Daily Inspirational Wednesday May 20, 2009

MAY 20TH


FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



IN THE TINY PETAL OF A TINY FLOWER
THAT GREW FROM A TINY POD,
IS THE MIRACLE AND THE MYSTERY
OF ALL CREATION AND GOD!



AS FOR MAN, HIS DAYS ARE LIKE GRASS;
AS A FLOWER OF THE FIELD, SO HE FLOURISHES.
WHEN THE WIND HAS PASSED OVER IT, IT IS NO
MORE; AND ITS PLACE ACKNOWLEDGES IT NO LONGER.



PSALM 103:15,16



TODAY CONTEMPLATE THE LIFE, DEATH,
AND RESURRECTION VISIBLE IN NATURE.





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, 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 THE BLEST.

-ALEXANDER POPE-



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



WE WERE HELD PRISONERS BY
THE LAW, LOCKED UP UNTIL
FAITH SHOULD BE REVEALED.



GALATIANS 3:23



GOD STILL SHUTS US UP TO FAITH.
OUR NATURES, OUR CIRCUMSTANCES
TRIALS, DISAPPOINTMENTS, ALL SERVE
TO SHUT US UP AND KEEP US IN
WARD TILL WE SEE THAT THE ONLY
WAY OUT IS GOD'S WAY OF FAITH.



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



TO PRAY DOES NOT ONLY MEAN TO SEEK HELP;
IT ALSO MEANS TO SEEK HIM.

-UNKNOWN-



THE SON IS THE RADIANCE OF GOD'S GLORY
AND THE EXACT REPRESENTATION OF HIS BEING,
UPHOLDING ALL THINGS BY HIS POWERFUL WORD.
AFTER HE CLEANSED OUR SINS, HE SAT DOWN AT
THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MAJESTY ON HIGH,
HAVING BECOME AS MUCH SUPERIOR TO ANGELS
AS THE NAME HE HAS INHERITED IS MORE
EXCELLENT THAN THEIRS.



HEBREWS 1:3-4



SINCE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD
GOD'S INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES - HIS
ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE -
HAVE BEEN CLEARLY SEEN, BEING
UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE,
SO THAT MEN ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE.



ROMANS 1:20



"COME NOW, LET US REASON TOGETHER,"
SAYS THE LORD. "THOUGH YOUR SINS
ARE LIKE SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS
WHITE AS SNOW; THOUGH THEY ARE RED
AS CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BE LIKE WOOL."



ISAIAH 1:18



I DESIRE TO BE RIGHTEOUS BEFORE
YOU IN MY GENERATION.



GENESIS 7:1



SINCE THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME LIKE A THIEF,
WHAT KIND OF PERSON SHOULD I BE IN HOLY CONDUCT AND GODLINESS AS I LOOK FOR AND HASTEN THE COMING OF
THE DAY OF GOD?



2 PETER 3:10-12



LORD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GLORIOUS
ATTRIBUTES THAT HAVE BEEN REVEALED
IN CREATION AND MOST CLEARLY IN YOUR
PERFECT SON. I THANK YOU FOR THE
FORGIVENESS OF MY SINS, AND I WILL
BE DILIGENT TO CONDUCT MYSELF BEFORE
YOU IN GODLINESS.

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