April 29

 

1 John 5:4

4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

April 28

 "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus."

— Ephesians 2:4-7

April 27

 

Acts 3:19

19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

April 26

 

1 Corinthians 10:13

13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

April 23

 

James 5:7

7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.

April 21

 

Isaiah 61:11

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

Todays thought, borrowed from a friend

 

April 19

 "Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God."

— 1 Corinthians 4:5

April 18, Good Friday

 

Colossians 2:6

6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

Holy Thursday

 For Holy Thursday

23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,

24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 23-26 (NIV)

April 17

 "Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;  he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.  For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.  He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.  As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.  This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever."

— John 6:53-58

April 16

 

Hosea 6:3

3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

April 14

 

Acts 2:32

32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.

April 13

 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

— Deuteronomy 6:5-9

On Mercy

 

April 11

 

Romans 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

April 9

 Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged."

— Isaiah 51:1

April 8

 

John 1:29

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

April 7

 

John 14:27

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

April 4

 

Philippians 3:10

10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

April 2

 

1 Peter 1:3

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Thought for day

 I saw a sign on a marquee board in front of a church. It was simple and to the point: “Jesus is Peace.”  Two days later, under this sign hung a hastily made banner that said, “Know Peace or No Peace, the choice is yours.”

Think about those sayings. Now, in the desire for harmony, replace Jesus with whatever deity you believe in and reverse the order with the Know Peace first line and the Jesus line second.

If all people of all beliefs took this stance and could even live up to it half the time, this world would be a far better place. We as a species tend to have the mindset that being nice, being calm, and being considerate of others is a signs of weakness. Part of this is that we have always seen bullies and those who look at life from a hard viewpoint get ahead.

What we have never seen is them in their darkest hour praying and asking forgiveness or seeing their fall when it ultimately comes. So, because of this sterile view, we tend to believe that this is the only way forward. All of the Clergy that have fallen get little press until the whole community is called out on it.

There is only one conclusion in my humble opinion; there is only peace, peace in the world, peace in the heart, or peace in your soul is through God. In Christianity, Through Jesus and God.

April 1

 "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!...For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen."

— Romans 11:33