Daily Inspirational March 8, 2009

MARCH 8TH

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



SPRING ALWAYS COMES WITH NEW LIFE AND BIRTH
FOLLOWED BY SUMMER TO WARM THE SOFT EARTH-
AND WHAT A COMFORT TO KNOW THERE IS REASONS
THAT SOULS, LIKE NATURE, MUST HAVE THIER SEASONS.




HE THAT GOES FORTH WEEPING, BEARING THE SEED
FOR SOWING, SHALL COME HOME WITH SHOUTS OF JOY,
BRINGING HIS SHEAVES WITH HIM.




PSALM 126:6



TODAY COMPARE THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR
WITH THE SEASONS OF YOUR SOUL.






HOPE MELTS THE FROST FROM THE TINIEST LEAF,
ALLOWING IT TO GROW STRONGER
IN THE HEALING LIGHT OF THE SUN.




A DESPAIRING HEART MUMBLES,
"GOD IS DOING NOTHING.
"
A HOPEFUL HEART INQUIRES,
"GOD, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NEXT?"
AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CELEBRATING
GOD'S AWESOME INGENUITY.




HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL IN THE HUMAN BREAST;
MAN NEVER IS, BUT ALWAYS TO BE BLEST.


-ALEXANDER POPE-



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



IN ALL THINGS GOD WORKS FOR
THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.




ROMANS 8:28



WHEN GOD WANTS TO BRING MORE
POWER INTO YOUR LIFE, HE BRINGS
MORE PRESSURE.
HE IS GENERATING
SPIRITUAL FORCE BY HARD RUBBING.

LET US THANK HIM FOR BOTH.
LET US
PRESS ON WITH FAITH AND PATIENCE
IN OUR HIGH AND HEAVENLY CALLING.




PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



HEAVEN IS FULL OF ANSWERS TO PRAYERS
FOR WHICH NO ONE BOTHERED TO ASK.


-BILLY GRAHAM-



AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW,
IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH AND UNDER THE EARTH,
AND EVERY TONGUE SHOULD CONFESS THAT
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF
GOD THE FATHER.




PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11



I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST;
AND IT IS NO LONGER I WHO LIVE, BUT
CHRIST LIVES IN ME; AND THE LIFE WHICH
I NOW LIVE IN THE FLESH, I LIVE BY FAITH
IN THE SON OF GOD, WHO LOVED ME AND
GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME.




GALATIANS 2:20



SINCE I HAVE A GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES
SURROUNDING ME, I WANT TO LAY ASIDE
EVERY IMPEDIMENT AND THE SIN THAT SO
EASILY ENTANGLES, AND RUN WITH ENDURANCE
THE RACE THAT IS SET BEFORE ME, FIXING MY
EYES ON JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND PERFECTER
OF MY FAITH, WHO FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM
ENDURED THE CROSS, DESPISING THE SHAME,
AND SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE
THRONE OF GOD.
I WILL CONSIDER HIM WHO
ENDURED SUCH HOSTILITY FROM SINNERS,
SO THAT I WILL NOT GROW WEARY AND LOSE HEART.




HEBREWS 12:1-3



LORD, I THANK YOU THAT CHRIST GAVE
HIMSELF FOR ME AND LIVES IN ME.
I WILL LAY
ASIDE ALL ENTANGLEMENTS AND RUN WITH
ENDURANCE THE RACE THAT IS SET BEFORE ME.


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