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Reading for the week of: 5/25/2008 - 5/31/2008

Psalms 144-150

John 20-21

1 Kings 1-14

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This week we start new chapters:

1 Corinthians 1-5

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Reading plan from "Maranatha Chapel's: A Year in The Word"

John 16:33

Whenever you are feeling like the weight of the world is too heavy, and feel the world is against you, remember this verse:

In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV)

Jesus was telling his disciples that they will be prosecuted for their teachings, that people will kick them out of the synagogues, that they will be mocked.  He tells them that they will face hard times in this world.  There is good news though, he will not leave them.  Through him, they can do anything.  He has come the world and has conquered it.  Through him, you can handle anything that comes your way.  A little bit of prayer and a ton of faith, Jesus will always be by your side.  That gives me great comfort.

Reading for the week of: 5/18/2008-5/24/2008

Psalms 137-143

John 13-19

2 Samuel 15-24

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Reading plan from "Maranatha Chapel's: A Year in The Word"

Walking with God

I have been a big fan of John Eldredge for quite some time.  His book Wild at Heart changed my life and the way I view it.  He has a new book out now: Walking with God.  I was lucky enough to have been one of the few who got an early look at the book before it was released.  It is another great book from John.  I have not finished it, but I have really enjoyed the first half and look forward to the second half.  Go out and grab a copy.  Here is the description from amazon:

Product Description

 

Walking with God moves through a year in the life of John Eldredge showing and teaching what an intimate relationship with God looks like day to day.

 

God longs to speak. And it is our right and privilege to hear His voice. Our deepest longings could all find sufficient fulfillment in God's company. Yet, somehow, the looming discontent of most Christians is a lack of intimacy with God. Walking with God is unlike any book John has written. It moves through a year in his life showing and teaching what conversational intimacy with God can be like. It teaches readers how to make decisions aligning with God's will, understand barriers and "agreements" keeping them from the life God intends, fight spiritual battles for their own heart and for others, and much more. Ultimately, Walking with God shows readers that walking intimately with Him can be a normal part of the Christian life.

   

      About the Author
  John Eldredge is the founder and director of Ransomed Heart™ Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a fellowship devoted to helping people discover the heart of God. John is the author of numerous books, including Epic, Waking the Dead, Wild at Heart, and Desire, and coauthor of Captivating and The Sacred Romance. John lives in Colorado with his wife, Stasi, and their three sons, Samuel, Blaine, and Luke. He loves living in the Rocky Mountains so he can pursue his other passions, including fly-fishing, mountain climbing, and exploring the waters of the West in his canoe.

I can't wait for the day....

You are in your car driving home.  Thoughts wander to the game you want to see or meal you want to eat, when suddenly a sound unlike any you’ve ever heard fills the air. The sound is high above you. A trumpet? A choir? A choir of trumpets? You don’t know, but you want to know.. So you pull over, get out of your car, and look up. As you do, you see you aren’t the only curious one.  The roadside has become a parking lot. Car doors are open, and people are staring at the sky. Shoppers are racing out of the grocery store. The
Little League baseball game across the street has come to a halt. Players and
parents are searching the clouds. And what they see, and what you see, has never before been seen.


As if the sky were a curtain, the drapes of the atmosphere part. A brilliant light spills onto the earth. There are no shadows. None.


From every hue ever seen and a million more never seen. Riding on the flow is an endless fleet of angels. They pass through the curtains one myriad at a time, until they occupy every square inch of the sky.


North.  South. East. West.


Thousands of silvery wings rise and fall in unison, and over the sound of the  trumpets, you can hear the cherubim and seraphim chanting, Holy, holy, holy.. The final flank of angels is followed by twenty-four silver-bearded elders and a multitude of souls who join the angels in worship.


Presently the movement stops and the trumpets are silent, leaving only the triumphant triplet: Holy, holy, holy. Between each word is a pause. With each word, a profound reverence. You hear your voice join in the chorus.  You don’t know why you say the words, but you know you must.


Suddenly, the heavens are quiet. All is quiet. The angels turn, you turn, the entire world turns and there He is. Jesus.


Through waves of light you see the silhouetted figure of Christ the King. He is atop a great stallion, and the stallion is atop a billowing cloud. He opens his mouth, and you are surrounded by his declaration:


I am the Alpha and the Omega.


The angels bow their heads.. The elders remove their crowns. And before you is a Figure so consuming that you know, instantly you know: Nothing else matters. Forget stock markets and school reports. Sales meetings and football games. Nothing is newsworthy…All that mattered, matters no more.... for Christ has come.

Please let me know the exact time you read this. It is mystical—honest.


This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, he saw me, and he asked: My child, what is your greatest wish for today?


I responded: ‘Lord please; take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them very much’.


The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its    end.


This message works on the day you receive it.


To some it may sound dumb, but the person who sent this to me was impressed with its timing. Let us see if it is true.


ANGELS EXIST, but sometimes, since they don’t all have wings we call them FRIENDS, SUCH AS YOU.

Reading for the week of 5/11/2008-5/17/2008

Psalms 130-136

John 6-12

2 Samuel 1-14

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Reading plan from "Maranatha Chapel's: A Year in The Word"

A lamp to my feet

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalms 119:105

Reading for the week of: 5/4/2008 – 5/10/2008

Psalms 123-129

Hebrews 12-13

1 Samuel 14-27

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This week we start new chapters:

John 1-5

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Reading plan from "Maranatha Chapel's: A Year in The Word"

Do you let His words fall to the ground?

The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and  he let none of his words fall to the ground. 1 Samuel 3:19 (NIV)

I wish I could say I have lived the life of Samuel and listened and embraced everything the Lord has said to me.  There have been many times I have let his words "fall to the ground".  It is such a blessing to have the Lord love us, to care about us, and to speak to us.  I know there are times when the Lord speaks to me and is guiding me on how to live my life:  "don't boast, show compassion, don't judge them, help that man on the street, love your neighbor, ...."  We have all heard his words.  Try not to let them fall to the ground...I am trying.