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Dear friends,

Today's message comes from the Weekly Verses series from Phil
Ware. This week's collection of verses all center on the person
and nature of Jesus Christ. I encourage you to read them, look
up the verses in your favorite Bible translation, and pray.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

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April 21, 2003

These verses are taken from Heartlight Daily Verse, by Phil Ware
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MONDAY

Jesus said, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never
perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who
has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch
them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."
--John 10:28-30
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"He's got the whole world in his hand." God holds his
children of faith in his hand. As long as they place their
lives in him, no one or nothing can steal them away.

MY PRAYER...
O Lord, thank you for your steadfast and secure love. Thank
you for the assurance that my future rests in your hands.
Thank you for holding me in your protective grace. May I live
today with confidence and joy knowing that no matter where I
find myself, you are there to uphold and sustain me. For this
grace, I thank you in Jesus' name. Amen.

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TUESDAY

Since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities --
his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen,
being understood from what has been made, so that men are
without excuse.
--Romans 1:20
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
The touch of the Master's hand is all around us. We see it
in the order, beauty, and dazzling variety in creation. The
great expanse of space with its billions of planets and the
incredible world of the microscopic are all testimony to an
Orderer of great creativity. God has left his fingerprints all
over his world so we can know he is here.

MY PRAYER...
O God, thank you for your creation. Thank you for its
beauty and variety. Thank you for changing seasons and the
beauty of Spring. But most of all, thank you for choosing to
show yourself to us, your creatures. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

It is written, "As surely as I live," says the Lord, "every
knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God."
--Romans 14:11
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven." "Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!" Yes, every knee will
bow. But ours already do. We live in anticipation of the day
when all peoples will bow before our King. Until that day,
let's do all we can to make sure they do so in joy and not on
that day in fear!

MY PRAYER...
Father, I thank you for saving me. May my anticipation of
the day of Jesus' victory move me to be your agent of
reconciliation so others are ready for that day and will
welcome it with joy. Gives me eyes to see those who need to
come to Jesus today. Through him I pray. Amen.

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THURSDAY

You know that is was not with perishable things such as silver
or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life
handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
--1 Peter 1:18-19
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
If value is determined by price, we are incredibly valuable.
God took the most precious treasure of heaven to buy us out of
sin and death and adopt us into his family. Silver and gold
pale in comparison to that value.

MY PRAYER...
Holy God, may I live today constantly aware of my
inestimable value to you. May my words, thoughts and actions
be permeated with a sense of worth. Not so that I may seem
important but so that I may live in holiness and honor to your
precious gift to me. Through him I pray. Amen.

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FRIDAY

God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the
glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the
hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching
everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone
perfect in Christ.
--Colossians 1:27-28
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Christ lives in me. Until I can become completely like him
through the power of the Spirit (2 Cor 3:18), he lives in me.
Until I can go home to be with him he lives in me
(John14:1-21). Everywhere I go and everything I do, he is with
me.

MY PRAYER...
O God, may the presence of Jesus within me stir me to your
work today. May your abiding grace, through the presence of
your gracious Son, call me to your character and your concerns.
O Jesus, please make my heart like our Father's. Amen.

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SATURDAY

Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through
him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
--Hebrews 7:25
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Jesus didn't just come and die for us. He wasn't raised
only to give us life. No, as incredible as those gifts are, he
adds another until he can come and take us home to God: Jesus
lives to ask God for grace in our behalf.

MY PRAYER...
Precious Savior, my Jesus, how I love you. You sacrificed
heaven for me. You gave up dignity to redeem me. You
destroyed death to assure me. But today, I am most thankful
and most aware that every prayer I make, every step I take, you
are in the Father's presence to bless me. Thank you. Amen.

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SUNDAY

The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
--Luke 19:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"The Friend of Sinners." Of all the things Jesus was
called, I believe that was his favorite. Come to think of it,
I believe it's my favorite, too!

MY PRAYER...
Father, while I know you hate sin and the havoc it creates
in our lives, I am so thankful that when you came to earth you
were not our judge but our Savior, you were our friend. I
promise to live today more aware of your love for the lost
because I know what it means to be found. Through Jesus my
Lord, I pray. Amen.

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