Quote from Forum Archives on February 7, 2001, 3:43 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Once again, I have been sent a short list of devotional verses,
short thoughts about the verses, and a brief prayer - for each
day of the week. Some of you may find these useful, so I send
them out, praying that your personal time with God will be
intimate, and your life will be complete in Him, whether or not
you use this tool.

Dear God,

I love Your Word, and I love spending time with You throughout my
day. I long to see people whose lives are complete because of
what You have done in our lives. Make us strong, not in our own
ways, but wholly devoted to You, the source of our strength.
Amen.

Brother Brian

From: Crosswalk.com <newsletters@crosswalk.com>

Weekly Verses
from Crosswalk.com
www.crosswalk.com
2/6/01

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

~~~~~~~~~

MONDAY

Sitting down, Jesus called the twelve and said, "If anyone wants
to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

--Mark 9:35
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

Last? Nobody likes to be last. We have a hard enough time
settling for second place, much less last place. Jesus reverses
the rank. The person who is most important to him is not the
person seeking the status and notoriety. The most important
person is like Jesus himself: willing to give up rank and
status and importance to serve. For Jesus, last means first in
service and first in the eyes of God.

MY PRAYER...

Magnificent God my Savior, you have made the world wonderful
for me and have given your Son to redeem me. How can I ever
thank you or repay you for your grace and kindness. Today help
me see those you want me to serve with grace and kindness as I
try to be more like you. This I pray in the name of the one
who washed his disciples' feet. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

TUESDAY

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one
another in love.

--Ephesians 4:2
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

"You mean I have to put up with that!?" There are those
folks in life about whom the saying is true: "They are the grit
out of which we are to fashion our pearl." But our great
example in this challenge is Jesus. Think of what he had to put
up with in his 12 disciples. Remember how transformational his
patience and gentleness with them was. Can we dare to less?

MY PRAYER...

Give me strength and patience, O God, that I may be as
loving, gentle, and patient with others as you have been with
me. Through Jesus my Lord and hero I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

WEDNESDAY

You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all
who call on you.

--Psalm 86:5
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

Forgiveness is such a sweet blessing. But God does more than
forgive! He cleanses and forgets. His love is not metered out
or carefully rationed. He pours it out upon us if we genuinely
seek him as our God and Father.

MY PRAYER...

O Precious Father, I call to you wanting you to know how
important your love and forgiveness are in my life. Thank you
for sending Jesus to show your love and pay the debt of my sin.
Help me to live today as your child: may others see my joy and
my passion, to you glory. Through my Savior I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

THURSDAY

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your strength.

--Deuteronomy 6:4-5
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

So many times Satan seduces us into a flat, 2 dimensional
Christianity - going to church and doing good deeds. But God
calls us to a three dimensional faith. He wants us to love him
with all of our being in all of our actions and with all of our
might.

MY PRAYER...

Dear Heavenly Father, I honor you as God Almighty. I
appreciate you for all your kindness and blessings lavished
upon me. I love you because you first loved me in Jesus. My
heart's desire today is to demonstrate my love for you in all I
do, and love and say. Through Jesus. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

FRIDAY

As it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.

--1 Corinthians 2:9
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

Many of the things we anticipate and dream about are much
less glorious in real life than they were in our imaginations.
There is one event, however, that is better than we can imagine
and beyond our wildest dreams. When Jesus returns to take us
home to be with our Father, it will be far better than we can
ask, imagine, dream or think. Maranatha - Come Lord Jesus!

MY PRAYER...

Abba Father, thank you for knowing me before time began.
Thank you for crafting me in my mother's womb. Thank you for
sending Jesus to pay the price for my sins. And thank you in
advance for the day Jesus comes to take me home to be with you
forever. Through my Conquering Savior I pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~

SATURDAY

I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of
your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of
trouble.

--Psalm 59:16
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

So many things in our lives can be stolen away by natural
disasters, aging, and death. Satan could be appropriately
called "The Thief of Always." But God is immovable and
unstealable! We can invest ourselves in him and know our
spirits are secure in his care. He is a fortress and a refuge.

MY PRAYER...

O Great Rock of my salvation, thank you for being
unchangeable and faithful. Thank you for being the source of
security and future in a day of chaos and change. Thank you for
being God. You are my God and in you I place my life, my hopes,
and my future. May you be glorified in me today. In Jesus name
I pray. Amen.'

~~~~~~~~~

SUNDAY

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my
fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take
refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.

--Psalm 18:1-2
New International Version

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...

We sing it and we say it in our public prayers: "Father,
God, we love you." But notice very carefully the beginning
phrase of our verse. "I love you, O Lord..." Even in public,
community worship, we are taught the importance of a personal
expression of love to God. When is the last time you told the
Creator of the universe, "I love you!"

MY PRAYER...

Father in heaven, I love you. I love you because you are more
than worthy of my love. I love you because you have first loved
me. I love you because you sent your son to be my big brother
and pay the price for my adoption into your family. I love you
because of your faithfulness. I love you because you have
permitted me in your grace to love you. In the name of Jesus I
thank you. Amen.'

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