Praise, Worship and Prayer: June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

HEIRS OF ABRAHAM

HEIRS OF ABRAHAM Galatians 3:1-14 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+3:1-14Dear Father,Thank you for giving us your Spirit, not through works of law butthrough faith in our hearts. Even Abraham was saved by faith, forhe believed you, and you counted it to him as righteousness.Thank you that Christ actually became the curse so that he couldredeem us from its power, that the blessing of Abraham might comeupon all nations, Jews and non-Jews, and that we might receive thepromise of the Spirit through faith.Make us ever aware of the responsibilities as well as the rightswhich this relationship affords us.In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

HEIRS OF ABRAHAM

Monday, June 29, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; theyare preserved for ever ... -- Psalm 37:28 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+37:28&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: God is committed to his people. He loves justice, and those whopursue it. He will not forget his people, those who seek to honorhim by displaying his character in their lives. God has promisedthat he will honor his promises to his people and preserve themwith his protecting power, forever. As God has said elsewhere,"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you!" (Heb. 13:5-6)PRAYER: Eternal and Faithful Father, thank you for your great promises.I am thrilled at the reminder of your faithful presence in my life.I fully believe that I can entrust my future to you and that youwill bring me into your presence with victory and great joy. Thankyou for being my sure and steadfast hope. In Jesus' name I pray.Amen.

ALIVE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS

ALIVE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS Galatians 2:11-21 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+2:11-21Dear Father,Help us understand that in Christ we are dead to law; we have beencrucified with Christ so that we might live unto you.Let Christ live within me. Let the life that I now live in theflesh be a life that I live by faith in the Son of God, who lovedme and gave himself for me.Don't ever let me believe anything, espouse anything, do anythingthat might nullify your grace or imply that Christ died in vain.Let me today, this day, and every day of my life, live from thepower of Christ, live by the example of Christ, and live for theglory of Christ.In the name of Christ I pray. Amen.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereththe mouth of the wicked. -- Proverbs 10:6 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+10:6&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: Righteousness brings us great blessings. Violence becomes itsown vile reward, bringing to those who use it what they have doneto others. So what's our choice? Blessing or violence?Encouragement or a foul mouth? So what's the real choice? LettingGod define character and not someone else.PRAYER: Father, I want to live my life to please you, to bring yourKingdom a blessing, and to help others see that violence isdestructive to themselves and to others. In Jesus' name I pray.Amen.

Promises Of The Father

Promises Of The FatherDr. Zachary Tims, Jr. In Acts 1:1-4, Jesus lovingly encouraged His disciples before He ascended into heaven. "...And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father..." God is a covenant keeping God. He will keep his promises and the assurance of his Word over your life forever. When Jesus spoke these words to His disciples, it was time for Him to go to the Father in Heaven and be seated at the right side of His throne (Hebrews 1:3).Jesus told them in John 14:18, "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." His divine preparation for the future of the church relied on instilling confidence and assurance in these disciples. Although the Holy Spirit had not yet come, Jesus wanted to let them know they would not go on without His help. He would be with them always. Jesus, couldn't be everywhere at all times when he was on this earth. He took on human character which had finite limitations. But the promise of the Father, through the Holy Spirit, made Christ able to minister to us everywhere. He is making intercession for the saints of God while we are at work, to our children while they are in school, covering the lives of our spouses on the other side of town, even our mothers and brothers in far away states.Yes, He is everywhere and ever making intercession from heaven's vantage point. What does this mean for the church today? It simply means that God has your BACK!It means that the Fatherhood of God covers and keeps us protected under His divine plan for our lives. As Jesus Christ has ascended into Heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, He is still working on our behalf, praying for us and helping us. He sees the adversities, the trials of life, and how the devil is attacking us.We don't have to quit, give up, or fall short of the glory because by faith, we can stand the heat and we don't buckle under the pressure or throw in the towel by backsliding. Sometimes it feels like God is not there and we feel forsaken. Remember that God was there with the three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace. Although he wasn't revealed until the heat was at its highest, God will also be the fourth Man in our fiery furnaces of affliction.We cannot live by feelings, therefore we must live by faith. A good parent starts to prepare dinner for their children when anticipating a time when they will be hungry. Yes, we can believe God is in the kitchen getting things together. He has our best interest in mind. He won't let the enemy destroy us, no matter what it seems like, or how distressed our situation may get. He won't hide from you like some people do when you are going through. People will leave you but not Jesus Christ. He will not leave you comfortless. In closing, how do we know Jesus is praying for us? We should not be alive today. We deserved to go to hell for our sins. We shouldn't have made it this far. Through all His sacrifice and suffering on our behalf, He gave us the saving grace to be saved, sanctified and set free. Just keep your faith alive, read the promises in the Bible, mark them out for your personal affirmations and declare them over your life daily.As you keep moving forward and pressing your way, God has your back. No matter what season of life you are in now, the key is to wait, because God will not leave you alone. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31.

DIFFERENCES

DIFFERENCES Galatians 2:11-21 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+2:11-21Dear Father, peacemaker among brethren,When good people within your church find themselves differing onissues, may we take comfort in knowing that even Peter and Paul hadtheir differences.Help us, like them, follow a path of integrity, confronting eachother in a spirit of love. Help us, like them, be willing to admitwhen we are wrong.We are human; we need your help, guidance, and grace to overcomeour lack of goodness and good judgment.Instill within our hearts the truth that through the works of lawno one will be justified, but rather through our faith in JesusChrist.In the name of Christ I pray. Amen.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw wethee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, andclothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came untothee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I sayunto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least ofthese my brethren, ye have done it unto me. -- Matthew 25:37-40 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Matthew+25:37-40&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: When we help those who can't help themselves -- those who havegotten themselves in trouble, those who have been falsely accused,those who are facing death -- we are helping Jesus himself. Whatwould Jesus do? He would be helping someone find God out of theirhopelessness and despair.PRAYER: Father, please give me wisdom to see my opportunities to serveyour people as I try to help them understand your incredible grace.In the name of my Redeemer, Savior, and Friend, Jesus. Amen.

BLESSINGS OF FAITHFULNESS

BLESSINGS OF FAITHFULNESS Galatians 1:16-2:10 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+1:16-2:10Dear Father,Today, Father, may the Lord Jesus meet us on our Damascus Road.May he disclose himself to us for who he is, the Lord of Glory. Mayhe disclose to us the mission which he wants us to carry out as weseek to live for him. May we defend the purity of his gospel, thatwe are freely justified by his grace through faith apart from worksof law. May we defend the liberty that your children have inChrist. May we never for one moment submit to programs ofenslavement to try to prove our righteousness to others. And in allthis may we remember the poor and care for them. Give us hearts ofcompassion for all who undergo privation and trouble.Thank you that even today we enjoy the blessings of thefaithfulness shown by the apostle Paul at the beginning. Help us tobe faithful, too, for the sake of those who will come after us.In the name of Jesus I ask. Amen.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I' m blessed because You are a forgiving God and a

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I' m blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.Let me not whine and whimper about things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through Your eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And, when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth of my wrongdoing, and receive forgiveness. And, when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example--- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It' s the best response when I' m pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood.
I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe. I believe that You change people and You change things for good reasons. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. . .for each and every one of my family members and friends and their families. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes. . .that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than You. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly. This is my prayer.In Jesus' Name, Amen

VERSE:

VERSE: Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of thewicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, andshall keep thy foot from being taken. -- Proverbs 3:25-26 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+3:25-26&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: What guards your heart from fear? Only one protector is sure andfaithful; his name is the Yahweh -- he alone is the LORD. He is ourconfidence and protector. As Paul said so powerfully long ago,prayer and the Holy Spirit are our assurance of God's deliverance.Either we will be delivered from death to serve God powerfully orwe will be delivered through death to share with him in eternity.We will not be snared when our fate and future remain in God'shands!PRAYER: Almighty Deliverer, please give me courage to live for you withpassion, no matter the cost. I trust in you to deliver me. InJesus' name I confidently pray. Amen.

Tea With My Father

Tea With My FatherLatrice Pace The most meaningful moments in a daughter’s life is spent with her father. I remember my mother telling me the story of her and my Daddy sitting up in the dining room late one night around the heater talking. I was playing around in his lap for hours and was suddenly at his feet. He then asked her what I was doing, I was sleep. Daddy had been working all day, just as he did every day of my life. When he finally got home I just wanted to be around him. I’m sure my bed was more comfortable than that hard wood floor, but I was comforted and at peace knowing that I was at the feet of my Daddy. In losing my Daddy in November of 2008 his purpose in my life became all the more clearer. Fathers play an essential role in their daughter's lives. Many things are learned and many things are taught. I learned to be assertive without being aggressive. I learned that some men are only capable of communicating their love with provision and security (Note: I didn’t generalize). I was taught that a man should be willing to dig ditches if he had to in order to provide for his family. Just a few of the invaluable lessons I will cherish.As a little girl I sought acceptance, validation, and the approval of my Daddy, as every little girl does. Sometimes wishing I were an only child so I could get it all and get it all of the time. After his homegoing I didn’t only mourn his death, I also mourned the void that the absence of his presence left. As well as those things I felt I was deprived of. I thought, “How in the world am I going to get them now?” Well, a few weeks later I had a dream about him. He was sitting at a table having tea and I was invited. Now, I have personally experienced in the European culture that for years they honored their tea time. Not only for it’s health benefits, but to relax, unwind and spend time with their friends. Their businesses would cease to operate in honor of afternoon tea. Purposely to relax, unwind and spend time with friends. My Daddy wanted to relax, unwind and spend time with me, his daughter and friend. Playing on a black and white television behind the table where he was sitting was footage of my mother in her younger years. He then apologized to me and wished things could have been better, different. He wished he could have left a greater inheritance. He then wished he could simply take me to dinner. Now, I’m not here to debate whether the dream I had about my deceased father was of God or scriptural. I’m simply sharing my experience. Even after his death he had a desire to provide for me. He wanted me to want for nothing. As our tea time came to an end I then assured him that I was going to be ok and that our heavenly Father had it covered. Many have lost their natural father, but just as it is in the natural, it is in the spiritual. Our spiritual Father is waiting for His time to fill your void and validate. His time to relax, unwind and talk to you, his friend.

PAUL'S CALL

PAUL'S CALL Galatians 1:16-2:10 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+1:16-2:10Dear Father,Thank you for calling Saul of Tarsus to be your apostle to thenon-Jews, and for making him known to us with his new name, Paul.Thank you for revealing to him that righteousness comes by yourgrace through faith without works of law and that we who are notJews can become members of the household of faith without assumingthe yoke of the law.Thank you for the integrity and courage Paul showed in defendingthis position in the early church. Thank you for his desire forunity with those who were apostles before him. Thank you also thathe did not give in to those who wanted to limit the freedom ofbelievers.Thank you that Peter, James, John, and the other apostles gavePaul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that each shouldpursue his appointed missions - Paul and Barnabas to non-Jews, theothers to the Jews. Thank you that they agreed to remember and helpthe poor.In the name of Jesus I give thanks. Amen.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

NO OTHER GOSPEL

NO OTHER GOSPEL Galatians 1:1-16 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Galatians+1:1-16Dear Father,Thank you that the revelation given through your apostles was notconcocted by human minds. May I never turn to "another" gospel norto a distortion of your gospel. May I never desert the grace ofChrist and become accursed. And may I never seek the favor of men.I desire your favor. I want to be your servant, to please you andyou alone.Grant that I may understand the revelation you gave through Paul -of salvation by grace through faith apart from works of law. In thecomplete turn-around in his life help me see the transforming powerof your gospel.Thank you, Father, for the grace and peace that come through yourSon, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us fromthis evil age, according to your will. To you be glory for ever andever.In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

How to Be a Godly Father

How to Be a Godly FatherBrent Barnett Many men desire to be good fathers, but what really matters is whether or not they are godly fathers. Here are four Biblical principles that, by God's grace, can be used to lay a sound foundation in helping fathers become godly fathers. First, godly fathers are first godly men. It doesn't work for fathers to bail out and say to their children, "Do as I say, not as I do" (Matthew 23:3). Children must be able to see an example of Christ in their fathers. Paul says to his spiritual children in 1 Corinthians 11:1, "Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ." Until men by faith follow in the example of Christ themselves, they cannot be godly examples for their own children. Second, godly fathers love their children unconditionally. Unconditionally is a significant word. It implies that love is not merited or earned and that the father's treatment of his children is not dictated by what they can offer him in return. The father of the prodigal son stood waiting and watching for his son to return to him (Luke 15:20).When he finally did return, the father didn't judge the son or force him to earn back his favor, love, and approval. He simply embraced him and threw a celebratory party for his son (Luke 15:21-24). He could do this because his love for his son wasn't based upon what his son could do for him but simply and strictly upon the fact that he was his son.Godly fathers don't make their children earn their approval, and they don't use their children's behavior as a condition for their love. Third, godly fathers train their children how to love and honor God. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it." Ephesians 6:4 echoes the Proverbs passage, saying, "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."Training in righteousness requires learning the Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17), for the Bible is how a child must come to know Who God is and what God wants. In addition to instruction in wisdom and knowledge according to the Bible, there will also be a time for discipline. Sometimes children will test their boundaries or act out, and they need to be corrected and disciplined.Discipline is not a wrathful outburst or reaction; rather, it is a purposeful, calculated means of imposing consequences grounded in love. Even our heavenly Father disciplines those sons whom He loves (Hebrews 12:6), and the fact that a father is willing to discipline his children proves that he loves them. Fathers who let their children get away with anything and everything fail to demonstrate the tough love that is sometimes needed.Fourth, a godly father seeks to give his children good gifts. Godly fathers go beyond just giving spiritual gifts such as wisdom and Biblical instruction to seeking to give good gifts of all kinds. Our heavenly Father is the ultimate example of this. James 1:7 says, "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." Our Father is the giver of every good and perfect gift because He knows when, how, and what to give us. He knows what we desire and ask for because He knows and cares for what we really want and need (Psalm 37:4, Philippians 4:19). Fathers, too, ought to be sensitive to their children's desires and needs.They need to avoid the extremes of spoiling their children by giving into their every whim and being too stingy and holding back from their children.A child's view of God will largely be shaped by their father's treatment of them. So as fathers take interest in what brings their children joy, they will go a long way in helping to shape a healthy view of a God will do for them what is necessarily the kindest, wisest, and best.The importance of being a godly father cannot be overstated. Yet, being human, all fathers will make mistakes along the way. However, even how these failures are handled is a chance to demonstrate Christ and to leave a godly legacy. Children don't expect their earthly fathers to be perfect, but they need fathers who will do their best by faith to imitate their Father in heaven.May God raise up more such men.

VERSE:

VERSE: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what yeshall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what yeshall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body thanraiment? -- Matthew 6:25 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Matthew+6:25&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: Food and clothing are some of the biggest worries of our humanexistence. They have been for centuries. God reminds us, however,that no matter how important these may seem to be in our world,life is really much bigger than these things and God wants us totrust that he will supply them when we trust in him.PRAYER: Father, please help me rein in my envious and covetous heart. Iknow my desire for things makes me anxious and near-sighted in myfaith. Give me a more expansive view of your Kingdom so I can useyour blessings to help others. In the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me bymy right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterwardreceive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there isnone upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heartfaileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. -- Psalm 73:23-26 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+73:23-26&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: In times of confusion, we can take comfort that while we may notunderstand everything while here on earth (read Psalm 73:1-22), Godwill be faithful. Everything we have and know here on earth issubject to decay, but our relationship with the LORD is ourstrength forever. He will not abandon, fail, or forget us.PRAYER: Almighty God, thank you for being with me always, especially inthose moments when life is most confusing and my fears mosttroubling. Please give me faith to not only ask you honestquestions, but to also trust you even when things don't look likethey are all that good for those who believe in you. Please help myfaith hold firm as I wait for your mighty vindication of yourpeople. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Moving Forward

Moving ForwardTanya James While we celebrated Father's Day this past weekend, there were many people upset, depressed, bitter and/or hurt because of their relationships (or lack of) with their fathers. This holiday may bring up old feelings and issues that have never been handled, just buried. Unfortunately, often times when a person has experienced a bad relationship with their natural father, it's hard for them to fully grasp the love of their Heavenly Father. And that's quite understandable that if the man that stands before you has not demonstrated a father's love - why it would be difficult to understand why God, who you have never seen face to face would be any different.However, if you are one of those people who don't have a "father-child" relationship for whatever reason - they were not around, you never knew who they were, they were abusive, they died at a young age ... whatever the case may be ... I admonish you to make a decision now to finally let it go. No longer allow it to dictate your life. No, you may not be able to change what has happened but you can change how it affects the rest of your life.You have the ability and the strength from God to take a stand and say, "no more." Choose to forgive, so that you can move forward. "Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do." Colossians 3:13 Choose to no longer be trapped in a "self-pity" box blaming all your woes on what your father did or did not do. Choose to destroy that crutch and live a joyous life regardless of your past."Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14More importantly, choose to allow God to show you what an awesome father HE is - one that loves unconditionally and has only your best interest at heart. God will never leave or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). He has already equipped you with everything you need to step out on faith and in His strength to overcome the pain and no longer allow yourself to be a victim of circumstance! And to those who grew up with incredible, supportive and encouraging fathers don't miss the opportunity to tell them how much you appreciate them, not just on Father's Day, but every chance you get!

SELF-EXAMINATION

SELF-EXAMINATION 2 Corinthians 13:5-14 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+13:5-14Dear Father, God of love and peace,Help me to examine myself, to test myself, to see whether I amholding to my faith. Help me to realize that Jesus Christ is in me- unless I should fail the test.Help me not to do anything wrong, to do nothing against the truth.Help me stand for Christ and for what is right and true.Let my life - my attitude and my deeds - show constantimprovement. Help me mend my ways, agree with my fellow believers,and live in peace.May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ rest upon me. May you, theGod of love and peace, be near me. May the fellowship of your HolySpirit surround me.In the name of Jesus. Amen.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Men, Lead The Way

Men, Lead The WayPastor Bryan Crute I am convinced that men must understand their role within a Godly home. In the book of Genesis it says, "Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it" - Genesis 2:15 (NASB). God's original intent for man was to give him a role as a CULTIVATOR and CARETAKER. A cultivator is one who fosters growth and who improves things with care--in other words--as men we are to foster growth in our homes and provide care for our spouses, children and families. That's the bigger picture. Three specific tasks that will successfully contribute in your role as a daily cultivator and caretaker...1. Men must GUARD the goods in their homes by providing consistent prayer, along with physical and emotional protection. The Bible says in Ezekiel 22:30, "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I have found none." What an indictment! The Lord is looking for men who will build their families and stand before Him in the gap for their spouses and children. My question for you is, "Does God find you doing that daily?" As cultivators and caretakers, we should guard our homes by providing (1) consistent prayer (not just praying over dinner but leading the charge in covering our families with prayer) and (2) physical and emotional protection.We should protect both physically (which most men have no problem doing) but also emotionally. Be a man who doesn't abuse his wife and children but knows how to cover and care for them in an emotionally healthy way. 2. Men must GUIDE the growth of their families by promoting Godly values. We lead by example NOT by word only! God told Moses in the book of Deuteronomy, "But as for you, stand here by Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I gave them to possess." Deuteronomy 5:31 (NASB).Moses stayed close to God and in return was able to be promoted and disseminated Godly values to the 'family' of Israel. So, as cultivators and caretakers, we must guide the growth of our families by promoting values that we get directly from our intimate relationship with our Father.3. Men must GOVERN their gold by prospering with integrity. "Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful" I Corinthians 4:2 (KJV) says. It's not ok to prosper the world's way as men of God. As cultivators and caretakers of our families, it is a man's responsibility to wisely govern all that God has entrusted to him.As you grow in prosperity (richer relationships with your spouse and children; more money in the bank; more responsibility on your job), it's imperative that you grow in integrity. Integrity is simply doing things the way that God would. In governing the gold, remember what Proverbs says, "Honor the Lord by giving Him the first part of all your income, and He will fill your barns... to overflow" Proverbs 3:9-10 (LB). And don't forget that, "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it" Proverbs 10:22 (KJV) says. If we operate by these three principles as committed cultivators and caretakers, then we'll see God bless us as men and we will have no problem leading the way as heads of our homes.

Monday, June 22, 2009

GOD'S PERFECT POWER

GOD'S PERFECT POWER 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+12:9-10Dear Father,Your grace is sufficient for me. Your power is made perfect inweakness.When I am weak, Christ's power can assist, shine through, lift meup. Please let this happen!For Christ's sake help me to be content with whatever you let comemy way - weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, andcalamities - for when I am weak, then I am strong!Let me be strong with your strength even when beset by my ownweaknesses.In the name of him who is my strength, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Ever Present

Ever PresentAqualyn Toi Jones Every day in America 4,184 babies are born to unmarried mothers (State of America's Children 2008 Report). Of that number over 1,000 of them are born to teenage moms. Today, over 40% of our children grow up in a home without a father. My heart goes out to children who grow up without fathers in the home. I'm the quintessential "Daddy's Girl." I can't think of a time when my father wasn't physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially present in my life. From Thanksgiving Day parades to teaching me to ride a bike and drive. In moments of despair and moments of celebration. He has always been there. Just like another father I know. Thankfully, we all have a Father in God on whom we can depend. One who promises to never leave or forsake us. One who knows everything about us and yet, still loves us the same. It's somewhat easy for me to believe that Father God is concerned about me - that He has plans for my life. I've had a biological father who is a great example of that. I can believe that God loves me because I believe that my father loves me. I believe that Father God accepts me as I am because my Dad continues to do that in my adulthood. Whether we realize it or not, we often transfer our beliefs, disappointments, and thoughts about our biological fathers onto our Heavenly Father. It's hard to believe that Father God is for me when I didn't feel that my father was for me. It's hard to see God as trustworthy when I wasn't able to trust in my earthly father. If my concept of fathers has been damaged or unstable, my relationship with God will reflect some of that uncertainty. Fathers have to be ever-present. Children never outgrow the love, affection, and discipline that fathers provide. Regardless of our age, we find peace in knowing that our fathers are still present. Long after we've moved out on our own. Long after we've obtained a job and can afford to take care of ourselves. We still need you. We always have and we always will.Let us first question what it is we feel in our hearts towards our fathers. Then, let's not be afraid to admit what we find there. And if we find some damage and broken areas, let's take the steps that are necessary to heal. Then, let us ask that same question in regards to our Father God?What we find there may surprise us but there is nothing too hard for God.

Ever Present

VERSE:

VERSE: Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favourof the LORD. -- Proverbs 18:22 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+18:22&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: Several great truths are taught us in the opening chapters ofthe Bible. First, we are made in God's image, both male and female.Second, we are made to be different (male and female). Third, weare made to bless each other and be complements of one another.Fourth, we are made to leave our families of origin and build ourlives together (Gen. 1:26-2:25). To find a partner for life, onecreated by God in his image, is to find what is truly good!PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your plan for my life. (For themarried:) I thank you for my partner in marriage and ask for yourhelp in blessing and fulfilling that person in every way. (For thewidowed:) I ask, dear Father, that you comfort my feelings of lossand grief, and that you know my thanks for this special personthrough whom you blessed my life. (For the single:) I ask that youhelp me know the path for my life and use me to bless others in theway that I live with integrity and faithfulness. In addition, dearFather, please bless me with close Christian friends with whom Ican find emotional fulfillment and spiritual strength. (For thedivorced) I ask, dear Father, that you minister to my sense of lossand that you use me to serve you and bring you glory. However, dearGod, I need your nearness to sustain me and comfort me as I dealwith my emotional struggles and unfulfilled hopes. In Jesus' name Ipray. Amen.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

The Epistles

The EpistlesPhilippians 3-4
Monday: Leviticus 13-15Tuesday: II Kings 6-10Wednesday: Psalms 81-83
Philippians 3
1
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
4
Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
5
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9
And be found in him, 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:
10
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11
If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
12
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
16
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
17
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
18
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
20
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
21
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Philippians 4
1
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
2
I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
3
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
5
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
10
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
14
Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
15
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
16
For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
17
Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
18
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
20
Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
21
Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
22
All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.
23
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

MY PERFECT WEAKNESS

MY PERFECT WEAKNESS 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+12:1-10Dear Father,Put your hand over my mouth to keep me from boasting about myself.Even if I were to have visions and revelations about you or to becaught up to Paradise and hear things too sacred to be told, let meboast only of my weaknesses.If you limit me, inflict pain on me, cause me to struggle and cryout for relief, let me come back to trusting you.Your grace is sufficient for me. Your power is made perfect inweakness.In the name of him who is my strength, Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Word To Fathers

A Word To FathersPastor Andre Butler
Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4 (AMP)
As Fathers, everything we do in regards to our children should be done out of the love of God, and not just for our benefit. Love is not self seeking, and so everything we do as a Father should be for their benefit. The Word instructs you to bring your children up tenderly, so you have to monitor everything you're doing with your child. You almost need to have a kind of love meter to see how many things you're doing that are out of God's love versus how many things you're doing just for yourself.
You need to be diligent and pay attention to how you're raising and training your children to make sure that everything you do with them is out of the love of God. Now, I know that's easier said than done. You're talking about every day of your life, but the Bible teaches us we're supposed to walk in love every day anyway.
That's not a new commandment. And that surely includes loving your child.
We as Fathers have to take this business of training our children up seriously. Many of us are very successful in our fields because we're detailed, diligent, and focused. We don't miss anything. And thank God for the achievements that we have, but the day is going to come where all that is going to pass away. But what you do with your children will last forever.
So if you're going to be detailed and focused in whatever your career area is, you should absolutely be like that with your children. The Bible says that a Father who has produced a righteous son will greatly rejoice. Why is that? Because the way your children turn out has a great impact on you.
So when you see them living a righteous life, mighty before God, producing for God, and prospering in every area--you'll rejoice!
God wants you to make sure they become righteous for their benefit and also for yours. The job you do as a parent will determine your future prosperity. One of the things that will cause you to rejoice is that your child is living right before God, and staying on the path that God has for them.
Your children are part of your prosperity.

Verse:

Verse:My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.— Proverbs 6:20 (NIV)Thoughts ...So often today, we discount the wisdom of those who have come before us and who want to share with us the collective wisdom that was handed down to them by their predecessors. Let's be especially attentive over the next few weeks to those who are older and have proven themselves faithful. At the same time, let's remind our children and our grandchildren how important obedience is to God, including the obedience of children to their parents. My Prayer...Dear heavenly Father, I ask your forgiveness for the times that I have not properly respected the word and wisdom of my parents and other older Christians. I thank you for their love for me and their desire to guide me in your path. Please bless them with your grace and bless me as I seek to be more obedient to your will. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, presseddown, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give intoyour bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shallbe measured to you again.
-- Luke 6:38 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Luke+6:38&translation=kjv
THOUGHT: God is the God of all grace! (1 Pet. 5:10). He loves to give,bless, and empower. One of God's chosen ways to do these threethings is through us; he wants us to be conduits of his blessing.Like the faithful stewards in the parable of the talents (Matt.25), when we are faithful in generously and willingly using what hehas given us to administer, he blesses us with more to use to helpothers and bring him glory. As we give, share, and bless, Godcontinues to supply us with more than we can imagine! (See 2 Cor.9:6-11 & Eph. 3:20-21.)
PRAYER: Father, open my heart and help me be a more generous person. Iwant to use the many blessings and resources, which you haveentrusted to me, to bless others and bring you glory. Please giveme courage to not be afraid to use what you have given me in waysthat are bold and extravagant in your service. I know that when myheart is pure and I share your grace, I will never be able to outgive you! In Jesus' name I thank you. Amen.

VERSE:

RELYING ON GOD

RELYING ON GOD 2 Corinthians 11:29-31 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+11:29-31Dear Father, almighty God,"Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am notindignant? If I must boast, I will boast of the things which showmy weakness."My God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, blessed one, ever-living,bear witness to the truth that you are teaching me. Thank you forshowing me that my finiteness, my weakness, is part of your will.You have graciously set limits around me, so that I must depend onyou. Isn't dependence on an all-powerful God better than having alimited independence? Your mighty arm can do things for me beyondwhat any army could do! To boast of my weakness is to boast ofyour power. To experience weakness is to learn about compassion.Thank you for all this, for in this you surely are teaching me howto love both my fellow man and you.In the name of Jesus I pray, earnestly beseeching you to teach mehow to truly depend on you in all things. Amen.

Friday, June 19, 2009

BOASTING IN WEAKNESSES

BOASTING IN WEAKNESSES 2 Corinthians 11:6-10 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+11:6-10Dear Father, whose power is made perfect in weakness,Even though certain things are true, keep me from saying them ifthey would not be received in the right way-if people would thinkme out of place, perhaps mad, or if they might think more of methan I deserve. Sometimes there are things that I want, but onething you have taught: Your grace is sufficient for me. Your poweris made perfect in weakness.Help me therefore to boast in my weaknesses, that the power ofChrist may rest upon me.For the sake of Christ, help me to put up with whatever I mustbear, for when I am weak in him, then I am strong. Let me liveaccording to your will, close to your heart of love.In the name of Jesus I pray, seeking the strength that comes onlyfrom being weak in you. Amen.

VERSE:

VERSE: Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for themthat fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in theebefore the sons of men! -- Psalm 31:19 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+31:19&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: Out of this psalm which begins in desperation, we find acrescendo of faith. While things may seem bleak, God will notabandon his children. Those who reverence God will not beforgotten. Far from ignoring his children, God has stored up hisgoodness which he will generously pour out on them to show thatthey are his. Those who take refuge in him will be protected andblessed. For those on this side of Jesus' resurrection, thispromise of blessing and vindication takes on added depth andmeaning as well as deeper assurance!PRAYER: O LORD, God of Abraham, Moses, Ruth, David, and Esther, I praiseyou for your proven faithfulness through the centuries. I thank youfor the great heritage of faith that shows me that I can trust youto remember me with your grace, protect me by your power, and blessme with your goodness. Please give me courage to hang on to myfaith no matter the trials and temptations I face. In Jesus' name Ipray and place my trust in you. Amen.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Books of Poetry

The Books of PoetryProverbs 8-9 Friday: Ezekiel 19-24Saturday: Luke 17-18Sunday: Philippians 3-4Proverbs 81 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. Proverbs 91 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

To Reach Them Is To Love Them

To Reach Them Is To Love ThemLisa Birch
I visited my 7-year-old's class for a special parent program. I entered the room to see a bunch of smiling faces, children and adults. But my eyes couldn't help but be drawn to one little boy who was crying quietly but intensely.
The teacher said a few things to him, but the boy continued to cry uncontrollably. I noticed there wasn't an adult with him, but he wasn't the only child without family represented. Surely something else was wrong, I thought. Then another parent confirmed what I suspected. He wanted his mom there.
My heart just couldn't let me stay in one spot and enjoy my son who was beaming with his mother by his side. I walked across the room, moved the little boy's chair next to me and my son, and I embraced him until he stopped crying.
I watched and cheered my son during his performance with the other kids, while the little boy stayed close to me with a tissue box. He never participated in the student presentation; he couldn't pull himself together. But after only a few minutes of compassion and a prolonged hug, the little boy eventually calmed down. Tears soon dried up and he slowly began to catch his breath. Finally, I felt him exhale deeply.
What surprised me is that out of all the adults in the room--moms, dads, grandparents and Aunts--nobody reached out to comfort the little guy beyond a tap on the shoulder or a few nice words. He was crying so hard he obviously needed a hug, and not a quick one.
I wondered if the boy's parents had a clue of how much their absence affected him that morning. Sure I started to judge, but then I got a spirit check. Yes, I'm fortunate to have a flexible schedule now, but it hasn't always been that way. I totally understand the obligations of work, and I also realize emergencies happen at the worst times. But I also know that if I'm not able to show up to support my child and he's distraught about it, I sure would want someone who genuinely cares to step in, help him get over it, and let him know it will be ok.
Some will say that I took precious time and attention away from my own son that morning by not totally focusing on him. But I say that I added double value to his life by not only being there for him but also being there for another child in need. If my son doesn't fully get it now, he will get it--and appreciate it--one day.
I know our world is crazy and we can barely love on other children without paranoia setting in. But God is love, and He requires us to love each other--especially His children.
So I really didn't care as those adult eyes gawked at me for responding the way I did. As parents, we can't always rise to the occasion. It truly does take a village to raise a child. But how will we ever reach our children to raise them right if it's taboo for someone other than the parent to show them love?

To Reach Them Is To Love Them

UNSELFISH SERVANTS

UNSELFISH SERVANTS 2 Corinthians 11:16-21 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+11:16-21Dear Father, to whom our pure devotion is due,When someone seeks to make slaves of us, to prey upon us, to takeadvantage of us, to put on airs, or to strike us in the face, helpus know that such a person does not represent you. For youremissaries don't do such things.Help us look to the examples of Paul, Peter, John, Barnabas, andothers like them, who submitted themselves as servants. Help us belike them.In the name of Jesus, our greatest example, I pray. Amen.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, maygive unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledgeof him: -- Ephesians 1:17 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Ephesians+1:17+&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: One of the best things we can pray for each other, and forourselves, is that we might better know God. The Holy Spirit helpsus better know God (1 Cor. 2), worship God (John 4), and speak toGod (Rom. 8). Let's ask God to use his Spirit to help us know him,not just know about him. God is not only the Almighty Creator ofall things; he is also our Father who cares about us deeply.PRAYER: Holy Father, God of all mystery and glory, please open my mindand heart to know you better through the presence of your HolySpirit within me. Please bless my physical and spiritual familywith insight and illumination about you, your love, and your glory.We want to know you more fully and reflect your character and gracemore completely. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

DIVINE JEALOUSY

DIVINE JEALOUSY 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+11:1-15Dear Father, to whom our pure devotion is due,Thank you for the divine jealousy that Christ feels for us, hischurch. How wonderful to know that we have been betrothed to him asa bride to her one husband. We wait with longing for the greatwedding celebration that is to come.Help us not to be like Adam's bride, Eve, and be led astray bySatan's cunning. Help us have a sincere and pure devotion toChrist.Help us avoid false apostles, deceitful workers, who disguisethemselves as apostles of Christ.No wonder they do this, for Satan himself disguises himself as anangel of light. So it is not strange if his servants disguisethemselves as servants of righteousness. Please see to it, Lord,that their end corresponds to their deeds.In the name of Jesus, who is the truth, I pray. Amen.

Daily Promises

Daily PromisesBlue Letter BibleJune 17, 2009 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. (Hebrews 10:36)We have need of endurance to be sure, but that very need is fulfilled by virtue of the promise itself. We await that long-promised eternal and heavenly rest of Christ, and yet, as all the redeemed are already secured in the heavenly promise, so their perseverance is guaranteed. Even onto the end of the age!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask forthe old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and yeshall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walktherein. -- Jeremiah 6:16 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Jeremiah+6:16&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: Temptation is a choice between God's will for us -- the old path-- and a shortcut provided by Satan -- the new path. So often,Satan's path is presented to us as a shortcut to happiness,prosperity, and accomplishment. However, this path leads us awayfrom God and the blessings he longs to give us. Let's not be likethe people of God in Jeremiah's day who refused God's way and said,"We will not walk in it." The outcome of their choice was their owndestruction.PRAYER: O dear Father, Almighty God, forgive me for turning from yourpath and seeking a way that seems easier and a path that appears tolead to happiness more quickly. Through your Holy Spirit, help melook through the facades of Satan's temptations and see theirbitter end. I know your way is the way of joy, peace, and rest.Please give me courage to walk it confidently. In Jesus' name Ipray. Amen.

BOASTING IN CHRIST

BOASTING IN CHRIST 2 Corinthians 10:15-18 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+10:15-18Dear Father,Let me have pride in what I do, not in claiming someone else'swork. Grant me to be active for you in new endeavors or new places,not boasting of work done in another person's field.Father, increase my faith, so that the sphere of the influence ofyour Good News may be greatly enlarged through me and passed oneven to other lands. Let me boast, not of what I do, but of whatyou do through me. "Let him who boasts boast of the Lord."What I really want, Father, is not to commend myself, just talkinga good story, but to have your approval, your acceptance, yourcommendation.In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Bridge The Gap

Bridge The GapAqualyn Toi Jones Sometimes, I'm not too fond of bridges. I understand their purpose and necessity. I know that I have to cross one to get to the other side. But some bridges can be too long. Others don't look too steady or secure. Some bridges look strong and unbreakable. Yet, underneath them lie corrosion and faulty design that will one day lead to a collapse. We are supposed to be a bridge; a pathway over obstacles so that others can make it to the other side. A bridge for the younger generation to cross. But somewhere along the way, the bridge has failed. And there remains a generation who does not know the Lord. Even worse, a generation that doesn't want to know the Lord. How would you describe this generation?As disobedient, proud, unloving and unforgiving? Or as violent, hateful, sexually promiscuous, and wicked? Maybe as envious, selfish, and deceived? Seem a bit harsh? Well, that's how Romans 1:29-32 describes what happens when people refuse to acknowledge God. This is what we become when God turns us over to ourselves. But before we shake our heads in self-righteous indignation, I think we need to ask ourselves a question.How would this generation describe us?As backbiters, haters, proud, or untrustworthy? Or as immoral, greedy, egocentric, and out-of-touch?Does that also seem harsh? Well, those same attributes can be found in Romans 1 as well. Somewhere along the way our bridge became faulty. Rather than deal with those faults, we just covered them with more work and service and less prayer and transparency. Judges 2:10 warns of what happens when bridges are faulty. "When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done..."Behind us, there's a generation who does not know the Lord. They're not just behind us. They're right next to you. Kids in your neighborhood and your extended family. And some of them are even closer. They're in your homes. At your dinner table. In the other room watching television. Wherever they are, too many of them are detached, removed, and disinterested. And some of the faults in the bridge belong to us. We cannot expect the youth to fix what they didn't break. To repair what they never quite got a chance to experience or to willingly connect with us. That duty falls on us. And until we do that, we'll just continue to shake our heads in self-righteous condemnation as a generation drifts further from the Lord. Today, let us all do our part. Be an example to the younger generation in word, deed, and conduct. After all, we may be the only bridge they have.

Bridge The Gap

Monday, June 15, 2009

The Books of the Law

The Books of the LawLeviticus 10-12
Tuesday: II Kings 1-5Wednesday: Psalms 78-80Thursday: Proverbs 8-9
Leviticus 10
1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
2
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
4
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
5
So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.
6
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
7
And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
8
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,
9
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
11
And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
12
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
13
And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.
14
And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
15
The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
16
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
17
Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
18
Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
19
And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
20
And when Moses heard that, he was content.
Leviticus 11
1
And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
9
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15
Every raven after his kind;
16
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
22
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
23
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
25
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26
The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27
And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28
And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
33
And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
36
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37
And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38
But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40
And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
Leviticus 12
1
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
5
But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
7
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
8
And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

Train Up A Child

Train Up A ChildPastor Andre Butler Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. --Proverbs 22:6 Let's say that you are training your body to run in a marathon, or maybe you're training yourself to play well on the basketball court. Well first, you have a goal that you're trying to accomplish. There's some result that you want, whether it's being able to make a jump shot every time or being able to run a mile in five minutes.Second, you have some type of training curriculum. In other words, you have a plan that you're following to reach that goal. This of course then involves repetition. You have to do it over and over again so that you're trained to do it. So now let's apply this to what the scripture is saying. Well, there's obviously a goal you're trying to reach with your children. There's a result that you want, which is for them to be Godly, mighty, and blessed seed in the earth. And the curriculum that you need to use in training them is the Word of God.This of course involves the need for repetition.I've learned with my own daughters that what this scripture is really talking about is similar to programming a computer. What you're doing is programming their spirits. You're teaching them the Word of God so that this becomes a part of their own spiritual programming. As a parent you need to keep giving the Word of God to your children so that the Word abides on the inside of them, becomes a part of their programming, and eventually they can automatically make the right decisions.You have to keep teaching them the Word of God and making sure that they understand the boundaries that the Word has given them. If you don't give your children boundaries, they will absolutely ruin their lives. They have to learn about boundaries in the home before they'll really be able to stay within the boundaries outside of the home. You have to teach them about things that they can and cannot do, and then you have to repeat it over and over. Training requires constant attention. Sometimes we can get so caught up in regular life--and in many cases just surviving--that we forget about training. And before you know it, your child's all grown up and you never really trained them, and then you wonder about the result that you see. One of the most important things that you will ever do on this planet is train up your own children.Doing that should be a high priority in your life. So ask yourself: what kind of job am I doing in training my children so that they can be the type of person that God wants them to be and therefore a person that will be blessed?

CHRIST, OUR MEASURING STICK

CHRIST, OUR MEASURING STICK 2 Corinthians 10:7-14 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+10:7-14Dear Father, source of our joy and our pride,Sometimes we are blind. We don't see what is right before oureyes. Help us to look that we may see, listen that we may hear.Thank you, Father, that Christ has purchased me and that I belongto him. Thank you for the authority I have in him to build othersup. Never let me do anything that would tear down or destroy.Help me to be entirely honest. Let what I say about others intheir absence be the same as I would say in their presence.Help me be self-critical and not to measure myself by what otherssay or do. Let me honestly measure myself by the Lord.In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

VERSE:

VERSE: For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, anddo this, or that. -- James 4:15 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=James+4:15&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: While I like to have choices and I like to be responsible for myown decisions, I am truly thankful that God allows me to submit mylife to his will and place my trust in him. The Father is at workin me to do his will (Phil. 2:13) and to work for my best good(Rom. 8:28). I gladly acknowledge that my plans are subject to hiswill. I am appreciative that my goals and successes are in hishands. I gladly proclaim that what lies ahead for me can besummarized by one phrase: "If the Lord wills!"PRAYER: Thank you, Abba Father, that my life and my future are in yourhands. Forgive me for the times that my plans are too full ofmyself and not consciously dependent upon you. Thank you forrescuing me from the messes I have made because of my failed plansbuilt around my own foolish arrogance. Dear Father, help me toalways gladly place my plans, my life, and my future in submissionto your will. In Jesus' holy name, and by his power, I pray. Amen.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shalltribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,or peril, or sword? ... Nay, in all these things we are more thanconquerors through him that loved us. -- Romans 8:35 & 37 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+8:35+&+37&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: "More than conquerors." What a great phrase. In Christ, this iswho we are: "more than conquerors." No hardship, enemy, physicaldisaster, not even death, can separate us from Jesus. Once ourlives are joined to Jesus, our future is tied to him (Col. 3:1-4). PRAYER: Almighty God, I do not know how to thank you enough. Thank youfor the confidence I have in Jesus. Thank you for your gift ofgrace. Thank you for your indwelling Spirit. Thank you for yourpromise of heaven. Thank you for your love that has saved andremade me. Thank you for assuring me that I will never be alone nomatter what I have to face. Most of all, dear LORD, thank you forhelping me understand that nothing that can happen in this worldhas the power to strip me from Jesus' love. I look forward toforever with you. Thank you in Jesus' name. Amen.

Worshipping With Jumper Cables

Worshipping With Jumper CablesCindy Beall Driving separate cars with a boy in each, we left our home for the Christmas Eve experience at our church. Not necessarily decked out in my nice clothes, but definitely a little more jazzed up than my usual Wal-Mart attire, I was ready for an hour full of amazing music and a message to keep me centered on the reason we celebrate this season. Before we even hit the stop sign at Midwest and Waterloo, there was a delay. Not sure, at first, what it was, I inched up further along on the asphalt to take a gander. And what to my wondering eyes did appear? A stalled SUV with flashers blaring as if to say, "Will somebody please help me?"Car by car made their detour around the man and woman as they frantically attempted to turn the key over just one more time. Now it was my turn. With my 10-year old in my car learning from my every move, I had to decide: Do I go around this hindrance in order to make sure that my nicely pressed outfit would remain intact for the church service I was headed to? Or do I toss the plans out the proverbial window in order to be a Samaritan to someone I may never see again?Rolling down my window, I yelled to the distraught woman, "Do you need some help?" Her affirmative reply was followed by a sigh of partial relief. Shortly after that, I whipped my Honda Pilot around and pointed my hood to theirs as my handsome hubby worked his magic with our old set of jumper cables."Give it some gas," he hollered to me.Nothin'.Continuing to apply my three-inch black heel to the accelerator, I started to pray, "Father, please help this couple. Help their car to start so that they can get home. Help them..." Vroom, vroom, vroom."Thank you so much for your help," the man said. "And Merry Christmas!"Quietly watching the entire occurrence, Noah said, "That was nice." I agreed with him and told him that I could have just driven around them to make sure that we wouldn't miss church because we wanted to worship Jesus."I think Jesus wanted us to help them more than he wanted us to go to church today, Mom," came his wise reply.With tears beginning to sting my baby blues, I nodded and said, "I couldn't agree more."Thank you, Heavenly Father, for allowing us the opportunity to be your hands and feet. And for creating a tender heart in our sons that will know how to love you by loving others.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE

SPIRITUAL WARFARE 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2+Corinthians+10:1-6Dear Father, teacher of spiritual soldiers,Thank you for the example of the meekness and gentleness ofChrist. If I must show boldness or be abrasive in any way, let itbe for the good of others. Keep me from having the manners of theworld or living at all in a worldly fashion. For though I live inthe world, I am not carrying on a worldly war. The weapons of mywarfare are not worldly but have divine power from you fordestroying strongholds and obstacles of every kind, for destroyingarguments and rationalizations and hypocrisy. They have the powerto take every thought captive for Christ, when men have the courageto face up to their condition before you. Let me bear witness foryou and warn people of their peril. The very weapons of our warfarewill be the weapons to bring punishment to the disobedient, forthen they cannot say they have not heard.But you, Lord, are patient. You give men and women time to come toobedience. You are so merciful and long-suffering. Thank you, God.In the name of Jesus, the Lord of mercy and compassion, I ask.Amen.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

VERSE:

VERSE: Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousnessunto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alivefrom the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousnessunto God. -- Romans 6:13 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+6:13&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: This long verse boils down to a very simple message: We are toglorify God by what we do with our bodies. We were dead in our sin,but God has made us alive through our participation with Jesus inhis saving death, burial, and resurrection. How can we go back tothe hideous sins that master us and lead us to death? We shouldn't!We mustn't! And with God's gracious help, we won't. Our commitmentto live for his glory and with the power of the Holy Spirit willhelp us live for him! PRAYER: Father, God of grace, please forgive me for the times in my pastwhen I flirted with sin. I know how much you paid to redeem me frommy sin. I know the power of Satan to use sin to entrap and enslaveme. Bless me as I commit to live for you, with Jesus as my Lord andthe Spirit's empowering me to honor you. In Jesus name. Amen.

Keeping Families Strong

Keeping Families StrongTaffi L. Dollar You don't have to look far these days to notice that the traditional family, as we have known it, is under attack. According to a 2001 Census report, nearly 1 of 5 adults has been divorced at least once. The Barna Group reveals that Christians are as likely as any other group to divorce. This raises serious concern. Satan is attacking our families, and we must fight back! We do not have to stand by and accept defeat as the norm! The enemy has come only to steal, kill and destroy. This has been his intention from the beginning in the Garden of Eden. But Jesus has come so that we may have life and have it more abundantly. Abundant life is a life of peace, with nothing missing or broken. God wants the best for you and your family.The enemy uses specific tools disguised, and often innocently packaged, to tear families apart. One of his devices is selfishness. When parents become absorbed in their own activities, not only will children adapt to a selfish lifestyle, but they will also feel neglected and unloved. Often children try to replace that love with other people and activities that may not be good for them. The aftermath of selfishness then becomes a domino effect. This is why the basis for family structure should be anchored in unconditional love. God is love and love never fails, because God never fails. Love is patient and kind. It is not irritable or prideful and does not insist on its own way. When love is not the foundation, the family structure will crumble. As a family member, whether you are a single parent, married with no children or married with children, you have a responsibility to love everyone in your household unconditionally.Each person plays a role; children can show their love by obeying their parents and doing their chores and parents can acknowledge their children's feelings, and make them feel valued. Consider each other's concerns, and take them seriously. When family members fail to love, the entire household becomes vulnerable to satanic attack. Distraction is another blow to families; it is a direct spin-off of selfishness. Sometimes when we become overly involved in other relationships, activities and events, we can easily drift away from God and our families. This is when balance and direction from God is needed. Miscommunication is yet another tactic Satan uses. Many times we feel we have communicated effectively with members of our households, only to later find out that something we said was misconstrued. It is important that you communicate effectively with your family. Always consider your motives before expressing your feelings. Also, when you are talking to someone, make sure that person understands what you are saying. Be sure to give your family members your undivided attention when they are speaking to you. Love and understanding are keys to effective communication. Despite the enemy's attacks, your family can remain strong. Let God's Word be your foundation at all times. When you have a problem, search the Word for your answers. Remember, it is through skillful and godly wisdom a house, life, home and family are built.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Friday, June 26, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

About Me

Blog Archive