October 1, 2009 “I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.” [...]
Archive for September, 2009
28 Sep
September 29, 2009 “I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting [...]
27 Sep
September 28, 2008 “They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became [...]
24 Sep
September 25, 2009 “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out [...]
23 Sep
September 224, 2009 “In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling short-changed. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit.” Romans 5:5 The Message How does God describe the work He is doing in you …? Generously .. [...]
22 Sep
September 23, 2009 “We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.” Ephesians 4:15-16 The Message … Following the Leader [...]
21 Sep
September 22, 2009 “Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.” Colossians 1:22 New Living Translation What does God see [...]
20 Sep
September 21, 2009 “How God must like you — you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End-Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.” Psalm 1:1 The Message Are you living God-liked today …? A holding-your-breath-life is one of [...]
17 Sep
September 18, 2009 “Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:7 The Message What does you day hold …? God hasn’t wasted one moment of your life. He hasn’t missed or overlooked one [...]
