Word for Today, Tue, 1 May 2001: Weekly Verses
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Here are the Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com. I hope they are
an encouragement to you this week.
Brother Brian
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Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - 4/30/01
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:02:12 -0400
Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
http://www.crosswalk.com
4/30/01
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
It is written, "As surely as I live," says the Lord, "every
knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God."
--Romans 14:11
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven." "Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!" Yes, every knee will
bow. But ours already do. We live in anticipation of the day
when all peoples will bow before our King. Until that day,
let's do all we can to make sure they do so in joy and not
on that day in fear!
MY PRAYER...
Father, I thank you for saving me. May my anticipation of
the day of Jesus' victory move me to be your agent of
reconciliation so others are ready for that day and will
welcome it with joy. Gives me eyes to see those who need to
come to Jesus today. Through him I pray. Amen.'
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TUESDAY
You know that is was not with perishable things such as silver
or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life
handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
--1 Peter 1:18-19
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
If value is determined by price, we are incredibly valuable.
God took the most precious treasure of heaven to buy us out of
sin and death and adopt us into his family. Silver and gold
pale in comparison to that value.
MY PRAYER...
Holy God, may I live today constantly aware of my
inestimable value to you. May my words, thoughts and actions
be permeated with a sense of worth. Not so that I may seem
important but so that I may live in holiness and honor to your
precious gift to me. Through him I pray. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY
God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the
glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the
hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching
everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone
perfect in Christ.
--Colossians 1:27-28
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Christ lives in me. Until I can become completely like him
through the power of the Spirit (2 Cor 3:18), he lives in me.
Until I can go home to be with him he lives in me (John14:1-21).
Everywhere I go and everything I do, he is with me.
MY PRAYER...
O God, may the presence of Jesus within me stir me to your
work today. May your abiding grace, through the presence of
your gracious Son, call me to your character and your concerns.
O Jesus, please make my heart like our Father's. Amen.
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THURSDAY
Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through
him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
--Hebrews 7:25
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus didn't just come and die for us. He wasn't raised
only to give us life. No, as incredible as those gifts are, he
adds another until he can come and take us home to God: Jesus
lives to ask God for grace in our behalf.
MY PRAYER...
Precious Savior, my Jesus, how I love you. You sacrificed
heaven for me. You gave up dignity to redeem me. You
destroyed death to assure me. But today, I am most thankful
and most aware that every prayer I make, every step I take, you
are in the Father's presence to bless me. Thank you. Amen.
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FRIDAY
The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
--Luke 19:10
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"The Friend of Sinners." Of all the things Jesus was
called, I believe that was his favorite. Come to think of it,
I believe it's my favorite, too!
MY PRAYER...
Father, while I know you hate sin and the havoc it creates
in our lives, I am so thankful that when you came to earth you
were not our judge but our Savior, you were our friend. I
promise to live today more aware of your love for the lost
because I know what it means to be found. Through Jesus my
Lord, I pray. Amen.
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SATURDAY
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who,
being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the
very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And
being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and
became obedient to death -- even death on a cross!
--Philippians 2:5-8
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"Lord, humble us gently." That is one of my friend's
favorite prayers. I like it, too. But thank God that Jesus
was not gently humbled. While I hate he had to go through
agony, his self-emptying humility the fact that was stark,
bold, drastic, and outrageous. But I am to have this same
attitude when it comes to reaching the lost and loving God's
children.
MY PRAYER...
God, you are all-powerful and yet you emptied yourself to
redeem me. May I be more selfless in my attitude and treatment
of others, like Jesus was with me. In his name, I pray. Amen.
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SUNDAY
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will
stand upon the earth.
--Job 19:25
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Beyond what these words were first meant to convey, we know
today that our Redeemer will return as the Rider on the white
horse in triumph and victory. Hallelujah, what a day!
MY PRAYER...
Conquering King, Immortal God, I look forward to the day of
your ultimate triumph in our world. Until that day, I pray
that your Kingdom may be reflected in my church, my family and
my life. Through the Rider on the white horse, I pray. Amen.
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