Free - Tuesday, August 07, 2012 | Daily Word

Free - Tuesday, August 07, 2012 | Daily Word: "Free
I AM FREE TO BE A HEALTHY, WHOLE AND FULFILLED CREATION OF GOD.
I stop myself from thinking or saying, “I can’t” or “If only I could.” Instead of wishing circumstances were different, I become fully aware of my freedom to be all I can be, right now.

In Truth, I am free to live as a divinely supported, strong and whole creation of God. No circumstance or person can deny this to me. I recognize myself as a spiritual being and live in that Truth.

Embracing my freedom is a matter of choice. I reach for my heart’s desire and do not let fear of failure stop me. I choose to believe that I can, rather than assuming that I cannot. I choose to believe in what God can do through me as a free, unlimited being.

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!—2 Corinthians 5:17"

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Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

Always

August 6, 2012 — by Joe Stowell

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Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

We shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. —1 Thessalonians. 4:17-18

Bible in a Year:
Isaiah 31-33

I love the words alwaysand never. They hold so much hope! I would like to think that I couldalways be happy and that life would never fail me. But reality says that I won’t always be happy and that the things I hope would never happen just might. So, as good as these words sound, they struggle to live up to their potential—unless you are thinking about the promise of Jesus’ presence.

To a group of troubled disciples who feared facing life on their own Jesus said, “I am with you always” (Matt. 28:20). The writer to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus said, “‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear’” (Heb. 13:5-6). And the apostle Paul assures believers that after death, “We shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:17). How encouraging!

No matter how scary our journey may feel today or how hopeless our future may look, the assurance of His never-failing presence can provide us with the courage and comfort to make it through. And best of all, when this short life is over, we will always be with Him. No wonder Paul encourages us to “comfort one another with these words” (v.18).

Jesus said He’s always with us,
He will never leave our side;
Someday we’ll be in His presence
Where forever we’ll abide. —Sper

Confidence in God’s presence is our comfort.

Open - Monday, August 06, 2012 | Daily Word

Open - Monday, August 06, 2012 | Daily Word: "Open
I AM RECEPTIVE TO SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING AND INSPIRATION.
As I start my day in quiet meditation, I am centered and aware of the activity of God within me. I ask for guidance and understanding and am open and receptive to it.

Flashes of insight come to me throughout the day, and I smile with each realization. Often I am surprised at the way answers come. I hear a song lyric that inspires me or a friend mentions a helpful book or resource. Divine ideas seem to come from out of the blue. I realize again that when I ask, I receive.

When I am ready, my prayers are answered. I remain open to God, listening with heart and mind, and knowing I will recognize that which emanates from the Divine.

Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.—Psalm 119:18"

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Our Daily Bread

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Totally Clean

August 5, 2012 — by Bill Crowder

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Read: 1 John 1:1-10

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Bible in a Year:
Isaiah 28-30

A friend was updating me on his past year—a year in which he had been receiving ongoing medical treatment for cancer. The smile on his face was a powerful testimony to the good news he had just received. He said that at his one-year checkup the doctor announced that the test results all pointed to one thing: “You are totally clean!” What a difference two words can make! To my friend, totally clean meant every trace of the disease that had threatened his life only months before had been wiped from his body. We rejoiced to hear that he was totally clean!

King David, after his moral failure with Bathsheba, longed for a similar thing to happen in his heart. Hoping for the stains of his sin to be washed away, he cried out, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Ps. 51:10). The good news for him and for us is that our sins can be taken care of. When we need cleansing, John’s familiar words bring hope: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

We can’t cleanse our own hearts; only God can do that. If we confess our sins to Him, He promises to make us totally clean!

Search me, O God, and know my heart today
Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free. —Orr

Confession to God always brings cleansing from God.

Let Go,Let God - Sunday, August 05, 2012 | Daily Word

Let Go,Let God - Sunday, August 05, 2012 | Daily Word: "Let Go,Let God
I RELAX, LET GO, AND OPEN MYSELF TO UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.
What does “letting go” mean? It can mean releasing worry and thinking optimistically. It can mean allowing myself to hope and dream about the future. It can mean permitting myself to slow my hectic pace and spend more time in quiet communion with God.

As I let go, I surrender my life and all that concerns me to the living power and presence of God within me. I willingly look beyond appearances and fully trust God’s wisdom and love to manifest in my life.

As I surrender, I release my attachment to any specific outcome. I focus my attention on the unlimited nature of God and the activity of Spirit. I relax, let go and trust God to lead me on my way.

Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.—John 14:27"

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A New Day - Saturday, August 04, 2012 | Daily Word

A New Day - Saturday, August 04, 2012 | Daily Word

A New Day

I AM ALIVE AND ALERT. I AM ONE WITH THE ONE.

A birdsong before dawn is music to my soul. It’s as if the bird cannot wait to greet the new day. This song calls me to wake up and get started, to welcome this day with enthusiasm and expectancy.

If I’ve become comfortable in my routine or have settled into an uninspired pattern of living, the birdsong reawakens me. As I rediscover my unlimited potential, I say “yes” to the spirit of God within me.

I am one with the One. My entire being is alive and alert, energized with possibility, awakened to new life—abundant, full and free. Like the bird that heralds the dawn, my soul rejoices in each new day.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul!—Psalm 108:1

Perspective - Friday, August 03, 2012 | Daily Word

Perspective - Friday, August 03, 2012 | Daily Word

Perspective

I AM AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD, AND MY LIFE UNFOLDS IN RIGHT WAYS.

Aware of the presence of God within, I live from my spiritual center, rather than strictly from my ego. I am guided by my life’s purpose and meaning.

When I see my life from a divine perspective, I realize how limited my ego-based views can be. Prayer helps me achieve and maintain a higher view. I notice when my thoughts, words and actions are out of alignment with Spirit, and I open to the guidance of God in all I think, say and do.

I have faith that my highest good is unfolding minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, and that unlimited blessings are flowing to me now. I am God-conscious, fully open to the activity of Spirit in my life.

Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts.—Acts 2:46