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TechnoratiPOST PUBLISHED INAugust, 2011
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Grace to you and peace
August 31st, 201109:01 AM ETScripture: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: grace to you and peace from God our Father. Colossians 1:1-2 Prayer: A greeting from another time sent to the faithful who were living in what is now Honaz in Turkey. Help me to keep the grace and p... -
You are children of the light
August 30th, 201108:54 AM ETScripture: For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 Prayer: Give me the grace to stay awake especially when I am weary. Response: It is counter-intuitive, isn't it, to remain espe... -
Listen
August 29th, 201107:03 AM ETScripture: So (Herod) promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back (John's) head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. Mark 6:27-29 Prayer:... -
The sun also rises
August 26th, 201107:57 AM ETScripture: While they went off to buy (lamp oil), the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the ... -
Stay Awake!
August 25th, 201109:55 AM ETScripture: Jesus said to his disciples: "Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come." Matthew 24:42 Prayer: With the aftershocks from an earthquake and an approaching hurricane, what else can I do this morning but be awake. Response: Isn't it interesting that when natural or personal calamity hits or is threatened what had t... -
You sift through my travels
August 23rd, 201107:37 AM ETScripture: LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. You sift through my travels and my rest; with all my ways you are familiar. Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you know it all. Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful fo... -
Nothing is impossible
August 22nd, 201108:14 PM ETScripture: "For nothing is impossible with God."Luke 1:37 Prayer: New beginnings and so much more as a new school year begins amidst the smell of smoke wafting on the breeze from the seemingly endless fire in the Great Dismal Swamp in North Carolina. Response: The smoke and fog are a reminder to suspend expectations and allow the smoke to cl... -
Who do you say that I am?
August 21st, 201107:59 AM ETScripture: He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."Matthew 16:15-17 Prayer: Let me consider this morning the unbounded grace that ... -
At the door
August 20th, 201108:41 AM ETScripture: "Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me." Revelation 3:19-20 Prayer: Help me to remain alert and hear the Lord's voice in my life. Response: It is no small a... -
Catapults in your heart
August 19th, 201102:18 PM ETScripture: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 Prayer: I could spend much time exploring the dimensions of this verse. Show me how this verse can change my world view. Response: There is an internal rhythm t... -
He was speechless
August 18th, 201111:18 AM ETScripture: "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their te... -
Late in the day
August 17th, 201110:55 AM ETScripture: "Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?" Matthew 20:15 Prayer: Surely, I too have begrudged generosity, but only when it has not been shown to me. Help me to have a much wider understanding and acceptance of the graces that flow over me and others. Response: Is it understanding a... -
Inherit eternal life
August 16th, 201111:47 AM ETScripture: "And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life." Matthew 19:29 Prayer: What does this verse mean for me who has not left such houses? Response: No, this verse is not calling you to abandon loves ones. Rather it ... -
Your healing will quickly appear
August 15th, 201110:34 AM ETScripture: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own fle... -
What next?
August 14th, 201108:08 AM ETScripture: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" John 20:1-... -
Thy presence
August 13th, 201108:00 AM ETScripture: Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fullness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalms 16:11 Prayer: I was walking on the beach before dawn, returned home and with a cup of coffee was sitting down to read the scripture when a horn sounded outside. A young couple with two children was having ca... -
You did not plant
August 12th, 201106:44 AM ETScripture: "I gave you a land you did not till and cities you did not build, to dwell in; you ate of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant." Joshua 24:13 Prayer: Help me to see what the Lord has done for me—for far beyond what a reasonable person could expect from a bountiful God. Response: Take full advantage of the grace that inc... -
On dry ground
August 11th, 201112:50 PM ETScripture: The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood on dry ground in the Jordan riverbed while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until the whole nation had completed the crossing of the Jordan. Joshua 3:17 Prayer: I'm not sure that I would be one of the first to cross the Jordon, even with the assurances that the water would ... -
The Father will honor
August 10th, 201103:08 PM ETScripture: Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me. John 12:26 Prayer: Give me the grace to recognize your direction and to follow, ready to pause in place as you pause to serve those in need. Response: Consider setting out on a journey, intent on following th... -
Become like children
August 09th, 201101:06 PM ETScripture: At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:1-3 Prayer: Help me to understand deeply Christ's words, an... -
Love is . . .
August 08th, 201108:07 AM ETScripture: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Prayer: I... -
Why are you here?
August 07th, 201108:12 AM ETScripture: After the earthquake there was fire--but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave. A voice said to him, "Elijah, why are you here?" 1 Kings 19:12-13 Prayer: Help me answer the question that was asked... -
Cleverly devised myths
August 06th, 201108:33 AM ETScripture: We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, "This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We ... -
Not taste death
August 05th, 201108:17 AM ETScripture: "Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Matthew 16:28" Prayer: So many years ago, it seems, I was in a workshop with my spouse, and this verse was read. It was just weeks after my father passed away in my arms and weeks before my spouse would p... -
Hear His voice
August 04th, 201108:08 AM ETScripture: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Psalms 95:8 Prayer: I have a small porcelain hanging near the bed that I noticed especially this morning—For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11). Help me to hear your... -
They waited not
August 03rd, 201105:56 AM ETScripture: But soon they forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel. Psalms 106:13 Prayer: Lord, fill me will patience, even patient endurance, to replace any anxiety I might feel from time to time. Response: With you it is a life-time work, one begun many years ago, and that is, to allow the Lord's will to be worked in your life. It's dif... -
Blind guides
August 02nd, 201108:13 AM ETScripture: Then his disciples approached and said to (Jesus), "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?" He said in reply, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone; they are blind guides (of the blind). If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a p... -
On the mountain
August 01st, 201108:33 AM ETScripture: Then he made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Matthew 14:22-23 Prayer: The silence rings in my ears this morning. Help me to pray. Response: Prayer is filtering out the ...
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