Our Daily Bread February 24, 2001 Spiritual Service You know . . . in what manner I always lived among you, serving the Lord with all humility. —Acts 20:18-19
You may be highly qualified to serve our Lord Jesus in a significant way. Because of your training and gifts, you may have the potential to carry on great and effective spiritual service. But are you willing to humbly perform some menial task if He so assigns you? Would you be willing to clean another's toilet or wash another's feet? (John 13:14-15). That's what obedient discipleship is all all about. —VCG
Lord, may I always do Your will, It matters not how small the task; Oh, may I have a humble heart And do whatever You may ask. —Fitzhugh
Are you big enough to become small enough for God to use?
It would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. —1 Corinthians 9:15
The apostle Paul said he would rather die than give the impression that he was serving the Lord for money. That's why he supported himself while preaching in Corinth. To him, anything that marred his testimony for Christ was worse than dying.
posted by dtb on 2/23/2001 09:35:00 AM
Our Daily Bread February 23, 2001 Worse Than Dying Read: 1 Corinthians 9:11-23 It would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. —1 Corinthians 9:15 Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 23-25
The apostle Paul said he would rather die than give the impression that he was serving the Lord for money. That's why he supported himself while preaching in Corinth. To him, anything that marred his testimony for Christ was worse than dying.
posted by dtb on 2/23/2001 09:33:00 AM
QUOTE OF THE DAY- “You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” - Charles Buxton or take it -dtb
posted by dtb on 2/21/2001 10:14:00 AM
A man who has friends must himself be friendly. —Proverbs 18:24
All of us need at least one or two close friends. A small boy defined a friend as "someone who knows all about you and likes you just the same." Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." Henry Durbanville made this observation about friendship: "A friend is the first person to come in when the whole world goes out." Solomon wrote in Proverbs 17:17, "A friend loves at all times." We can't improve on that definition. To have someone who remains true to us under all circumstances is one of life's choicest blessings. The support and encouragement that only an intimate friend can offer is sorely needed when the burdens of life weigh heavily upon us. Jesus, of course, is the ultimate friend, for He laid down His life for His friends (John 15:13).
posted by dtb on 2/19/2001 08:30:00 AM
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posted by dtb on 2/13/2001 09:41:00 AM
Our Daily Bread February 12, 2001 Start With One Step Read: 1 Peter 1:10-16 I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. —Leviticus 11:44
"Be holy, for I am holy." Is there any command more difficult to obey? Probably not, yet there it is in God's Word (Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:16).
posted by dtb on 2/12/2001 09:06:00 AM
Friday's Devotion Friday, February 9, 2001 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand. (John 10:29 NRSV)
Yes, temptation is hard to deal with at times, and, yes, some us should not go down the candy aisle at the grocery store. But God is greater than our temptations. Jesus said in our scripture reading today, "What my Father has given me is greater than all else."
Lord Jesus, please forgive me for giving in to temptation. Amen
posted by dtb on 2/09/2001 09:33:00 AM
Worrying doesn't change anything. But trusting the Lord changes everything about the way we view life.
Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? —Luke 12:25 Our Daily Bread
posted by dtb on 2/08/2001 09:04:00 AM
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posted by dtb on 2/07/2001 01:35:00 PM
Our Daily Bread When you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. —1 Peter 2:20
posted by dtb on 2/06/2001 10:51:00 AM
When there is no vision, people perish. · Ralph Waldo Emerson -
posted by dtb on 2/06/2001 10:50:00 AM
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