Word for Today, Mon, 6 Sep 2004: Remembering September 11
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Today's devotional message comes Crosswalk.com, which provides
Email and Web based devotional messages, several Bible
translations, and various resources for Christians and other
seekers. The message that follows is the collection of Weekly
Verses, based on a compilation of Phil Ware's Daily Verse.
Yours in Christ,
Brian
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Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.23.26047.1.293748
September 6, 2004
These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.23.26047.2.293748
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MONDAY
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in
humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you
should look not only to your own interests, but also to the
interest of others.
--Philippians 2:3-4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Do you remember one of the earliest questions in the Bible?
"Where is your brother Abel?" To which Cain responded: "Am I
my brother's keeper?" Paul's answer is a clear and undeniable
yes! We must look to the interest of others and not just our
own.
MY PRAYER...
Father, teach me to love your family as you do. I get so
caught up and distracted with my own world and my own problems
that I forget to notice those who are hurting. Help me to grow
more aware and more attune to those needs so you may minister
through me. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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TUESDAY
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but
only what is helpful for building others up according to their
needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
--Ephesians 4:29
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The goal in Christian communication is not merely clarity,
but encouragement based on what the needs of the other person
are.
MY PRAYER...
Tender Shepherd, give me a heart that is pure so that my
words may be pure. Give me a heart that is kind so that my
words may be kind. Give me a heart that is full of joy and
encouragement so that I may share these with those you bring to
my path and with whom I share conversation. In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY
Rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn
rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both
autumn and spring rains.
--Joel 2:23
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"The prayers go up and the blessings come down..." The
words to this children's song are only half right, because God
sends his blessings many times even when we don't pray. But
with the special smell that comes with a drought-breaking rain,
God loves the aroma of his children's joy, especially when he
is the source of its delight!
MY PRAYER...
Holy God and Tender Father, you are my great delight. When
all others fail, you are still God. You are a rock and
fortress, you are a tender shepherd, and you are a solid
mountain that cannot be shaken. Your blessings and grace shower
upon me and fill me with joy. I can't wait for the day I get
to see you face to face and delight in your presence. Until
then, I will see you faith to face and rejoice in anticipation.
Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
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THURSDAY
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
--2 Corinthians 13:14
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I have a friend in Jesus who has taught me the power of
blessings. I can't think of a better one! Grace, love and
fellowship rooted in the eternal, sacrificial, and gracious
nature of our God, and we share it with God's children all
around the world.
MY PRAYER...
Father, I am thinking of several precious friends who need
the richness of this blessing to fall upon them. Please bless
them. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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FRIDAY
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order
to bring praise to God.
--Romans 15:7
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I hate racism and exclusivity. But my loathing does not
even approach God's revulsion at these things. On the other
hand, we can anticipate the choir of heaven if we will accept
one another in Jesus and not let race, language, culture, or
suspicion keep us from loving each other as we have already
been loved by the Savior.
MY PRAYER...
Holy and Righteous Father, I pray that we will let your
Spirit and your grace help us tear down any wall that divides
your people based on race, culture, or privilege. Teach us,
teach me, to love all people the way you do. Through Jesus I
pray. Amen.
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SATURDAY
We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that
suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and
character, hope.
--Romans 5:3-4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I remember the old Corrie ten Boom line, "Thank God for the
fleas." The fleas kept the German soldiers out of the barracks
in the concentration camp where she was imprisoned. This
allowed her to minister and visit with those who were being
persecuted. There she could show and share Jesus.
MY PRAYER...
Mighty God, I confess that I get impatient and frustrated
with difficulty, pain, and suffering. Please give me more
compassion and a better listening ear, so that I may bless
those who need love and grace. Through Jesus I ask it. Amen.
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SUNDAY
Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of
God, you will receive what he has promised.
--Hebrews 10:35-36
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Boy there are some tough times in life! They're inescapable.
That's when our confidence in the Lord's salvation and our
relationship with him get tested! It is one thing to sing "it
is well with my soul" at the end of a peel-the-paint worship
service, but it is quite another to be able to sing it when
they auction your house off at the courthouse steps or you've
lost a child to death. That's when the commitment to be who we
want to be overrides the weakness of what we feel. Faith can't
take a holiday when we travel through the suburbs of hell or
we'll never find our way out. So don't throw it away. Be like
Job or Jeremiah who both argued and complained to God. Just
don't quit.
MY PRAYER...
Holy and Almighty God, today is a good day. But I am
profoundly aware that some of those I love are wrestling with
throwing away their confidence in your love, mercy, grace,
peace, and deliverance. Please use me, but even more I pray
that you use your Holy Spirit to renew their hearts. I pray
that you intervene directly to change the course of events and
give them relief. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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