Quote from Forum Archives on August 20, 2001, 4:05 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

I am always thankful to receive a variety of Christian resources
on a regular basis from gospelcom.net and crosswalk.com.
Whenever I need encouragement myself, or direction for my
personal studies, I find many helpful resources from these (and
other) resources.

One resource that I try to share with you on a regular basis is
the list of Weekly Verses, written by Phil Ware, and provided by
Crosswalk.com. I personally find them a useful supplement to my
other studies. Often, the overall theme of the messages for the
week connects with other things I am studying or thinking about.
Such is the case again this week, so I offer it with
thanksgiving.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

Reply-to: Weekly Verses <weeklyverses@lists.crosswalk.com>
Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com -- August 20, 2001

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
8/20/01

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

We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
--Ephesians 2:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The Psalmist reminded us that we are fearfully and
wonderfully made and God has something definite planned for us
to do while we are here. We display his craftsmanship and
skill when we intentionally live for him and not like the rest
of the world.

MY PRAYER...
Master, teach me to recognize your opportunities and will
when they come into my life. I want to live for you without
reservation. I pray for boldness to not be shy in sharing my
faith. I pray for patience as I wait for folks to respond. I
pray for protection on those close to coming to Christ. I pray
not for me but for your Kingdom to be displayed in my life.
Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,
the ruler of God's creation. "Here I am! I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will
come in and eat with him, and he with me.

--Revelation 3:14 and 20
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
It has always fascinated me that this verse has often been
cited by those calling others to conversion when clearly in its
context it's written to lukewarm Christians needing to rekindle
their love relationship to the Lord. As believers, we need to
ask the Lord Jesus into our hearts, our home, and lives. It's
not that he's not there, it's just that he awaits our
invitation -- he will not barge in. He only inhabits hearts
into which he has been invited!

MY PRAYER...
Holy Lord and Savior, I know you long to share your presence
and fellowship with me. I know you are nearby as I draw each
breath. But I confess that I am often unaware, and even
sometimes unappreciative of your presence. I ask you this day
to come into my heart and fill my life with your presence and
comfort and power. I want my life to be lived for you and with
you. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

If we live, we live to the Lord: and if we die, we die to the
Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

--Romans 14:8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
One of the incredible realizations we can have as Christians
is that our relationship with the Lord can be eternal. As long
as we seek after him, he is always there and no one can
separate us from his love. Even when we die, we go to be with
the Lord. When we sleep in death, we are still "in the Lord."
Everything we have on earth is temporary except our love for
the Lord Jesus and those with whom we share that love!

MY PRAYER...
Almighty God, thank you so much for binding yourself to our
world in Jesus and binding me close to you through his Lordship
in my life. I look forward to the day when the Lord who I
kneel to worship today will be recognized by all the living and
the dead as the One True Lord. I pledge to you Father, that I
will live this day to honor him and by honoring him, honor you.
In his name I pray. Amen.

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THURSDAY

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify
ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit,
perfecting holiness out reverence for God.

--2 Corinthians 7:1
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In a world so full of distractions and temptations, purity
is difficult. Even more than difficult, the call to purity
often goes forgotten and ignored. Cheap grace is substituted
for a call to passionate living. While we never want to give
in to a "works righteousness," we also must remember that
impurity through laziness, lack of commitment, or simple
rebellion are contaminating to those claiming to be Christians
and ruin our influence before the watching world.

MY PRAYER...
Purify my heart, my life, my body, my influence, O God. May
my words and my thoughts be blameless in your sight. I want to
be holy as you are holy and honor you as only you are worthy of
honor. You alone are God! Through Jesus I ask it. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

"Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." For it is not the one
who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord
commends.

--2 Corinthians 10:17-18
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In a world with skewed values, and false promises, and
fleeting fame, what can we boast in other than the
steadfastness of the Lord's love, the incredible riches of the
Lord's grace, the incomparable supply of the Lord's blessings,
the sweetness of the Lord's people, the mercy of the Lord's
plan for our salvation, the promise of the Lord's tomorrow,
the..... of the Lord's...!

MY PRAYER...
Lord of Majesty and Mercy, every good and enduring thing in
my life I have because of you. While the words are simple,
they are heartfelt -- In Jesus name, thank you!

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SATURDAY

To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

--Philippians 1:21
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The truth is often as simple as it is sweet -- if Jesus is
our life, then our life has no end.

MY PRAYER...
Eternal God, thank you for sending Jesus to show me your
love and thank you for sending him again soon to take me home.
He is my anchor in the storms of life and my light in the
darkest nights, reminding me that you love me with an undying
love. Through him I pray. Amen.

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SUNDAY

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of
God does not have life.

--1 John 5:12
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
This statement is both a reminder of God's glorious grace
and also of our need to share that grace with others.

MY PRAYER...
Father of all nations, resurrect in your people a desire to
spread your grace to every language, tribe, nation, and people.
Empower us with your Spirit so we will speak the Gospel of
Jesus with boldness and respect to a world that does not know
him. Use us to help others come to life in the Son! Through
whom we pray. Amen.

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