Daily Inspirational April 6, 2009

APRIL 6TH

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



TO TRIUMPH OVER TROUBLE
AND GROW STRONGER WITH DEFEAT
IS TO WIN THE KIND OF VICTORY
THAT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETE.




A MAN'S HEART REFLECTS THE MAN.




PROVERBS 27:19



TODAY BE ENCOURAGED WITH THOUGHTS
OF JESUS AND HIS VICTORY OVER
APPARENT DEFEAT.






MINDS WERE DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT
THE HEART'S DESIRE.




A GENTLE TUG OF THE HEARTSTRINGS,
AN URGING FROM DEEP WITHIN,
THE WHISPER OF SWEET INSPIRATION
IS HOW ALL GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS BEGIN.




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



THE THIN HEADS OF
GRAIN SWALLOWED UP THE
SEVEN HEALTHY, FULL HEADS.




GENESIS 41:7



IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BEST YEARS OF
OUR LIFE, THE BEST EXPERIENCES... TO
BE SWALLOWED UP BY TIMES OF FAILURE,
DEFEAT, DISHONOR,
USELESSNESS IN THE KINGDOM.
THE ONLY ASSURANCE OF
SAFETY AGAINST THIS TRAGEDY IS "FRESH
TOUCH WITH GOD," DAILY, HOURLY.




PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



PRAYER IS THE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH
ALL GOOD FLOWS FROM GOD TO MAN, AND
ALL GOOD FROM MEN TO MEN.
PRAYER IS
A PRIVILEGE... PRAYER IS A DUTY.
BUT
PRAYER IS MORE THAN A PRIVILEGE, MORE
THAN A DUTY. IT IS A MEANS, AN INSTRUMENT.

-UNKNOWN-



WHO IS LIKE YOU, O LORD? WHO IS LIKE
YOU- MAJESTIC IN HOLINESS, AWESOME
IN PRAISES, WORKING WONDERS?



EXODUS 15:11



I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD; I KNOW
MY SHEEP AND MY SHEEP KNOW ME-
JUST AS THE FATHER KNOWS ME AND
I KNOW THE FATHER- AND I LAY DOWN
MY LIFE FOR THE SHEEP.




JOHN 10:11, 14-15



IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW
CREATION; THE OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY;
BEHOLD, ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW.




2 CORINTHIANS 5:17



MAY THOSE WHO HOPE IN YOU NOT BE
ASHAMED BECAUSE OF ME, O LORD GOD
OF HOSTS; MAY THOSE WHO SEEK YOU
NOT BE DISHONORED BECAUSE OF ME,
O GOD OF ISRAEL.




PSALM 69:6



YOUR BEAUTY SHOULD NOT COME FROM
OUTWARD ADORNMENT, SUCH AS BRAIDED
HAIR AND THE WEARING OF GOLD JEWELRY
AND FINE CLOTHES.
INSTEAD, IT SHOULD
BE THAT OF YOUR INNER SELF, THE UNFADING
BEAUTY OF A GENTLE AND
QUIET SPIRIT, WHICH IS OF GREAT
WORTH IN GOD'S SIGHT.




1 PETER 3:3-4



LORD, I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR MAJESTIC
HOLINESS AND FOR JESUS,
THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
I THANK YOU THAT I AM A
NEW CREATION IN CHRIST,
AND I PRAY THAT PEOPLE WOULD HONOR YOU
BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LIVE.

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