DAY 29- DAILY BIBLE VERSE (LOVE) - JUNE 22, 2012

June 22


1 Corinthians 13:4-6


4Love is patient; love is kind. Love isn’t envious, doesn’t boast, brag, or strut about. There’s no arrogance in love; 5it’s never rude, crude, or indecent—it’s not self-absorbed. Love isn’t easily upset. Love doesn’t tally wrongs 6or celebrate injustice; but truth—yes, truth—is love’s delight!


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DAY 29- DAILY DEVOTION - JUNE 22, 2012

June 22



Love


I know its not Valentines Day, but God keeps speaking the word love to me today. So, I must be obedient & write about love. I was watching Joyce Meyer’s last night & she said, “You know why people don’t walk in love? It’s costly. It’s going to cost you something”


John 3:16, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” God’s love for mankind cost Him his one and only son. Does your love for Christ, cost you something? It should!


A few years ago, I kept telling Bryan that I wanted to spend more time in Prayer and the Word but every time something would always come up. I will never forget the words Bryan spoke to me. He said, “Kathy, you make time for the things you want to do. Just like you make time to eat, brush your teeth, and sleep.” Are you making time for God or are you making excuses like I was? Let Him know that He is your everything- your one true love.


Let this song by Hillsong(Sing Your Love) be your prayer today as we love on Him with our worship:


It used to be darkness
Without you
I lived my life in blindness
But now I am found


And I’ll sing, sing I love you so
And I’ll sing
Because the world can’t take away
Your love


You found me in weakness
Broken
You came to me in kindness
And now I live


I’ll give my life for you Lord
For all you’ve done


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DAY 29 - DAILY PRAYER (MARRIAGE BLESSING) - JUNE 22, 2012

June 22



A Marriage Blessing


We thank You, O God, for the love You have implanted in our hearts.


May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feelings, and concerned for each other's needs and wishes.


Help us to be understanding and forgiving of human weaknesses and failings.


Increase our faith and trust in You and may Your prudence guide our life and love.


Bless our marriage, O God, with peace and happiness, and make our Love fruitful for Your glory and our joy both here and in eternity.


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DAY 29 - DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR JUNE 22, 2012

June 22



In Medieval Europe, most countries had only one person vote - the king. 


In colonial America only landowners voted, then those owning a certain amount of personal property. 


After the Revolution, States gradually let those without land vote if they paid taxes, but many States continued religious and literacy tests. 


In 1870, the 15th Amendment let former slaves vote. 


In 1920, the 19th Amendment let women vote. 


In 1924, American Indians could vote in Federal Elections. 


In 1961, the 23rd Amendment let District of Columbia residents vote in Federal Elections. 


In 1964, the 24th Amendment let vote those who could not pay a poll tax. 


In 1965, the Voting Rights Act removed literacy tests. 


On JUNE 22, 1970, President Nixon extended the Voting Rights Act to let 18-year-olds vote. 


The Supreme Court, in Oregon v Mitchell, limited this right so the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971 to confirm it. 


President Nixon stated March 24, 1970: 


"In other areas, too, there were long struggles to eliminate discrimination...Property and even religious qualifications for voting persisted well into the 19th century - and not until 1920 were women finally guaranteed the right to vote." 


On August 24, 1972, Nixon said: 


"For the first time in the 195 year history of this country, men and women 18 to 21 years of age will have the chance to vote." 


In 1832, Noah Webster wrote in his History of the United States: 


"When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers 'just men who will rule in the fear of God.' 


The preservation of a republican government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty. 


If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; 


laws will be made not for the public good so much as for the selfish or local purposes; 


corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the laws; 


the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; 


and the rights of the citizens will be violated or disregarded. 


If a republican government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws."

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/voting.html Richard Milhous Nixon, Jan. 20, 1969, Inaugural Address. Department of State Bulletin, February 10, 1969. Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents - From George Washington 1789 to Richard Milhous Nixon 1969 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 91 Congress, 1 Session, House Document 91-142, 1969), pp. 275-279. The Annals of America, 20 vols. (Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968, 1977), Vol. 19, pp. 8-12. Benjamin Weiss, God in American History: A Documentation of America's Religious Heritage (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1966), p. 154. Willard Cantelon, Money Master of the World (Plainfield, NJ: Logos International, 1976), p. 122. J. Michael Sharman, J.D., Faith of the Fathers (Culpepper, Virginia: Victory Publishing, 1995), pp. 116-117.

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DAY 28- DAILY BIBLE VERSE (PROMISE AFTER FLOOD) - JUNE 21, 2012

June 21



Isaiah 54:9 (The Voice Bible)


9 I think this is like the time when Noah lived.
I promised that I would never again destroy the world by a flood. So now I am promising never again to be so angry and punishing as I was when I sent you away.


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DAY 28- DAILY DEVOTION - JUNE 21, 2012

June 21



Keep Moving Forward


Job 17:9 “The righteous keep moving forward ,and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.”


This past May, we were going on vacation to Florida.  All 4 girls were in the car, and it seemed like an eternity with all the driving we were doing trying to reach our destination.  We had to go through several cities before we got there.   We were all cramped in the car with all our stuff everywhere.  While on our way, we got into some heavy traffic that slowed us down.  Needless to say, it got a little stressful.  Then Alivia, my youngest daughter kept asking every 5 minutes when we would get there.  It seemed that every time we would get going at a good rate of speed, we would have to slow down or stop.  All I wanted to do was keep moving forward.


Do you feel like you have been on life’s road trip long enough? I know for me, these past 21 months without Bryan have been some of the hardest times I have ever been through.  At times, I felt like we were on a dreadful racetrack going round and round and then other times it seemed like we were in the desert, and then finally, it seemed like we were starting to go somewhere only to stop again.  Then, before I knew it, I had strength and purpose again, and I was ready to move forward in the things He’s called me to do.


I now see God beginning to use those extremely agonizing tearful times of mourning and turning them into joy for this new journey.


I believe God is about to revive what you thought wasn’t going to happen or what you thought was lost or stolen.  God has been waiting for you to keep moving forward.  He knows that strength comes out of those severe and un-pleasant times that you HAD to go through to get you ready for NOW!


I see God awakening, breathing new life into, and rejuvenating your calling and destiny.


First, you must let go of things that have held you back & don’t rationalize dead things or things that God has said to let go of… instead, lift up holy hands to Him.  Stir up faith again inside of you to believe Him for the impossible.  Man says it can’t be done, but God says I am the creator of all things and it can be done!


Isaiah 43:18-19 (GW) “Forget what happened in the past, and do not dwell on events from long ago.  I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.”


God is making a way even now.  Don’t try to figure it out, just trust Him.  Would you join me in worshiping the Lord, and thanking Him for what He’s doing?  Keep Moving Forward in Jesus Name!


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DAY 28 - DAILY PRAYER (FLOODING) - JUNE 21, 2012

June 21



"God of creation, You created water for life, yet water destroys life. Bless those whose lives and livelihoods are compromised by water in this recent flooding [insert names of specific families whose homes or farms have flooded, if desired]. Comfort those grieving, angry, homeless, and afraid; be with them and remind that that, despite this crisis, You will never leave them or forsake them, though it may feel this way. Bless those affected by flood waters with new life and help, that they may rebuild what is lost in You. Amen."


Copyright Melissa Roberts