Scripture of the Day - February 29, 2012

Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

We are sealed...protected...covered...made secure... with the Holy Spirit of God. Why then would we want to grieve the Holy Spirit of God?
In the previous verses Paul explains how to be renewed in the spirit of your mind...no more lying, tell the truth...yes things will make you angry but don't do something stupid in that state of anger...don't let the devil control your thoughts...don't steal but work hard and be ready to help those who are in need.... and here's a command that too many of us have a really hard time with...Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. James lets us know that the tongue can cause a lot of damage. In other words what we say is very important, so important that it can bring life or death. 

So before you speak ask yourself..do I want to bring death,do I want to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, or do I want to bring life and please God?


~Mary Hynes~

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Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Numbers 2 & 3 and Luke 16
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Numbers 4 & 5, Luke 17 and Psalm 31

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Kristi

Scripture of the Day - February 28, 2012

Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

We often use the excuses, 'I was born this way', and 'I've been this way all my life' to make apology for the carnal way we are... the way we talk and act. But there is no excuse! God commands us to renew our way of thinking and put on the new man which follows after God. God does not fill us with His Spirit for nothing. He fills us with His Spirit to enable us to follow after Him in righteousness and true holiness. 

~Mary Hynes~

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Wednesdays 7:30 pm

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Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 27 & Numbers 1, Luke 15 and Psalm 30
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Numbers 2 & 3 and Luke 16

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May the Lord richly bless you,
Kristi

Scripture of the Day - February 27, 2012

Ephesians 4:20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

If you want freedom follow after Jesus. He came to set us free. Forget the old way of thinking and acting... because our lusts, our desires, deceive us. 

God tells us in Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? But 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

The psalmist wrote Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Seriously folks, we do not know better than God. If we want freedom we need to follow after Him who set us free.


~Mary Hynes~

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Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 25 & 26 and Luke 14
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Leviticus 27 & Numbers 1, Luke 15 and Psalm 30

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Scripture of the Day - February 26, 2012

Ephesians 4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

When we look at the antics of people in this world we can see that there are many who are 'past feeling', that is they are callous, their conscience is seared and they have given themselves over, that is they have committed themselves to, unbridled lust, excess, insolence, lacking moral restraint. They excuse all of these 'qualities' as being free. I am free to do this and do that. 

But are they? No! They are deceived... not free. The ability to make decisions based on what is right over what feels good at the moment is true freedom. 

Let me give you an example to put this in perspective. A person who is grossly overweight feels bad about themselves, their self-esteem is low and they can feel ashamed for being so large. They decided to cut out fattening foods to try and shed some of the weight. Many of us are emotional eaters. We eat to make ourselves feel better. The overweight person sees a chocolate cake, know they shouldn't eat it but they feel so bad and they want comfort so they give into this feeling and eat the cake. They give in to their feeling at the moment. What happens after shows why we are not free when we give into our feelings and do what is easy at the moment. Oh yes they are comforted while they are eating the cake but they have added unnecessary calories, they have broken their promise to not eat fattening foods, they now feel guilty for eating the cake and feel worse than before. And the downward spiral continues.

Is this freedom? Is giving into your desire for pleasure freedom? NO! It's the same phenomenon with the alcoholic, the smoker, the shopaholic, the sexually permissive, and the list goes on. People who give in are not free, they are bound. The ones who are free are the ones who have discipline in their lives and can say no.

~Mary Hynes~

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Wednesdays 7:30 pm

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Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 23 & 24, Luke 13 and Psalm 29
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Leviticus 25 & 26 and Luke 14

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May the Lord richly bless you,
Kristi

Scripture of the Day - February 25, 2012

Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart...

Folks it is ignorance, blindness, stubbornness, and vanity that keeps people from God. They can make all the excuses in the world to not believe but this is what it boils down to. We need to thank God every day that He opened our understanding. We need to be grateful that we are no longer living in darkness. We need to thank God that He has shone His light upon us and we need to walk in that light. It would be pretty foolish to have the light shining and chose to walk in darkness wouldn't it?
In the next few verses we are going to see just how people who walk in the light conduct themselves and if you are not doing this, it's time to start. Let the amazing grace of God light your path.

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~Mary Hynes~

Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 21 & 22 and Luke 12
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Leviticus 23 & 24, Luke 13 and Psalm 29

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May the Lord richly bless you,
Kristi

Scripture of the Day - February 24, 2012

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

It behooves us, for our own good, to heed the words of Jesus. No man-made doctrine will ever override the Words of Jesus Christ, no matter how long the traditions have been followed. And no man will enter heavens gates unless they follow Jesus...He, and He only, is the way to the Father. 

If we can ever get a full grasp of this truth then no weapon formed against us will prosper, we have a mighty weapon that will fight all doubt, all fear, all sickness. None of life's trials and temptations will hang round our necks bearing us down, rather, we will run and not be weary we will walk and not faint...because JESUS SAID...because HE HAS SAID.

When we search through that precious book and find the promises of God we can rest assured those promises are for us. We can rest assured that if we follow after Jesus we are following One who has conquered hell and death, One who had given our enemy a mortal blow, One who has won the victory. So when the storms of life come crashing in, rest on what Jesus said and know that the divine wisdom from above will get you through any difficulty and will comfort you in any distress. 

JESUS SAID...
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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~Mary Hynes~

Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 19 & 20, Luke 11 and Psalm 28
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Leviticus 21 & 22 and Luke 12

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Kristi

Scripture of the Day - February 23, 2012

Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Paul is still talking about the church here. We need to teach and preach the truth in love. We need to grow in the love of Christ, the head of the church, so that we all fit together and work together for the good of the whole body. Each person has a role to play, each person is important. Just because you are not standing behind the pulpit don't think you are not important to the church body. We all minister to each other, we all edify each other... that is...we build each other up. No man is an island, we are all connected to each other and affect each other. We are the church...(the body of Christ)...and the love of Jesus...(who is the head of the church body)... flows through each and every one of us and unites us in that love. Here is a warning from Paul to the church in Rome...Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.Rom. 8:9

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~Mary Hynes~

Daily B.R.E.A.D.
(Bible Reading Enriches Any Day)
Today's Scripture reading - Leviticus 17 & 18 and Luke 10
Tomorrow's Scripture reading - Leviticus 19 & 20, Luke 11 and Psalm 28

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May the Lord richly bless you,
Kristi