Word for Today, Tue, 18 Sep 2001: Timeless Truth
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
I've been sharing with you the Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com,
which are extracted from a column entitled, Today's Verse,
written by Phil Ware. I particularly enjoy this week's set of
verses because they are among my favorites, and the scriptures,
comments, and prayers touch my spirit at this particular time.
That is often how the Word of God works. God's Word can uniquely
reach each of us, speaking to our spirit that is within, if we
are willing.
Dear Lord. Thank you for the timeless truth of your Word and the
encouragement it brings each and every day. I am reminded of a
hymn of the faith once again, "Great is Thy Faithfulness". How
faithful You are each day. Your mercies never fail, they are
always fresh and new, right and true. I praise You for the
awesome wonder I experience each time I think about Your
character, Your divine nature.
Please help each of us, in our own ways, to appreciate and learn
new things about how Your Word pertains to what is happening in
our lives this week.
Your Brother in Christ,
Brian
Reply-to: Weekly Verses <weeklyverses@lists.crosswalk.com>
Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - 9/17/01
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:25:49 -0400
Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
http://www.crosswalk.com
9/17/01
These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
< devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >
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MONDAY
[The Lord says,] "Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he,
I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry
you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
--Isaiah 46:4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
God will not forget us when we're in trouble or when we are
old. We may outlive our friends and be forgotten by those who
know us, but God will never leave us or forsake us. He will
sustain, carry, protect, and rescue us.
MY PRAYER...
Thank you my Father, for promising to never forget me.
Because of your faithfulness to your children of old, I know
you will never forsake me. I trust that no matter where I am
or where I go, you will go with me. In Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
~~~~~~~~~
TUESDAY
I lift up my eyes to the hills -- where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
--Psalm 121:1-2
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In a world of startling beauty and a universe of dazzling
diversity, our hearts are to be drawn back to the One who made
it and now sustains it. He knows us and will help us if we
will believe what he has tried so many ways to say: "I love
you as my child and I care what happens to you and those you
love."
MY PRAYER...
Almighty Creator, Majestic Architect and Eternal Engineer,
it absolutely bewilders and delights me to know that you care
for me. With all the things of such vast importance, I find
your desire to know and love me humbling and assuring. Today I
will worship, work, and witness while being aware of your
presence and care. Thank you, dear Father, in Jesus name.
Amen.
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WEDNESDAY
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, Rejoice!
--Philippians 4:4
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Joy is found in the Lord, not in things. Joy is found in
knowing that he always accompanies, sustains, helps, protects,
and upholds me. How can we not rejoice?
MY PRAYER...
Precious Father, thank you for always being there, knowing
what is on my heart, and caring for me in ways that I cannot
even imagine. To know you, to know your promises and your
coming Kingdom's glory, I rejoice because I know my future is
in your hands! Thank you through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
~~~~~~~~~
THURSDAY
Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as
brothers, be compassionate and humble.
--1 Peter 3:8
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Unity and harmony are no accident! They happen because of
intention and submission. But more than just states of being,
they are commanded by God. How do we have unity and harmony?
Peter reminds us that we must have three commitments 1)
actively share concern with those who grieve; 2) share love
just like a healthy family does; and 3) show compassion rather
than arrogance as we deal with others failures toward us.
MY PRAYER...
Father, I confess that I have let my own over-sensitive self
be wounded, and have reacted with pettiness when my brothers
and sisters in Christ have not treated me as I felt I deserved.
I know Jesus was treated so rudely and shamefully by those he
created, so I know I shouldn't be surprised. But Father,
please help me to know when to challenge those who wound me
with a loving confrontation and when to just ignore the barb
and find a way to minister to them because of some deeper wound
in their life. Father, let me be an instrument of your peace,
harmony, and unity. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
~~~~~~~~~
FRIDAY
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if
any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if
any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being
like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.
--Philippians 2:1-2
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Our call to sacrificially submit ourselves to others does not
begin with our sacrifice, but with God's blessings. The actual
grammatical construction of this is better translated with all
the "if"s changed to "since"! We are called to unity in spirit
and purpose after having received all these blessings from being
in Jesus!
MY PRAYER...
Holy and righteous Father, you have blessed me so richly in
Jesus. Open my eyes to see how those around me in my spiritual
family need to receive those same blessings from me. Through
Jesus I pray. Amen.'
~~~~~~~~~
SATURDAY
We know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
--1 John 4:16
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
How do you know God is at home in your heart? You know when
you are doing loving things to bless the lives of others! Just
as we trust and rely on God's constant love for us, our
brothers and sisters in Christ need love expressed to them,
too!
MY PRAYER...
Loving God and Almighty Father, fill me with your Spirit so
I can be more loving to my family, my friends, and those whom
you place in my path so they can learn about Jesus. Through
whom I pray. Amen.
~~~~~~~~~
SUNDAY
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by
his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from
wisdom.
--James 3:13
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Wisdom is proven right by the character of a loving
lifestyle. It is so easy, however, for someone to be
arrogantly intelligent and be dumber than a post at spiritual
wisdom. Which are you closer to in your walk with Jesus --
wisdom expressed through humble and loving lifestyle or smart
with feelings of superiority and arrogance?
MY PRAYER...
Loving Shepherd, I know you have been a wise and loving
Father to me. Help me to share that care you have lavished on
me on the person who most needs it today. In Jesus name I
pray. Amen.
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