dW 02.17.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Ephesians 4:22-24

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

 

En Espanol, Efesios 4:22-24

 

challenge

 

We have been called to live differently.

Imagine if we all wanted less and loved more.

Imagine if we cared for our neighbors.

Imagine if we shared things with no expectation of reciprocation.

Imagine if we committed intentional acts of kindness.

Imagine if we did what we said we were going to do.

Imagine if we slowed down to smell the roses.

Imagine if we learned how to play nicely with others.

Imagine if we knew the difference being wants and needs.

How might we live differently so that the world is thus inspired to join us?

 

prayer ministry

 

I joined a group on Facebook called “Adopt a Terrorist For Prayer”. Visit their website, http://www.atfp.org/, to find out more about this provocative ministry. Below is an email I signed up to receive from their website. You can sign up to receive these too and even adopt a terrorist for you to personally pray for!

 

Subject: False Alarm on Hakimullah

"Latest news from Pakistan indicates that Hakimullah Mehsud probably did not die from wounds sustained in a drone attack in January. If you have been praying for Hakimullah Mehsud, please continue asking God to intervene in ways that will change his heart and protect the people of Pakistan. Hakimullah is one of the world's most dangerous and most wanted men. He is to Pakistan and

Afghanistan what Osama bin-Laden is to the United States."

 

dW 02.16.10

dW

 

scripture

 

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

 

Matthew 23: 25-28

"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

 

En Espanol, 1 Samuel 16:7 y Mateo 23: 25-28

 

quote

 

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward things we are.

Edwin Chapin

dW 02.12.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Isaiah 11:6-9

The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.

The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest.

They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

 

En Espanol, Isaias 11:6-9

 

thought

 

Notice that this new way of existence is possible through “full knowledge of the LORD”. Right now we see glimpses of it but there will come a time when we will see in full. (1 Cor. 13:12, Espanol) What an awesome thing it will be for this new way of existence to be the lasting norm. 

 

quote

 

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa

dW 02.11.10

dW

 

scripture

 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

 

En Espanol, 2 Corintios 1:3-4 

 

quote

 

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.
Terry Waite

 

news

 

Haiti

• USGS: USGS called it the strongest earthquake since 1770 in what is now Haiti

• The quake struck on January 12, 2010 at 4:53 p.m.

• The 7.0 magnitude quake's epicenter hit just 10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 million inhabitants

• 3 million people in need of emergency aid after major earthquake

• The major quake sent 33 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.2 to 5.9

• The Red Cross dispatched a relief team from Geneva and the UN's World Food Program is flying in two planes with emergency food aid.

• The Inter-American Development Bank said it was immediately approving a $200,000 grant for emergency aid.

• Some 9,000 peacekeepers have been in Haiti since 2004, including 1,266 Brazilians.

• Haiti has no real construction standards.

• November 2008: Following the collapse of a school in Petionville, the mayor of Port-au-Prince estimated about 60% of buildings were shoddily built and unsafe in normal circumstances.

dW 02.09.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 16:5

LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 16:5

 

quote

 

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

dW 02.08.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Luke 15:1-7

Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

 

En Espanol, Lucas 15:1-7

 

quote

 

The church is the great lost and found department.

Robert Short

dW 02.04.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Joshua 1:7-9

The LORD speaks to Joshua, “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

 

En Espanol, Josué 1:7-9

 

quote

 

The Christian has to live in the world, but he must draw all his resources from outside of the world.

Donald Barnhouse

dW 02.03.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

En Espanol, Romanos 8:38-39

 

quote

 

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.
Oswald Chambers

dW 02.02.10

dW

 

scripture

 

1 Peter 3:8-12

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

 

En Espanol, 1 Pedro 3:8-12

 

quote

 

Speak the truth and shame the Devil.

Francois Rabelais

 

thought

 

Jesus called the Devil, the Father of Lies.  (John 8:44)  The Psalmist called God, the God of Truth.  (Psalm 31:5)  Therefore, when we choose to speak lies, we are choosing to identify with the Devil and our sin nature.  However, when we choose to speak the truth, we are choosing to identify ourselves with God as new creations. 

dW 02.01.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

 

En Espanol, Gálatas 2:20

 

quote

 

Our desires must not only be offered up to God, but they must all terminate in him, desiring nothing more than God, but still more and more of him.

Matthew Henry