Bible Reading for 12/2 through 12/15/2010

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!! Thank you Lord for what we experienced tonight through Ms. Pearl. What an awesome lady and all to Your Glory God!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I could have stayed and listened all night to our special guests! Wow! Ms. Pearl and Ms. Audrey - thank you! Y'all come back anytime! You are family!! All praise and glory to Him Who sits on the Throne! Wow!

I wanted to get the Bible Reading posted right away and just couldn't settle down after I got home. It was an incredible evening!

Let's stay in the Word as we do life together. Blessings!!!

Thursday - 12/2
2 Corinthians 5:17
This is an important verse to memorize. When you feel like you are slipping into your "old" ways, claim this truth. You are not that old girl...you are a new creation in Christ. Pray and ask Him to help you continue forward as your new self.

Friday - 12/3
Ephesians 4:22-24
Becoming a new creation is not a magical event. With God's help, you daily, hourly, minute by minute choose to make the attitude of your mind be like God's. He will always lead you toward good things...but you have to choose to do things His way.

Saturday - 12/4
2 Corinthians 10:5
I believe this is one of the most powerful verses to memorize and APPLY in order to live each day with joy and a feeling of victory. In Ephesians we read to be "new in the attitude of your mind." Today's verse tells you how. You do not allow destructive thoughts to take root...you capture that thought and decide to let God show you how to think and act about it.

Sunday - 12/5
Romans 6:18-23
The choice is ours...will we be a slave to the sin in our life---will sin be our master; or will we be a slave to God? Being a slave means that you will do whatever He says because He is your Master. God wants only your best; therefore, being a slave to God actually leads to the most freedom you can possibly have.

Monday - 12/6
Romans 12:1-2
Would God be pleased with the way you handle your body? You are His child; you are a temple for the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)...therefore, offer/use your body in ways that honor God. Renew your mind by taking every thought captive and by spending time with God through prayer, reading the Bible and simply enjoying His presence.

Tuesday - 12/7
Colossians 3:1-11
Walk away from the evil things that control your life. Be pure in your thoughts and actions. Paul specifically talks about the evil that comes out of our mouth (anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language, lying). Prayerfully commit today to "put on your new self" and allow the Holy Spirit to help you show self-control over your words.

Wednesday - 12/8
1 Peter 4:1-11
Several good thoughts here: *Peter lists things that we should avoid (1-3) *The friends you hung out with in your "old" life will try to pull you down and back. (4) *The way to stay strong is to live according to God's ways through the strength of the spirit *Use your mouth and your body for good things in the strength of the Holy Spirit (11)

Thursday - 12/9
1 John 2:1-6
The measure of how strong we are in our walk with Christ is if we obey His commands. If you say you're a Christian, but you do whatever you want -- say whatever you want...even though you know God does not approve - you are not living in the truth of what the Bible teaches. Don't walk away; there is no freedom in that. Simply pray and ask God to help you "want to want to" live more like He wants you to in every area of your life.

Friday - 12/10
Psalm 51:10
One of my favorite verses; again, a fantastic memory verse! When you feel pulled to do things in a way that is not God honoring, pray this verse over yourself. When you pray it--it's AMAZING what the Holy Spirit will do in you.

Saturday - 12/11
Philippians 3:7-14
Some days it's really hard to do things God's way! This passage encourages us that living our life outside of God's way is basically just trash :o) (verse 8) Don't look back sister - press on. Do not condemn yourself - thank Jesus that he loves you just like you are...and loves you too much to leave you in your sin.

Sunday - 12/12
Ezekiel 11:19-20
You have to have a "heart of flesh" not a "heart of stone" in order to follow God. Notice the theological truth in this passage: God gives us a new heart. We ask - He gives. It's not by will power that we can be "good". It's by His grace, power and strength. Pray, pray, pray...and believe that He wants to give you a heart of flesh that will allow you to follow Him.

Monday - 12/13
Titus 3:3-8
Here is a picture of God's grace and mercy. He sent His Son and the Holy Spirit to clean us. We are "justified by His grace". This means Jesus died for our sins, and because of that, God declares us "not guilty" for all we've done wrong -- if we believe in Jesus. This is grace. We deserve to be condemned, but God made a way. Never take that for granted. This motivates me to choose His ways...out of a grateful heart.

Tuesday - 12/14
1 John 5:1-5
Trust God - and obey. There is no other way to be fully happy and joy filled. It seems so backward...if I obey what my Father tells me, I'll be happy ~ even though I don't get to do what I want all the time. But look at the blessing that is promised: Follow God and you will overcome the world. Your circumstances will not be able to rob you your joy when God is leading. He will show you how to overcome.

Wednesday - 12/15
Romans 6:1-4
A beautiful picture of Christian "new life" is found in baptism. If you have been baptized, spend a few minutes thinking back to your baptism - thank God for loving you and helping you transform to be more like Him. If you have not been baptized, talk to God about this today. Baptism is not for a perfect person who don't sin...it's for a believer who knows she needs Jesus to guide her. Baptism is simply a public confession that you believe in Jesus and you want to continually be more like Him.

See y'all tonight!
Love ya!