Quote from Forum Archives on May 21, 2001, 9:35 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Here are the Weekly Verses from "Today's Verse", by Phil Ware, a
service of Crosswalk.com. I pray that these short scripture
verses, thoughts, and prayers, will encourage you this week.

Brother Brian

Reply-to: Weekly Verses <weeklyverses@lists.crosswalk.com>
Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - 5/21/01
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 12:03:12 -0400

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
5/21/01

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

You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full
well.
--Psalm 139:13-14
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I am made by God! You are made by God. Just as surely as
ANYone has been made by God, we have been made by God. He knew
us before anyone knew we were there. He had plans for us
before anyone planned our arrival. And he made us well! How
do we know? Look at all God has made.

MY PRAYER...
God Almighty, my Savior and Redeemer, thank you for knowing
me before I was able to know. Thank you for choosing my life
and giving it to me. Thank you for giving me the gifts,
abilities and talents that you have given me. Now help me live
as if I was made special by you, because I am! Through Jesus I
pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is
formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of
God, the Maker of all things.
--Ecclesiastes 11:5
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
I don't know. I don't know! That has to be one of the
hardest phrases for us to use. But when thinking about God and
his ways, that's really all we can say. We know about God only
what he in his grace has chosen to reveal to us. He is the
Mystery of mysteries. He is the supreme knowable Unknown. Yet
what we do know of him, what he has revealed to us in Jesus, is
not only mighty and awesome, but loving and merciful.

MY PRAYER...
To you, O Lord God, I can only offer my wonder and awe.
When I consider the universe in which our tiny blue planet
spins its existence, I am humbled at your vastness. But at the
same time, I treasure your nearness. You are a good far above
all I know, but a God who is also near. Thank you for being
accessible but not penetrable. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will
take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he
will rejoice over you with singing.
--Zephaniah 3:17
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
So God likes to sing too! He even likes to share his
lullabies with those he loves. Not only is God Abba Father, he
is also like a mother. He gently rocks and quiets his children
with his affectionate care.

MY PRAYER...
O God, I pray that when the storms of life rage against me,
I will remember these words and find refuge, comfort and peace
in your sheltering care. Make me aware, O God, of your singing
in my life as you make your salvation more clear to me each
day. Through my Savior Jesus I pray. Amen.

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THURSDAY

Oh, the depth and riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of
God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond
tracing out.
--Romans 11:33
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
God's plan to save us is incredible. His blueprints for the
creation of our universe are beyond our imagining. He is so
rich in wisdom and knowledge. What else can we do but go to
him and ask him to open our minds to his work and his will in
our lives.

MY PRAYER...
Precious and Almighty Father, thank you for reawakening me
each spring to the power of your sustaining presence in the
world, but even more in my life. Bless me today as I seek to
put you first in all I do. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love
you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue
to help them.
--Hebrews 6:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
So much assurance in such a short verse! God is not unjust --
boy is that an understatement. If he produced the atoning
sacrifice for our sins, what will he deny us if we seek after
him? He will not forget our work and love -- an eternal record
of the good we have done! When we help our brothers and sisters
in Christ, we bless him! We are HIS people!! That's real
motivation to keep on maturing in Christ.

MY PRAYER...
God, you are so gracious. Thank you. Words cannot express my
joy at hearing such a simple and profound statement describing
your virtues. I am so glad I am your child. Through my brother
Jesus I pray. Amen.

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SATURDAY

The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then
peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good
fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace
raise a harvest of righteousness.
--James 3:17-18
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Now I know why righteousness is so hard to find: there
aren't many sowers! Heavenly wisdom is full of sacrificial
earthly action. That's a powerful reminder to me that wisdom
is not what you know but what you sow!

MY PRAYER...
Holy and Wise Father, thank you for demonstrating purity,
peace making, consideration, submissiveness, mercy, good fruit,
impartiality, and sincerity in Jesus. I ask for the power and
the courage to demonstrate those qualities this week as I seek
to live more like him. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a
spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so
that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
--Romans 15:5-6
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Unity comes from God's Spirit as we follow Jesus. But unity
has a purpose much deeper than our getting along with each
other. Jesus prayed that we would be one so the world would
know that God sent him (John 17). We want to be united so our
praise can bring glory to God. Unity is far more than a goal,
it is a process through which the world learns of Jesus and we
glorify the Father who sent him and saved us. Can you think of
anything more fundamental to our faith than that!

MY PRAYER...
Great and Almighty God, Eternal Strength for all who call on
your name, I apologize and ask your forgiveness for everything
I've done and every word I've spoken that has hurt someone in
your family and brought a wound to the unity of your Church.
Please bless my efforts as I seek less of my will and more for
your glory and the encouragement of others. Through Jesus I
ask it. Amen.

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