith,
through which God gives us new birth when we are baptized and
reborn through the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-7). To
be born of God, to be born from above, to be born again is the
gift of adoption into God's family and entitles us to all the
rights of heirs in God's house (Galatians 3:26-4:7).

MY PRAYER...
Abba Father, thank you for including me in your family. May
my life today reflect your influence, character, mercy,
holiness, compassion, righteousness, and love. I want to be
like you, my Father. So just as I was born into your family by
the power of the Holy Spirit, please fill me with your Spirit
today so that I will more closely reflect you in all I do and
say. Through Jesus I pray. men.

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WEDNESDAY

Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who
conducts his affairs with justice.

--Psalm 112:5
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
We are pushed by our culture, and often by our own greed, to
look for an angle, to get the upper hand, to try to use others
for our own benefit. We are reminded today that our benefit is
only found when we benefit and bless others.

MY PRAYER...
Oh God, you have been so gracious to me. May I reflect your
graciousness to others today in all I say and do. Through
Jesus I ask it. Amen.

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THURSDAY

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.
--James 1:22
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
What we know and even what we believe are not that
significant if they don't show up in the way we live. Pure and
simple, faith not lived everyday is not faith, it is facade.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, help me put into practice what I know is your will
and your truth today. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks
at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
--1 Samuel 16:7
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Have you ever wondered how many friends you may have lost
simply by judging them on their first appearance or impression?
I'm amazed at how the first impression very seldom tells us
much of substance about another. We're not really going to be
able to evaluate people properly until the Lord reveals at
judgment what is really in their heart. Don't you think that
we should give them time for their heart to show before we make
a decision about them, too?!

MY PRAYER...
Father, who alone knows each heart, help me be more patient
with others before forming an opinion about them. Please give
me eyes to see them as Jesus does. Through him I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who
formed it and established it -- the Lord is his name: Call to
me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable
things you do not know.
--Jeremiah 33:2-3
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In a universe of billions of stars, think of the power of
the God who made them and knows each of their names. Think of
all he knows that we don't. Think of all he has seen that is
not in a history book. Think of all he has done and can do.
Add to this that he invites us to speak to him about the things
of our heart.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty God, there are so many things I am simply ignorant
about. There are so many things in my world that I can't
understand. There are so many things about you that I long to
know but I can't begin to comprehend you. Please, dear Father,
please give me more of you, and about you, that I may know you
better. You are beyond me, so deal gently as you reveal
yourself. I look with anticipation at the thought of knowing
you, the Unsearchable, the Almighty, God, my Abba. Through
Jesus I pray. Amen.
~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding
to the simple.

--Psalm 119:130
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Sometimes the right path is not so difficult to find, we
just need to know where to begin our search -- the reading of
God's words. The right way is very seldom just the property of
the bright, wise, and scholarly. It is very clear if we will
but look for it!

MY PRAYER...
Holy Father, thank you for making your will known through
your words in Scripture. Bless me today as I open your word.
May I find not only the answer to my questions, but may I find
you and your precious will. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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