Romans 15:13 (ESV)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (12/4/2019)...

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Romans‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭(ESV‬‬) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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Psalm 119:5 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (12/3/2019)...

Attract what you expect.

Reflect what you desire.

Become what you respect.

Mirror what you admire.

Anonymous 

 ‭Psalms‬ ‭119:5‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!

Psalms‬ ‭119:15‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.

 ‭Titus‬ ‭2:1‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.

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Psalm 1:1-2 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (12/2/2019)...

“Our minds are God’s invention...they’re his creation. When we meditate we trust God to help our minds to grasp, unpackage and unravel the truth of God’s Word. A truly happy person is shaped by the Word, not colored by the world.”

Pastor Sandy Adams

Psalms‬ ‭1:1-2‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.

 ‭Psalms‬ ‭19:14‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

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Proverbs 14:23 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (11/14/2019)...

“Make your life a mission – not an intermission.” 

Anonymous

Proverbs‬ ‭14:23‬ ‭(ESV‬‬) In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

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Psalm 90:12 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (11/13/2019)...

“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had” 

St Augustine

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

Ephesians‬ ‭5:15-17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

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Luke 5:1-4 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (11/12/2019)...

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” 

Rabindranath Tagore

Luke‬ ‭5:1-4‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”

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1 Peter 4:16 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY’S READING (11/8/2019)...

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I’m not shouting, “I’ve been saved!”

I’m whispering, “I get lost!

That’s why I chose this way.”

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I don’t speak with human pride,

I’m confessing that I stumble –

Needing God to be my guide.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I’m not trying to be strong,

I’m professing that I’m weak

And pray for strength to carry on.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I’m not bragging of success,

I’m admitting that I’ve failed

And cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I don’t think I know it all,

I submit to my confusion

Asking humbly to be taught.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I’m not claiming to be perfect,

My flaws are all too visible

But God believes I’m worth it.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I still feel the sting of pain,

I have my share of heartache,

Which is why I seek His name.

When I say, “I am a Christian”

I do not wish to judge,

I have no authority…

I only know I’m loved

by Carol Wimmer

1 Peter‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

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