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You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence. Acts 2:28 NIV

In the presence of God, there is joy! I don't know about you, but joy sounds pretty good today!

You and I know that this world is not our home. We keep reminding ourselves of that fact as the bills come that we cannot pay; as the doctor says he cannot help; as the news comes at the loss of a loved one; when the marriage is falling apart. We know our future is bright, but right now, it is hard to see the forest for the trees.

We feel the burdens of life, and at times they seem unbearable. In the middle of a valley, as we fight just to stay alive, it is often difficult to picture the mountain tops.

In those times, when we need a Savior, praise God He is there! Our Redeemer lives! He stands ready to assist us in our time of need. He will not forsake us when the perilous days come, but will instead draw us closer to Him, and even carry us thr ough the darkness until within His perfect timing He chooses to quiten the storm.

Dear friend, fellow Christian, I urge you: Draw closer to the cross of Jesus. Get into the presence of our Holy God! It is there you will find rest. It is in Him you will receive joy in the journey of life. It is with the Lord that peace will overtake the trials and strength will come to the weary!

In your presence Lord we find our hope! It is here we want to stay!

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Praying with Paul : "The Body of Christ"

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THE BODY OF CHRIST

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Dear Father, great, good and generous giver,

Thank you for making me part of the body of Christ, his church.
Thank you that there are no unimportant parts to the body. Thank
you that all of us are interconnected and interdependent.

We have a variety of gifts from you, but all have the same spirit.

We have varieties of service, but all have the same Lord, Jesus
Christ.

We have various ways of working, but it is you, O God, who
inspires all of it. Your spirit apportions your gifts as he wishes.

Thank you for every manifestation of your power and goodness. And
thank you for every graciousness shown to me personally.

In the name of Jesus, the head of the body, I pray. Amen.

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WJD! -- Astonished Misunderstanding -- Mark 6:51-52

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Astonished Misunderstanding

Then Jesus got into the boat with the followers. And the wind
became calm. The followers were completely amazed. They still
didn't understand {his power}. It was like the miracle he did
with the bread. They still didn't understand what that meant.

-- Mark 6:51-52 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
They couldn't get it! Maybe they wouldn't get it! Only God could feed a
multitude out of such a small collection of bread and fish. Only God
could still a storm and bring the boat to immediate safety at the
intended destination. Jesus was God with them. Faith in him opened the
door to what is not humanly possible. Yet even with what they saw, they
found it hard to really believe in Jesus as the Son of God. He was
simply too good to be true!

TODAY'S PRAYER:
O LORD God, my righteous Father, please help me overcome my pockets of
weak faith and my areas of lacking belief. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Today's Verse : John 4:23-24

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April 23, 2008

VERSE:
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind
of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers
must worship in spirit and in truth.
-- John 4:23-24

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THOUGHT:
God seeks true worshipers. He seeks those who long to praise him
authentically and spirit to spirit. To help us in our quest, he
gives us his Spirit to help us worship (Philippians 3:3; Jude 20;
Romans 8:26-27). Most of all, he wants us to genuinely worship him
-- worship him according to his will and with all of our heart.

PRAYER:
Loving Heavenly Father, thank you for your Holy Spirit who is
interceding even now to perfect this prayer. My heart thrills at
the knowledge that you not only know me, but that you desire me to
come into your presence. Please accept my feeble words and hear the
emotion of my heart as I say "Thank you!" for all you have done for
me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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Today's KJV Verse : John 4:23-24

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April 23, 2008

VERSE:
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh
such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth.
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Today Our Enjoyment of Christ Is Veiled

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1Pet 1: 13 Therefore girding up the loins of your mind and
being sober, set your hope perfectly on the grace being brought
to you at the revelation [unveiling] of Jesus Christ.
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Toward the end of verse 13 Peter speaks of the unveiling of
Jesus Christ. At present, we are enjoying the Lord Jesus as a
foretaste under the veil. But the time is coming when the veil
will be taken away. Then we shall be able to declare,
"Hallelujah, I am enjoying the Lord Jesus outside the veil!"
Today we are enjoying grace; however, we are enjoying this grace
under the covering of a veil.

Because we are under a veil with the Lord, others may not be
able to understand what we are doing. We may try to tell them
that we are enjoying Christ. However, they may say that this is
nonsense. Our enjoyment is concealed, and others who do not
share the same experience cannot know anything about it. But one
day the Lord Jesus will be unveiled. Then others will be able to
understand that we have been enjoying the Lord Jesus. This
unveiling will be the coming grace as the consummation of the
full salvation of the Triune God.

If we are not enjoying the Lord Jesus as the foretaste, we shall
not have the hope that He will be unveiled as our full taste.
When we enjoy the foretaste, we have such a hope. We need to set
our hope completely on the grace being brought to us at the
unveiling of Jesus Christ.

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Daily Wisdom NIV : Proverbs 10:12

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Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

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Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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Grace as the Foretaste and the Coming Full Taste

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1 Pet 1: 13 Therefore girding up the loins of your mind and
being sober, set your hope perfectly on the grace being brought
to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
John 1: 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and
reality came through Jesus Christ.

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The grace has been brought to us by the Lord's first coming
(John 1:17). It will be consummated by His second coming. On
such grace we should set our hope. Whatever we enjoy of the
Lord today is, comparatively speaking, a small portion. In the
Bible this is called the foretaste; it is not yet the full
taste. This age is an age of foretaste. But when the Lord Jesus
comes back, we shall enjoy the full taste. While we are
enjoying the foretaste, we set our hope on the coming full
taste.

The nature, the essence, and the reality of the foretaste are
the same as that of the full taste. The difference is one of
quantity. Today we are enjoying a small portion as a sample, a
foretaste. Eventually we shall enjoy the full portion and
experience the full taste. Therefore, on the one hand, we are
now enjoying grace; on the other hand, we are expecting the
coming full taste. This means that as we are enjoying the
foretaste, we are expecting to have the full taste. This causes
us to set our hope on the coming full taste. The coming full
taste will be the consummation of this unique grace.

This grace is not merely unmerited favor. It is the Triune God
as our full salvation for our full enjoyment. Today we have
only the foretaste, the enjoyment of a small portion, but the
full taste is coming. Let us set our hope on this coming full
taste, which will be the consummation of grace.

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Today's Verse : John 4:23-24

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Today Our Enjoyment of Christ Is Veiled

Daily Wisdom NIV : Proverbs 10:12

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Grace as the Foretaste and the Coming Full Taste