Verse of the Day

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  • April 21, 2013

    Mark 10:43-45

    “Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

    Personal Challenge…

    It is so easy to forget that the true role of a leader is to server others, especially when our society rewards leaders for whipping their organizations, their subordinates into shape and delivering more for less. It is time that those of us who desire to serve our Lord, to represent Him in our daily lives, to start leading like Christ did, by loving our coworkers, respecting our customers and management, being truthful, and working as if our true boss is Christ…which He is.

  • April 20, 2013


    Psalm 109:21-22 (LXX 108:21-22)

    But You, O Lord, O Lord, deal mercifully with me for Your name’s sake,

    For Your mercy is good.
    Save me, for I am poor and needy,
    And my heart is troubled within me.

    Encouraging Words…

    As an adopted child of God He will deal mercifully with me. His mercy is good and complete. He will save me and protect me for without Him I am nothing.

  • April 19, 2013

    Proverbs 17:29 (17:30 LXX)

    Wisdom shall be imputed to a man without understanding who asks for wisdom,

    And anyone who holds his peace will seem to have discernment.

    Encouraging Words…

    If I go to Christ, the source of all wisdom, seeking the wisdom that only He can give, I will receive it. Wisdom such as this will enable me to know when to speak and when to hold my peace. It will enable me to speak in love and not to lose my temper. Oh, how sorely do I need this wisdom.

  • April 18, 2013

    Proverbs 16:20 (16:18 LXX)

    A man wise in his deeds is a discoverer of good things,But he who trusts in God is the most blessed.

    Personal Challenge…

    If I try to live a life of wisdom, godly wisdom, I will discover, experience, good things. But if I add to this living a life of trust in God, then I will see His blessings in my life and be a blessing in other’s lives.

  • April 17, 2013

    Proverbs 16:7 (16:4 LXX)

    He who seeks the Lord will find knowledge with righteousness,
    And those who seek Him rightly will find peace.

    Encouraging Words…

    How can I find true peace in my life? By rightly seeking the Lord. The Lord is the Author of the virtues of knowledge and righteousness. I cannot have the Lord in my life without these virtues and since He is the Author of these virtues I cannot have them without Him. If I seek Him, earnestly and rightly (knowing and believing these truths), then I will find Him and receive these virtues as well as the peace that He also Authors.

  • April 16, 2013

    Isaiah 40:29-31

    He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to those who do not grieve. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the elect shall be without strength. But those who wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not hunger.

    Encouraging Words…

    I love it how God does this…in the midst of the craziness of life, the challenges and difficulties that have begun to wear me down, the weariness…He presents this, my favorite passage, as part of the daily Orthodox readings. Chance…no way! Coincidence…they don’t exist in His realm! Purposed and planned…YES! Thank You, Abba Father, for reminding me that You will renew my strength, that You will mount me up on wings of eagles, that You will sustain me at all times, through all seasons.

  • April 15, 2013

    1 Peter 2:19-20

    For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

    Personal Challenge…

    As a Christian I am asked, actually commanded, to endure hardship gracefully and patiently, especially if the hardship is aimed at me for not doing anything wrong. This is another way of saying that I am to love my neighbor even when my neighbor is persecuting me. All I know is that I cannot do this on my own. I do not have the power or the ability to live this way on my own…but I do in Christ.

  • April 14, 2013

    2 Timothy 1:12-14

    For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

    Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

    Encouraging Words…

    Paul reminds us through his letter to Timothy that even though he has gone through many ordeals for his Lord his belief has not waned. He has been able to keep his commitment to his Lord going steadfastly. He also makes it clear here that he is able to stay steadfast because of both the written and the oral traditions that had been handed down to him and that he was passing on to Timothy. What a rich past we have in our church through these traditions.

  • April 13, 2013

    2 Timothy 2:11-13
    This is a faithful saying:
    For if we died with Him,We shall also live with Him.
    If we endure,
    We shall also reign with Him.
    If we deny Him,
    He also will deny us.
    If we are faithless,
    He remains faithful;
    He cannot deny Himself.


    Encouraging Words…

    Unless I deny Christ He will be with me through thick and thin. He always remains faithful even in those times when I become faithless. He is life, abundant life. Glory be to God!

  • April 12, 2013

    Isaiah 29:13

    So the Lord said, These people draw near to Me and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me, and they worship Me in vain, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.

    Personal Challenge…

    Who is my practice of worship truly for? Is it for God or is it for me? Am I participating in my weekly “worship” service looking to be “moved” so that I can experience something “special” or am I entering into worship to submit to my God, to enter into His presence and join the host of angels worshiping His majesty? Am I continually looking for that special sermon, that wonderful oratory, which enlightens, blesses, and entertains me, or am I content stepping into the presence of my living God willing to give my all and desiring to receive nothing? The doctrines of man, the great oratory feats, the warm, fuzzy feelings from entertaining music and lyrics will all pass away…but the love of God, His peace, His kingdom will remain forever. What or Whom am I really worshiping?