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Extending the good news through morning meditation. Bringing inspirational messages from all the books of the Bible.
hird verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. ... This verse is the opening of the final antithesis, that on the commandment to "Love thy neighbour as thyself".
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Simon Peter answered him,(A) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life
needed clothes and you clothed me,(A) I was sick and you looked after me,(B) I was in prison and you came to visit me.
they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me. Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? The World English Bible translates the passage as: “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.
Philippians 4:4, NASB: "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!" Philippians 4:4, NLT: "Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!"
At that time Herod(B) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(C) 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;(D) he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him
Jesus is continuing to speak to a group of non-Jewish seekers brought to Him by the disciples (John 12:20–22). His earlier statement compared His impending death to the planting of a seed (John 12:23–26). What might seem like death and destruction is really the process which turns something mundane and immature into something mature and productive. This is a concept also explored by Paul in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:36–42).
“‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”(J
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(A) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(B) I will pay back four times the amount.”(C)
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.(D)
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Simeon(A) and Levi(B) are brothers— their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(C) 6 Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly,(D) for they have killed men in their anger(E) and hamstrung(F) oxen as they pleased. 7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury,(G) so cruel!(H) I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.(I)
Paul writes that God works all things for the good of those “who are called according to purpose.” We must ask ourselves what our purpose is. ... In this context, our purpose is “to be conformed to the image of His Son.”
Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable?(A) You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails.(B)
To every thing there is a season—Whatever God does, it will be forever—God will judge the righteous and the wicked. 1 To every thing there is a aseason, and a btime to every purpose under the heaven: ... 10 I have seen the atravail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be bexercised in it.
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;
praise his holy name.
5For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning
Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people-- where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them,
“Earth, do not cover my blood;
may my cry never be laid to rest!
19Even now my witness is in heaven;
my advocate is on high.
20My intercessor is my friend[a]
as my eyes pour out tears to God;
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits
we find Jesus and His disciples caught in a literal storm as they crossed the Sea of Galilee. As we take a look at their different responses to the storm, we see how God grows us and comforts us in the trials of life
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to ...
A man without principles or decisions is a living corps. Let's reexamine our lives and make decisions that will put us on the right track. Anyone who is unable to learn from his or her mistakes is a failure. Anyone who takes a lesion after every fall, is a success.
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
The tragedy in life is not that it starts too soon but that we wait too long to begin it.
Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts(A)— 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
A prophecy from Jeremiah. Jesus was born in pain to perfect the world. If don't take time to understand people's trouble, you will create your own version which is the first step to empathy. Respect people who can mend a broken ❤️, a man who can raise a child he didn't give birth to. Respect the old not bc of their gray hair, but bc of their Wisdom
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world
To every thing there is a season—Whatever God does, it will be forever—God will judge the righteous and the wicked
Early Rise Treasure.
If you don't want to be forgotten as soon as you die,
either do something worth writing or write something worth reading.
Love is not happy with evil. It is happy with the truth.
When you are alone, mind your thoughts,
when you are with your friends, mind your tongue,
when you are angry, mind your temper,
when you are with a group, mind your behavior,
when you are in trouble, mind your emotions and
when God Starts blessings you, mind your ego.
MORNING RISE TREASURE Dearly beloved in Christ, Do not treat men according to their character, treat them according to your character. If you treat men according to their character, you will always be in pain because men are very ambivalent.
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No accusation is permanent when our hearts, our minds, our eyes, and convictions are clear
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Dearly beloved in the Lord, we look like our parents when we are born,
and when we die, we look like our decisions.
The decisions you take in life will be those that can cement your future or ruin it.
Life has been in such a way that fools and mediocre see the beauty on the surface, forgetting to know the strings and stress beneath.
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Tears that are wasted are tears that are hypocritical.
Any genuine tears will produce genuine results
The best sermon we preach, are daily leaving.
The Emptiness of Life. Whatever we are crafting at, we will never take it away
Whatever we struggle to get, we will never take it away
Empty we came to the world, And empty we will go.
Life is an occasional episode of happiness in a general climate of pain
Not every relationship is meant to stay.
Some are there for a moment, and some for a lifetime
Remember, a bad Relationship is like a flat tire, unless you change it, it will continue to be there