My Inbox of Daily Inspirations: 01/31/08

Today's Verse : 1 John 2:1-2

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February 1, 2008

VERSE:
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.
But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in
our defense -- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins
of the whole world.
-- 1 John 2:1-2

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THOUGHT:
John wants to prevent even one sinful event in the lives of
those he loves. He is concerned because he knows that even one
sinful event can be used by Satan to discourage and defeat us. We
need to know that we have a Savior and a defender. He paid the
price to redeem us, he sent his Spirit to help us overcome sin's
power, and he will speak to the Father and claim that right to
forgive us.

PRAYER:
Father, I'm embarrassed by my weakness and vulnerability when I
sin. Even in those moments of shame, I'm thankful that Jesus
provided me the way back into your holy presence. Jesus, I thank
you for coming to my rescue and my defense. I will not let Satan
discourage me when I fall. Instead, I re-commit myself to live with
your character and for your glory. In the name of Jesus, my Lord
and my defender, I pray. Amen.

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Today's KJV Verse : 1 John 2:1-2

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February 1, 2008

VERSE:
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin
not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and
not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
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Daily Wisdom NIV : Proverbs 14:15

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Daily Wisdom KJV : Proverbs 14:15

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The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh
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Mustard Seed Thoughts: Offended Four

Offended Four

By: Ron Edmondson Mustard Seed Thoughts

Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV

Are you aiming for perfection? That should be the goal of the believer; to be like Christ in all that we do. That is especially true in how we relate to others. Since the first and greatest commandment and is to love God and love others, how we relate to others is vitally important. We must strive not to be offensive.

It occurred to me as I was preparing for this series that some people are just naturally offensive people. Don�t take offense to that statement. If you do, you may need to!

Part of being people who don�t offend people willingly is examining our own lives to see if we are offensive. If you are the one constantly saying the wrong thing; if you consistently hurt people�s feelings; if every joke you tell makes people uncomfortable or even angry, could the prob lem with offending people be YOU?

I know people who have no regard for anyone else�s feelings and they just chalk it up to �That�s the way I am!� That may be their answer, but I�m not sure that�s a good one. I am not to be like me. I am to be like Christ. There is a world of difference between the two.

Who are you striving to be like? Are you striving to be like Christ? Today, spend some time alone with Christ asking Him to help you examine yourself to see if you are the problem in offensive relationships.

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Daily Heartlight -- January 31, 2008

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Look Up!, by Mike Barres

I was out hiking. It was very cold. The ground was frozen. As the sun
was shining on the frozen ground, it began to melt. Leaves were
everywhere. This combination of frost, water and leaves made that walk
very slippery. I had a couple of energetic dogs on a leash that were a
bit hard to manage. The terrain where we were hiking was very
mountainous.

As you add up all of these factors, you can imagine that I lost my
footing numerous times. I would slip, and a couple times fell. This
made me focus intently on where I was walking. There might be a branch
or a rock under the leaves that would make me trip. Walking along the
face of a hill, the leaves made it slippery. I would have to look
intently at the ground to try to get sure footing. Remember, I also had
two energetic dogs on a leash, pulling me in different directions at
the same time.

Next thing you know I am on the ground, my head hurts and my arm hurts.
I had been focusing so much on the ground that I failed to see the low
branch that hit my head. I immediately fell backwards and hurt my arm
trying to brace my fall. I let go of the dogs and had to call to my
friends to get them. As I got up, I had to bend my glasses back in to
shape. I had a pretty good knot on my head and was embarrassed. My
focus had been downward. I needed to "look up."

Sometimes we focus on our problems so much that we take our eyes off of
God. He can help us through our difficult times. He can give us
strength. He can comfort us and give us direction.

In your time of need, "look up!"

If all we do is look down, we are bound to stumble and fall. We can't
live by our own strength. The great prophet reminded God's people to
look to Him, not others:

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, who
trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because
they are very strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of
Israel, nor seek the LORD! (Isaiah 31:1 NKJV).

Spending time with the Lord on a daily basis can really help us. God
cries to us, "My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the
morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up" (Psalm 5:3).

In your time of need, "look up!"

I will lift up my eyes to the hills -- from whence comes my help?
My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not
allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber (Psalm
121:1-3).

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

MORNING:

"The Lord our Righteousness."
-- Jeremiah 23:6

It will always give a Christian the greatest calm, quiet, ease, and
peace, to think of the perfect righteousness of Christ. How often are
the saints of God downcast and sad! I do not think they ought to be. I
do not think they would if they could always see their perfection in
Christ. There are some who are always talking about corruption, and the
depravity of the heart, and the innate evil of the soul. This is quite
true, but why not go a little further, and remember that we are
"perfect in Christ Jesus." It is no wonder that those who are dwelling
upon their own corruption should wear such downcast looks; but surely
if we call to mind that "Christ is made unto us righteousness," we
shall be of good cheer. What though distresses afflict me, though Satan
assault me, though there may be many things to be experienced before I
get to heaven, those are done for me in the covenant of divine grace;
there is nothing wanting in my Lord, Christ hath done it all. On the
cross he said, "It is finished!" and if it be finished, then am I
complete in him, and can rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory, "Not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but
that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is
of God by faith." You will not find on this side heaven a holier people
than those who receive into their hearts the doctrine of Christ's
righteousness. When the believer says, "I live on Christ alone; I rest
on him solely for salvation; and I believe that, however unworthy, I am
still saved in Jesus;" then there rises up as a motive of gratitude
this thought-"Shall I not live to Christ? Shall I not love him and
serve him, seeing that I am saved by his merits?" "The love of Christ
constraineth us," "that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves but unto him which died for them." If saved by imputed
righteousness, we shall greatly value imparted righteousness.

EVENING:

"Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi."
-- 2 Samuel 18:23

Running is not everything, there is much in the way which we select: a
swift foot over hill and down dale will not keep pace with a slower
traveller upon level ground. How is it with my spiritual journey, am I
labouring up the hill of my own works and down into the ravines of my
own humiliations and resolutions, or do I run by the plain way of
"Believe and live"? How blessed is it to wait upon the Lord by faith!
The soul runs without weariness, and walks without fainting, in the way
of believing. Christ Jesus is the way of life, and he is a plain way, a
pleasant way, a way suitable for the tottering feet and feeble knees of
trembling sinners: am I found in this way, or am I hunting after
another track such as priestcraft or metaphysics may promise me? I read
of the way of holiness, that the wayfaring man, though a fool, shall
not err therein: have I been delivered from proud reason and been
brought as a little child to rest in Jesus' love and blood? If so, by
God's grace I shall outrun the strongest runner who chooses any other
path. This truth I may remember to my profit in my daily cares and
needs. It will be my wisest course to go at once to my God, and not to
wander in a roundabout manner to this friend and that. He knows my
wants and can relieve them, to whom should I repair but to himself by
the direct appeal of prayer, and the plain argument of the promise.
"Straightforward makes the best runner." I will not parlay with the
servants, but hasten to their master.

In reading this passage, it strikes me that if men vie with each other
in common matters, and one outruns the other, I ought to be in solemn
earnestness so to run that I may obtain. Lord, help me to gird up the
loins of my mind, and may I press forward towards the mark for the
prize of my high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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My Utmost For His Highest : "Do You See Your Calling?"

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DO YOU SEE YOUR CALLING?

Separated unto the Gospel.

Romans 1:1

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Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women, but to be
proclaimers of the Gospel of God. The one thing that is all important
is that the Gospel of God should be realized as the abiding Reality.
Reality is not human goodness, nor holiness, nor heaven, nor hell;
but Redemption; and the need to perceive this is the most vital need
of the Christian worker to-day. As workers we have to get used to the
revelation that Redemption is the only Reality. Personal holiness is
an effect, not a cause, and if we place our faith in human goodness,
in the effect of Redemption, we shall go under when the test comes.

Paul did not say he separated himself, but - "when it pleased God who
separated me. . ." Paul had not a hypersensitive interest in his own
character. As long as our eyes are upon our own personal whiteness we
shall never get near the reality of Redemption. Workers break down
because their desire is for their own whiteness, and not for God.
"Don't ask me to come into contact with the rugged reality of
Redemption on behalf of the filth of human life as it is; wbat I want
is anything God can do for me to make me more desirable in my own
eyes." To talk in that way is a sign that the reality of the Gospel
of God has not begun to touch me; there is no reckless abandon to
God. God cannot deliver me while my interest is merely in my own
character. Paul is unconscious of himself, he is recklessly
abandoned, separated by God for one purpose - to proclaim the Gospel
of God (cf. Rom. 9:3.)

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Romans 8:9-15

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Dear Father, who indwells me,

Show me that I do not really live in the flesh, since your Spirit
really dwells in me, else I would not belong to you. So with Christ
living in me, my spirit is alive because of righteousness, even
though my body is dead (doomed for decay!) because of sin.

May the same Spirit which dwelled in Jesus continue to dwell in me
and give life to my mortal body. Enable me by the Spirit to put to
death the deeds of the sinful body, and thus find life. Help me
cast off the spirit of slavery, and be a true son of yours.

Thank you that I can call you "Abba, Father," as a fearless
testimony of my sonship. Thank you, God, for condescending to be my
Father and for making me an heir of your glory.

It is in the name of Jesus and by his authority that I have such
boldness to come to you, asking these things according to his will.
Amen.

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Faithful Friends

Some people brought a paralyzed (crippled) man to Jesus. Four
men were carrying the paralyzed man. But they could not bring
the man to Jesus because the house was full of people. So the
men went to the roof above Jesus and made a hole in the roof.
Then they lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it. Jesus
saw that these men had much faith. So Jesus said to the
paralyzed man, "Young man, your sins are forgiven."

-- Mark 2:3-5 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
Notice what is the basis of this miracle. "Seeing THEIR faith ..." The
four men were the ones who helped make this miracle possible. It wasn't
just their willingness to help the man, but it was their faith that if
they got their friend to Jesus then the Lord would do great things for
him. They were right. The question, however, is whether or not we will
be so bold in our faith with our friends.

TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, please strengthen my faith and use me to bring those who are
broken, lost, and hurting to experience the gracious and powerful gift
of your Son's love. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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