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New Testament in a Year - August 18

2009-08-18T14:00:00.001+08:00

Romans 10- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 18

10 1Brothers [and sisters], the thing I want most is for all the Jews to be saved. That is my prayer to God. 2I can say this about the Jews: They really try to follow God. But they don't know the right way. 3They did not know the way that God makes people right with him. And they tried to make themselves right in their own way. So they did not accept God's way of making people right. 4Christ ended the law so that every person that believes in him is made right with God.

5Moses writes about being made right by following the law. Moses says, "A person that wants to find life by following these things (the law) must do the things the law says."* 6But this is what the Scripture* says about being made right through faith: "Don't say to yourself, 'Who will go up into heaven?'"* (That means, "Who will go up to heaven to get Christ and bring him down to earth?") 7"And don't say, 'Who will go down into the world below?'"* (That means, "Who will go down to get Christ and bring him up from death?") 8This is what the Scripture says: "God's teaching is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart."* That teaching is the teaching of faith that we tell people. 9If you use your mouth to say, "Jesus is Lord," and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from death, then you will be saved. 10Yes, we believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouths to say that we believe, and so we are saved. 11Yes, the Scripture* says, "Any person who believes in him (Christ) will not be ashamed."* 12That Scripture says "any person" because there is no difference between Jew and non-Jew. The same Lord is the Lord of all people. The Lord gives many blessings to all people that trust in him. 13Yes, [the Scripture says], "Every person that trusts in the Lord will be saved."*

14But before people can trust in the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before people can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for people to hear about the Lord, another person must tell them. 15And before a person can go and tell them, that person must be sent. It is written, "Beautiful are the feet of those people that come to tell good news."*

16But not all [the Jews] accepted that good news. Isaiah said, "Lord, who believed the things we told them?"* 17So faith comes from hearing [the Good News* ]. And people hear [the Good News] when a person tells them about Christ.

18But I ask, "Did people not hear [the Good News]?" Yes, they heard--like the Scripture* says]: "Their voices went out all around the world. Their words went everywhere in the world." (Psalm 19:4) 19Again I ask, "Did the people of Israel* not understand?" Yes, they did understand. First, Moses says this [for God]: "I will use a people that is not really a nation to make you jealous. I will use a nation that does not understand to make you angry." (Deuteronomy 32:21) 20Then Isaiah is bold enough to say this [for God]: "The people that were not looking for me-- those people found me. I showed myself to people that did not ask for me." (Isaiah 65:1) 21[God said this through Isaiah about the non-Jewish people]. But about the Jewish people God says, "All day long I have waited for those people, but they refuse to obey and refuse to follow me."*

Footnotes: "A person ... says" Quote from Lev. 18:5. Scripture(s) Holy Writings--the Old Testament. Verses 6-8 Quotes from Deut. 30:12-14. "Any person ... ashamed" Quote from Isa. 28:16. "Every person ... saved" Quote from Joel 2:32. "Beautiful ... good news" Quote from Isa. 52:7. "Lord ... them" Quote from Isa. 53:1. Good News The news that God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and live with him forever. Israel The Jewish nation (people). "All day ... follow me" Quote from Isa. 65:2.

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ThoughtForDay - August 18

2009-08-18T13:03:00.001+08:00

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"Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek." Psalm 27:7-8 (NKJ)

Mark 14:10-16

"And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests, in order to betray Him (Jesus) to them. And they were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time."

"And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

"And He sent two of His disciples, and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'

"And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; and prepare for us there." And the disciples went out, and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover." Mark 14:10-16 (NAS)

John 8:37-47
"I (Jesus) know that you are Abraham's offspring; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father." They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father."

"Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, do the deeds of Abraham. But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. You are doing the deeds of your father. They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God."

"Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me; for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies."

"But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God." John 8:37- 47 (NAS)

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Daily Bread for August 17

2009-08-17T15:00:00.001+08:00

A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.

A lazy person destroys himself when he wants more and more. He destroys himself because he refuses to work for those things. But a good person can give because he has plenty. Proverbs 21:24-26 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 17

2009-08-17T14:01:00.001+08:00

Romans 9- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 17

God and the Jewish People
9 1I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth. I don't lie. My feelings are ruled by the Holy Spirit.* And those feelings tell me that I am not lying: 2I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness [for the Jewish people]. 3They are my brothers [and sisters], my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them. 4They are the people of Israel.* Those people (the Jews) are God's chosen children. Those people have the glory of God and the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law [of Moses] and the [temple] worship. And God gave his promises to those people (the Jews). 5Those people are the descendants* of our great fathers.* And they are the earthly family of Christ. Christ is God over all things. Praise him forever!* Amen.

6[Yes, I feel sorry for the Jewish people]. I don't mean that God failed to keep his promise to them. But only some of the people of Israel (the Jews) are truly God's people.* 7And only some of Abraham's* descendants* are true children of Abraham (God's people). [This is what God said to Abraham]: "Isaac will be your only legal son."* 8This means that not all of Abraham's descendants are God's true children. Abraham's true children are those people that become God's children because of the promise God made to Abraham. 9God's promise to Abraham was like this: "At the right time I will come back, and Sarah will have a son."* 10And that is not all. Rebecca also had sons. And those sons had the same father. He is our father* Isaac. 11-12 But before the two sons were born, God told Rebecca, "The older son will serve the younger."* This was before the boys had done anything good or bad. God said this before they were born so that the boy God chose would be chosen because of God's own plan. He was chosen because he was the one God wanted to call, not because of anything the boys did. 13Like the Scripture* says, "I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau."*

14So what should we say about this? Is God not fair? We cannot say that. 15God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to the person that I want to show mercy to. I will show pity to the person that I want to show pity to."* 16So God will choose the person he decides to show mercy to. And his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do. 17[In] the Scripture* [God] says to Pharaoh* : "I made you king so you could do this for me. I wanted to show my power in you. I wanted my name to be announced in all the world."* 18So God shows mercy to the people he wants to show mercy to. And God makes the people stubborn that he wants to make stubborn.

19So one of you will ask me: "If God controls the things we do, then why does God blame us [for our sins]?" 20[Don't ask that]. You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, "Why did you make me like this?" 21The man that makes the jar can make anything he wants to make. He can use the same clay to make different things. He can make one thing for special purposes and another thing for daily use. 22It is the same way with what God has done. God wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But God endured patiently those people he was angry with--people that were ready to be destroyed. 23God waited with patience so that he could make known his rich glory. God wanted to give that glory to the people that receive his mercy. God has prepared these people to have his glory. 24We are those people. We are the people God called (chose). God called us from the Jews and from the non-Jews. 25Like the Scripture* says in [the book of] Hosea: "The people that are not mine-- I will say that they are my people. And the people that I did not love-- I will say that they are the people I love." (Hosea 2:23) 26"And in the same place that God said, 'You are not my people'-- in that place they will be called sons of the living God." (Hosea 1:10)

27And Isaiah cries out about Israel* : "There are so many people of Israel that they are like the grains of sand by the sea. But only a few of those people will be saved. 28Yes, the Lord will quickly finish judging the people on the earth."* 29It is like Isaiah said: "The Lord has all power. The Lord saved some of his people for us. If he had not done that, then we would now be like Sodom,* and we would now be like Gomorrah.*"*

30So what does all this mean? It means this: That the non-Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God. But they were made right with God. They became right because of their faith. 31And the people of Israel* tried to follow a law to make themselves right with God. But they did not succeed. 32Why not? Because they tried to make themselves right by the things they did. They did not trust in God to make them right. They fell over the stone that makes people fall. 33The Scripture* talks about that stone: "Look, I put in Zion* a stone that will make people fall. It is a rock that will make people sin. But any person that trusts in that rock will not be disappointed."

(Isaiah 8:14; 28:16)

Footnotes: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world. Israel The Jewish nation (people). descendants A person's children and all their future families. father(s) Important ancestors of the Jews, especially the leaders of the twelve Jewish family groups. Christ ... forever This can also mean, "May God, who rules over all things, be praised forever!" God's people Literally, "Israel," the people God chose to bring his blessings to the world. Abraham The most respected ancestor of the Jews. descendants A person's children and all their future families. "Isaac ... son" Quote from Gen. 21:12. "At the right time ... son" Quote from Gen. 18:10,14. father(s) Important ancestors of the Jews, especially the leaders of the twelve Jewish family groups. "The older ... younger" Quote from Gen. 25:23. Scripture(s) Holy Writings--the Old Testament. "I ... Esau" Quote from Mal. 1:2-3. "I will show ... show pity to" Quote from Ex. 33:19. Pharaoh The title of the king of Egypt. "I made ... world" Quote from Ex. 9:16. "There are ... earth" Quote from Isa. 10:22-23. Sodom, Gomorrah Cities where evil people lived. God punished them by destroying their cities. "The Lord ... Gomorrah" Quote from Isa. 1:9. Zion Another name for Jerusalem, the city of God's people.

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ThoughtForDay - August 17

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August 17

"My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-- that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful." James 5:10-11 (NKJ)

Mark 14:1-9

"Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread was two days off; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him (Jesus) by stealth, and kill Him; for they were saying, "Not during the festival, lest there be a riot of the people."

"And while He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head."

"But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted? For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her."

"But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me. For the poor you always have with you, and whenever you wish, you can do them good; but you do not always have Me. She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of in memory of her." Mark 14:1-9 (NAS)

John 8:28-36
"Jesus therefore said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me. And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him." As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him."

"Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

"They answered Him, "We are Abraham's offspring, and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You shall become free'?"

"Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:28- 36 (NAS)

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WISE ME

2009-08-17T09:40:00.000+08:00

On Love

An excerpt from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the people,
and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:

When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest
branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them
in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant:
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire,
that you may become sacred bread for God`s sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you
that you may know the secrets of your heart,
and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life`s heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only
love`s peace and love`s pleasure,
Then it is better for you
that you cover your nakedness and
pass out of love`s threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you
shall laugh, but not all of your laughter,
and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself,
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed:
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say,
"God is in my heart," but rather,
"I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course
of love, for love, if it finds you worthy,
directs your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving:
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love`s ecstasy:
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in you heart
and a song of praise upon you lips.

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Weekly Global Media Outreach Prayer Letter

2009-08-16T16:00:00.000+08:00

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, ‘Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.’” Romans 10: 9 11

an you please pray for the people of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is a small country located near Russia and Iran. It used to be part of the Soviet Union and has about 8 million people. Freedom of religion is provided for in their constitution; please pray that God will draw many people in Azerbaijan to Himself.

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Jesus is Lord! The Bible says that our Lord Jesus Christ is “the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.”

What does this mean? A Lord is someone who is in charge; who runs things; who has authority. In past days someone might be called the lord in his business if he is in charge. So to be called the “Lord of lords” means you are in supreme authority; over all other lords; the master of everything.

Jesus Christ is truly the Lord of lords. He is our master. He has all wisdom and all authority. The Bible tells the story of a man who went on a long journey and when he was away he entrusted his estate to others. He was gone, but he was still the master of the estate. When he returned, he once again took charge, because the estate was still his even when he was gone.

So, too, Jesus Christ has gone into heaven; but He is still Lord. One day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The wonderful news is that our Lord Jesus Christ not only is all powerful, He is also loving and kind and good and forgiving. So while we are here on this earth we have the privilege of bowing the knee to our Lord Jesus. We should serve Him and obey Christ and make Him the Lord of every area of our lives.

So, this week, let us pray and

Ask Jesus Christ to be the Lord of every part of our lives
Ask God to help all your family and loved ones accept Jesus Christ as Savior
Ask Christ to establish His Lordship over the entire earth -- “May Your Kingdom come”
Ask God to protect and bless the donors and staff and volunteers of Global Media Outreach

THANK YOU so much for your prayers. Let us all join together in service to our wonderful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He alone is worthy to receive all praise and all honor and all glory. Some day all of us who have accepted Him here on earth will have the joyful privilege of worshipping Him together in heaven.

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Daily Bread for August 16

2009-08-16T15:00:00.001+08:00

If a person is careful about the things he says, then he saves himself from trouble. Proverbs 21:23 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 16

2009-08-16T14:00:00.001+08:00

Romans 8:18-39- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 16

We Will Have Glory in the Future

18We have sufferings now. But the sufferings we have now are nothing compared to the great glory that will be given to us. 19Everything that God made is waiting with excitement for the time when God will show the world who his children are. The whole world wants very much for that to happen. 20Everything that God made was changed to be like it was worth nothing. It did not want to change, but God decided to change it. But there was this hope: 21That everything God made would be made free from ruin (decay). There was hope that everything God made would have the freedom and glory that belong to God's children. 22We know that everything God made has been waiting until now in pain like a woman ready to give birth to a child. 23Not only the world, but we also have been waiting with pain inside us. We have the Spirit* as the first part of God's promise. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his own children. I mean we are waiting for our bodies to be made free. 24We were saved, and we have this hope. If we can see what we are waiting for, then that is not really hope. People don't hope for something they already have. 25But we are hoping for something that we don't have yet. We are waiting for it patiently.

26Also, the Spirit* helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don't know how to pray like we should. But the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. The Spirit begs God for us. The Spirit speaks to God with deep feelings that words cannot explain. 27God can see what is in people's hearts. And God knows what is in the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit speaks to God for his people in the way that God wants.

28We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan. 29God knew those people before he made the world. And God decided that those people would be like his Son (Jesus). Then Jesus would be the firstborn* of many brothers [and sisters]. 30God planned for those people to be like his Son. And he called (chose) those people. God called those people and made them right with him. And God gave his glory to those people that he made right.

God's Love in Christ Jesus

31So what should we say about this? If God is with us, then no person can defeat us. 32[God will do anything for us]. God even let his own Son suffer for us. God gave his Son for us all. So with Jesus now, God will surely give us all things. 33Who can accuse the people that God has chosen? No one! God is the One who makes his people right. 34Who can say that God's people are guilty? No one! Christ Jesus died [for us], but that is not all. He was also raised from death. And now he is at God's right side and is begging God for us. 35Can anything separate us from Christ's love? No! Can trouble separate us from Christ's love? No! Can problems or persecution* separate us from Christ's love? No! If we have no food or clothes, will that separate us from Christ's love? No! Will danger or even death separate us from Christ's love? No! 36Like it is written in the Scriptures* : "For you (Christ) we are in danger of death all the time. People think we are worth no more than sheep to be killed." (Psalm 44:22)

37But in all these things we have full victory through God who showed his love for us. 38-39Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love--not death, not life, not angels or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us--nothing in the whole created world--will ever be able to separate us from God's love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world. firstborn The first male child in a family. Here, it probably means that Christ was the first in God's family to share God's glory. persecution Being hurt or bothered by Christ's enemies. Scripture(s) Holy Writings--the Old Testament.

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2009-08-16T13:31:00.001+08:00

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ThoughtForDay - August 16

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August 16

"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 (NKJ)

Mark 13:32-37

"But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is."

"It is like a man, away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert."

"Therefore, be on the alert-- for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, at cockcrowing, or in the morning- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep."

John 8:21-27
"He (Jesus) said therefore again to them, "I go away, and you shall seek Me, and shall die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come." Therefore the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"

"And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am you shall die in your sins."

"And so they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "What have I been saying to you from the beginning? I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world."

"They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father." John 8:21-27 (NAS)

New Testament -- Romans 8:18 - 8:39.

Old Testament -- Psalms 37-38.

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Daily Bread for August 15

2009-08-15T15:00:00.001+08:00

A wise person saves the things he needs. But a foolish person uses everything as fast as he gets it.

The person that always tries to show love and kindness will have a good life, wealth, and honor.

A wise person can do almost anything. He can attack a city defended by strong men. And he can destroy the walls that they trusted to save them. Proverbs 21:20-22 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 15

2009-08-15T14:00:00.001+08:00

Romans 8:1-17- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 15

Life in the Spirit

8 1So now people that are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty. 2Why am I not judged guilty? Because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit* that brings life made me free. It made me free from the law that brings sin and death. 3The law* was without power because the law was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do. God sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that other people use for sin. God sent his Son to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to condemn (destroy) sin. 4God did this so that we could be right like the law said we must be. Now we don't live following our sinful selves. We live following the Spirit. 5People that live following their sinful selves think only about things that their sinful selves want. But those people that live following the Spirit* are thinking about the things that the Spirit wants them to do. 6If a person's thinking is controlled by his sinful self, then there is spiritual death. But if a person's thinking is controlled by the Spirit, then there is life and peace. 7Why is this true? Because if a person's thinking is controlled by his sinful self, then that person is against God. That person refuses to obey God's law. And really that person is not able to obey God's law. 8Those people that are ruled by their sinful selves cannot please God.

9But you are not ruled by your sinful selves. You are ruled by the Spirit,* if that Spirit of God really lives in you. But if any person does not have the Spirit of Christ, then that person does not belong to Christ. 10Your body will always be dead because of sin. But if Christ is in you, then the Spirit gives you life, because Christ made you right with God. 11God raised Jesus from death. And if God's Spirit is living in you, then he will also give life to your bodies that die. God is the One who raised Christ from death. And he will give life to your bodies through his Spirit that lives in you.

12So, my brothers [and sisters], we must not be ruled by our sinful selves. We must not live the way our sinful selves want. 13If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, then you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit's* help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, then you will have [true] life. 14The true children of God are those people that let God's Spirit lead them. 15The Spirit* that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God's chosen children. And with that Spirit we say, "[Abba],* Father." 16And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God's children. 17If we are God's children, then we will get the blessings God has for his people. We will get these things from God. We will receive those blessings together with Christ. But we must suffer like Christ suffered. Then we will have glory like Christ has glory.

Footnotes: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world. law God's law. It is represented in the law of Moses. Abba An Aramaic word. Jewish children called their fathers "[Abba]."

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ThoughtForDay - August 15

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August 15

"Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand." James 5:7-8 (NKJ)

Mark 13:28-31

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near."

"Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door."

"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place."

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away." Mark 13:28-31 (NAS)

John 8:12-20
"Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life." The Pharisees therefore said to Him, "You are bearing witness of Yourself; your witness is not true."

"Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of myself, My witness is true; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, or where I am going."

"You people judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone. But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and He who sent me. Even in your law it has been written, that the testimony of two men is true. I am He who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me."

"And so they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me, nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also." These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come." John 8:12-20 (NAS)

New Testament -- Romans 8:1 - 8:17.

Old Testament -- Psalms 34-36.

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Daily Bread for August 14

2009-08-14T15:00:00.001+08:00

If having fun is the most important thing to a person, then that person will become poor. If that person loves wine and food, then he will never be rich.

Evil people have to pay for all the bad things they do to good people. People who are not honest have to pay for the things they do to honest people.

It is better to live in the desert than to live with a wife that has a short temper and loves to argue. Proverbs 21:17-19 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 14

2009-08-14T14:01:00.001+08:00

Romans 7- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 14

An Example from Marriage

7 1Brothers [and sisters], you all understand the law [of Moses]. So surely you know that the law rules over a person only while he is alive. 2[I will give you an example]: A woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, then she is made free from the law of marriage. 3But if that woman marries another man while her husband is still alive, the law says she is guilty of adultery.* But if the woman's husband dies, then that woman is made free from the law of marriage. So if that woman marries another man after her husband dies, she is not guilty of adultery. 4In the same way, my brothers [and sisters], your old selves died and you became free from the law* through the body of Christ. Now you belong to someone else. You belong to the One (Christ) that was raised from death. We belong to Christ so that we can be used in service to God. 5In the past, we were ruled by our sinful selves. The law made us want to do sinful things. And those sinful things we wanted to do controlled our bodies, so that the things we did were only bringing us spiritual death. 6In the past, the law held us like prisoners. But our old selves died and we were made free from the law. So now we serve God in a new way, not in the old way with the written rules. Now we serve God in the new way with the Spirit.*

Our Fight Against Sin

7You might think that I am saying that sin and the law* are the same thing. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known what it means to want something wrong. But the law said, "You must not want [things that belong to other people]."* 8And sin found a way to use that command and make me want every kind of wrong thing. So sin came to me because of that command. But without the law, sin has no power. 9I was alive without the law before I knew the law. But when the law's command came to me, then sin began to live. 10And I died [spiritually] because of sin. The command was meant to bring life, but for me that command brought death. 11Sin found a way to fool me by using the command. Sin used the command to make me die [spiritually]. 12So the law* is holy, and the command is holy and right and good. 13Does this mean that something that is good brought death to me? No! But sin used something that is good to bring death to me. This happened so that I could see what sin is really like. It happened to show that sin is something very, very bad. And the command was used to show this.

The Conflict in Man

14We know that the law* is spiritual. But I am not spiritual. Sin rules me like I am its slave. 15I don't understand the things I do. I don't do the [good] things I want to do. And I do the [bad] things I hate to do. 16And if I don't want to do the [bad] things I do, then that means that I agree that the law is good. 17But I am not really the one doing these [bad] things. It is sin living in me that does these things. 18Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me--I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is not spiritual. I want to do the things that are good. But I don't do those things. 19I don't do the good things that I want to do. I do the bad things that I don't want to do. 20So if I do things I don't want to do, then it is not really me doing those things. It is sin living in me that does those bad things. 21So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me. 22In my mind, I am happy with God's law. 23But I see another law working in my body. That law makes war against the law that my mind accepts. That other law working in my body is the law of sin, and that law makes me its prisoner. 24This is terrible! Who will save me from this body that brings me death? 25God [will save me]! I thank him [for his salvation] through Jesus Christ our Lord! So in my mind I am a slave to God's law. But in my sinful self I am a slave to the law of sin.

Footnotes: adultery Breaking a marriage promise by sexual sin. law God's law. It is represented in the law of Moses. Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world. "You ... people" Quote from Ex. 20:17; Deut. 5:21.

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ThoughtForDay - August 14

2009-08-14T13:03:00.001+08:00

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August 14

"But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me. My foot stands in an even place; in the congregations I will bless the LORD." Psalm 26:11-12 (NKJ)

Mark 13:21-27

"And then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ'; or, 'Behold, He is there'; do not believe him; for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order, if possible, to lead the elect astray."

"But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken."

"And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory."

"And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth, to the farthest end of heaven." Mark 13:21-27 (NAS)

John 8:1-11
"But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them."

"And the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?" And they were saying this, testing Him, in order that they might have grounds for accusing Him."

"But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And when they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst."

"And straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?" And she said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go your way. From now on sin no more." John 8:1-11 (NAS)

New Testament -- Romans 7:1 - 7:25.

Old Testament -- Psalms 30-33.

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Daily Bread for August 13

2009-08-13T15:00:00.001+08:00

If a person is angry with you, give him a gift in secret. A gift that is given in secret can stop great anger.

Fair judgment makes good people happy. But it makes evil people very afraid.

If a person leaves the way of wisdom, then he is going toward destruction. Proverbs 21:14-16 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 13

2009-08-13T14:01:00.001+08:00

Romans 6- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 13

Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ

6 1So do you think that we should continue sinning so that God will give us more and more grace (kindness)? 2No! We died to (quit living) our old sinful lives. So how can we continue living with sin? 3Did you forget that all of us became part of Christ Jesus when we were baptized*? We shared his death in our baptism.* 4So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and shared his death. We were buried with Christ so that we could [be raised up and] live a new life. This happened the same as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father. 5Christ died, and we have been joined with Christ by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from death like Christ rose from death. 6We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. And then we would not be slaves to sin. 7Any person that has died is made free from sin's control (power). 8If we died with Christ, we know that we will also live with him. 9Christ was raised from death. And we know that he cannot die again. Death has no power over him now. 10Yes, when Christ died, he died to [defeat the power of] sin one time--enough for all time. He now has a new life, and his new life is with God. 11In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin. And see yourselves as being alive for God through Christ Jesus. 12But don't let sin control you in your life here on earth. You must not be ruled by the things your sinful self makes you want to do. 13Don't offer the parts of your body to serve sin. Don't use your bodies as things to do evil with. But you should offer yourselves to God. Be like people that have died and now live. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used for doing good. 14Sin will not be your master. Why? Because you are not under law. You now live under God's grace (kindness).

Slaves of Righteousness

15So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace (kindness) and not under law? No! 16Surely you know that when you give yourselves like slaves to obey someone, then you are really slaves of that person. The person you obey is your master. You can follow sin, or obey God. Sin brings spiritual death. But obeying God makes you right with him. 17In the past you were slaves to sin--sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that were taught to you. 18You were made free from sin. And now you are slaves to goodness (right living). 19I explain this by using an example that people know. I explain it this way because it is hard for you to understand. In the past you offered the parts of your body to be slaves to sin and evil. You lived only for evil. In the same way now you must give yourselves to be slaves of goodness. Then you will live only for God. 20In the past you were slaves to sin, and goodness (right living) did not control you. 21You did evil things. Now you are ashamed of those things. Did those things help you? No. Those things only bring [spiritual] death. 22But now you are free from sin. You are now slaves of God. And this brings you a life that is only for God. And from that you will get life forever. 23When people sin, they earn what sin pays--death. But God gives his people a free gift--life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnote: baptized, baptism Greek words meaning to be immersed, dipped, or buried briefly under water.

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ThoughtForDay - August 13

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August 13

"Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." James 4:13 (NKJ)

Mark 13:14-20

"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains."

"And let him who is on the housetop not go down, or enter in, to get anything out of his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to get his cloak. But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babes in those days! But pray that it may not happen in the winter."

"For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created, until now, and never shall."

"And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect whom He chose, He shortened the days." Mark 13:14- 20 (NAS)

John 7:43-53
"So there arose a division in the multitude because of Him (because of Jesus). And some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him."

"The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why did you not bring Him?" The officers answered, "Never did a man speak the way this man speaks."

"The Pharisees therefore answered them, "You have not also been led astray, have you? No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? But this multitude which does not know the Law is accursed."

"Nicodemus said to them (he who came to Him before, being one of them), "Our Law does not judge a man, unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?" They answered and said to him, "You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee." And everyone went to his home." John 7:43-53 (NAS)

New Testament -- Romans 6:1 - 6:23.

Old Testament -- Psalms 25-29.

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Daily Bread for August 12

2009-08-12T15:00:00.001+08:00

God is good. God knows what evil people are doing, and he will punish them.

If a person refuses to help poor people, then there will be no help for him when he needs it. Proverbs 21:12-13 (ERV)

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New Testament in a Year - August 12

2009-08-12T14:01:00.001+08:00

Romans 5- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

August 12

Right With God

5 1We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2Through our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God's grace (kindness) that we now enjoy. And we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God's glory. 3And we are also happy with the troubles we have. Why are we happy with troubles? Because we know that these troubles make us more patient. 4And this patience is proof that we are strong. And this proof gives us hope. 5And this hope will never disappoint us--[it will never fail]. Why? Because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. God gave us his love through the Holy Spirit.* That Holy Spirit was a gift to us from God. 6Christ died for us while we were still weak people. We were living against God, but at the right time, Christ died for us. 7Very few people will die to save the life of another person, even if that other person is a good person. If the person is a very good person, then someone might be willing to die for that person. 8But Christ died for us while we were still sinners. In that way God showed us that he loves us very much. 9We have been made right with God by Christ's blood (death). So through Christ we will surely be saved from God's anger. 10I mean that while we were God's enemies, God made friends with us through the death of his Son. So surely, now that we are God's friends, God will save us through his Son's life. 11And not only will we be saved, but we are also very happy now. We are happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is because of Jesus that we are now God's friends.

Adam and Christ

12Sin came into the world because of what one man (Adam) did. And with sin came death. So this is why all people must die--because all people sinned. 13Sin was in the world before the law [of Moses]. But God does not make people guilty for sin if there is no law. 14But from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, all people had to die. Adam died because he sinned by not obeying God's command. But even those people that did not sin the way Adam sinned had to die. Adam was like the One (Christ) who was coming in the future. 15But God's free gift is not like Adam's sin. Many people died because of the sin of that one man (Adam). But the grace (kindness) that people received from God was much greater. Many people received God's gift [of life] by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ. 16After Adam sinned once, he was judged guilty. But the gift of God is different. God's free gift came after many sins. And the gift makes people right with God. 17One man sinned, and so death ruled all people because of that one man. But now some people accept God's full grace (kindness) and his great gift of being made right. Surely those people will have true life and rule through the one man, Jesus Christ. 18So one sin [of Adam] brought the punishment [of death] to all people. But in the same way, one good thing [that Christ did] makes all people right with God. And that brings true life for those people. 19One man (Adam) disobeyed God and many people became sinners. But in the same way, one man (Christ) obeyed God and many people will be made right. 20The law came to make people have more sin. But when people had more sin, God gave them more of his grace (kindness). 21Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. This brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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ThoughtForDay - August 12

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August 12

"Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth." Psalm 26:2-3 (NKJ)

Mark 13:9-13

"But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My (Jesus') sake, as a testimony to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations."

"And when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit."

"And brother will deliver brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death."

"And you will be hated by all on account of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved." Mark 13:9-13 (NAS)

John 7:37-42
"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.'"

"But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified."

"Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, "This certainly is the Prophet."

"Others were saying, "This is the Christ." Still others were saying, "Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? "Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" John 7:37- 42 (NAS)

New Testament -- Romans 5:1 - 5:21.

Old Testament -- Psalms 22-24.

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