QT Quotes

(gahh can i be lazy for once and not capitalise everything? :P i'll do it eventually. teehee.)

sunday's QT:
"Hebrews 13:5 tells us that God will never leave or forsake us, and Philippians 4:19 says that God will meet all our needs. when we accept Christ as our personal saviour, God promises eternal life. We trust God's promises, and God can help us to keep the promises we make."

"when we keep our promises, we model the faithfulness of God"

Genesis 9:14 "it shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud;"

monday's QT:
Psalm 1
v2: But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

v3: he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

v6: for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

"that foggy morning helped me to remember the spiritual fog in my own life that had obscured my way. slowly but surely God lifted that fog for me by opening my heart each day to the light of God's presence."

"whether our spiritual fog is denial, unbelief, intellectualism, anger, fear, grief, addiction, abuse, pride, or anything else that hides the path, God can lift it. as we attend to God's presence and will, the way becomes clearer. the fog may not lift suddenly, though that has happened for some. as the path becomes visible, we are able to move ahead with confidence and assurance." (this has new meaning for me after a few days' worth of events :)

tuesday's QT:
1 Corinthians 12
v12: for as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

v13: for by one Spirit we wre all baptized into one body -- whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free -- and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

v15: if the foot should say, "because i am not a hand, i am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

v17: if the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? if the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

v18: but now God has set the members, each one of the, in the body just as he pleased.

v20: but now indeed there are many members, yet one body.

v21: and the eye cannot say to the hand, "i have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "i have no need of you."

v22: no, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

v23: and those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,

v24: but our presentable parts have no need. but God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,

v25: that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

v26: and if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

wednesday's QT:
"we have our houses, cars, gadgets, and clothes and find ourselves working not to earn a living but to pay for everything we have. in this way we become controlled by our possessions."

"if we have abundant possessions, let us consider how we can use them to serve God and neighbour."

"help us remember, O God, that everything we have comes from You."

[skipped thursday's QT coz had CG :P ok, bad excuse. sorry God :S here's some bits that caught me now, though.]
Isaiah 58:6-9 "is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; when you see the naked, that you cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh? then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'here I am'."

"Isaiah 58:7 explains that relieving the suffering of others is a valid way to fast."

"while denying myself the comforts of home and the convenience of regular routine in order to serve others, i learned that fasting is making the choice to give up valid desires in order to please God."

"i offered to God my work in the homeless shelter as a spiritual fast. the 12-hour days of cooking and cleaning required me to eat regular meals to keep going. being rigid about not eating could have weakened me and thus kept me from the holy task of giving suffering people a hot meal. each situation calls for different forms of self-denial that draw us close to our Lord."

"the fast that pleases God is different for each of us, as we serve those in need."

[skipped friday's QT :S sorry God!]

saturday's QT:
Habakkuk 3
v3: God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah~ His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise.

v4: His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, and there His power was hidden.

v6: He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.

v10: the mountains saw You and trembled; the overflowing of the water passed by. the deep uttered its voice, and lifted its hands on high.

v13: You went forth for the salvation of Your people, for salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, by laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah

v17: though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock be cut off from th efold, and there be no herd in the stalls--

v18: yet i will rejoice in the Lord, i will joy in the God of my salvation.

v19: the Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills. (i almost said "high heels" here :P :P)

sunday's QT:
Acts 5
v20: "go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life."

v24: now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.

v29: then Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "we ought to obey God rather than men.

v32: "and we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."

"Lord, give us grace to be your faithful witnesses, even in hard circumstances."

monday's QT:
2 Corinthians 9
v6: but this i say: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

v8: and God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, have an abundance for every good work.

v11: while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

"this reminds us that we too can become "dead seas" if we do not share our time, our resources, or ourselves with others."

"we keep the waters of life flowing through us and avoid spiritual stalemate by serving, giving, and sharing."

"loving God, show us how to let Your living water flow through us to others."