1 John 1:5-7 (NIV)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/29/2019)...

“The person who walks in the night is one who is not faithful to God, but is living in self-will. This [person] stumbles easily because he does not have divine guidance to illuminate his pathway.”

William MacDonald

John 11:9-10 (NLT) Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.”

1 John 1:5-7 (NIV) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

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Ephesians 4:2-4 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/27/2019)...

“I’m pretty sure we are not going to enter the gates of heaven with God greeting us saying, ‘Child, I am so proud of you. Look at how right you were.’ I am more confident that God desires for us to experience the joy of being right with one another, not more right than another, and that He is asking for where we stand on issues to be way less important and sacred than the God we stand under together.”

Elizabeth Hasselbeck (“Point of View”)

John 13:34-35 (NLT) So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

1 Peter 4:8 (NLT) Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Ephesians 4:2-4 (NLT) Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

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1 Corinthians 3:10 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/26/2019)...

“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take OFF! But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.”

Amelia Earhart

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (NLT) Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Romans 12:11-12 (NLT) Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

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Luke 6:46-49 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/25/2019)...

Ye call me the "Way" and walk me not,

Ye call me the "Life" and live me not,

Ye call me "Master" and obey me not,

If I condemn thee, blame me not.

Ye call me "Bread" and eat me not,

Ye call me "Truth" and believe me not,

Ye call me "Lord" and serve me not,

If I condemn thee, blame me not.

Geoffrey O'Hara

Luke 6:46-49 (NLT) So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.

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Colossians 3:23-24 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/24/2019)...

“Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable.”

Og Mandino

Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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Psalm 16:11 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/21/2019)...

“Take a deep breath. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.”

Unknown

Psalms 16:11 (NLT) You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

Psalms 118:24 (NLT) This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 90:12 (NLT) Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

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Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/22/2019)...

“Parents should prepare their kids for the road, not the road for their kids.”

The New Yorker

Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (NLT) And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (NLT) So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.

Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.

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Proverbs 16:18 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/20/2019)...

“I like their energy and I like their enthusiasm and I like the fact that they are confident. But it can tip over into arrogance, and arrogance can tip over into sloppiness and negligence.”

Marcus Lemonis (“The Profit”)

1 Samuel 2:3 (NLT) Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.

Proverbs 27:1-2 (NLT) Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.

Proverbs 16:18 (NLT) Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

Philippians 2:3-5 (NLT) Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

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Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/19/2019)...

“Keep calm and carry on.”

Unknown

Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

John 14:27 (NLT) I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

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Psalm 16:7-11 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/18/2019)...

I arise today through

God’s strength to pilot me,

God’s might to uphold me,

God’s wisdom to guide me,

God’s eye to look before me,

God’s ear to hear meek

God’ Word to speak for me,

God’s hand to guard me,

God’s way to lie before me,

God’s host to secure me,

against snares of devils,

against temptations of vices,

against inclinations of nature,

against everyone who will wish me ill,

afar and anear,

alone and in a crowd.”

Saint Patrick

Psalms 16:7-11 (NLT) I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. 

For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

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James 4:7-8 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/15/2019)...

“Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere.”

Unknown (sign in my daughters bathroom)

Psalms 51:2, 7, 10 (NLT) 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

Hebrews 10:22 (NLT) ...let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

James 4:7-8 (NLT) So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

Psalm 90:12 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/14/2019)

“If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”

Steve Jobs

“If you approach every day like its your last, you will be grateful for the next day. You will know that you are [blessed] to be alive, and have been given another chance to experience all that life has to offer. You won’t take your time for granted and would only pay attention to the things that are most important to you. You have no time to waste, because your life can end any minute.”

William Cho

Psalms 90:12 (NLT) Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

Psalms 16:7-8 (NLT) I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

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Matthew 5:41 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (3/1/2019)...

“There’s no traffic jam on the extra mile.”

Unknown

Matthew 5:41 (NKJV) And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT) Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

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