DAY 7 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (RESTORE) - MAY 31, 2012

May 31



Psalm 80:19 (The Voice Bible)


19 O Eternal God, Commander of heaven’s armies, bring us back to You. Turn the light of Your face upon us so that we will be rescued from this sea of darkness.

http://hearthevoice.com/search-bible

DAY 7 - DAILY DEVOTION - MAY 31, 2012

May 31



Firm Foundation


Have you ever been so sleepy and had to wake up and jump out of bed?  You couldn’t get your balance.  You were stumbling around even feeling a little dizzy because you weren’t quite awake.  Then, all of a sudden, you were trying to grab for anything to keep you from falling.  And, in the midst of all the chaos, somehow, you were able to grab a hold of the bed or chair that caught you before falling.


Psalm 34:23-24, “If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”


Maybe you can’t relate to the stumbling around instead you feel like depression, oppression, or some other kind of darkness has made you feel like you have been pushed into a deep dark cave to where you couldn’t get out or stand up.  Psalm 40:2 “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”   You can rest assured He is a safe haven for you to cry out and ask for help in your stumbling around or in your slimy pits.  Psalm 18:2, “The Lord is my rock my fortress and my deliverer, my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge…”  Christ is our Solid Rock, a Firm Foundation in which we can stand and feel secure.


Then, the last part of that verse says, “I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise and I am saved from all my enemies.”  He is ready to save you if you will just call out to Him!  Just like when my daughter falls down and cries out to me for help, I rush over to her side, hold her, kiss her and tell her that its going to be ok.


The Father is waiting for you, so He can wrap his arms around you as He pulls you up and out of the ditch that has held you captive.  Refuse to allow the enemy to make you dizzy, stumble, or fall back into the abyss that once held you.  Plant your feet firmly on Christ the Solid Rock our Firm Foundation.

In partnership with Katherine Clift of DailyLiveWorship
http://dailyliveworship.com/blog/firm-foundation/

DAY 7 - DAILY PRAYER (REVIVAL) - MAY 31, 2012

May 31



Father, it is with great joy that I come before You this day. I’m so appreciative of your love, protection and salvation. How blessed I am as your child and as a citizen of this great nation called America. 


It is with great remorse that I hold my nation up to You. I’m saddened by the drifting away from the Godly principles upon which we were established, the drifting which has become a deluge of forgetfulness and sinfulness.


Father, I pray for revival, not just an ordinary turning from sinful ways, but a revolutionary, volcanic explosion of turning away from evil. I realize, Father, this MUST begin within your church and I ask that Christians be awakened from slumber. I pray that pastors, evangelists, teachers of the Word, musicians and all Christian leaders would be convinced and convicted of what is sin and would become the forerunners of revival in their spheres of influence. 


Father, open our eyes - the eyes of our hearts - to see the depths of sin about us and yes, even within us. Create in us a desire to turn away from even the appearance of evil. I rejoice in the assurance that You are in charge, nothing escapes your notice. Keep us from complacency, both as individuals and as your church. In the precious name of Jesus Christ and for His glory I pray. Amen.


Betty Gilespie
Christian - Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ
Lancaster, Ohio

DAY 7 - DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR MAY 31, 2012

May 31



In his Memorial Day Address, MAY 31, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge said: 


"Settlers came here from mixed motives...


Generally defined, they were seeking a broader freedom. 


They were intent upon establishing a Christian commonwealth in accordance to the principle of self-government...


It has been said that God sifted the nations that He might send choice grain into the wilderness." 


Calvin Coolidge continued: 


"They had a genius for organized society on the foundations of piety, righteousness, liberty, and obedience of the law...


Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny? Who can doubt that it has been guided by a Divine Providence?" 


At the Memorial Day Ceremony, MAY 31, 1993, President Bill Clinton remarked: 


"The inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier says that he is 'Known only to God.' But that is only partly true. 


While the soldier's name is known only to God, we know a lot about him. 


We know he served his country, honored his community, and died for the cause of freedom. 


And we know that no higher praise can be assigned to any human being than those simple words...


In the presence of those buried all around us, we ask the support of all Americans in the aid and blessing of God Almighty."

Coolidge, (John) Calvin. May 31, 1923, Memorial Day, as Vice-President under President Harding, speaking on the motives of the Puritan forefathers in his message titled "The Destiny of America." Calvin Coolidge, The Price of Freedom - Speeches & Addresses (NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924), pp. 331-353. The Annals of America, 20 vols. (Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968, 1977), Vol. XIV, pp. 410-414. Peter Marshall & David Manuel, From Sea to Shining Sea (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1986) and The Glory of America (Bloomington, MN: Garborg's Heart'N Home, Inc., 1991), 1.5, 5.30. D.P. Diffine, Ph.D., One Nation Under God - How Close a Separation? (Searcy, AR: Harding Univ., Belden Center for Private Enterprise Education, 6 ed., 1992), p. 17. Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Plymouth Notch, Vermont, an educational nonprofit organization with the mission to open the eyes of the world to Calvin Coolidge. http://www.calvin-coolidge.org/ William F. Brooks, Jr. Development Director, Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, bbrooks@calvin-coolidge.org (802) 672-3389, Ext. 4

Brought to you by AmericanMinute.com