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> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:10:27 -0400
> Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com
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>
> Weekly Verses
> from Crosswalk.com
> www.crosswalk.com
> 10/2/00
>
>
> These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
> < devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >
> We hope they're a blessing to your week!
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
> MONDAY
>
> My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.
> But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father
> in our defense -- Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
>
> --1 John 2:1
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> God hates sin. Don't you? I know I do. But isn't it
> amazing how we'll fall back into the same old traps again and
> again. This is where John, the tender Shepherd that he was,
> hits the nail on the head. The goal is to not commit even one
> sin. But, knowing our struggle against the flesh, John also
> gives assurance to those of us trying to live faithful and pure
> lives that when we do sin, the sacrifice for our sins, God's
> Son, is also our defense attorney.
>
> MY PRAYER...
> God, no one and nothing is like you. I did not have to
> provide a sacrifice for my sins, which broke your heart. You
> provided that sacrifice. Please use me today as I try to give
> myself, my life, and my future back to you as a living
> sacrifice, holy and pleasing to you. Through Jesus I pray.
> Amen.
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> TUESDAY
>
> We know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and
> again, "The Lord will judge his people." It is a dreadful
> thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
>
> --Hebrews 10:30-31
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> God hates injustice, unfairness, brutality and abuse. In a
> world where the greedy, the murderous, the thieves, the
> rapists, the muggers... get away with their shameless and
> despicable behavior, God is the ultimate assurance that justice
> will be done and the wicked will not triumph. While those who
> love and expect Jesus' return do so with anticipation and joy,
> those who are evil and vile will find out what a dreadful thing
> it is to fall into God's hands.
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Holy and Righteous God, my Heavenly Father, I am both
> uncomfortable and comforted to know that you will bring justice
> on those who have violently abused the innocent, weak,
> helpless, underprivileged, and infirm. Give me the courage to
> stand between the evil of my world and those on whom it preys.
> By the grace and victory of Jesus I pray. Amen.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> WEDNESDAY
>
> Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
> things will be given to you as well.
>
> --Matthew 6:33
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> Seek -- pursue relentlessly -- God's Lordship over your life
> and the righteousness it demands in your daily life. What you
> pursue is all temporary; only God and his Kingdom remain. In
> the process, you will find that the God who gives you his
> Kingdom and righteousness also will bless you with the things
> that you need in this life
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Holy Lord, only in you do I find what satisfies my soul's
> desires. The things that have captured my eye are boring after
> only a short while. The artificial things I have pursued, all
> of my addictive pursuits, have left me empty and enslaved. I
> find hope and help only in you. Please be near to love,
> correct, discipline, lead, and mold me to your glory. In Jesus
> name I pray. Amen.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> THURSDAY
>
> The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come
> from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he
> cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
>
> --1 Corinthians 2:14
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> The Holy Spirit is God's abiding gift, God's seal and
> promise. The Spirit is our assurance that what he began with
> Jesus' sacrificial death and our participation in it through
> faith and baptism, he will bring to completion. But the world
> cannot understand this great promise, just like it cannot
> understand much of Scripture, because without the Spirit, their
> eyes see only what they can touch with their fingers and not
> what is true in God's heart.
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Father, I thank you for sending Jesus. Jesus, I thank you
> for sending the Spirit. Spirit, I thank you for never leaving
> me alone. As I am filled with the Spirit, O Lord, so fill me
> more until my will and my life more nearly reflect your
> desires. Use me to bless others just as your presence now
> blesses me. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> FRIDAY
>
> Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into
> the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever
> lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen
> plainly that what he has done has been done through God.
>
> --John 3:20-21
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> Truth is seen in what it does and whom it seeks.
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Father of every heavenly light, I ask you to correct me
> gently as I place myself, my imperfections, failures and sins
> in your presence. Forgive and cleanse me by the blood of Jesus
> so that I might be spotless, holy, and blameless in your
> sights. O Lord, I don't want just to be forgiven, I want to be
> useful to you and your church. Please help me find my way to
> usefulness. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> SATURDAY
>
> This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in
> knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to
> discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the
> day of Christ.
>
> --Philippians 1:9-10
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> I don't know about you, but my most difficult decisions are
> not about choosing between good and bad. I usually know what
> is good and what is bad, especially when bad involves evil. My
> toughest choices are when I have to choose between good,
> better, and best. My love for God usually overcomes my
> weakness and I choose good over bad. But unless I've placed
> myself before God's word and surrendered my heart to him in
> prayer, I have a very tough time choosing between good and
> best. Yet I'm convinced that much of what God would love to do
> through us today does not happen because we've settled for good
> when he longs to lead us to best!
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Gracious and Almighty God, teach me your ways and give me
> your heart as I strive to love you, know your will, and have
> insight into your ways. Help me to know the best things to do
> today and to use my time in the best way in my work, my family,
> among my friends, and especially before those who do not know
> Christ as their Savior. Through him I pray. Amen.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~
>
> SUNDAY
>
> Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and
> falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
> for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were
> before you.
>
> --Matthew 5:11-12
> New International Version
>
> THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
> For most who can read this Internet message, the sentiments
> of this verse seem foreign. But among those who closely study
> persecution, believers in Christ are enduring perhaps the
> greatest amount of persecution in the history of Christianity.
> For those of us who live in cozy places where belief is
> tolerated and Christians are just considered "unhip" or a bit
> out of touch, we need to be thankful that our lives make enough
> of a distinction from our culture to be noticed, even if it's a
> bit unfavorably. But at the same time, we need to pray for
> other believers throughout the world who are undergoing the
> wrath of hell for the faith.
>
> MY PRAYER...
> Great Deliverer, we have many who call on your name with
> faith in Jesus who face persecution and hardship every day. I
> pray that they will not lose heart and give up their
> confidence. I pray that you will bring deliverance from this
> time of persecution. I pray that their sufferings will be the
> source of powerful witness so others will come to see the great
> value of Jesus and our allegiance to him. This I pray in his
> precious and holy name. Amen.
>
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