Quote from Forum Archives on January 30, 2001, 7:56 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Here are the weekly verses that came from Crosswalk.com this
week. I seem to get them during the day on Tuesday... oh well.
I still find them useful, and I don't pay a great deal of
attention to the daily headings. I usually read ALL of the messages
in one sitting.
But for those of you whose time is especially brief and precious,
these might be useful for a really short, but sensitive
meditation, scripture reading, and prayer. If you want to read
the Bible and pray every day but find difficulty making that your
personal discipline, try these out.

Dear Lord, I yearn to think about You as often as possible. You
know the things that compete with You for my time. Please help
me be aware of Your Presence, even in the midst of such times.
Thank You for loving me, even when I have strayed away from You.
Your love is what gives me strength for today and a hope that
endures. Amen.

Brother Brian

Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com
From: Crosswalk.com <newsletters@crosswalk.com>

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
1/29/00

These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
< devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >
We hope they're a blessing to your week!

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MONDAY

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock
and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door
will be opened."

--Matthew 7:7-8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Ask! So often we're afraid to ask for help because we have to
admit we don't have the answers. Seek! Effort and interest
and perseverance are necessary and that's sometimes hard.
Knock! But God wants us to use the A.S.K. principle and bring
our hearts before him. So let's not whine, complain, desire,
and want. Let's A.S.K. our Father and seek his glory.

MY PRAYER...
Waiting Father, I am sorry that so often you hear only my
whines, complaints, and concerns. You have been so generous
with your love. Help me to keep my heart set on you and your
will today as I ask you to minister to the things on my heart.
Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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TUESDAY

If any of you lacks wisdom he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to
him.

--James 1:5
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Wisdom is that illusive quality we respect in others and find
so difficult to develop in ourselves. Yet God promises it to
those who really ask. But remember the secret of ASKing --
asking, seeking, and knocking. Or better yet, check out
Proverbs 2. Wisdom is ours only if we seek it above all other
possessions and value it above all other diversions. God
longs to impart it, but there is something about wisdom that
demands we value it before we can receive it.

MY PRAYER...
Gracious giver of all good gifts, please bless me with wisdom
today. Let me reflect your will and live for your glory in
all my decisions. Let your Kingdom guide my heart as I make
my choices and have your Spirit lead me in your ways. I
confess, Father, that I cannot guide my own steps without your
help. So grant me wisdom this day. I pray in Jesus name.
Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should
restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be
tempted.

--Galatians 6:1
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In a day when intervening in someone's life is no longer
politically and socially correct, these verses ring out like a
gunshot on a still night. Sin is still real and is just as
deadly as ever. Yet because we fear being branded judgmental,
we let many who are trapped by sin go to their spiritual
death. The call is for nonjudgmental intervention -- we
recognize the gravity of the sin and the need of the sinner,
without feeling arrogant in our righteousness. "There but for
the grace of God go I."

MY PRAYER...
Father, forgive my sins as I forgive those who have sinned
against me. But Father, also help my heart to be gripped by
the gravity of sin's effects and to be stirred into action by
those whom it has trapped. Through Jesus, who came to rescue
me from my sin, I pray. Amen

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THURSDAY

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever
is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything
is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things.

--Philippians 4:8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Our actions follow our thoughts like a heat-seeking missile
follows the exhaust of a jet fighter's engine. So in a day
when so much around us trains us to find the negative in life,
we must aggressively think and pursue the character, the
qualities, and the things of God's goodness.

MY PRAYER...
Holy and Magnificent God, thank you for being better than
anything my world can offer me. Thank you for calling me to a
higher standard than the world accepts. Thank you for giving
me the promise of a better future than any human can imagine.
Thank you for giving me a high calling. In Jesus' holy name I
pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

--James 4:10
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Humble yourselves. That sounds obscene. At least to the
culture of self-promotion and "get ahead at all cost" and
"don't look back, the competition is gaining on you" it sounds
obscene. Humility is a forgotten virtue. Often confused with
weakness or timidity, humility is about knowing our proper
place in the world without flaunting it. Only God can exalt
in a permanent way, so the key is to know our place before him
and let him put us in the place he chooses to honor him.

MY PRAYER...
Abba Father, Most Holy God, thank you for allowing me into
your presence. When I think of all that you have done, the
incredible universe you have made and hold together by your
word, I am amazed you invite me into your presence and care
about my words. Thank you for knowing me and having a plan
for my life to please you. Help me this day to glorify you in
what I do. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

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SATURDAY

Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the
day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and
after you have done everything, to stand.

--Ephesians 6:12-13
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
How often do you forget that we are in a spiritual war? Our
enemy is deceptively cunning - take away the immediacy of a
threat and the danger appears gone. But he's there, always.
But rather than try to guess his plans and counter all of his
moves, Paul reminds us to simply take up the tools God has
given us and stand up to the evil one.

MY PRAYER...
Lord of Hosts, my Great Deliverer, protect me from the evil
one by your great power. Give me a sense of urgency as I face
Satan and his schemes on a daily basis, but also give me
confidence that Jesus has already defeated my foe. Help me to
stand against this foe and show myself faithful to you.
Through Jesus my Lord and Savior I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship him in spirit and
in truth. --John 4:24 New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Genuine worship is a gift. Since God is spirit, since he is
holy, we cannot fully approach him without the gift and
blessing of his Holy Spirit. As Christians who received his
Spirit when we were baptized into Christ and born of God, we
can now speak to him and worship him Spirit to Spirit.

MY PRAYER...
Abba Father, by the gift of your Spirit I come to you as your
child. Thank you so much for giving me your Spirit so that I
can approach you with confidence and know you hear the
concerns of my heart. Please accept the worship of my heart,
of my words, and of my actions. May the things I do today
bring you glory. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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