***Bible Verses of the Day****

[chris-lei 1]

Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities."

- Matthew 25:21

Lord, I want to be humble.

So that when people see me, they won't see me but You in me.

I give you my arrogance and my insecurities.

Heal me and fill me with so much love that I have no time for pride.

Edited July 12, 2008 by chris-lei

[jego ryu 0]

Matthew

Chapter 24

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1 Jesus left the temple area and was going away, when his disciples approached him to point out the temple buildings.

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2 He said to them in reply, "You see all these things, do you not? Amen, I say to you, there will not be left here a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down."

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As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, 3 the disciples approached him privately and said, "Tell us, when will this happen, and what sign will there be of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

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4 Jesus said to them in reply, "See that no one deceives you.

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For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah,' and they will deceive many.

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You will hear of wars 5 and reports of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end.

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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be famines and earthquakes from place to place.

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6 All these are the beginning of the labor pains.

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7 Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.

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And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another.

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Many false prophets will arise and deceive many;

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and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold.

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But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a witness to all nations, 8 and then the end will come.

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9 "When you see the desolating abomination 10 spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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then those in Judea must flee 11 to the mountains,

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12 a person on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house,

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a person in the field must not return to get his cloak.

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Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days.

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13 Pray that your flight not be in winter or on the sabbath,

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14 for at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be.

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And if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened.

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If anyone says to you then, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.

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False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect.

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Behold, I have told it to you beforehand.

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So if they say to you, 'He is in the desert,' do not go out there; if they say, 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 15

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For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

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16 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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And then the sign of the Son of Man 17 will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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And he will send out his angels 18 with a trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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19 "Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

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In the same way, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the gates.

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Amen, I say to you, this generation 20 will not pass away until all these things have taken place.

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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

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21 "But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, 22 but the Father alone.

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23 For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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In (those) days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark.

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They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be (also) at the coming of the Son of Man.

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24 Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.

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Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left.

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25 Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.

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Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.

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So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

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26 27 "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time?

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Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.

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Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.

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28 But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is long delayed,'

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and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,

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the servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour

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and will punish him severely 29 and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.

[chris-lei 1]

“Straight are the paths of the Lord, in them the just walk, but sinners stumble in them.”

– Hosea 14:10

Thank You, Jesus, for not counting my falls.

[jego ryu 0]

Prayer of Praise

Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, he who in his great mercy gave us new birth, a birth unto hope which draws its life from the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; a birth to an imperishable inheritance, incapable of fading or defilement, which is kept in heaven for you who are guarded with God's power through faith; a birth to a salvation which stands ready to be revealed in the last days. Amen.

FEW RECEIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE...

1. Because many will not look for it - cf. Mt 7:13-14

2. Because many will not have done the Father's will - cf. Mt 7:

21-23

a. Though they may do many things in the name of Jesus

b. Remember, doing good things does not merit eternal life

-- Only those who do the Father's will have eternal life! - cf.

1 Jn 2:15-17

[chris-lei 1]

“Listen to the instruction of our God… What care I for the number of your sacrifices, says the Lord.”

– Isaiah 1:10-11

Shouldn’t you be opening your ears to hear God’s voice instead of opening your eyes to see a sign?

Lord, thank You for ignoring all our attempts to manipulate You. Thank You for being our sovereign God.

[jego ryu 0]

FAITH AND TRUST...

1. Faith is a strong conviction and trust in things one does not

see - He 11:1

2. Without faith, it is impossible to please God - He 11:6

-- Do we have the kind of faith which pleases God?

[chris-lei 1]

Unless your faith is firm; you shall not be firm.

– Isaiah 7:9c

Strengthen my faith, O Lord, that I may overcome all my difficulties in life.

[bhajishah 4]

do not worship any other GOD but me..commandment one transcribe on rock to Prophet Musa ie moses

La ilaha illa ALLAH

[jego ryu 0]

REMAIN FAITHFUL TO JESUS...

1. Jesus expected us to learn and follow Him after baptism - Mt

28:19-20

2. Jesus promises the crown of life to those who remain faithful

- Re 2:10

[jego ryu 0]

THANKFULNESS...

1. Every Christian should have "the attitude of gratitude" - cf.

Co 3:17; Ep 5:20

2. God's righteous indignation is toward those who have become

unthankful - cf. Ro 1:18-21

-- An attitude of thankfulness for the blessings we have will

help allay the bitterness that often destroys the spirit in

any congregation

[if our relationship with God is right, it increases the likelihood

that our relationship with others will be smooth as well (Pro 16:7).

What also helps are the proper...]

[dbears 1]

A Sweet and Successful Error

This devotional was written by Leslie Snyder

“Taste and see that the LORD is good;”—Psalm 34:8 I have a new hero. Okay, maybe “hero” is a little overstated, but Ruth Graves Wakefield is credited with inventing my favorite comfort food of all time, the chocolate chip cookie. The story goes that she and her husband purchased a toll house that had been built in 1709 for the purpose of housing weary travelers. In the 1930’s, they built on to the house and began serving travelers at the Toll House Inn, where Ruth’s incredible desserts were well-known. One day, while making Butter Drop Dough cookies she realized she was out of one critical ingredient, baker’s chocolate. Whether she made the next decision out of necessity or ingenuity we may never know, but she made the now-famous decision to chop up a bar of semisweet chocolate and drop it into the batter thinking the chocolate would melt into the rest of the cookie. Lucky for us the chocolate didn’t melt. Instead, it held its shape but with a wonderful creamy texture. Voila! The chocolate chip cookie was created.

The truth is, many of the world’s best inventions started out as a mistake. What turned these mistakes into successes? Much can be attributed to the attitude, perseverance, and creativity of the person behind it all. Playwright and Nobel Prize Winner, George Bernard Shaw, says of making mistakes, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” And Dale Carnegie said, “The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way,” which is exactly what Ruth Graves Wakefield did. She later began a professional partnership with Andrew Nestle, the candy maker who agreed to place her recipe for Toll House Cookies on the back of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate. And, as they say, the rest is history.

Following Christ is often a series of sweet and successful errors. Some of these errors will seem more bitter than sweet, but if we can understand that we are on a journey with Jesus, following closely to Him and reaching for the dream He has placed in our hearts, then we are right where we belong. Yes, we might make a mistake or two along the way, but I believe the old adage is true, “It’s better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all.”

[jego ryu 0]

Prayer is a wonderful blessing - an avenue to communicate with

God!

a. Jesus, who loved His Father, often prayed - Mk 1:35; 6:46

b. He expressed concern that His disciples not grow weary to

pray - Lk 18:1

-- When the Christian prays less and less, he is drifting more

and more!

If in any way we must confess that we are drifting, then may we

encourage one another to give earnest heed as warned by the writer to

the Hebrews:

"Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we

have heard, lest we drift away. For if the word spoken through

angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience

received a just reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so

great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the

Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him..." (He 2:1-3)

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

John 14:6 JESUS said, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.

AMEN and AMEN one way to heaven ! hallelujah!

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

John 14:6 JESUS said, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.

AMEN and AMEN one way to heaven ! hallelujah!

I just wanted to post it again bcz I love to see it !

[bhajishah 4]

Thats good idea.follow in the footsteps of the prophets...soo true!!