Spirited - Friday, February 22, 2013 | Daily Word

Spirited - Friday, February 22, 2013 | Daily Word

Spirited

I AM A SPIRITED BEING, BUBBLING OVER WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM FOR LIFE!

How would I experience the next moment if I were to take a deep breath and declare with lively heartfelt vigor, “I am a spirited being, bubbling over with joy and enthusiasm for life!”? I would feel such a positive surge that, regardless of how disheartened I may have felt up to that point, my body and spirit would be instantly charged.

Speaking such a powerful affirmation from a soul level brightens my outlook and attitude. My mood lifts and I feel enlivened, uplifted and filled with zeal.

I am a spirited and spiritual being, filled with the animating life force of God. I am ready for action, and I bubble over with joy and enthusiasm for life!

My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.—Job 33:3

Pray for Others - Thursday, February 21, 2013 | Daily Word

Pray for Others - Thursday, February 21, 2013 | Daily Word

Pray for Others

I BEHOLD THE CHRIST IN YOU.

I visualize the people for whom I pray as whole, healthy, prosperous and fulfilled. I behold them as the children of God they truly are, blessed with inherent wisdom, strength, life and energy.

Instead of focusing on appearances, I concentrate on affirming the truth of their being. No matter what the need, I lift up my thoughts to a vision of spiritual perfection and absolute good. For healing, I affirm wholeness. For prosperity, I affirm abundance. For guidance, I behold the brightness and clarity of God’s light.

I place my faith in the Christ Power active in every person. From a foundation of faith, I pray, give thanks for answered prayer, and trust the outcome to God.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you … just as it is well with your soul.—3 John 1:2

Comfort - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | Daily Word

Comfort - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | Daily Word

Comfort

I AM COMFORTED BY DIVINE LOVE.

If I am experiencing a loss, feeling and expressing my emotions is healthy, as is seeking comfort from others. I am reassured knowing God’s love is always within and around me. As I quiet myself in body and mind, I become aware of divine love. I slow my breathing and let my body rest. I am calmed, soothed and strengthened.

I feel God’s love within me and receive it from others who reach out to support me. I am lifted up by the flow of divine love from the many channels through which it is expressed.

Assured that I am always united in mind and heart with the people, animals and places I love, I give thanks for each day’s blessings, for treasured memories and for love that never ends.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.—Matthew 5:4

Grace - Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | Daily Word

Grace - Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | Daily Word

Grace

THE GRACE OF GOD PREPARES ME FOR A LIFE THAT IS ALTOGETHER GOOD.

Grace is not something we earn. It is a free and impartial gift of God that is given to us all. Every soul is blessed by the hope of infinite grace.

The grace of God is more than mercy. It is complete forgiveness and full, unbounded love. It offers redemption from destructive thinking and living. Through grace the Divine is revealed and each one of us is reminded of our innate worthiness.

Abiding in divine grace, we are secure and steady; our spiritual growth and progress are assured. The grace of God opens us to the swift, glorious and empowering way of Truth. It prepares us for a life that is altogether good.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.—Ephesians 2:8

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

The Power Of Demonstration

February 18, 2013 — by David C. McCasland

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Read: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

The kingdom of God is not in word but in power. —1 Corinthians 4:20

Bible in a Year:
Leviticus 23-24; Mark 1:1-22

For 2 decades, ecologist Mike Hands has worked to help farmers in Central America adopt more effective methods of growing their crops. It’s difficult, however, for them to abandon their long tradition of “slash and burn” agriculture, even though they know it destroys the soil and pollutes the air.

So instead of merely talking to them, Mike shows them a better way. In the documentary film Up in Smoke, he says: “It has to be demonstrated. You cannot preach it. You can’t describe it. People have got to be able to get their hands on it and see it.”

Paul took a similar approach to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. He wrote to the believers in Corinth, “My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (1 Cor. 2:4-5). Later in his letter, Paul told them again, “The kingdom of God is not in word but in power” (4:20).

As you live each day, ask God to help you accompany your words with actions. When we allow God to show Himself through us, it’s a powerful demonstration of His grace and love.

Allow us, Lord, to demonstrate
Our faith by what we do,
So that the gospel can be seen
By those who seek for You. —Sper

Our words need actions behind them.

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Our Daily Bread Help from God

Our Daily Bread

Crying Out To God

February 15, 2013 — by David H. Roper

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Read: Psalm 142

By prayer and supplication . . . let your requests be made known to God. —Philippians 4:6

Bible in a Year:
Leviticus 17-18; Matthew 27:27-50

After all these years, I still don’t fully understand prayer. It’s something of a mystery to me. But one thing I know: When we’re in desperate need, prayer springs naturally from our lips and from the deepest level of our hearts.

When we’re frightened out of our wits, when we’re pushed beyond our limits, when we’re pulled out of our comfort zones, when our well-being is challenged and endangered, we reflexively and involuntarily resort to prayer. “Help, Lord!” is our natural cry.

Author Eugene Peterson wrote: “The language of prayer is forged in the crucible of trouble. When we can’t help ourselves and call for help, when we don’t like where we are and want out, when we don’t like who we are and want a change, we use primal language, and this language becomes the root language of prayer.”

Prayer begins in trouble, and it continues because we’re always in trouble at some level. It requires no special preparation, no precise vocabulary, no appropriate posture. It springs from us in the face of necessity and, in time, becomes our habitual response to every issue—good and bad—we face in this life (Phil. 4:6). What a privilege it is to carry everything to God in prayer!

What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer. —Scriven

God’s help is only a prayer away.