dW 04.24.08

scripture

 

Psalm 46:1-3

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah (pause and think about that)

 

quote

 

"My grace is sufficient for thee." Upon that great word many a weary head has rested; many wounded hearts have been healed by it; discouraged souls have heard its infinite music and have set their lives to new endeavor until they have become victorious. That stake in the flesh, that messenger of Satan, is in My grace. It is part of My method. The stake in the flesh is sent. The messenger of Satan is My messenger. That is not something that is against you, but for you. This hard and difficult and trying circumstance is not something outside My providence, My economy, which you must overcome with My help: it is of My purpose, it is My plan. I am high enthroned above all the powers of darkness, and to the trusting soul Satan himself is compelled to be a means of My grace. All your suffering is in My economy. I have poised in My own hand the weight of your burden and know it. Everything that is imposed upon you is under My control. "My grace is sufficient for thee." It is enough for you to know that what you are suffering is part of My discipline, evidence of My love.

 

G. Campbell Morgan

dW 04.23.08

scripture

 

Proverbs 4:25-27

Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.

Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.

Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

 

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quote

 

"Some seek knowledge for
The sake of knowledge:
That is curiosity;
Others seek knowledge so that
They themselves may be known:
That is vanity;
But there are still others
Who seek knowledge in
Order to serve and edify others:
And that is charity."
-Bernard of Clairvaux

dW 04.22.08

scripture

 

God appoints Jeremiah as a prophet

 

Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19

The word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

"Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.  Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD.

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

What is Christian perfection?  Loving God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength.

John Wesley

dW 04.21.08

scripture

 

Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

 

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quote

 

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
Jonathan Edwards

dW 04.17.08

scripture

 

Psalm 68:4-6

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the LORD— and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

 

quote

 

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
St. Francis of Assisi

dW 04.16.08

scripture

 

2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

 

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quote

 

We have no power from God unless we live in the persuasion that we have none of our own.

John Owen

 

dW 04.15.08

scripture

 

Romans 6:1-2

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

How foolish to go on adding sin to sin, increasing the hardness of the heart, increasing the distance between the soul and Christ,

and all the while fondly dreaming of some enchanted hour in which it will be more easy to yield to the divine call and part with sin.

Charles Spurgeon

dW 04.14.08

scripture

 

Hebrews 10:35-39

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

 

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lyrics

 

Love Me If You Can

Toby Keith

I stand by my right to speak freely
But I worry about what kids learn from TV
And before all of the debating turn to angry words and hate
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree

I’m a man of my convictions
Call me wrong, call me right
But I bring my better angels to every fight
You may not like where I’m going
But you sure know where I stand
Hate me if you want to, love me if you can

 

thoughts

 

I am tired…

… of drawing the line and being called a bigot

… of speaking my convictions and then failing to meet them

… of having no place to rest my eyes

… of no one calling a spade a spade

… of Christianity that looks more like the world and less like Christ (myself included)

 

It is good to be discontent on this earth

It is good to long for something other than this brokenness

It is good to know that wholeness awaits us once this flesh passes away

The challenge lies in enduring and not losing heart

May we fight the good fight and be found worthy in the eyes of God Almighty

dW 04.11.08

scripture

 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

 

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quote

 

Waiting for an answer to prayer is often part of the answer.

John Blanchard

dW 04.10.08

scripture

 

3 John 1:11
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

 

En Espanol

 

quote

 

I believe that if there is one thing which pierces the Master's heart with unutterable grief it is not the world's iniquity but the church's indifference.

F. B. Meyer