Daily Inspiration November 3, 2009

NOVEMBER 3RD

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



WE ROB OUR OWN LIVES MUCH MORE THAN WE KNOW
WHEN WE FAIL TO RESPOND OR IN ANY WAY SHOW
OUR THANKS FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT ARE DAILY OURS-
THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, THE FRAGRANCE OF FLOWERS.



ALL THY WORKS SHALL GIVE THANKS TO THEE O LORD,
AND THY GODLY ONES SHALL BLESS THEE. THEY SHALL
SPEAK OF THE GLORY OF THY KINGDOM, AND TALK OF
THY POWER; TO MAKE KNOWN TO THE SONS OF MEN
THY MIGHTY ACTS, AND THE GLORY OF THE MAJESTY
OF THY KINGDOM.



PSALM 145:10-12
NAS



TODAY CULTIVATE AN APPRECIATION
FOR THE BEAUTY IN NATURE.





THE HEART THAT LOVES IS ALWAYS YOUNG.

-GREEK PROVERB-



THE PASSION OF TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE
IS THE ECHOING CALL OF TWO YEARNING SOULS,
EACH BEING ANSWERED IN UNION WITH THE OTHER.
UNKNOWN



LOVE IS MORE THAN JUST THE UNION OF
TWO BODIES, TWO MINDS, AND TWO HEARTS.
IT IS A RE-UNION OF TWO PARTS COMING
BACK TO THE WHOLE.
UNKNOWN



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



GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH,
AN EVER-PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.



PSALM 46:1



GOD USES TROUBLE TO TEACH HIS CHILDREN
PRECIOUS LESSONS. THEY ARE INTENDED TO
EDUCATE US. WHEN THEIR GOOD WORK IS DONE,
A GLORIOUS RECOMPENSE WILL COME TO US
THROUGH THEM. HE DOES NOT REGARD THEM AS
DIFFICULTIES BUT AS OPPORTUNITIES.



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



WHEN WE BECOME TOO GLIB IN OUR PRAYERS,
WE ARE MOST SURELY TALKING TO OURSELVES.

-A. W. TOZER-



MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD AND MY SPIRIT REJOICES
IN GOD MY SAVIOR, FOR THE MIGHTY ONE HAS DONE
GREAT THINGS FOR ME, THE HOLY IS HIS NAME.
HIS MERCY IS ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM,
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.



LUKE :46-47,49-50



I WILL PRAISE YOU FOREVER FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE;
I WILL HOPE IN YOUR NAME, FOR IT IS GOOD. I WILL
PRAISE YOU IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR SAINTS.



PSALM 52:9



I KNOW THAT I ABIDE IN CHRIST, AND HE IN ME,
BECAUSE HE HAS GIVEN ME OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT.



1 JOHN 4:13



THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD, MY SANCTIFICATION,
THAT I ABSTAIN FROM IMMORALITY AND LEARN
TO POSSESS MY OWN VESSEL IN SANCTIFICATION
AND HONOR. FOR GOD DID NOT CALL ME TO BE
IMPURE, BUT TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE.



1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-4,7



IF SOMEONE IS CAUGHT IN A TRESPASS,
WE WHO ARE SPIRITUAL SHOULD RESTORE HIM IN A SPIRIT
OF GENTLENESS, CONSIDERING OURSELVES,
LEST WE ALSO BE TEMPTED.



GALATIANS 6:1



LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT THINGS YOU HAVE
DONE FOR ME AND FOR YOUR MERCY ON THOSE WHO
FEAR YOU. I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.
HELP ME TO WALK IN PURITY AND NOT SUCCUMB TO TEMPTATION.
MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE
WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.

Take TimeTo Be Kind

TAKE TIME TO BE KIND

by HELEN STEINER RICE



KINDNESS IS A VIRTUE
GIVEN BY THE LORD.
IT PAYS DIVIDENDS IN HAPPINESS,
AND JOY IS ITS REWARD.
FOR IF YOU PRACTICE KINDNESS
IN ALL YOU SAY AND DO,
THE LORD WILL WRAP HIS KINDNESS ALL
AROUND YOUR HEART AND YOU.
AND WRAPPED WITHIN HIS KINDNESS YOU
ARE SHELTERED AND SECURE,
AND UNDER HIS DIRECTION
YOUR WAY IS SAFE AND SURE.





HOW PRECIOUS ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT ME, O GOD!
THEY ARE INNUMERABLE!



PSALM 139:17
NLT



THE LORD IS JUST IN ALL HIS WAYS,
AND KIND IN ALL HIS DOINGS.



PSALM 145:17
NRSV



HE WILL SAVE THEM FROM OPPRESSION
AND FROM VIOLENCE, FOR THEIR LIVES
ARE PRECIOUS TO HIM.



PSALM 72:14
TLB



LET THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD OUR GOD
BE WITH US. MAKE US SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
YES MAKE US SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.



PSALM 90:17
GOD'S WORD



HOW PRECIOUS IS YOUR
LOVINGKINDNESS, O GOD!
THEREFORE THE CHILDREN OF MEN
PUT THEIR TRUST UNDER THE
SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS.



PSALM 36:7
NKJV

Daily Inspiration November 2, 2009

NOVEMBER 2ND

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



WHATEVER WE ASK FOR
FALLS SHORT OF GOD'S GIVING,
FOR HIS GREATNESS EXCEEDS
EVERY FACET OF LIVING.



GREAT IS THE LORD, AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED,
AND HIS GREATNESS IS UNSEARCHABLE.



PSALM 145:3



TODAY BE LIBERAL IN YOUR PRAISE OF AND YOUR GRATITUDE TO GOD. THE DEGREE OF HIS GENEROSITY IS BEYOND COMPARE AND THE SCOPE OF HIS GIVING IS UNFATHOMABLE.





TO FIND LOVE,
WE THINK WE MUST FIRST FIND
THE COUAGE TO TAKE A BIG CHANCE
BY RISKING OUR HEART TO ANOTHER;
YET IT'S ONLY THEN THAT WE DISCOVER
IT'S IN THE VERY ACT OF OFFERING
OURSELVES THAT LOVE IS FOUND.
UNKNOWN



LOVE IS ALL WE HAVE,
THE ONLY WAY THAT EACH
CAN HELP THE OTHER.

-EURIPIDES-



THE PATH OF LOVE IS NEVER EASY.
YET IT IS IN THE UPS AND DOWNS,
THE TIMES OF TROUBLE AND NEED,
THAT TOGETHER YOU FORGE A BOND
STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND
WHATEVER THE ROAD AHEAD MAY BRING.
UNKNOWN



LOVE IS JOINING YOUR SOUL WITH ANOTHER'S.
NOT FOR AN HOUR, A MONTH, OR A YEAR, BUT FOR A LIFETIME.
UNKNOWN



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



HE SAID TO SIMON, "PUT OUT INTO DEEP
WATER, AND LET DOWN THE NETS FOR A CATCH."



LUKE 5:4



LIKE WISE SEAMEN IN THE LIFE
OF FAITH, LET US LAUNCH OUT
INTO THE DEEP, AND FIND THAT
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD,
AND ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE UNTO
HIM THAT BELIEVETH. LET US, TODAY,
ATTEMPT GREAT THINGS FOR GOD.



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



THE SECRET OF PRAYER IS
PRAYER IN SECRET.

-UNKNOWN-



THE LORD LONGS TO BE GRACIOUS AND RISES TO SHOW COMPASSION. FOR THE LORD IS A GOD OF JUSTICE; BLESSED ARE ALL THOSE WHO WAIT FOR HIM!



ISAIAH 30:18



MAY THE GOD OF MY LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF GLORY, GIVE ME A SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND OF REVELATION IN THE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF HIM, AND MAY THE EYES OF MY HEART BE ENLIGHTENED, IN ORDER THAT I MAY KNOW WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING, WHAT ARE THE RICHES OF HIS GLORIOUS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS, AND WHAT IS THE INCOMPARABLE GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO BELIEVE.



EPHESIANS 1:17-19



THERE IS NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK;
THERE IS NEITHER SLAVE NOR FREE;
THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE,
FOR WE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS.



GALATIANS 3:28



LORD, I THANK YOU THAT YOU DELIGHT
IN SHOWING GRACE AND COMPASSION AND
FOR GIVING ME A SPIRIT OF WISDOM
AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF YOU.
I WILL TREAT OTHERS WITH FAIRNESS AND DIGNITY.
MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE
WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.