Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 30
Let us then approach the throne of...
April 30
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16
Many of us find it very difficult...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 29
Come now, let us reason together,...
April 29
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
Isaiah 1:18...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 28
Come, all you who are thirsty, come...
April 28
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Why spend money on what is not...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 27
Here I am! I stand at the door and...
April 27
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with him and he with me.
Rev. 3:20
Some people enter without knocking....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 25
Then they cried to the Lord in...
April 25
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom
and broke away their chains.
Let them give...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-23-2014, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 24
Not that I have already obtained...
April 24
Not that I have already obtained all this,
or have already been made perfect,
but I press on to take hold of
that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Philippians 3:12
Some...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-21-2014, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 23
Then we will no longer be infants, ...
April 23
Then we will no longer be infants,
tossed back and forth by the waves,
and blown here and there by every wind of teaching
and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-21-2014, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 22
I have stilled and quieted my soul;...
April 22
I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with its mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Psalm 131:1-2
A weaned child in the psalmist's culture is a child...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-19-2014, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 21
I pray that you, being rooted and...
April 21
I pray that you, being rooted and established in love
may have power . . .to grasp . . . the love of Christ.
Ephesians 3:17
We all have root systems. Roots are life-lines. They seek...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-19-2014, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 20
Suppose one of you has a hundred...
April 20
Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them.
Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country
and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
And when he finds...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-17-2014, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 19
"For I know the plans I have for...
April 19
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans
to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
Hope is about the future. It...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-17-2014, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 18
All who keep the Sabbath without...
April 18
All who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold fast to my covenant -
these I will bring to my holy mountain
and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Isaiah 56:6b-7a
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-16-2014, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 17
In repentance and rest is your...
April 17
In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength
Isaiah 30:15
Our work is an important part of our identity. We have a legitimate need to contribute...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-15-2014, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 16
The Sabbath was made for man, not...
April 16
The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Mark 2:27
The Sabbath is a day of rest. It is a day to stop working, to reflect, to remember, to celebrate. It is a day for...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-14-2014, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 15
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest...
April 15
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone
who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from
his. Let us, therefore, make every effort...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-13-2014, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 14
"Come to me, all you who are weary...
April 14
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-12-2014, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 13
He who dwells in the shelter of the...
April 13
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust".
Psalm 91:1-2...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-11-2014, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 12
Remain in my love. . . I have told...
April 12
Remain in my love. . . I have told you this
so that my joy may be in you
and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:10-11
It is sometimes difficult to imagine joy at all. When we...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-10-2014, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 11
Suppose a woman has ten silver...
April 11
Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light
a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when
she finds it, she calls her friends and...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-09-2014, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 10
Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all...
April 10
Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Psalm 103:1
There comes a time in the process of recovery when we find ourselves seeing life in an entirely...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-08-2014, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 9
Jesus, the author and perfecter of...
April 9
Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before
him endured the cross, scorning its shame.
Hebrews 12:2
Shame does not coexist comfortably with joy....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-08-2014, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 8
O lord, you turned my wailing into...
April 8
O lord, you turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
Psalm 30:11,12
Sometimes it can seem...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-05-2014, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 7
The Son of Man came eating and...
April 7
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton
and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners."'
Luke 7:33-34
One of the accusations made by the...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-04-2014, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 6
May the God of hope fill you with...
April 6
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Hope does not usually come as...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-04-2014, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 5
"For I know the plans I have for...
April 5
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans
to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
Hope is about the future. It...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-03-2014, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 4
Those who hope in the Lord
will...
April 4
Those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31
Hope...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-02-2014, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 3
I will remember the deeds of the...
April 3
I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will meditate on all your works
and consider all your mighty deeds.
Psalm 77:11-12
Sometimes...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-01-2014, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
April 2
. . . the tender mercy of our God, ...
April 2
. . . the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death
to guide our feet into the path of...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
03-31-2014, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,886
NACR Daily Meditation - April
April 1
Then they led him away to crucify him.
Matthew 27:31
There are days when we find it difficult, if not impossible, to sustain hope. The day of Jesus' death was such a day. It was a day...
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