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yearning grows stronger the more cogent the intellectual
difficulties stand in the way.

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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THE SECRET MESSAGE OF JESUS: UNCOVERING THE TRUTH THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING, by Brian McLaren
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Totally Present for Today with a Vision for Tomorrow, by Michele Howe

On any given day, women will be caught daydreaming of tomorrow. Not
that dreaming is a bad exercise; sometimes the most winning plans have
been hatched during these mental "blue sky" wanderings. However, the
kind of musing that hinders, rather than helps, is different. This
troublesome visitor incites disappointment, frustration, and
impatience. It never allows for the beauty of current life to hold
sway. It has a covetous spirit of wishing for something else.

Society places a weighty amount of pressure on women to succeed on many
levels -- this involves both personal and family success as well as
social and professional success. Today, many Christian women
necessarily fill multiple roles, each one vying for her attention and
interest. If she's smart, she'll recognize that today's
responsibilities do not define her life as a whole. Life can change in
an instant, and often does. This realization, coupled with trust that
God is at work in her life (Philippians 2:13), helps a woman embrace
the moment without becoming discouraged that the current circumstances
are unchangeable (Romans 8:28).

There is something to be said for getting into the rhythm of your days.
Viewing all of life as worthwhile, with its seemingly few and far
between glamorous moments along with its more mundane ones, grounds us
in reality and prepares us for the future. Everything we do in the next
twenty-four hours prepares us in some measure for the road ahead.
Whether we long for greatness in some obscure professional field or
simply hanker to excel at gardening, matters little. Our focus, our
intent, must be on giving our all and living in the moment of today,
using the opportunities that God gives us, in whatever direction we
turn our attention.

Sadly, countless women spend precious time wandering mentally into
tomorrow's unknowns -- both the worries and the wishes. This feeds
their feelings of discontent and eventually overrides their good sense.
That's why Jesus warned us, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its
own" (Matthew 6:34 TNIV). It is not that setting goals and pressing
ahead toward growth, improvement and God's intentions for us are wrong
(Philippians 3:12-14). But, we can get so pre-occupied with the future
-- by worry and by wishing -- that we lose sight of today's good and
the opportunities God provides for us to grow, achieve, and change.

Yes, today's difficulties can take a toll. Still, armed with the right
outlook, women can use hardships as stepping-stones toward future
opportunity and success (Philippians 4:13). It's all in the viewpoint
and the end goal. Learning to take everything in its turn enables women
to invest in this day's work while eyeing hopeful possibilities and
God's opportunities. Author David Ireland reminds us that as we seek to
live fully on this given day, "... the destination seems nearer and the
view is more picturesque." It is possible to be totally present in the
now and still have a vision for tomorrow. It is!

The enemies of being totally present in the day and having a vision for
tomorrow, along with some spiritual counter-measures:

Armed with the right outlook, women can use today's hardships as
stepping-stones!

* Exhaustion -- spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical: take care
to daily balance work and rest, seeking God's renewing presence.

* Purposelessness -- spiritual, personal and profession: dream big
and then make practical plans always seeking to honor God.

* Unreasonable expectations -- worrying about uncontrollable
outcomes: be satisfied with doing the best you can and trust God to
be at work in your life.

* Shortsighted Perspectives -- feeling alone and helpless: with God,
today's shortfall isn't the last or final word.

* Selfishness -- wishing for something else: discipline yourself to
look beyond your own wants/needs/desires and think of the way God
has blessed you and can use you to bless others.

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(c) 2007 Michele Howe <jhowe@toast.net>.

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* Dreamers

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* Syndicated Writers of America

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Morning & Evening -- Colossians 2:6 and Mark 14:14

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Thursday, November 8, 2007

MORNING:

"As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord."
-- Colossians 2:6

The life of faith is represented as receiving-an act which implies the
very opposite of anything like merit. It is simply the acceptance of a
gift. As the earth drinks in the rain, as the sea receives the streams,
as night accepts light from the stars, so we, giving nothing, partake
freely of the grace of God. The saints are not, by nature, wells, or
streams, they are but cisterns into which the living water flows; they
are empty vessels into which God pours his salvation. The idea of
receiving implies a sense of realization, making the matter a reality.
One cannot very well receive a shadow; we receive that which is
substantial: so is it in the life of faith, Christ becomes real to us.
While we are without faith, Jesus is a mere name to us-a person who
lived a long while ago, so long ago that his life is only a history to
us now! By an act of faith Jesus becomes a real person in the
consciousness of our heart. But receiving also means grasping or
getting possession of. The thing which I receive becomes my own: I
appropriate to myself that which is given. When I receive Jesus, he
becomes my Saviour, so mine that neither life nor death shall be able
to rob me of him. All this is to receive Christ-to take him as God's
free gift; to realize him in my heart, and to appropriate him as mine.

Salvation may be described as the blind receiving sight, the deaf
receiving hearing, the dead receiving life; but we have not only
received these blessings, we have received CHRIST JESUS himself. It is
true that he gave us life from the dead. He gave us pardon of sin; he
gave us imputed righteousness. These are all precious things, but we
are not content with them; we have received Christ himself. The Son of
God has been poured into us, and we have received him, and appropriated
him. What a heartful Jesus must be, for heaven itself cannot contain
him!

EVENING:

"The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall
eat the passover with my disciples?"
-- Mark 14:14

Jerusalem at the time of the passover was one great inn; each
householder had invited his own friends, but no one had invited the
Saviour, and he had no dwelling of his own. It was by his own
supernatural power that he found himself an upper room in which to keep
the feast. It is so even to this day-Jesus is not received among the
sons of men save only where by his supernatural power and grace he
makes the heart anew. All doors are open enough to the prince of
darkness, but Jesus must clear a way for himself or lodge in the
streets. It was through the mysterious power exerted by our Lord that
the householder raised no question, but at once cheerfully and joyfully
opened his guestchamber. Who he was, and what he was, we do not know,
but he readily accepted the honour which the Redeemer proposed to
confer upon him. In like manner it is still discovered who are the
Lord's chosen, and who are not; for when the gospel comes to some, they
fight against it, and will not have it, but where men receive it,
welcoming it, this is a sure indication that there is a secret work
going on in the soul, and that God has chosen them unto eternal life.
Are you willing, dear reader, to receive Christ? then there is no
difficulty in the way; Christ will be your guest; his own power is
working with you, making you willing. What an honour to entertain the
Son of God! The heaven of heavens cannot contain him, and yet he
condescends to find a house within our hearts! We are not worthy that
he should come under our roof, but what an unutterable privilege when
he condescends to enter! for then he makes a feast, and causes us to
feast with him upon royal dainties, we sit at a banquet where the
viands are immortal, and give immortality to those who feed thereon.
Blessed among the sons of Adam is he who entertains the angels' Lord.

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My Utmost For His Highest : "The Unrivalled Power Of Prayer"

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THE UNRIVALLED POWER OF PRAYER

We know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the
Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings
which cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

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We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; we
know what it is to pray in the Spirit; but we do not so often realize
that the Holy Spirit Himself prays in us prayers which we cannot
utter. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by the Spirit of
God, He expresses for us the unutterable.

"He," the Spirit in you, "maketh intercession for the saints
according to the will of God," and God searches your heart not to
know what your conscious prayers are, but to find out what is the
prayer of the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit of God needs the nature of the believer as a shrine in
which to offer His intercession. "Your body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost." When Jesus Christ cleansed the temple, He "would not suffer
that any man should carry any vessel through the temple." The Spirit
of God will not allow you to use your body for your own convenience.
Jesus ruthlessly cast out all them that sold and bought in the
temple, and said - "My house shall be called the house of prayer; but
ye have made it a den of thieves."

Have we recognized that our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost? If
so, we must be careful to keep it undefiled for Him. We have to
remember that our conscious life, though it is only a tiny bit of our
personality, is to be regarded by us as a shrine of the Holy Ghost.
He will look atter the unconscious part that we know nothing of; but
we must see that we guard the conscious part for which we are
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Praying with Paul : "Submission"

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SUBMISSION

Ephesians 5:21-6:9

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Dear Father,

Help all of us who reverence Christ to be submissive to each
other, even as he submitted himself to the people about him so that
he could be their servant-king.

Help wives and husbands submit to each other. Help wives to be
respectful. Help husbands to be loving and considerate.

Help parents and children submit to each other. Help children to
obey their parents. Help parents to act in the best interest of
their children, not provoking them.

Help employers and employees submit to each other. Help employees
render the work for which they are paid. Help employers to be fair,
to show kindness.

Help all your people everywhere to live even as Jesus did.

In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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WJD! -- Well Done! -- Luke 19:15-19

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Well Done!

"But the man became king. When he came home, he said, 'Call
those servants that have my money. I want to know how much
more money they earned with it.' The first servant came and
said, 'Sir, I earned ten bags of money with the one bag you
gave me!' The king said to the servant, 'Fine! You are a good
servant. I see that I can trust you with small things. So now
I will let you rule over ten of my cities!' The second
servant said, 'Sir, with your one bag of money I earned five
bags!' The king said to this servant, 'You can rule over five
cities!'"

-- Luke 19:15-19 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
Such sweet words are these to hear! Another translation puts it, "Well
done, my good servant!" (TNIV) God longs to give us his blessing and
praise. He showed us this at his Son's baptism, "You are my beloved
Son, and I am fully pleased with you." God does not forget our works
done to honor him and he always notices the effort made in our
stewardship. So know that even if no one else notices your efforts to
honor God, you can be assured that he notices them and is blessed.

TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, may all I do bring you joy, honor, and praise. Thank you for
reassuring me that my efforts to honor you are not in vain. In Jesus'
name I pray. Amen.

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Suffering Man’s Persecution at His Death

Suffering Man's Persecution at His Death
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Luke 23:32 And two others also, who were criminals, were led
with Him to be executed. (33) And when they came to the place
called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals,
one on the right and one on the left. (34) And Jesus said,
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
And dividing His garments, they cast lots. (35) And the people
stood by, looking on. And the rulers also sneered, saying, He
saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God,
the Chosen One! (36) And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to
Him and offering Him vinegar, (37) And saying, If You are the
King of the Jews, save Yourself! (38) And there was also an
inscription over Him: This is the King of the Jews. (39) And one
of the criminals who were hanged there blasphemed Him, saying,
Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us! (40) But the
other, answering, rebuked him and said, Do you not even fear
God, since you are in the same judgment? (41) And we justly, for
we are receiving what we deserve for what we did, but this Man
has done nothing amiss. (42) And he said, Jesus, remember me
when You come into Your kingdom. (43) And He said to him, Truly
I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
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As we read the record in this Gospel, we see that the Lord Jesus
was put on the cross by man. He was accused by the religious
leaders, sentenced to death by Roman rulers, especially Pilate,
and then put on the cross by the Roman soldiers.

In 23:26-43 we see that on the cross the Man-Savior suffered the
persecution of men. He was mocked and ridiculed by both the
Jewish leaders and the Roman soldiers (vv. 35-36). The Lord
Jesus was put on the cross at nine o'clock in the morning and
remained there until three o'clock in the afternoon. This means
that He was on the cross for six hours. These six hours may be
divided into two groups of three hours each: the first from nine
o'clock until noon, and the second from noon until three o'clock
in the afternoon. During the first three hours, the Man-Savior
suffered the persecution of men. The religious people ridiculed
Him, and the Roman soldiers mocked Him. Even "one of the
criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, Are you not
the Christ? Save yourself and us!" (v. 39). Therefore, during
the first three hours on the cross, the Lord was a victim of
human persecution, and He suffered this persecution as a martyr.

In 23:44-49 we see that, during the second period of the six
hours on the cross, the Man-Savior suffered the judgment of God
for sinners to accomplish the vicarious death for them.
Therefore, in 23:26-49 we see two aspects of the Lord's death:
the aspect of man's persecution and the aspect of God's
judgment. First the Lord Jesus suffered man's persecution, and
He suffered this as a martyr, not as the Redeemer. Then, as the
Redeemer, no longer as a martyr suffering persecution, He
suffered God's judgment for us, the sinners.
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the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 451-452. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
5/7/02)

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Today's Verse : Proverbs 10:7

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November 8, 2007

VERSE:
The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of
the wicked will rot.
-- Proverbs 10:7

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THOUGHT:
Each of us is creating a legacy. The influence of our lives will
leave an imprint on all those the Lord has brought into our lives
for us to touch. This proverb reminds us that our legacy will live
far beyond us. If our lives are righteous, that legacy will be an
ongoing blessing as stories of our lives are passed on to future
generations. On the other hand, if our lives have been given over
to wickedness, we will leave behind the lingering stench of
something potentially useful gone sour and something lasting given
over to rot.

PRAYER:
O mighty God, may my life be a sweet blessing to my children and
my children's children -- whether those children are physical or
spiritual. May my influence bring you glory and also bring others
to know you and your grace. Forgive me when I fail to see the
length of the shadow my influence casts and help me to see those
you have purposely sent my way for me to touch with your grace. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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Today's KJV Verse : Proverbs 10:7

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November 8, 2007

VERSE:
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked
shall rot.
-- Proverbs 10:7

http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+10:7&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
Each of us is creating a legacy. The influence of our lives will
leave an imprint on all those the Lord has brought into our lives
for us to touch. This proverb reminds us that our legacy will live
far beyond us. If our lives are righteous, that legacy will be an
ongoing blessing as stories of our lives are passed on to future
generations. On the other hand, if our lives have been given over
to wickedness, we will leave behind the lingering stench of
something potentially useful gone sour and something lasting given
over to rot.

PRAYER:
O mighty God, may my life be a sweet blessing to my children and
my children's children -- whether those children are physical or
spiritual. May my influence bring you glory and also bring others
to know you and your grace. Forgive me when I fail to see the
length of the shadow my influence casts and help me to see those
you have purposely sent my way for me to touch with your grace. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/todaysverse.cgi?day=20071108&ver=kjv

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