Daily Inspiration March 30, 2009

MARCH 30TH

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



EVERY BURDEN BORNE TODAY
AND EVERY PRESENT SORROW
ARE BUT GOD'S HAPPY HARBINGERS
OF A JOYOUS, BRIGHT TOMORROW.




KNOW THAT WISDOM IS THUS FOR
YOUR SOUL; IF YOU FIND IT,
THEN THERE WILL BE A FUTURE,
AND YOUR HOPE WILL
NOT BE CUT OFF.




PROVERBS 24:14



TODAY CHERISH GOD'S
MESSAGE OF HOPE.






TREASURED MEMORIES FORM A BASIS FOR
TODAY'S CHOICES, AND BY USING FAITH'S
DISCERNMENT, I'VE LEARNED WHAT MATTERS AND
WHAT LASTS.






NOW FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED
FOR, THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN.




HEBREWS 11:1



LIKE THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON, FAITH GUIDES OUR
WAY THROUGH THE FOG OF FEAR, DOUBT, AND
UNCERTAINTY TO THE SEA OF CLARITY BEYOND.





FAITH OF VISION-TRUTH ONLY
OUR HEART HAS EYES TO SEE.




WHEN THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION HAVE OPENED
AND THE WINDOWS OF FAITH HAVE BEEN CLEANSED,
WE WILL KNOW THAT OUR SOULS ARE ETERNAL
AND THAT OUR LIFE NEVER ENDS.




STREAMS IN THE DESERT
DAILY THOUGHTS FROM
THE DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC
by MRS. CHARLES E.
COWMAN



I AM THE LIVING ONE;
I WAS DEAD, AND BEHOLD I
AM ALIVE FOR EVER AND EVER!



REVELATION 1:18



CHRIST IS ALIVE.
HE IS NOT
THE GREAT "I WAS,"
"HE IS THE GREAT" I AM"
HE IS NOT ONLY A FACT, BUT A
LIVING FACT, GLORIOUS TRUTH
OF EASTER DAY!



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



I BELIEVE GOD ANSWERS PRAYER,
ANSWERS ALWAYS, EVERYWHERE.

I MAY CAST MY ANXIOUS CARE,
BURDENS I COULD NEVER BEAR
ON THE GOD WHO ANSWERS PRAYER.

-UNKNOWN-



I WILL EXALT THE LORD MY GOD AND
WORSHIP HIM,
FOR THE LORD GOD IS HOLY.




PSALM 99:9



THE LORD HAS PERFORMED MIGHTY DEEDS
WITH HIS ARM; HE HAS SCATTERED THOSE WHO
ARE PROUD IN THE THOUGHTS OF THEIR HEART.

HE HAS BROUGHT DOWN RULERS FROM THEIR
THRONES AND HAS LIFTED UP THE HUMBLE.




LUKE 1:51-52



IT IS IN YOU, LORD JESUS, THAT I HAVE PEACE.
IN THIS
WORLD I WILL HAVE TRIBULATION, BUT I WILL BE OF
GOOD CHEER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.




JOHN 16:33



THIS IS THE MESSAGE WE HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING,
THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
WE KNOW THAT
WE HAVE PASSED OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE, BECAUSE WE
LOVE THE BRETHREN.
THE ONE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ABIDES
IN DEATH.
BY THIS WE KNOW LOVE, THAT CHRIST LAID DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR US, AND WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES
FOR THE BRETHREN.




1 JOHN 3:11,14,16



LORD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOLINESS AND
FOR THE MIGHTY DEEDS YOU HAVE DONE.

TEACH ME TO LOVE OTHERS IN THE SAME
WAY YOU HAVE LOVED ME.

MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE
WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.

God's Assurance Gives Us Endurance

GOD'S ASSURANCE GIVES
US ENDURANCE

by HELEN STEINER RICE



MY BLESSINGS ARE SO MANY,
MY TROUBLES ARE SO FEW,
HOW CAN I FEEL DISCOURAGED
WHEN I KNOW THAT I HAVE YOU
AND I HAVE THE "SWEET ASSURANCE"
THAT I'LL NEVER STAND ALONE
IF I BUT KEEP REMEMBERING
I AM YOURS AND YOURS ALONE...
SO, IN THIS WORLD OF TROUBLE
WITH "DARKNESS" ALL AROUND,
TAKE MY HAND AND LEAD ME
UNTIL I STAND ON "HIGHER GROUND"
AND HELP ME TO ENDURE THE "STORMS"
THAT KEEP RAGING DEEP INSIDE ME
AND MAKE ME MORE AWARE EACH DAY THAT
NO EVIL CAN BETIDE ME
IF I REMAIN UNDAUNTED
THOUGH THE "BILLOWS SWEEP AND ROLL,"
KNOWING I HAVE YOUR ASSURANCE THERE'S
A HAVEN FOR MY SOUL,
FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
CAN SOMEHOW BE ENDURED
IF YOUR PRESENCE IS BESIDE ME
AND LOVINGLY ASSURED!









YOU HAVE SEEN ME TOSSING AND
TURNING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
YOU HAVE
COLLECTED ALL MY TEARS AND PRESERVED
THEM IN YOUR BOTTLE! YOU HAVE RECORDED
EVERY ONE IN YOUR BOOK.




PSALM 56:8
TLB



HE HAS REMEMBERED HIS LOVE
AND HIS FAITHFULNESS
TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL;
ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
HAVE SEEN THE SALVATION
OF OUR GOD.




PSALM 98:3
NIV



FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE
AND MY EYE HAS SEEN ITS DESIRE UPON MY ENEMIES.




PSALM 54:7
NKJV



BUT MAY ALL WHO SEEK YOU
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN YOU;
MAY THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR SALVATION
SAY CONTINUALLY, "GREAT IS
THE LORD!"



PSALM 40:16
NRSV



I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN THY MERCY:
FOR THOU HAST CONSIDERED MY TROUBLE;
THOU HAST KNOWN MY SOUL IN ADVERSITIES.




PSALM 31:7
KJV



LET ALL WHO SEEK YOU REJOICE AND BE
GLAD BECAUSE OF YOU.

LET THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR SALVATION
CONTINUALLY SAY,
"GOD IS GREAT!"



PSALM 70:4
GOD'S WORD



I DO NOT HIDE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IN MY HEART;
I SPEAK OF YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND SALVATION.

I DO NOT CONCEAL YOUR LOVE AND YOUR TRUTH FROM
THE GREAT ASSEMBLY.




PSALM 40:10
NIV



THEN I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD.

I WILL BE GLAD BECAUSE HE RESCUES ME.




PSALM 35:9
NLT



THE HUMBLE HAVE SEEN IT
AND ARE GLAD;
YOU WHO SEEK GOD,
LET YOUR HEART REVIVE.




PSALM 69:32
NAS



I WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD
IN THY LOVINGKINDNESS,
BECAUSE THOU HAST SEEN MY AFFLICTION;
THOU HAST KNOWN THE TROUBLES OF MY SOUL.




PSALM 31:7
NAS