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 In nothing be anxious — but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God which passes all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 4:5, 6
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 Behold the glory of Jesus Christ (John 17:24).
Believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, who came into the world (John 11:27).
Be transformed into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Become an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).
Boldly preach the Gospel of Christ to the world (1 Thessalonians 2:2).
Be a contender for the faith (Jude 1:3).
Build a Christian foundation for the next generation (Psalm 78:6).
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"Blessed is a man who endures trials, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that He has promised to those who love Him" - James 1:12, HCSB In a remote Buddhist village, a brave man built a small house so he could live among the people and share the Good News, which was not well received. He was mocked and pelted with stones, his house was set on fire and the village leader drove him from the village. But the young man relocated a mile away and continued to pray for the people. When the village leader suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, the young man was asked to come; he prayed for the village leader and he was healed. Although the leader did not become a believer, he allowed the evangelist to share freely in the village. The first convert was the daughter of the village leader. The young man later married her and became a permanent member of the village. The name of Jesus is being celebrated by believers won to the Lord by this simple man who loved them enough to persevere with joy and grace.
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by Viola Walden
Sixty dollars’ worth of perfume wasted! It wasn’t stolen or spilled: simply poured on the head of a Man. Bystanders turned on the woman indignantly. “Why this waste?” they demanded. “It could have been sold and the money given to the poor.”
Love rarely makes sense to those not in love. An act of self-sacrifice appears foolish to the selfish person.
Even when the disciples upbraided the woman for anointing Jesus with her costly perfume, they saw neither her love nor her sacrifice. To them, it was a stupid, wasteful business. But to our blessed Lord it was an act of such love that it would be told in the Gospel from then on. She had done for Him the only thing she could do.
Dear one, have you, have I, ever pulled the stopper from the bottle of our most precious perfume and poured it on our Lord? Or do we decide there is a more worthy cause? Can there be a more worthy cause than the dear Lord Jesus Himself?
Have we done for the Lord Jesus all that is in our power to do? Do we love Him out of an overflowing heart?
What matters if some or many well-meaning people rebuke us and tell us we are crazy. Don’t listen to their “how wasteful!” cry.
Let us pray to be more like the woman who “wasted” her expensive perfume on the Lord Jesus. To love Him and to be loved by Him is all that matters.
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'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!' |
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I will, like...
PAUL — Forget those things which are behind and press forward.
ABRAHAM — Trust fully in my God.
ENOCH — Walk in daily fellowship with my Heavenly Father.
DANIEL — Commune with my God at all times.
JOB — Be patient under all circumstances.
JOSEPH — Stay true under all temptations to lead me astray.
GIDEON — Advance even though my friends be few.
ISAIAH — Concentrate myself to do God’s work.
TIMOTHY — Study the Word of God.
JOHN — Lean upon the bosom of the Master.
MOSES — Choose rather to suffer...than to enjoy sin for a season.
STEPHEN —Manifest a forgiving spirit toward all who seek my hurt.
ANDREW — Strive to lead my brother into a closer walk with Christ.
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