Quote from Forum Archives on July 23, 2001, 4:41 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

There is a great deal of richness in the short verses in this
week's Edition of "Weekly Verses". In them can be found words of
fullness, power, forgiveness, praise, truth, purity, and
strength. See how many other powerful concepts you can find
within these short verses. You may find that there are many more
spiritual riches.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com - July 23, 2001

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
7/23/01

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

In Christ, all the fullness of the Deity lives bodily form, and
you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over
every power and authority.

--Colossians 2:9-10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
If you had known Jesus' address in Nazareth along about A.D.
20, you could have gone to that house and said, "God lives
here!" The doctrine of Jesus as fully God and fully man, fully
God and yet having emptied himself of all of his divine
privilege, is nearly impossible to fully understand, but is the
awesome reality of Grace. God chose to be like us because we
could not be like him. So in Jesus, God came to us so we could
be given his fullness.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty God, I confess that you are too great for me to
comprehend. Yet as marvelous and mighty and majestic as you
are, your grace is greater still. Thank you for sending Jesus
so I could know you. Thank you for sending Jesus so I could be
forgiven. Thank you for sending Jesus so I can go home to you
and live forever. Thank you, Jesus, for coming to redeem me
and then returning to the Father so I can speak to him through
you. Amen.

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TUESDAY

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God
for the salvation of everyone who believes.

--Romans 1:16
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
For the rich and poor, young and hold, weak or strong,
skinny or fat, there is still just one message and one name and
one story that makes the eternal difference -- it is the
Gospel, the story of Jesus Christ.

MY PRAYER...
Great Redeemer, make me more bold to proclaim the Gospel
today. Give me eyes to see those who are waiting to be told.
Fill me up with your Spirit so that I will not be ashamed, and
help me gladly proclaim the story of Jesus so others may know
your grace. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your
righteous laws.

--Psalm 119:7
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Praise is integrally connected with our character. So for
us to worship God, the intent of our heart and the effort of
our life must show forth a determined desire to know and live
his will. While we will never do this perfectly, grace covers
us. But grace must never be used as a pretense to excuse
spiritual laziness or intentional weakness.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, I want to be more like you in character even
though I will never be like you in might or majesty. Open my
eyes and through the Spirit illumine me as I seek your will in
your Scriptures and as I seek to be obedient in my daily life.
Forgive me of my sin and create a clean, holy, determined
heart. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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THURSDAY

[The Lord says,] "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be
dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help
you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

--Isaiah 41:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Fear saps our will power and leaves us feeling depleted and
hopeless. Yet very few of us have ever experienced a defeat so
complete and bitter as the one God's people faced when Isaiah
shared this message of hope. The preservation of Israel to the
time of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, the
triumph of the Church through centuries of persecution and
opposition are powerful reminders that underneath us are the
everlasting arms of a mighty and loving God.

MY PRAYER...
Almighty and Eternal Father, it is such sweet comfort to
know that you are always there. Thank you! In Jesus name.
Amen.
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FRIDAY

If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin.

--1 John 1:7
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
As we seek to please God and trust his grace, more grace is
supplied. While Jesus' death was "once for all," its cleansing
power goes on and on as long as our hearts are tuned to his
grace.

MY PRAYER...
Loving Father, thank you for the gift of Jesus and the
cleansing his death brings me. Help me today to live a more
dedicated life. Thank you for the assurance that as I seek
your will and live your life you are also forgiving me of my
sins and cleansing me and making me new. Through Jesus I offer
this thanks. Amen.

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SATURDAY

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your
laws.

--Psalm 119:30
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus reminded us to "pick up your cross daily and follow"
him. The way of truth is a daily choice. To not choose God's
way, to not intentionally seek to put him at the center of our
life and as the top priority in all of our decisions, is to
slip a little bit further away from the life he calls us to
lead. Lack of a decision is a decision to not follow.

MY PRAYER...
Heavenly Father, I choose to follow you and your truth
today. Open my eyes so I may see your truth and open my heart
that I may live it. I decide today, again, to follow, you with
all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. In Jesus name I pray.
Amen.

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SUNDAY

"What about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say that I am?"
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God."

--Matthew 16:15-16
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
There is no other name under heaven that can save us (Acts
4:12). We are to confess Jesus before others, and when we do
we are assured that he confesses us before the Father in
heaven. We may not know all the theological import behind
those words -- after all, Peter didn't at the time -- but we
can make a commitment to know him and follow him until we do.

MY PRAYER...
Living God and Holy Father, I believe you sent Jesus as your
Son to save me. I confess to you that I want Jesus to be Lord
of my life because I believe him to be your Son and my Savior.
It is through your Son, the Christ promised in Scripture, that
I pray. Amen.

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