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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

I would like to share with you the Quiet Walk Message for Tuesday
and the Weekly Verses that Phil Ware writes. Each of them make a
statement about the nature of God and our response to Him. I
pray that as we earnestly seek God, we will find Him and fit into
HIS plan for OUR lives.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

Reply-to: Quiet Walk <quietwalk@lists.crosswalk.com>
Subject: Quiet Walk for Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 04:02:03 -0400

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Q U I E T W A L K D E V O T I O N A L
by Walk Thru the Bible

BIBLE READING

Ephesians 6

OVERVIEW
To have victory in spiritual warfare, the Christian must
put on spiritual armor.

INSIGHT
We not only fight against bad philosophies, behavioral
conditioning, and socially generated selfishness; but we
also battle a spiritual army that is dedicated to our
destruction. Satan wishes to gain supremacy over
Christians and institute his program for the
world- unobstructed by God's program. As we pursue God's
will for our lives, we must recognize that we will be
opposed by natural forces as well as spiritual forces.

Therefore, each Christian must be conscious of God's
spiritual armor and trust Christ to keep each piece
properly in place. The anchor of all the armor is prayer.
Once we have this armor in place, we may - through the
authority of the Scriptures - stand firm against the
schemes of the devil (Ephesians 6:11).

PRAYER

* Thank the Lord and praise Him that He helps us
become more and more like Him in our behavior:

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth. . . .
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing to You among the nations.
For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your
truth unto the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth
(Psalm 57:5,9-11).

* Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your
life in fellowship with Him:

Surely You, Lord Jesus, have borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows; . . .
You were wounded for our transgressions,
You were bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon You,
And by Your stripes we are healed
(based on Isaiah 53:4-5).

* Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your
mind. As you agree with God's will, voice your
affirmation of His Word:

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes
in Me, though he may die, he shall live" (John 11:25).

* As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray
for:

- a stronger desire for Christ to live
through you,
- churches across the nation,
- those you know who are not well.

* Offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:

May the God of all grace . . . perfect,
establish, strengthen, and settle us. To Him be the
glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen (based
on 1Peter 5:10-11

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Subject: Weekly Verses from Crosswalk.com -- 10/22/01
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:02:24 -0400

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
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10/22/01

These verses are taken from TODAY'S VERSE, by Phil Ware
< devotionals.crosswalk.com/TodaysVerse >

~~~~~~~~~
MONDAY

How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you,
and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own
ears.

--2 Samuel 7:22
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
"I am Yahweh, who saved you out of Egypt. You must never
have any other god but me!" The Lord God Almighty said at the
beginning of the Ten Commandments. What else is there to say?

MY PRAYER...
Holy, Righteous, and Only Living God, I hold you in the
highest place in my heart. Forgive me when I do not hold you
in the highest place in my life. Empower me with your Holy
Spirit to give up all the little things that distract my
allegiance to you and interfere with you being the Supreme and
Sovereign God in my day-to-day life. In Jesus name. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

TUESDAY

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
--Psalm 19:14
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
God does so much for us. He is the strength and promise
that undergirds our lives. He is the one who has saved us from
sin and death. Our worship comes from our gratitude for what
he has done and recognition of who he is. But worship can
never be compartmentalized and fit into church places or quiet
times. Worship involves every aspect of life. That is why it
is so important for us to tune the words of our mouths and the
motives of our hearts to God's will and work. Then private
worship, whether alone in quiet or in a group of Christians,
becomes the tuning time for our hearts and lives so that our
public worship, our lives lived out in the world, will play the
song of God to a world who has not yet really heard it.

MY PRAYER...
O Holy and Almighty God, I want this day to be a day of
worship and honor to you. May my life praise you: not just in
thought, not just in words, but also in action. Through Jesus
I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

WEDNESDAY

The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant
known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will
release my feet from the snare.

--Psalm 25:14-15
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Where does true deliverance come from? Only from God.
Salvation is found in God through deep reverential respect for
his holiness and might, through living in covenant
relationship with him, and through maintaining our focus on
him. Any other roads to salvation and deliverance are false
and ultimately prove themselves to be a snare.

MY PRAYER...
Precious Father, you have done so much to save me. You who
are so holy and righteous have reached down to take my hand.
Teach me your ways. Correct the wrongs in my life. Guide me
into your truth. I want to not only be saved from my sin, but
from days of uselessness and frustration. Make me a vessel
that can be used to honor you. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

THURSDAY

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the
Lord.

--Psalm 27:14
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
If there is anything we don't like to do, it's wait. Maybe
that is why God is so interested in us learning to do it!
There is something purifying about remaining strong in tough
times and remaining faithful when ill winds blow. So God gives
us times of waiting to see if our search is really for him or
merely for something new.

MY PRAYER...
Loving Father, I know you have waited for me so many times
-- for me to show my faith, repent of my sins, grow in
holiness, come to you in prayer, act more mature, give to those
who cannot return my care... Help me as I wait for you to show
me the way with my decisions, to meet my needs, and reveal your
presence in my loneliness. I really do seek you with all my
heart. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires
of your heart.

--Psalm 37:4
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Rather than seeing this as a way to get our wish list
granted, let's see it for what it really is -- an invitation to
seek a love relationship with God above all other things. In
finding him, we will find our priorities properly aligned and
our hearts tuned to know what is really valuable and what is
not. Then we will see that what we have in him is our heart's
greatest desire.

MY PRAYER...
Awesome and Gracious Father, I confess to you that so often
my heart is full of selfish things. But in moments like these,
Father, I recognize that you are what I most need and your will
is my heart's desire. Please kindle your Spirit in me so that
I may see through any selfish, deception that would rob me of
having you first in my life. Forgive me when I'm petty,
selfish and shallow. May I know you as much as is possible for
a mortal to know you, not so that I may be full, but that you
may be honored. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing
spirit, to sustain me.

--Psalm 51:12
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
In the face of sin and separation from God, grace is a
refreshing stream that restores salvation. But the joy of
salvation is found only when we realize and accept the
forgiveness, grace, and restoration God has given us -- when we
drink from the stream of grace. The joy of salvation is
sustained in a changed lifestyle and an ongoing recognition
that we walk with God.

MY PRAYER...
Holy and Righteous Father, I long for the outbreak of the
joy of salvation like I see in the Book of Acts. I pray for
your Spirit to lead us into another era of outreach,
conversion, and celebration. I pray for wisdom to know and
eyes to see those around me who are most open to the Gospel. I
want to be a partner with you in your ongoing work of
salvation. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my
heart.

--Psalm 40:8
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
Too many of us are paranoid about the word law and find it
hard to hear a scripture like this. But we must recognize that
the goal of the New Covenant of grace and Spirit is that God's
law is written on our hearts, not on tablets of stone.
Jeremiah prophesied of such a day. The focus, desiring to do
God's will -- a passion to love the things our Father loves and
despise the things he despises.

MY PRAYER...
Abba Father, I do want to do your will. I want to please
you, glorify you, and lead others to you. Give me spiritual
discernment to know your will and spiritual courage to do it
today. I want your character and righteousness to inform my
heart when I am tempted not to live for you. Gently humble me
when I am wrong or have lost my way. Through Jesus I pray.
Amen.

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