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Thursday, September 19, 2024 |
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Today God says:
"Do not let evil overcome you: instead, overcome evil with good"
He promises me:
"Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good". (Rom. 12:21)
My response to the word:
God gives me the power to overcome evil with good so that I can obey His admonition: "Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head". Throughout this day I want to respond to my tormentors, accusers, persecutors, and enemies in the way Christ teaches - loving them, blessing them, doing good to them and praying for them.
My prayer:
Lord, thank you for showing me how I should respond when others come against me in any form. Empower me to respond with goodness when others are evil toward me.
Today's scriptures:
"But I tell you, 'Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you". (Matt. 5:44 GW) "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will make him feel guilty and ashamed". (Rom. 12:20 GW) "Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ". (Eph. 4:32 GW)
Quote for today:
What you do not value and protect you will probably lose. (Bob Harrison)
On this day:
"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".
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On 19th September 1853, Baptist pioneer missionary J. Hudson Taylor, 21, set sail from England to China. In 1865, Taylor founded the China Inland Mission, now known as Overseas Missionary Fellowship.
On 19th September 1971, William Foxwell Albright died in Baltimore at age 80 years. He was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics.