(CS4U) Leadership Promises- Givig isthe Highest Level of Living

January 21 Giving is the Highest Level of Living Then Abram gave a tenth of everything. Genesis 14:20 (NIV) Nothing speaks to others more loudly than generosity from a leader. True generosity isn't an occasional event. It comes from the heart and permeates every aspect of a leader's life, touching their time, money, talents, and possessions. Effective leaders, the kind people want to follow, don't gather things just for themselves; they do it in order to give to others. To cultivate the quality of generosity in your life, do the following: 1. Be grateful for whatever you have. 2. Put people first. 3. Don't allow the desire for possessions to control you. 4. See money as a resource. 5. Develop the habit of giving. The only way to maintain an attitude of generosity is to make it your habit to give-your time, attention, money, and resources. As Richard Foster says, "Just the very act of letting go of money, or some other treasure, does something within us. It destroys the demon 'greed'." The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader To subscribe to this Daily Devotional  click here If you are interested in purchasing a hard copy of this devotional, click on these links: Hardcover Leather Unsubscribe from this mailing. Unsubscribe from all mailings from EQUIP. Modify your profile and subscription preferences.

(CS4U) January 22 - The Lord Is Thy Keeper

The Lord Is Thy Keeper January 22, 2011   "The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. . . . The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore." (Psalm 121:5, 8)   One of the most precious doctrines in all of Scripture is that of the secure position of the believer in Christ Jesus. Nothing in creation is "able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:39).   The apostle Peter tells us that we who are born again are "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation" (1 Peter 1:5). Nothing we can do can merit salvation; similarly, nothing we do can keep it. This is God's work, not ours, and extends to all realms of our lives. "I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved |usually translated 'kept'| blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).   This keeping aspect of God's work for us should not be a surprise, for Christ prayed for just this. With His betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and death imminent, He prayed for all who would eventually believe on Him (John 17:20). "Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me. . . . While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost. . . . I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil |one|" (John 17:11-12, 15). We can be certain the prayer is answered, for God the Father would surely hear the intercessory prayer of His own beloved Son.   "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen" (Jude 24-25). JDM   Print this article | More Days of Praise articles     Institute for Creation Research | 1806 Royal Lane | Dallas | TX | 75229     Powered by phplist. This email was sent to pkshere@gmail.com. To unsubscribe, change your email address, or update your subscription, please go to www.icr.org/change

(CS4U) January 21 - The Prayer of Moses

The Prayer of Moses January 21, 2011   "O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." (Psalm 90:14)   This majestic yet reflective psalm is the oldest of all psalms. The superscript of the psalm identifies it as "a prayer of Moses, the man of God." While we are not directly told to do so, it is helpful to consider this psalm as the dying song of this man of God, as he reflected back on his long life, including the forty years in Egypt, the forty years in Midian, and most importantly the recent forty years of wilderness wanderings. As we survey this psalm, think of Moses pondering his life's work shortly before he died.   The first stanza of the psalm (vv. 1-2) contrasts the unchanging eternity of the Lord, "even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God" (v. 2), with the perpetual changes of the recent wilderness wandering in which the people had no "dwelling place" (v. 1). The next stanza (vv. 3-6) notes the frailty of man and the death of a whole generation. But God is the ever-living One; His years do not fail (v. 4). God is also a holy God, justly exercising righteous wrath. The open iniquities and secret sins of all mankind, particularly the people of God, merit His judgment (vv. 7-8).   In verses 9-12 we see the transient, carnal experiences of man contrasted with the permanent, spiritual nature of God. We need to recognize the intensity of His anger (v. 11) and govern our lives accordingly. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (v. 12).   Perhaps the climax of this psalm is reflected in verses 13-15, where we see the beauty of the Lord our God described as the crowning adornment of human character. The only assurance of the permanent establishment of the work of a man is in its identity with the work of God. Our request of God should be: "Establish thou the work of our hands upon us" (v. 17). JDM   Print this article | More Days of Praise articles     Institute for Creation Research | 1806 Royal Lane | Dallas | TX | 75229     Powered by phplist. This email was sent to pkshere@gmail.com. To unsubscribe, change your email address, or update your subscription, please go to www.icr.org/change

(CS4U) A Note & Today's Turning Point with David JeremiahThursday, January 20

My apologies for not sending devos Friday and Saturday...I'll catch up today and then we'll be on target for next week.  I'm usually a day behind with Turning Point because it comes out later in the day. pk   Thursday, January 20 True Strength And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Recommended Reading Mark 10:43-45 The American Heritage Dictionary defines a paradox as "a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true." And the New Testament gives us several good examples: we receive by giving, we live by dying, we become great by becoming small, and others. One of the most important paradoxes for Christian living is found in the apostle Paul's experience with weakness and strength. When he found himself to be weak, he asked God to remove the weakness so he could once again be strong enough to serve. But instead of removing the weakness, God gave Paul grace to experience the strength and power of Jesus Christ in his life. It was when Paul was willing to be humanly weak that he was in the right place to experience the strength of Christ. And therein lies the paradox: We become strong (in Christ) as we recognize our own human weakness, when we depend more on Him and less on ourselves. Today: Rise early, exercise, eat healthy, sleep well. But remember that your true strength is the strength of Jesus. Real true faith is man's weakness leaning on God's strength. D. L. Moody Read-Thru-the-Bible Exodus 9:1-12:28   View Email Online Forward to a Friend Unsubscribe Email Preferences Privacy Policy Donate Now TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH PO Box 3838 San Diego, CA 92163 www.DavidJeremiah.org To ensure that you continue to receive emails from Turning Point, please add info@davidjeremiah.org to your address book. Do not use your "This is Spam" or "Report Spam" buttons, as this action will not unsubscribe you. To remove yourself from all Turning Point email lists, please click the unsubscribe link. Turning Point's mission is to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world. Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah Copyright 2011