Quote from Forum Archives on November 6, 2000, 9:52 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Here are a quick set of verses that might be useful to some of
you as you go through the week. I try to read some scriptures
and devotionals every day and pray throughout the day. If I can
get the time to sit down, I like to read and study for a while,
but sometimes time is fleeting and everything challenges the
available time. For such times, I find this material from Phil
Ware and made available by Crosswalk very helpful.

Dear Lord, You are always on my mind and in my heart, but I
confess that there are many times when it is difficult to sit
down, be quiet before You, and just listen, as Your Word fills
the empty cavities of my spirit and Your Holy Spirit begins to
work within me.

I am willing, and I want to be available for You. I am seeking
You right now, Lord. Teach me to make time for You, just as
Christ did. Though the demands upon Him were extreme, He always
managed to seek You first. May I learn these traits? Will You
teach them to me, in doses that I can handle?

Thank You for the Wonder of Your Word, who You are, and Your
marvelous love. Amen.

Brother Brian

From: Crosswalk.com <newsletters@crosswalk.com>

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
11/6/00

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

~~~~~~~~~

MONDAY

It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so
that no one can boast.

--Ephesians 2:8-9
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Don't you love gifts! When they're truly given, with no
strings attached, all we have to do is receive them. The
greatest gift we've ever received has nothing to do with our
efforts. It is a gift from God. We didn't earn it, deserve
it, or purchase it. God gave it through his sacrificial gift
so our salvation would not be our boast, but his kindness.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, I can never thank you enough for sending Jesus and
paying the debt for my sin. May I never presume on your grace
or take the cost of your gift lightly. At the same time,
Father, I want to live confidently, knowing that my salvation
is not dependent on my mistakes but upon your grace. Because
of such a lavish gift, I pledge to live for you today in a way
that reflects the joy I have at receiving such an awesome gift.
Through Jesus, my Grace, I pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that
your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind
of sufferings.

--1 Peter 5:8-9
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Satan is real. He and his power are intended to harm. But
rather than spending our time worrying about him, let's resist
him when we are tempted and focus on Jesus. He's the one who
won the big showdown at Calvary, triumphing over Satan. He
took Satan's greatest tool and disarmed it. Now we can resist
and Satan will flee.

MY PRAYER...
Thank you, Almighty God, for sending Jesus to break Satan's
stranglehold over us. Through the Savior's death you have
assured me that mine won't be the end of our relationship, but
the beginning of life with you. Today, however, I ask that you
help me especially resist Satan's power over my life in the
following ways... Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in
order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.

--Ephesians 1:18
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Heaven is something we see with our heart. When we are
discouraged, doubtful, and depressed, we need to have the
eyes of our hearts "enlightened." The dawn needs to rise
in our darkness, and then we will see the dawn of hope and
the riches of our inheritance. But when things look bad,
the only way to remember these things is to sing them,
pray them, and head God's promises of them.

MY PRAYER...
O God, you are my Hope. I trust in you and your promises.
But I admit that at times, like even right now, I struggle
with the confidence that you will act in response to my prayers
and do what I've trusted you with my life to do. Please fill me
with your Spirit, comfort my doubts, and kindle my passion so
that I may serve you with boldness and share your grace with
others. Through my Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

THURSDAY

You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of
him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

--1 Peter 2:9
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
We've been picked to be on God's team, and we were picked
first! We have an important role to play in the unfolding of
the world's history. We're here to declare God's praises to
those who don't know him so they can find his marvelous light
and leave their world of darkness.

MY PRAYER...
O Great Light of Eternal Hope, I praise you and thank you for
including me in your people. Now move me and empower me to share
your Gospel with others so the world might truly know that Jesus
is Lord. Through him I pray. Amen

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for
there is no authority except that which God has established.
The authorities that exist have been established by God.

--Romans 13:1
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Yes, there are things we don't like about our government.
But God has truly blessed us to enjoy the protection of the
authorities. But we also live in the time of some of the
greatest persecution ever known in the Christian era. So as we
pray for our leaders and thank God for our freedoms, let's not
forget the persecuted church all over the world.

MY PRAYER...
O Great Deliverer, God of the Exodus, as you have shown your
power and deliverance in the past, we ask that you act today
and bless every believer who is persecuted for your sake. Show
them tenderness, healing, and protection on this day. Through
Jesus we ask it. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant - not
of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the
Spirit gives life.

--2 Corinthians 3:6
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
A new covenant -- God willingly entered into a new agreement
with us, his creatures, sealed it with the blood of his Son
Jesus, and sent the Spirit to give us the power to live the
life of this new covenant. God has made a covenant of love and
grace with us. The Almighty has then turned around and made us
worthy and competent to share that covenant with others. Now
wonder it is life-giving: it brings life to us and through us!

MY PRAYER...
O holy and majestic God, thank you for your grace that has
saved me from sin and has redeemed me from the law of sin and
death. Thank you for sending the gift of your Son and the gift
of your Spirit so that I can live with you in a covenant of
life, grace, and love. While I confess my weaknesses, I also
promise you that I will live to honor your sacrifice, love and
covenant, trusting that you will ultimately empower me to be
what you are calling me to be. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's
servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone
what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue,
then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

--Romans 13:6
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Ouch! I hate taxes. But I have to admit, I enjoy many of
the privileges and blessings that those taxes afford. Paul
keeps reminding us in Romans 13 that civil authorities are
God's tools to hold back anarchy, chaos, and lawlessness. As a
Christian, I'm immune to most laws because my faith in Jesus is
going to regulate my behavior far more strictly than a legal
code. But I do have a responsibility (I owe it, Paul says) to
be a good citizen, a good financial manager, a nice respectful
neighbor, and a person who willingly honors those who have
merited it.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty God, I pledge allegiance to you. You alone are
Sovereign, Ruler, and King. But because you call me to honor
my government, because you have so richly blessed me to be in a
land such as this, because you have lavished your grace on me
so richly, I will live today in a way that honors my allegiance
to you, my citizenship in my country, and my respect toward
those whom I meet this day. In Jesus I pray. Amen.

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