dW 09.24.09

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scripture

 

James 1:22-25

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

 

En Espanol, Santiago 1:22-25

 

quote

 

I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a great deal about their acts.

Horace Mann

dW 09.23.09

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scripture

 

John 15:9-14

Jesus says, "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.

 

En Espanol, Juan 15:9-14

 

quote

 

Someone has pointed out that the mere knowledge of religious truth “without an honest attempt at translating it into action and putting it into practice, will not profit a person very much.”  Medicine left in a bottle, unused, will not help anybody.  Machinery stored in a shed and never used will be of small value to anyone.  Books that are kept on a shelf and never read will help nobody.

Abraham Feldman

dW 09.22.09

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scripture

 

Psalm 19:1-7

The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky proclaims His handiwork. Day to day makes utterance, night to night speaks out. There is no utterance, there are no words, whose sound goes unheard. Their voice carries throughout the earth, their words to the end of the world. He placed in them a tent for the sun, who is like a groom, coming forth from the chamber, like a hero, eager to run his course. His rising-place is at one end of heaven, and his circuit reaches the other; nothing escapes his heat.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 19:1-7

 

quote

 

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.
C. S. Lewis

dW 09.18.09

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scripture

 

Micah 6:8

He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

 

En Espanol, Miqueas 6:8

 

quote

 

Redeem thy misspent time that's past, and live this day as if thy last.
Thomas Ken

dW 09.17.09

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scripture

 

Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

 

En Espanol; Proverbios 13:30

 

quote

 

When you read any great mystery, recorded in holy Writ, you are to prostrate your Reason to Divine Revelation.
Thomas Ken

 

thought

 

Not all Scripture is logical to men but it is nonetheless Theo-logical.

dW 09.14.09

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scripture

 

2 Peter 2:18-19

For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

 

En Espanol; 2 Pedro 2:18-19 

 

quote

 

The service of the Holy Spirit is that He helps us to distinguish pleasure from happiness and develop real joy.  There are many experiences which give us temporary pleasure but do not add up to abiding satisfaction.  Their thrills pass quickly, and sometimes leave a trail of regret and remorse.  Some of our sense pleasures are like lightning flashes, while true joy is like the sunlight.

Ralph Sockman

 

dW 09.11.09

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scripture

 

Ezekiel 36:26-27

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

 

En Espanol, Ezequiel 36:26-27

 

 

quote

 

In comparison with this big world, the human heart is only a small thing.  Though the world is so large, it is utterly unable to satisfy this tiny heart.  The ever-growing soul and its capacity can be satisfied only in the infinite God.  As water is restless until it reaches its level, so the soul has no peace until it rests in God.

Sundar Singh (1889-1929), Indian Christian missionary

 

thought

 

When I typed the date into the subject, I realized that today is 9-11. Oh how easily do I forget or ignore the hurting and broken around me.

Make time today to think about people around you that are hurting and broken. How might you be in prayer for them, how might you met their present need?

dW 09.10.09

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scripture

 

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

 

En Espanol, Romanos 5:1-5

 

quote

 

Dear Child of God, I am sorry suffering is not optional. It seems to be part and parcel of the human condition, but suffering can either embitter or ennoble.

Desmond Tutu

dW 09.09.09

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scripture

 

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray continually.

 

En Espanol, 1 Tesalonicenses 5:17

 

quote

 

I need the opportunity to free my mind of sorrow, personal concerns; to see my world through the mirrored reflection of holiness.  I need a time of prayer to leap beyond what is limiting in me as a person, to rediscover what is important and what is trivial, to take counsel with what my tradition stresses as the living faith.  I need prayer.

Albert Silverman

dW 09.08.09

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scripture

 

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

 

En Espanol; 1 Pedro 4:8

 

quote

 

When we voluntarily do what is best for others, we are also doing what is best for ourselves.

Gracious Christianity: Living the Love We Profess