Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

Day of Year: 18 Date: 1.18.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 7.1-6 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 10.1-23 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 15 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 3.9,10 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 39,40 Favorite Verse: Matthew 7. 7  “ Do not judge so that you will not be judged. Thought for the day:  God knows the past challenges we have been through.  Others do not.  God knows the secrets of our hearts.  Others do not.  Jesus says strongly and clearly for us to not make final judgments about people.  He instructed us earlier not to call people names such as "fool" or "brainless"  or "Idiot".  All people are made in the image of God.  How we treat others is how they will treat us.

Day of Year: 17 Date: 1.17.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 6.25-34 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 9.32-43 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 14 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 3.9,10 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 37, 38 Favorite Verse: Matthew 6. 25  “ For this reason I say to you, [ n ] do not be worried about your [ o ] life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Thought for the day:  Do not be worried.  That's a clear command of Jesus.  Do not be anxious.  Entrust everything to God every day and let Him take care of it.  

Day of Year: 16 Date: 1.16.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 6.16-24 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 9.19b-31 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 16 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 3.5,6 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 33,34 Favorite Verse: Matthew 6. 21  for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Thought for the day:  Where your treasure is there is much thought.  Much thought can lead the attitude.  The attitude can lead the body.  The body will lead the heart.  What is your priority in life?  Is it your God?  Is it your family?  Is it money?  These will be seen and known by the reflective person.  Jesus said put your treasure where you want your heart to be.

Day of Year: 15 Date: 1.15.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 6.1-15 + Rest of New Testament:  Acts 9.1-19 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 12 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 3.1-4 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 31,32 Favorite Verse: Matthew 6.12-15 12  ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13  ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [ f ] evil. [ g ] [ For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’ ] 14  For if you forgive [ h ] others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15  But if you do not forgive [ i ] others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. Thought for the day: Each day I need a ton of forgiveness from God for I fall far short of the mark of being all I can be.  I ask for forgiveness with a sincere heart. God gives it to me.  On a good day I pass it on to others as I have received it.  The nex...

Day of Year: 14 Date: 1.14.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 5.21-48 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 8.25-40 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 11. +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 2.21-22 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 29,30 Favorite Verse: Matthew 5.43-48 43  “ You have heard that it was said, ‘ You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44  But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45  so that you may [ ap ] be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46  For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47  If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others ? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48  Therefore [ aq ] you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Thought for the day:  I saw...

Day of Year: 13 Date: 1.13.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 5.13-20 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 8.4-24 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 10.12-18 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 2.16-20 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 26, 27 Favorite Verse: Matthew 5.13 13  “ You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how [ e ] can it be made salty again ? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. Thought for the day:  Want to know the person who can make your year a year of amazing impact and success?  It is yourself filled with the spirit of Jesus.  You.  That word in the greek I am told has double emphasis by its tense and position in the sentence and the context.  

“Too often when a discussion is dominated by questions of How? We risk overvaluing what is practical and doable and postpone the questions of purpose and collective well-being ?” ACU Today, Fall/Winter, P. 25, Quoting Peter Block, The Answer to How is Yes: Acting on What Matters

“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” Robert Gates on CBS Sunday Morning

Day of Year: 12 Date: 1.12.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 5.1-12 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 8.1-3 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 10.1-11 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 2.12-15 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 24, 25 Favorite Verse: Matthew 5.8 8  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Thought for the day:  Many years ago a Russian astronaut who was reputed to be an atheist said that he looked for God on a space walk and didn't see him.  Billy Graham responded, "Take of that space suit and you will see him."   Another man said the man didn't see God because he didn't have the right equipment, a pure heart.