Daily Quote, Bible Verse and Prayer - June

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June 16

Quote:
No matter how unloved you have felt in the past,
no matter how lost you feel in your sin,
God knew all that when he chose you - and he wants you anyway.
~ Wayne Jacobsen

Luke 15:3-5 NASB
So He told them this parable, saying, "What man among you,
if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not
leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one
which is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it
on his shoulders, rejoicing."

Prayer:
Dear Jesus,
What I FEEL does not affect how much You love me. I may
fall short, but just like the lone lost sheep, You will come to
find me, put me on Your shoulder and return rejoicing. I praise
Your holy name. Amen.

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June 17

Quote:
Prayer honours God, acknowledges his being, exalts
his power, adores his providence, secures his aid. ~ E. M. Bounds

Psalm 50:23 ESV
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!

Prayer:
May my prayers honor and glorify You Lord.
Let the words of my mouth acknowledge Your
being, exalt Your power and express thankfulness
for Your providence. Amen.

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June 18

Quote:
Many of us have prayed that dangerous prayer, "Here I am Lord,
change me, I want to do Your perfect Will Lord, no matter what
the cost." The Lord looks down from Heaven with a smile on His
face because He has such great plans for you. Then "suddenly"
you find yourself right in the middle of His wheel. He begins to
work with you, pushing here pulling there and pinching over there...
It may be a bad temper, pride, a critical spirit, religious spirit, or
any number of things. God gets your attention and makes you
aware of it. This is no fun!!! God is exposing what needs to be
taken care of. We can either stay on the wheel and allow God to
continue or we can get in the flesh and eject ourselves from the
wheel and run from God. ~ Jim Clark

1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart:
for consider how great things He hath done for you.

Prayer:
Father,
Give me the courage and will to follow through when I pray,
"Here I am Lord, change me." In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

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June 19

Quote:
The truly humble man will seek to be filled with all the fullness of
God, knowing that when so led there is not the slightest place for
pride or for self. ~ George Bowen

James 4:6 ESV
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud,
but gives grace to the humble."

Prayer:
Father God,
Help me to put off all false pride and self-absorption so that I can
make room for the fullness of You. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

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June 20

Quote:
The Lord Himself is our vesture. Every Christian is not only a Christ
bearer, but a Christ wearer. We are so to enter into Him by communion,
to be so endued with His presence, and imbued with His Spirit that men
shall see Him when they behold us, as they see our garments when they
look upon our bodies. ~ A. J. Gordon

Galatians. 3:27
As many of you as have been baptized in Christ have put on Christ.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus,
May I be a Christ bearer and wearer. Endue me with Your presence and
imbue me with Your Holy Spirit that I may shine forth as a bright light upon
the hill to lead others to You. Amen.

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June 21

Quote:
It's very interesting though isn't it, watching a child and their
shoelaces? There seems to be a two-fold process. The first
is learning to tie the shoes.The second is learning how to keep
them tied. Learning to tie them is not enough, is it? Some
children learn more quickly than others.Some children have to
experience some significant falls before they embrace the importance
of keeping those laces tied. ~ God's Thoughts Wired

Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but
I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made
me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own.
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward
to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Prayer:
Almighty God,
You taught me to tie the shoelaces of my life. It is now my
responsibility and obligation to You to keep them tied. May
I be ever diligent, forgetting what lies behind and press on
toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in
Christ Jesus. Amen.

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June 22

Quote:
Let us not be discouraged, however frightful our hearts may appear,
and however feeble and helpless we may feel; Jesus' blood is all
cleansing: Jesus' grace is all-powerful. Jesus is ours by faith. God
offers him to us. ~ John Smith

2 Corinthians 4:11
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

Prayer:
Dear Father,
Thank you that Jesus' blood is all cleansing, Jesus' grace is all-powerful,
Jesus is ours by faith. The Lord Jesus Christ dissolves all discouragement,
melts all fears and fills me with strength beyond measure. Amen.

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June 23

Quote:
Though we can't go back and erase what we've already
written, if we will be honest with God about the foolishness
and regret in our heart, He can (and will) rewrite the text of
our lives. Though the sins and mistakes of the past may still
have consequences today, we can be assured that the God
of the universe will somehow bring good out of even the worst
pages of our past.~ Kathi Macias

Psalm 18:24, The Message
God rewrote the text of my life
when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes

Prayer:
Father,
Help me to learn from my past mistakes. They should not be
a plank that I beat myself over the head with but rather a spring-
board that will catapult me to higher levels. In the name of Jesus
I pray. Amen.

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June 24

Quote:
Act or Process? Is it an act, or a gradual process, this "putting off
the old man?" It is both. It is a resolve taken once for all, but
carried out in detail day by day. From the first hour that the layer
of separation begins to form in the leaf-stalk, the leaf’s fate is sealed:
there is never a moment's reversal of the decision. Each day that
follows is a steady carrying out of the plant purpose: "this old leaf
shall die, and the new leaf shall live." So with your soul. ~ Lilias Trotter

Romans 6:10-11
The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives,
He lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but
alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Prayer:
Dear Father,
After putting off the old self, I must put on the new self which is renewed
in Christ Jesus day by day. Enable me to carry out this renewal and re-
building through the help of my Savior. In Whose name I pray. Amen.

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June 25

Quote:
It is important that people know what you stand for.
It's equally important that they know what you won't stand for.
~ Mary Waldrop {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Psalm 15:1-2 ESV
O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;

Prayer:
My Lord,
Help me to be that shining light upon the hill. Give me
the courage to stand up for what is right and to speak
up when others do or say inappropriate things. In the name
of Jesus I pray. Amen.

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June 26

Quote:
Intentionally look around for measures of joy each day.
There is joy in simply being alive and in being redeemed
by God. Remember, joy is a choice we make, not a feeling
we hope to get from our circumstances. It's good to look
for the good, to celebrate it even in small ways. Doing so
is a moment of victory. ~ Chaplain Michael Clark

Jeremiah 15:16 ESV
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words
became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am
called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.

Prayer:
O Lord,
Today I choose joy -- joy in Your holy presence; joy that I can
come to you at any time day or night; joy that I am provided for;
joy that I am protected and loved by You. Yes, there are challenges
but You are my provision in all things. Amen.

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June 27

Quote:
Let us always remember that a true Christian may have
many blemishes, many defects, many infirmities -- and
yet still be a true Christian. We do not despise gold
because it is mixed with much dross. We must not
undervalue grace... ~ William Dyer {adapted}

Ephesians 1:7-8 ESV
In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches
of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom
and insight

Prayer:
O God,
Help me to see the gold in others that is hidden by imperfections.
Let me look past the defects and infirmities to see Your child
underneath. May I be as gracious and loving to others as You are
to me. Amen.

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June 28

Quote:
Every time you draw your breath--you suck in God's mercy! ~ Thomas Watson

Job 12:10
"The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind."

Prayer:
Lord,
When I am in distress, remind me to breathe deeply.
And as I breathe in, I will take in Your grace and mercy.
As I exhale, I will let go of all anger, anxiety and stress.
I will breath in peace and restoration. Thank you Jesus. Amen.

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June 29

Quote:
The "dead hand of your past" cannot have any abiding over the present
or the future unless we ourselves play puppet master to a dead hand. By
itself, your past is impotent and powerless unless you breathe false life
back into it. ~ Martin Selbrede, Chalcedon Foundation

Heb 12:1-2
...let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking
to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,

Prayer:
Dear Father,
I will no longer drag the past into today. It is a dead hand. It is impotent.
It is powerless. This day and every day from now on belongs to You. Amen

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June 30

Quote:
Every day has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
Or the handle of faith.
~ Henry Ward Beecher {adapted -submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Romans 5:2
By whom also we have access by faith into this
grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of
the glory of God.

Prayer:
O God,
The world is before me today and I am weak and
fearful. But I take hold of the handle of faith for You
are the arm for my support, my strength to stand, my
shield to protect and my light to see. Amen.