Quote from Forum Archives on December 10, 2001, 4:45 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

For the Tuesday edition of Word for Today, I'm sending out
(early) the Weekly Verses from Phil Ware, followed by an update
from the Presidential Prayer Team. As a result, this message is
longer than usual, so I will contain my personal comments today
and resume the discussion about "seasonal preparation" on
Wednesday.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

Reply-to: Weekly Verses <weeklyverses@lists.crosswalk.com>
Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com -- 12/10/01
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:00:58 -0500

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
12/10/01

These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
< devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >

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MONDAY

Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me
will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be
thirsty."

--John 6:35
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
We crave food at regular intervals during the day. During
this holiday season food occupies our thoughts and fills up our
activities. But deep in our soul is a hunger, a soul hunger.
It cannot be filled by food, drink, or chemicals. This hunger
was the desire built into us by our Creator, placed there when
he knit us together in our mother's womb. This hunger can only
be satiated by Jesus.

MY PRAYER...
Please fill me, my Father, with Jesus. Give me today, my
Daily Bread, that I may find life in all its fullness.
Precious Lord, Jesus my brother and Savior, fill me and touch
me with your presence so that I can serve you by blessing those
around me with your grace. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

TUESDAY

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,"I am the light
of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life."

--John 8:12
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Darkness is more than a symbol, it is a pervasive way of
living and viewing the world. Darkness is the place of
deception, evil, crime, predators, sin, and death. To follow
Jesus means to bring him our heart and let him cast everything
from the darkness that plagues us on the inside so we don't
have to be afraid of the darkness on the outside. In this way,
Jesus gives us light, but it is a light that does more than
fill a dark room. This is a light that illumines the heart.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God who lives in glorious and irrepressible light, I
praise you for sending Jesus to cast away the dark fears that
so easily envelope me. I pray for strength and courage to not
only live in the light, but show others their way to the light.
In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

WEDNESDAY

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep;
whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and
go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have
it in full."

--John 10:7 and 9-10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus came to the world to give us life. He didn't come to
bring us rules, or judgment, or fear, or work. Jesus came to
give us life in its fullest form. While we know that this is
promised to us when we go to be with him for all eternity, John
wants us to clearly hear that Jesus' promise to give us life
begins right now! Not JUST life later, but also life NOW!

MY PRAYER...
Almighty God, I confess that sometimes I play life too
carefully, not risking failure and loss and not reaching for
your opportunities and your concerns. Give me a heart that
yearns to live life in all its fullness by seeking after your
will, Jesus' example, and the Holy Spirit's leading in my
decisions today and always. Through Jesus I ask this to your
glory. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

THURSDAY

[Jesus said,] "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my
sheep know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the
Father - and I lay down my life for the sheep."

--John 10:14-15
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The goal of our walk with Jesus is to come to know him as
our shepherd just as intimately as he knows the Father. A key
thing for us to remember: In a world where so many people want
to attract our attention and are willing to give us advice, we
can refuse their voice. We listen to Jesus because he has
shown his love for us by laying down his life for us. He is
not a hireling, he is the Good Shepherd.

MY PRAYER...
Holy Father, you are wonderful and generous beyond
description. You have shown your love by sending your Son to
be my Shepherd. Help me hear his voice through your Word.
Help me hear his voice through the wise counsel of spiritual
friends. Help me hear his voice through the words sung by my
brothers and sisters when we are assembled. Help me hear his
voice in the Holy Spirit's work on my conscience. Father, I
want to follow your Son as my Shepherd and Lord because I know
he, like you, is good! Through my Shepherd and Lord I pray.
Amen.
~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

[Jesus said,] "I am the resurrection and the life. He who
believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever
lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

--John 11:25
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
This is the most important question you will ever answer.
Do you really believe this? Do you believe that when you died
with Christ in baptism through faith, that you died the most
significant death and that your physical death will not
separate you from Jesus? All of life, even all of eternity for
you, hangs on this one question.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty and Everlasting Father, I believe that because you
have adopted me into your family, death will never claim me.
Help me live with new vigor and confidence knowing that Satan
cannot have me and death cannot claim me because I am yours
through Jesus. In my precious Redeemer I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me."

--John 14:6
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I don't want to be any more exclusive than Jesus. But I do
want to hear his voice. He calls me to find the way to the
Father through him. I must also know that others must know him
to find their way to the Father, too. How can we not be more
passionate about those around us who do not really know Jesus
as their Savior, Redeemer, Brother, and Lord? How can the
first four books of our New Testament lie unread?

MY PRAYER...
Holy God and Righteous Father, give me a passion for Jesus
and a heart that knows him in word, deed, and concern. Through
him I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

[Jesus said,] "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man
remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from
me you can do nothing. This is to my Father's' glory, that you
bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."

--John 15:5 and 8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
We take on Jesus' character (bear fruit) by remaining
intimately connected to him. The distance between heaven and
earth is not so great when heaven lives within us. In John 14,
Jesus reminded us that if we will obey him, he will come and
live in us and will reveal himself to us. So as we obey him,
we know him better. His life becomes real in us.

MY PRAYER...
Precious Lord, I want to obey your word, your will, and your
example. I want to obey you to honor you, to love you, and to
know you. So please, help me come to know you better as I walk
more closely in your steps. Help me to know what it means to
live your life in my world. Amen.

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IMPORTANT NEWS . . . REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11th.

On the three-month anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the
President has ordered the National Anthem to be played tomorrow December
11, at exactly 8:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in honor of the victims.
He is calling on all freedom-loving nations to play their anthems and/or
appropriate tunes at the same time or at an appropriate time, to send a
strong message to all terrorists that the United States will never forget
the victims of the attacks.

We encourage all members of The Presidential Prayer Team to display their
American flag and their Presidential Prayer Team decal, and observe a time
of prayer for the families of those whose lives were lost in the attacks
in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

***From now on, look for the weekly email updates to come on Friday.***

PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 9:

This week we offer praise to the Almighty for victories over terrorism and
especially for the curbing of terrorist attacks in the U.S. Pray with the
President that all individuals, organizations and governments responsible
for fomenting terror around the world will be brought to justice. As the
last strongholds of the Taliban in Afghanistan are surrendered, pray for a
safe and smooth transition of leadership to take place there-that just and
good men and women will be placed in positions of leadership.

Pray for the families of the those in the military who are currently
serving overseas, that God will comfort their hearts and reward them for
the sacrifices they are making on our nation's behalf.

ADDITIONAL LEADERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK:

Secretary of State: Colin Powell

Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao

Secretary of Commerce: Don Evans

Secretary of the Treasury: Paul O'Neill

PRESIDENTIAL QUOTE:

"America was founded by people who believed that God was their rock of
safety. I recognize we must be cautious in claiming that God is on our
side, but I think it's all right to keep asking if we're on His side."
--Ronald Reagan

INSPIRATIONAL REFERENCE OF THE WEEK:
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be
devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above
yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in
prayer."
--The New Testament, Romans 12:9-12 (NIV)

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:
"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious
harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields
and boundless prairies, and it was not there; in her rich mines and her
vast world commerce, and it was not there. Not until I went to the
churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I
understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because
she is good and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to
be great."
--Alexis de Tocqueville, 1805-1859

PRAYER QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"A godly man is a praying man. As soon as grace is poured in, prayer is
poured out. Prayer is the soul's traffic with Heaven; God comes down to us
by His Spirit, and we go up to Him by prayer."
--T. Watson

NEW MEMBERS OF THE HONORARY COMMITTEE:

Dr. Ted Baehr, President of the Christian Film and Television Commission
Dean Jones, Actor
Wayne Pederson, President of National Religious Broadcasters

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growth of the Presidential Prayer Team, including the production of a
daily national radio program designed to highlight our nation's godly
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Thank you in advance for your thoughtful response.

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and the number of recent new members who have not received the mailing,
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through December 25. Send a gift of $20 or more by December 25 and you'll
receive two extra free membership decals along with a Prayer Reminder Coin
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gift). Mail your check to the Presidential Prayer Team P.O. Box 2300 -
Orange, CA 92859, or call 1-800-295-1235 (24 hours).

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Brian Masinick, "The Mas", mailto:masinick@yahoo.com
Home page: www.geocities.com/masinick/

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