Soul Medicine: Recent Episodes
HiS PRINT Ministries
Soul Medicine uses God's Word of truth to elevate His Love and allow it to penetrate through the horizontal mess that is occurring around us. It encourages us to regain, strengthen and focus Vertically. The more Vertically focused we are, the more blurred the horizontal becomes!
There Is A Time To Be Nice And A Time To Confront. Ask God To Show You The DifferenceActs 13:9-129Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 10“You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
God’s Will Over Your PlanActs 13:4-84The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.6They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
Go Only Where God Calls, Not Where You Have Asked. Let Him Make Your Decision.Acts 13:1-31Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
Be Careful Of Encouragement. If You Don’t Give God The Glory Pride Will Start To Take OverActs 12:21-2521On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.24But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.25When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from a Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
When You Pray Be Thankful God Hears Your Prayers; Just May Not Be Answered The Way You WantActs 12:11-1911Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”12When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”15“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.18In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
Can You Teach God Knowledge?Job 21:2222“Can anyone teach knowledge to God,since he judges even the highest?
Listen Intently For God’s Instruction, He Can Speak In Many Different WaysActs 12:5-105So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.6The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.8Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. 9Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.
Why? We Can Question Why Something Bad Happens, But We Will Never See The World From God’s Perspective: Just Remain Vertically FocusedActs 12:1-41It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. 4After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
Give With A Cheerful Heart By Focusing Your Concern On Their NeedActs 11:27-3027During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) 29The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Teach, Encourage And Be Kind To New Believers By Discipling Them In Their FaithActs 11:22-26 21The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.22News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Share, Share, Share; His Message Is For EveryoneActs 11:19-2119Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. 20Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Extol The Lord At All Times: Extol Means To CelebratePsalm 34:11I will extol the Lord at all times;his praise will always be on my lips.
Do You Accept Those Who Have Accepted Christ As Their Savior?Acts 11:17-1817So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”18When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
God's Love Is For EveryoneActs 11:1-31The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
God's Gospel Is For Every One, It's The Holy Spirit Who Does The Change Of HeartActs 10:44-4844While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46For they heard them speaking in tongues b and praising God.Then Peter said, 47“Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
Go And Share His Love And Share Jesus In The ProcessActs 10:39-4339“We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, 40but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
The Gospel Is For The World; Never Let Anything Stand In Your Way Of Sharing HimActs 10:30-3630Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me 31and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’ 33So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”34Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Always Point People To Jesus Giving Him The Glory And Not YourselfActs 10:23-2923Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along. 24The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”27While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. 29So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?”
God Will Break Barriers To Allow His Truth To Be HeardActs 10:17-2317While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate. 18They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.19While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three a men are looking for you. 20So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”21Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”22The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.” 23Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.
Go Where He Calls You To GoActs 10:7-137When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.Peter’s Vision9About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
God Shares What We Need When NeededActs 10:3-63One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”4Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
God's Word Nourishes Us Like The Rain Does The Earth: Does Not Return Void Isaiah 55:10-1110As the rain and the snowcome down from heaven,and do not return to itwithout watering the earthand making it bud and flourish,so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,11so is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty,but will accomplish what I desireand achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Thank You Lord For Your Blessing, May We Live Like JesusNumbers 6:22-2722The Lord said to Moses, 23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:24“ ‘ “The Lord bless youand keep you;25the Lord make his face shine on youand be gracious to you;26the Lord turn his face toward youand give you peace.” ’27“So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Seek Him In All Situations, He Will Find YouActs 10:1-21At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
Never Think The Gift You Have Is Not Enough And Never Wish You Had Another One. Simply Use The Gifts God Has Given YouActs 9:40-4340Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.
Does Your Life Reflect Christ By Your Doing Good For His Glory?Acts 9:36-3836In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
Allow God To Use You And ALWAYS Give Him The Credit. After All, He Is The One Who Did It.Acts 9:32-3532As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Remain Vertically Focused On Him So You Will Be Strengthened In The Peace And Carried Through The StormsActs 9:3131Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Can A Person Change, Reinvent Themselves; Can A Leopard Change Its Spots? Through Christ...YES!Acts 9:26-30New International Version Par ▾ Saul’s Conversion1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”“Yes, Lord,” he answered.11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”15But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.Saul in Damascus and JerusalemSaul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, 24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.26When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, a but they tried to kill him. 30When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Saul’s Reputation Grew As A Christ Follower Grew And GrewActs 9:22-2522Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, 24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
You Don’t Have To Know It All To Witness To Others By Sharing Your StoryActs 9:19-2119and after taking some food, he regained his strength.Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
Coming To Christ Does Not Provide An Easier Road Here On Earth, But It’s Worth The Wait. Follow Him Where He Leads.Acts 9:15-1815But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized
Life Changing: Saul The Persecutor Becomes Paul The BelieverActs 9:10-1410In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”“Yes, Lord,” he answered.11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”
Life Changing: Saul The Persecutor Becomes Paul The Believer7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
Who Are You, Lord? Have You Come Face To Face With Him? Acts 9:5-6 5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Don’t Ignore The Bible, How Else Are You Going To Know How To Live2 Timothy 2:1414Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.
True Conversion Comes From A Personal Encounter With Jesus And Leads To A New Life In Relationship With HimActs 9:1-41Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Are You Willing To Go Where God Sends? Go With Enthusiasm Even When You Don’t Know Why.Acts 8:29-31 29The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”30Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.31“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Share Where You AreActs 8:2525After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
How To Handle Rebuke: Pray And Ask Others To Pray For You As WellActs 8:20-2420Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
Be Careful Of Your Motives, Pride And Ego Getting In The Way Of God’s Devine PowerActs 8:18-1918When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
God’s Message Of Salvation Through Jesus Is For ALL PeopleActs 8:14-1714When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. 15When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
NO Demon, NO Evil Spirit And NOT Satan Can Stand Against The Power Of Jesus ChristActs 8:4-84Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city.
Persecution Often Creates A Spark That Ignites God’s LoveActs 8:1-2On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Your Response To Those Who Oppose You Now May Turn Them To Christ If You’ve Reflected HimActs 7:59-6059While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Be Careful Not To Become Stiff-Necked!Acts 7:48-5348“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:49“ ‘Heaven is my throne,and the earth is my footstool.What kind of house will you build for me?says the Lord.Or where will my resting place be?50Has not my hand made all these things?’ l51“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him— 53you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.”
Remain Focused On God Not Allowing Your Heart To Turn To The WorldActs 7:37-3937“This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’ h 38He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.39“But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Always Remember God Is Sovereign, There Are No Surprises To HimActs 7:1717“As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
When You Witness For Jesus Share Your Faith And Your Changed LifeActs 7:1-31Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”2To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran. 3‘Leave your country and your people,’ God said, ‘and go to the land I will show you.’
Does Your Face Show The Confidence Of Jesus?Acts 6:1515All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Be Careful Of Gossip, Don’t Cause Disunity Through Your Speech Or Within Your ThoughtsActs 6:11-1211Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”12So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
Be Full Of Faith And The Wisdom Of The Holy Spirit Will Rise In YouActs 6:8-108Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. 10But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Be Devoted To Jesus And Not To A CauseJohn 21:1515When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
You Don’t Have To Change The World Single Handed; Just Be A Part Of The Ripple That God's Love MakesActs 6:5-75This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.7So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Don’t Get Over Burdened By Other Tasks That Get In The Way Of God’s CallActs 6:3-4 3Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”
Stick To God’s Call On Your Heart. Do Not Let Others Ask To Interfere. Ask God if The Ask Is His Call.Acts 6:1-2 1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews a among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Rejoice In Your Suffering For Doing God’s Will Because You Are Counted WorthyActs 5:40-4240His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
Make Sure You Are Not Fighting Against GodActs 5:38-3938Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
Be Careful That You Don’t Get Comfortable In Your Worldly PositionActs 5:33-3533When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men.
We Cannot Serve Both God And The World. When They Conflict, Defend God And His TruthActs 5:27-2927The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”29Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
Trust In The Holy Spirit To Overcome Fear And Doubt And Instead Walk In CourageActs 5:19-21 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.
God Can Use You To Help Bring Spiritual Healing To One Who Sees Jesus In YouActs 5:16-18 16Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.The Apostles Persecuted17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
Walk In Christ So That People Can See Christ In UsActs 5:12-1412The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.
Be Careful That You Don’t Lie To GodActs 5:1-41Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
Your Eyes Can Quickly Steer You Away From Following God’s WillMatthew 6:22-2422“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, c your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, d your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!24“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Live Voluntarily For The Lord!Acts 4:34-3734that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
Stand TALL Like Jesus And Live In Unity With Other Christ Followers.Acts 4:31-3331After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.32All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all
Pray For The Lord To Grant Us BoldnessActs 4:27-3027Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
Ask God To Guide You Through Troubles And Not To Remove. You Will Grow As A ResultActs 4:23-2423On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
Allow God To Use You So Others Will See The Work Of His Hands In And Through YouActs 4:21-2221After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
Never Be Afraid To Share Your BCAC Story!Acts 4:18-2018Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! 20As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Love Needs To Prevail Over LawDeuteronomy 21:18-2118If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
Some Still Will Deny Christ, Even When The Evidence Is Is RealActs 4:15-17 15So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. 16“What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. 17But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
With Courage They Testified! Does That Describe You?Acts 4:13-1413When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.
There Is No Other Name And There Is No Other Way Than Jesus. He Alone Is The Way: Believe and ReceiveActs 4:1212Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
AMEN!John 19:30 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Proclaim Him In All EnvironmentsActs 4:8-108Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
We Should Stand Boldly Before Accusers, Do We?Acts 4:5-75The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. 7They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
Be Bold For The Lord And Be Willing To ShareActs 4:1-41The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
Never Give Up On God And Sharing His MessageActs 3:24-2624“In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also announced these days. 25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring. 26God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
Listen To Everything That Jesus Has To Say By Reading God’s WordActs 3:21-2321Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’
God Told Us He Would Send Jesus ChristActs 3:18-20 18But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.
ALWAYS Give Jesus The Glory And HonorActs 3:16-17 16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.17“Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
Who Killed Jesus? We Did! But He Loves Us Still.Acts 3:13-1513The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
Look For Teachable Moments To Share The Gospel. God will Create The Opportunity; Take On The ResponsibilityActs 3:11-1211While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Walk With The Shepherd, Allow Him To Lead. That Takes HumilityJohn 14:24-2624Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.25“All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
How Do You Treat The Miracle God Created In You? PRAISE HIM And Allow Him To Use Your Story To Touch Lives.Acts 3:8-10 8He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Share Christ And Give Him The CreditActs 3:6-76Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
God Is Telling Us “Look At Me!” Take The Time To Give Him Your Full AttentionActs 3:2-52Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” 5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
Pray, Pray, Pray - Constant, Consistent, ConcentratedActs 3:11One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.
As Believers It Is Important To Gather As A Body To Exemplify The Love Of JesusActs 2:45-4745They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Be Involved With Other Followers Of ChristActs 2:42-4442They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Live Your Following Of Christ Publicly Never Allowing It To Be SecretActs 2:40-4140With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Repent, Turn And FOLLOW Christ; Keys To Living With And For ChristActs 2:37-3937When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
Claiming Jesus Makes Him Your Savior, Lord, Messiah And KingActs 2:32-3632God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:“Sit at my right hand35until I make your enemiesa footstool for your feet.” ’ f36“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
May Our Tongues Rejoice And Our Bodies Live In Hope, Because Of Our FaithActs 2:29-3129“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.
Without The Resurrection We Would Have No Reason To BelieveActs 2:2424But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
God Is In Control, There Are No Surprises To Him. Trust That TruthActs 2:22-2322“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, d put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
Stand TALL For Jesus: Think, Act, Live, Love Like JesusActs 2:14-1514Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!
Act Like Jesus By Loving Like JesusActs 2:12-1312Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”13Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
God Is Speaking To You. Are You Listening?Acts 2:5-85Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
The Holy Spirit Is Available To All Who Believe At The Moment They Do BelieveJoel 2:28-2928“And afterward,I will pour out my Spirit on all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy,your old men will dream dreams,your young men will see visions.29Even on my servants, both men and women,I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
Are You Baptized With The Fire Of The Holy Spirit? A Fire That Has The Desire To Share The Life Change Of Christ In Your Life?Acts 2:1-41When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues a as the Spirit enabled them.
God Is Worthy To Be Praised! DO IT!Romans 5:10-11 10For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Don’t Just Get Close To The Lord, Get Committed To Following HimActs 1:15-1515In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16and said, “Brothers and sisters, d the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”
Don’t Stare At The Sky. Instead Share The Love Of ChristActs 1:9-119After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Don’t Worry About The Future, Focus On What The Holy Spirit Can Do Through You In The PresentActs 1:1-71In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5For John baptized with a water, but in a few days you will be baptized with b the Holy Spirit.”6Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
Be Bold About Telling Who You Live For As Long As It’s JesusActs 1:88But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Remain In Him, Know His Words So His Will Be YoursJohn 15:7-8 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
Everything That Has Breath Praise The Lord, That Includes You And IPsalm 150:66Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Praise the Lord.
Let’s Praise The Lord By Singing Your Part Of The Harmony Of CreationPsalm 148:1-6 1Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens;praise him in the heights above.2Praise him, all his angels;praise him, all his heavenly hosts.3Praise him, sun and moon;praise him, all you shining stars.4Praise him, you highest heavensand you waters above the skies.5Let them praise the name of the Lord,for at his command they were created,6and he established them for ever and ever—he issued a decree that will never pass away.
Love ALWAYS And Love NEVER. Those Are Some Huge Words, Know What They Mean!1 Corinthians 13:4-84Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8Love never fails.
Where Do You Turn And Trust To Handle Trouble?Psalm 138:7-87Though I walk in the midst of trouble,you preserve my life.You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes;with your right hand you save me.8The Lord will vindicate me;your love, Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.
His Love Endures Forever!Psalm 136:1-31Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.His love endures forever.2Give thanks to the God of gods.His love endures forever.3Give thanks to the Lord of lords:His love endures forever.
Acknowledge Jesus As The Son Of God And You Will be SavedMark 3:28-29 28Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
Let God Hear Your Voice, Tell Him EverythingPsalm 64:1-21Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;protect my life from the threat of the enemy.2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,from the plots of evildoers.
Cling To Him Every Day, All Day In Every WayPsalm 63:7-87Because you are my help,I sing in the shadow of your wings.8I cling to you;your right hand upholds me.
Love God And Great Peace Will Guide YouPsalm 119:165165Great peace have those who love your law,and nothing can make them stumble.
Loving Knowledge Involves DisciplineProverbs 12:11Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,but whoever hates correction is stupid.
Don’t Think You Got This By Yourself; That’s When You Will Fall Flat On Your FaceRomans 12:33For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
Trust Deep Enough So That The God Of Hope Fills You To Overflowing With Joy And PeaceRomans 15:1313May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Allow The Holy Spirit To Renew And Continually Re-educate Our Minds. FIXED On JesusRomans 12:1-21Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
NOTHING Can Stand In The Way Of God’s Love That Is In Christ JesusRomans 8:35-3935Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:“For your sake we face death all day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” j37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, k neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Trust God Through All Situations And Circumstances. Whatever Happens It’s For His PurposeRomans 8:2828And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who i have been called according to his purpose.
While We Were Still Sinners, God Loved And Christ DiedRomans 5:88But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
May God’s Presence Allow You To Rejoice In The Sufferings You May Face.Romans 5:3-53Not only so, but we c also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
We Have Been Justified Through Faith! Let That Peace With God Cause Rejoicing In The Hope We HaveRomans 5:1-21Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we a have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we b boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Nature Reveals A God Who Loves And CaresRomans 1:20 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
NEVER Forget The Cost Of Jesus Crucifixion As You ALWAYS Remember The VictoryRevelation 22:17-2017The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
God Is The Light And The Lamb Is The Lamp.Revelation 21:23 23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
He Is The Creator And Sustainer Of All LifeRevelation 4:1111“You are worthy, our Lord and God,to receive glory and honor and power,for you created all things,and by your will they were createdand have their being.”
When You See Things From His Perspective You Can Do All Things.Philippians 4:13 13I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Present Your Prayers To God About Everything, With ThanksgivingPhilippians 4:6-76Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Cause Others To Follow Jesus, Live Out The Great CommissionMatthew 28:19-2019Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Being Equally Yoked With Jesus! Doesn’t Get Any Better Than ThatMatthew 11:28-3028“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Hear, LISTEN And Put Into PRACTICE The Word Of GodMatthew 7:2424“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
God’s Way Is The Only Way And Acknowledge That Daily In Your PrayersMatthew 6:9-139“This, then, is how you should pray:“ ‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,10your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.11Give us today our daily bread.12And forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
Are You Seeking God And His Righteousness First?Matthew 6:33-34 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Eat God’s WordMatthew 4:44Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
Participate In Submission Competition When It Comes To Making Your Life Count.Mark 10:45 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Let Him Have Your Life By Releasing Control Of ItMark 8:3535For whoever wants to save their life b will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
Be Careful How You Act! Everyone Is A Sinner Who Needs A SaviorLuke 15:77I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
You Are The Jury. Read The Evidence And Make A Choice. It’s Your Decision.John 21:2525Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
Only Thing That Can Fit The God Shaped Hole Of Eternity That Is At The Core Of Our Soul Is God HimselfJohn 17:33Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Give Someone All The Love You Can And Then Ask God To Help You Give More.John 15:1313Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
Jesus Is The Way; The Only Way!John 14:66Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Peace From Jesus Is Confidence In The Midst Of Conflict And Struggle. Cling To The God Of PeaceJohn 14:2727Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
High Impact Of Christ’s Love Changes People. HE DID IT! Let’s Do IT!John 13:34-3534“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Satan Cannot Snatch You Out Of The Hand Of God!!John 10:27-2827My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Who You Going To Trust? The Thief Who Comes To Destroy Or Jesus The Giver Of LifeJohn 10:1010The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Get God’s Math Equation Correct; Subtract Before You Add, So God Can Multiply His Power In YouJohn 3:30 30He must become greater; I must become less.”
Jesus Came To Save Not Condemn The WorldJohn 3:1717For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Believe And Be Restored: Jesus Is The Way, The Truth And The LightJohn 3:1616For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Faith Without Works Is Like A Screen-door On A SubmarineJames 2:17 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
When We Withhold Forgiveness Of Others After We Have Received Forgiveness From God, We Don’t Understand Or Appreciate God’s Mercy!James 2:12-1312Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Keep Your Eyes Fixed Vertically On Jesus So You Can Run Life With Perseverance.Hebrews 12:1-21Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Don’t Become Weary Of Doing Good, Instead Take Every Opportunity To Do Good To OthersGalatians 6:9-10 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Who Lives In You? What Is Your Life About?Galatians 2:2020I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
We Receive Salvation Through The Gift Of God’s Grace. We Serve And Live Out Our Gratitude Not To Earn Salvation.Ephesians 2:8-9 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
Because Of Our Trust In Christ We Also Sit Beside God In The Heavenly Realm, Alongside Jesus!Ephesians 2:4-7 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
Through Christ’s Resurrection, He Became Victorious Over Satan: Satan Is Only The Temporary Ruler. Jesus Is The Permanent Ruler. Ephesians 2:1-31As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
Thank God For What You And Other Believers Have Received Through ChristColossians 1:9-129For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, e 10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you f to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
Live Out Your Allegiance To GodColossians 1:13-15 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Season Your Conversation With Salt, Full of GraceColossians 4:66Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Serve Everyone As Though You Are Serving ChristColossians 3:23-2423Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Do You Let God’s Word Dwell In You Richly? Do You Worship With Gratitude?Colossians 3:16-1716Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Remain Vertically Focused On The Things AboveColossians 3:1-21Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Give Thanks Always In Everything We Do!Colossians 3:1717And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Do Not Fear; TESTIFY And Do Not Let Fear Interfere With Your SharingActs 18:1010For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
When They Sin Against You, Do You Chose To Forgive?Matthew 6:14-1514For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Disciple Another Right Where You Are: That Is Your Mission Field2 Timothy 2:22And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
Make Your Life About His Will Not Your Own2 Corinthians 5:99So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
Our Faith May Not Be Seen But We Sure Feel And Know And Therefore Testify For Our Lord2 Corinthians 5:77For we live by faith, not by sight.
God Offers To Trade His Immeasurable Righteousness For Our Complete Worthlessness2 Corinthians 5:2121God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
We Are NEW Creations In Christ2 Corinthians 5:1717Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: a The old has gone, the new is here!
We Have Victory Even If We Are Going Through Trials; Remain Vertically Focused2 Corinthians 4:7-127But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
The Sacrifice Of Jesus Paid The Price In Full; Believe And Receive That Victory2 Corinthians 3:1111And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
Test EVERYTHING, If It’s Not From God Run From it!1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.19Do not quench the Spirit. 20Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22reject every kind of evil.
Pray, Rejoice, Give Thanks, Because Christ Has Already Won The Victory Thessalonians 5:16-19 16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.19Do not quench the Spirit.
Do All Things To Serve Christ Without Grumbling1 Peter 4:9-109Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
Jesus Bore Our Sins And By Those Wounds We Are Healed1 Peter 2:24 24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
If You Don’t Love, You Don’t Know God, Because God Is Love1 John 4:88Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love1 John 3:16-1816This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Seek God Through Christ Because We Are All In The Same Family1 John 3:1-31See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, a we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Be On Guard, Stand Firm, Be Of Courage, Be Strong And Love1 Corinthians 16:13-1413Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14Do everything in love.
Measure Every Thing You Hear And Witness Against Scripture.1 Corinthians 14:1010Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
The Greatest Of These Is Love, Nothing Better!1 Corinthians 13:1313And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
God Is Faithful And Will Help Always When You Call On Him1 Corinthians 10:1313No temptation c has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted d beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
Your Life Is Not Your Own, You Were Bought At A Price. Honor God1 Corinthians 6:19-2019Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
If Our Foundation Is Jesus Christ, We Must Build On That According To Jesus1 Corinthians 3:10-1110By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
What Christ Did Doesn’t Make Sense To The Unbelieving World1 Corinthians 1:1818For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Let Nothing Stand In Your Way Of Worshipping GodRuth 1:16-1716But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.”
Live In The Graciousness And Compassionate Presence Of God.Psalm 145: 8-148The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in love.9The Lord is good to all;he has compassion on all he has made.10All your works praise you, Lord;your faithful people extol you.11They tell of the glory of your kingdomand speak of your might,12so that all people may know of your mighty actsand the glorious splendor of your kingdom.13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,and your dominion endures through all generations.The Lord is trustworthy in all he promisesand faithful in all he does. 14The Lord upholds all who falland lifts up all who are bowed down.
Trust In God Because You know You CanPsalm 143:88Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,for I have put my trust in you.Show me the way I should go,for to you I entrust my life.
God Is The Only Foundation To Lay The Cornerstone Of Jesus On And Then Allow The Holy Spirit To Build The HousePsalm 127:11Unless the Lord builds the house,the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,the guards stand watch in vain.
Approach God In Honesty And Tell Him How You Feel. He Will Give You A Reason To Rejoice!Psalm 118:22-2922The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone;23the Lord has done this,and it is marvelous in our eyes.24The Lord has done it this very day;let us rejoice today and be glad.25Lord, save us!Lord, grant us success!26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.From the house of the Lord we bless you. 27The Lord is God,and he has made his light shine on us.With boughs in hand, join in the festal processionup to the horns of the altar.28You are my God, and I will praise you;you are my God, and I will exalt you.29Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;his love endures forever.
Rejoice Every Day, Because The Lord Has Made Every DayPsalm 118:2424The Lord has done it this very day;let us rejoice today and be glad.
On Whom Do You Trust? Great Question! What’s Your Answer?Psalm 118:88It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in humans.
Exalt God To Others Sharing What He Has Done For YouPsalm 107:31-3231Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing loveand his wonderful deeds for mankind.32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the peopleand praise him in the council of the elders.
Remember Who God Is And The Benefits You Receive. REMIND YOURSELF DAILYPsalm 10:322Praise the Lord, my soul,and forget not all his benefits
Doesn’t Get Any Better Than God Consoling Us! No Greater JoyPsalm 94:1919When anxiety was great within me,your consolation brought me joy.
God Doesn’t Promise A World Free From Danger, But Does Promise His Help When We Face Danger!Psalm 91:1-41Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty. a2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.”3Surely he will save youfrom the fowler’s snareand from the deadly pestilence.4He will cover you with his feathers,and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Desiring To Be Righteous For The Lord Will Allow You Peace Even In The StormPsalm 85:8-138I will listen to what God the Lord says;he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly.9Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,that his glory may dwell in our land.10Love and faithfulness meet together;righteousness and peace kiss each other.11Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,and righteousness looks down from heaven.12The Lord will indeed give what is good,and our land will yield its harvest.13Righteousness goes before himand prepares the way for his steps.
God Knows What You Need When You Need It; A Perfect Portion. Trust HimPsalm 73:2626My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.
Always Turn To God And Not Away From HimPsalm 69:13-1813But I pray to you, Lord,in the time of your favor;in your great love, O God,answer me with your sure salvation.14Rescue me from the mire,do not let me sink;deliver me from those who hate me,from the deep waters.15Do not let the floodwaters engulf meor the depths swallow me upor the pit close its mouth over me.16Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;in your great mercy turn to me.17Do not hide your face from your servant;answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.18Come near and rescue me;deliver me because of my foes.
Come See What The Lord Has Done! Do You Live With That Intensity And Desire?Psalm 66:55Come and see what God has done,his awesome deeds for mankind!
Cast All Your Cares On The Lord And Don’t Pick Them Back UpPsalm 55:2222Cast your cares on the Lordand he will sustain you;he will never letthe righteous be shaken.
Be Still In The Turmoil Knowing God Is Our Refuge And StrengthPsalm 46:1010He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth.”
Have An Attitude Of Gratitude In All SituationsPsalm 40:1-51I waited patiently for the Lord;he turned to me and heard my cry.2He lifted me out of the slimy pit,out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rockand gave me a firm place to stand.3He put a new song in my mouth,a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fear the Lordand put their trust in him.4Blessed is the onewho trusts in the Lord,who does not look to the proud,to those who turn aside to false gods. b5Many, Lord my God,are the wonders you have done,the things you planned for us.None can compare with you;were I to speak and tell of your deeds,they would be too many to declare.
Commit Your Way To The Lord And Trust In HimPsalm 37:55Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him and he will do this:
Delight In The Lord, To Do So Means To Get To Know Him BetterPsalm 37:44Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.
All Your Heart To Leap For Joy Through Trusting In The LordPsalm 28:77The Lord is my strength and my shield;my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy,and with my song I praise him.
The Lord Is My Shepherd-No Better ProtectorPsalm 23:1-61The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.4Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley, aI will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me.5You prepare a table before mein the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows.6Surely your goodness and love will follow meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordforever.
Place Your Every Word And Thought In God’s Hands. Then Everything You Do Will Be Pleasing to Him.Psalm 19:1414May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heartbe pleasing in your sight,Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Turn First And Always To GodPsalm 18:1-21I love you, Lord, my strength.2The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield b and the horn c of my salvation, my stronghold.
Meditate On God’s Word Always And Hide It In Your HeartPsalm 1:1-61Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners takeor sit in the company of mockers,2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.4Not so the wicked!They are like chaffthat the wind blows away.5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
Don’t Sit Idle, Pray To God And Walk Out His Truth On His Illuminated PathProverbs 31:2727She watches over the affairs of her householdand does not eat the bread of idleness.
Lord, Give Me Only My Daily Bread. Can You Live Like That?Proverbs 30:5-95“Every word of God is flawless;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.6Do not add to his words,or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.7“Two things I ask of you, Lord;do not refuse me before I die:8Keep falsehood and lies far from me;give me neither poverty nor riches,but give me only my daily bread.9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown youand say, ‘Who is the Lord?’Or I may become poor and steal,and so dishonor the name of my God.
Where Are You Storing Your Treasures?Proverbs 28:20, 2220A faithful person will be richly blessed,but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.22The stingy are eager to get richand are unaware that poverty awaits them.
Your Heart Will Always Reflect Your CharacterProverbs 27:1919As water reflects the face,so one’s life reflects the heart.
Man Sharpens One Another Through Community With One AnotherProverbs 27:1717As iron sharpens iron,so one person sharpens another.
May It Always Be About He And Not MeProverbs 16:99In their hearts humans plan their course,but the Lord establishes their steps.
Giving It Over To God And Depending On God Is A Delicate Balance, While We Serve As It Depended On UsProverbs 16:33Commit to the Lord whatever you do,and he will establish your plans.
You Don’t Always Get To Choose What Happens But You Always Have A Choice Toward How You RespondProverbs 15:1313A happy heart makes the face cheerful,but heartache crushes the spirit.
A Bad Apple Spoils The Whole Bushel. Don’t Be A Bad Apple And Don’t Hang Out With OneProverbs 13:2020Walk with the wise and become wise,for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Are You A Mocker Or A Wise Person? The Wise Person Listens Even To Criticism. Proverbs 9:9-109Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Give Your Ways To God And He Will Guide You StraightProverbs 3:5-65Trust in the Lord with all your heartand lean not on your own understanding;6in all your ways submit to him,and he will make your paths straight.
God Wants Us To Please Him By Acting Justly, Mercifully Forgiving, Walking Humbly With HimMicah 6:6-86With what shall I come before the Lordand bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,with calves a year old?7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God.
God Chose The Shepherds To Announce The Coming MessiahLuke 2:8-118And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
Cheerful Giving Is What Counts In God’s EconomyMalachi 3:6-106“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’8“Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’“In tithes and offerings. 9You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Seek God In The Praises, The Patience, The Problem; He Is Our HopeLamentations 3:19-2719I remember my affliction and my wandering,the bitterness and the gall.20I well remember them,and my soul is downcast within me.21Yet this I call to mindand therefore I have hope:22Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,for his compassions never fail.23They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;therefore I will wait for him.”25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,to the one who seeks him;26it is good to wait quietlyfor the salvation of the Lord.27It is good for a man to bear the yokewhile he is young.
Follow God’s Word And Do What It Says. Then You Will Prosper In God’s Eyes. His Opinion Is The Only One That Matters.Joshua 1:8-9 8Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Do You Live In The Land Of Self Or Spirit? You Have A Choice, What Stance Do You Take?Joshua 24:14-1514“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Pray With Your Whole Heart And Know That God Is Listening For Your Intent: Yours or His?Jeremiah 29:10-1310This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Trust In The Lord And Bear Fruit In Every SeasonJeremiah 17:7-87“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,whose confidence is in him.8They will be like a tree planted by the waterthat sends out its roots by the stream.It does not fear when heat comes;its leaves are always green.It has no worries in a year of droughtand never fails to bear fruit.”
God’s Word Waters Like Rain And Produces His Desires Like Water Feeds The SeedsIsaiah 55:10-1210As the rain and the snowcome down from heaven,and do not return to itwithout watering the earthand making it bud and flourish,so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,11so is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty,but will accomplish what I desireand achieve the purpose for which I sent it.12You will go out in joyand be led forth in peace;the mountains and hillswill burst into song before you,and all the trees of the fieldwill clap their hands.
Be Prepared For God’s Future Growth In Your LifeIsaiah 54:2-42“Enlarge the place of your tent,stretch your tent curtains wide,do not hold back;lengthen your cords,strengthen your stakes.3For you will spread out to the right and to the left;your descendants will dispossess nationsand settle in their desolate cities.4“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.You will forget the shame of your youthand remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
God Provides A Path For Us To Travel On His Journey For UsIsaiah 43:18-1918“Forget the former things;do not dwell on the past.19See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wildernessand streams in the wasteland.
He Will Protect Us, Guide Us And Lead Us Through The Rivers And Fires Because He Is Our God And We Are His PeopleIsaiah 43:1-4 1But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob,he who formed you, Israel:“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have summoned you by name; you are mine.2When you pass through the waters,I will be with you;and when you pass through the rivers,they will not sweep over you.When you walk through the fire,you will not be burned;the flames will not set you ablaze.3For I am the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;I give Egypt for your ransom,Cush a and Seba in your stead.4Since you are precious and honored in my sight,and because I love you,I will give people in exchange for you,nations in exchange for your life.
God Upholds Us: Represent Him Because You Trust Him! Do You Realize His Promises?Isaiah 41:9-139I took you from the ends of the earth,from its farthest corners I called you.I said, ‘You are my servant’;I have chosen you and have not rejected you.10So do not fear, for I am with you;do not be dismayed, for I am your GodI will strengthen you and help you;I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.11“All who rage against youwill surely be ashamed and disgraced;those who oppose youwill be as nothing and perish.12Though you search for your enemies,you will not find them.Those who wage war against youwill be as nothing at all.13For I am the Lord your Godwho takes hold of your right handand says to you, Do not fear;I will help you.
It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than ThatIsaiah 40:28-3128Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.29He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of the weak.30Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;31but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.
Don’t Treat Jesus The Rock Eternal Like Crushed Concrete When Chaos OccursIsaiah 26:3-43You will keep in perfect peacethose whose minds are steadfast,because they trust in you.4Trust in the Lord forever,for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
How Do You Respond When God Asks “Whom Shall I Send”Isaiah 6:88Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Dry Bones Coming Alive Through The Word Of The Lord And The Power Of The Holy SpiritEzekiel 37:3-5 3He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath a enter you, and you will come to life.
Pray, Plan, Pray, Prepare, Pray, Proceed, PrayEsther 4:15-1615Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16“Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
Relationship Is What God Created Us For, Not Isolation That Takes TrustEcclesiastes 4:9-129Two are better than one,because they have a good return for their labor:10If either of them falls down,one can help the other up.But pity anyone who fallsand has no one to help them up.11Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.But how can one keep warm alone?12Though one may be overpowered,two can defend themselves.A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Love, Live, Obey, Walk And Teach To Love God With All You AreDeuteronomy 6:4-94Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. a 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
I’ll Serve God No Matter The Consequences: Is That Your Heart's Cry? Or Just When It’s Easy?Daniel 3:16-1816Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us c from Your Majesty’s hand. 18But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
If You Don’t See God Working, The Problem Is Your Spiritual Eyesight Not In God’s Power2 Kings 6:15-1715When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.16“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”17And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
What Steps Are You Taking To Build Your Inward Appearance?1 Samuel 16:4-74Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?”5Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Don’t Just Look For God In The Big Things, He May Appear In A Whisper.1 Kings 19:9-13And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”10He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”11The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
God, Give Me Only A Discerning Heart Full Of Your Wisdom1 Kings 3:7-117“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”10The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
Discover Ways To Show Hospitality And Encouragement3 John 1:13-1413I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to write it with pen and ink. 14For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face.Peace be with you.Your friends here send you their greetings. Please give my personal greetings to each of our friends there.
Does Truth Speak Your Name?3 John 1:11-1211Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.12Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth.
If You Don’t Speak Up Against Sin In The Church, That Sin Will Grow And Destroy The Church3 John 1:9-109I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.
Partner With A Ministry With Those That Calls Your Heart Too3 John 1:7-8 7It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. 8We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.
Show You Care; Reach Out And Show Hospitality To Your Neighbor3 John 1:5-65Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, a even though they are strangers to you. 6They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.
Reach Out Personally To Those God Has In Your Life Now And In the Past3 John 1:1-41The elder,To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.2Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Stand Firm In God’s Truth, Walk Out In Obedience Of Christ’s Love2 John 1:11-1311Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work.12I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.13The children of your sister, who is chosen by God, send their greetings.
Stick To The Truth, But To Do That You Need To Know The Truth2 John 1:7-107I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8Watch out that you do not lose what we a have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. 9Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.
Stick To The Truth, But Do That You Need To Know It2 John 1:7-107I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. 9Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.
Put Love In Practice By Walking In Obedience To His New Command! Love One Another2 John 1:5-6 5And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. 6And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
Live Out Truth And Love As Christ Did, Not As The World Does2 John 1:1-41The elder,To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— 2because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:3Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.4It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
Who Is Jesus Christ To You?1 John 5:20-21 20We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.21Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
You Are Either With Jesus And Obey Him Or You're Under Satan’s Control. No Middle Ground.1 John 5:18-1918We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. 19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
Linger Longer, Pause And Ponder, Meditate More Than A Minute: That’s When You Will Understand Better1 John 5:1515And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Pray, Pray, Pray and Never Judge1 John 5:16-1716If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. 17All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
We Have An Open Door To God That Has Been Removed By Christ. Simply Trust In Him1 John 5:13-1413I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Eternal Life Is NOW! It Becomes Yours The Moment You Trust In Jesus1 John 5:11-1211And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Your Testimony Is Proof That Jesus Is God’s Son And The Risen Savior1 John 5:7-10 7For there are three that testify: 8the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. 10Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.
Only God Can Take Away The Punishment We Deserve For Our Sin1 John 5:6-76This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7For there are three that testify:
Who Overcomes The World? ONLY The One Who Believes That Jesus Is The Son Of God.1 John 5:5 5Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Show Where You Are From: You Are An Ambassador Of Heaven1 John 5:1-41Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
What Word Describes Your Life? Make Sure It’s Love!1 John 4:19-2119We love because he first loved us. 20Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
Walk In Assurance Of Your Salvation And Responsibility Of Loving Him While Loving Others1 John 4:17-18 17This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Elevate The Holy Spirit In You By Relying On Him And Feel The Godbumps Rise Up On The Back Of Your Neck!1 John 4:13-1613This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
Love: Whether It’s One Or One Hundred, Love Those God Has Placed In Your Life1 John 4:11-1211Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
God Love Because He Loves Us, He Created You For A Love Relationship.1 John 4:1010This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Everything You Do, Do For God And Not For Man!Colossians 3:2323Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters
How Well Do You Display Your Love For God In The Choices You Make And The Actions You Take?1 John 4:7-97Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
When You Measure Make Sure You Use The Right Device To Do The Measuring1 John 4:5-6 5They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit a of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
Be Careful Not To Be Desensitized By This World!1 John 4:3-43but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.4You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Measure And Test Everything You Hear Against The Spirit Of God1 John 4:1-21Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God
Elevate His Spirit In You By Making The Choice To Evacuate Self21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
God Knows Your Heart And Your Motives. Remain Vertically Focused On Him To Love Others.1 John 3:19-2019This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love1 John 3:17-1817If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Let’s Do IT Because HE DID IT1 John 3:1616This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
His Love Through Us Brings Love To Others. Make Sure It Does1 John 3:11-1511For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, b if the world hates you. 14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 15Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
Allow God Your Father To Lead You In Loving Others. After all You Are His Child1 John 3:1010This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Devil Lurks Around Trying To Lure Us Away From Our Focus On Jesus1 John 3:7-97Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
Committing A Sin Is Different Than Continuing To Sin. Live Life Desiring To Follow Christ1 John 3:4-64Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
Live Like You Are The Children Of God Today And Everyday1 John 3:1-31See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, a we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Don't Live In A Deficit Of Faith Or Behavior, May Both Be Evident In Your Life1 John 2:28-2928And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
Place Your Trust, Rely For Guidance, Live According To God1 John 2:26-2726I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
Always Remember, Never Forget: Jesus Is God’s Son And His Sacrifice Is Permanent1 John 2:24-2524As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
Be Careful And Measure Everything You Against Scripture1 John 2:22-2322Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. 23No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
Jesus Is The Truth, Live Your Life For Him And The Truth Will Guide You1 John 2:20-2120But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. e 21I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.
Is Your Life Sold Out For Christ Or Are You Still Standing On The Outskirts?1 John 2:18-1918Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
Let Nothing Stand In The Way Of Your Love And Devotion For God1 John 2:15-1715Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father d is not in them. 16For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
Does Your Maturity In Christ Match The Stage Of Life With Christ?1 John 2:12-1412I am writing to you, dear children,because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.13I am writing to you, fathers,because you know him who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young men,because you have overcome the evil one.14I write to you, dear children,because you know the Father.I write to you, fathers,because you know him who is from the beginning.I write to you, young men,because you are strong,and the word of God lives in you,and you have overcome the evil one.
God Loves Those In The World So Therefore We Need To Love As Well1 John 2:9-119Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister b is still in the darkness. 10Anyone who loves their brother and sister c lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
Stand Tall For Jesus; Think, Act, Live, Love Like Jesus1 John 2:7-87Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
Our Steps Leaving His Print1 John 2:3-63We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5But if anyone obeys his word, love for God a is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
Christ Stands Before God As Your Advocate. No Greater Place To Be While Here On Earth1 John 2:1-21My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Confess To God So You Can Enjoy The Maximum Joy And Fellowship With Him1 John 1:8-108If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
We Love God And Court Sin; We Must Love God With A Desire Not To Sin1 John 1:5-75This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all b sin.
Encouragement Is Important; Read The Word So You Can Be Encouraged1 John 1:1-41That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write this to make our joy complete.
Be Careful Of Partial Blindness And Loss Of HearingIsaiah 42:18-2018“Hear, you deaf;look, you blind, and see!19Who is blind but my servant,and deaf like the messenger I send?Who is blind like the one in covenant with me,blind like the servant of the Lord?20You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;your ears are open, but you do not listen.”
God Loves The World; Share His Love With The WorldIsaiah 65:1-21“I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;I was found by those who did not seek me.To a nation that did not call on my name,I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’2All day long I have held out my handsto an obstinate people,who walk in ways not good,pursuing their own imaginations—
Draw Closer To Jesus So You Can Be Prepared To Stand For Him In Any Circumstance2 Peter 3:17-1817Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. 18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Live Out A Life Of Grace By Serving And Living Out A Life Like Jesus2 Peter 3:15-16 15Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
What Would YOU like To Be Doing When Christ Returns? Live Like That Everyday.2 Peter 3:13-1413But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.14So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
Develop What Will Last For Eternity While You’re Here On Earth: Your Christlike Character2 Peter 3:10-1210But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
Don’t Just Sit On The Bench Waiting For Christ’s Return; Get Up And Share His Love2 Peter 3:8-98But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Don’t Listen To The World That Scoffs At God. Have You Found Yourself Doing That?2 Peter 3:3-43Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
Allow God’s Word To Stimulate You To Wholesome Thinking And Living2 Peter 3:1-21Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Don’t Turn Away From The Only Way2 Peter 2:20-22 20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” g and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Be Careful Of What The World May Say And Follow Only The Way Of God2 Peter 2:17-1917These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”
God Loves The World But Saves Only Those Who Believe In Jesus2 Peter 2:4-64For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, a putting them in chains of darkness b to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
Measure Everything You Read, Watch And Hear Against Scripture: It Must Fall In Line With It To Be Legit2 Peter 2:1-31But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
You Can Trust The Bible Because God Wrote It2 Peter 1:16-2116For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” b 18We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.19We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Remain Focused On The Fundamentals Of Faith2 Peter 1:1212So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
Let’s Do IT, Because HE DID IT!2 Peter 1:8-9 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
Are You Eager To Live For Jesus? If You’re Not, Why?2 Peter 1:10-1110Therefore, my brothers and sisters, a make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Faith Is More Than A Belief; It Involves Action And That Takes Desire And Focus2 Peter 1:5-75For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
We Have A Choice; One Leads To Life And You Guessed It; The Other Leads To DEATHDeuteronomy 11:26-2826See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— 27the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; 28the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
Place Nothing In Front Of Your Focus On GodDeuteronomy 11:16-1716Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them. 17Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut up the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you.
God Will Deliver You; Trust In Him To Do ItExodus 14:15-1615Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
We Have God’s Devine Power Living Within Us.2 Peter 1:3-43His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
To Know Him Takes Desire And Dedication In Spending Time With Him, In Reading Scripture and in Prayer2 Peter 1:1-21Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Reach Out And Encourage! It Makes A Difference!1 Peter 5:12-1312With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.13She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14Greet one another with a kiss of love.Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
May God’s Promise Carry You Through The Storms And Struggles1 Peter 5:10-1110And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Trust God Fully And Remain Vertically Focused: Eyes And Heart Fixed On Him1 Peter 5:7-97Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Everyone, Young And Old, Walk Humbly With The Lord1 Peter 5:5-65In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,“God opposes the proudbut shows favor to the humble.” 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
Lead By Example Not By Force1 Peter 5:1-41To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Admit Sin Sooner, Focus Vertically Longer, Trust God Always1 Peter 4:17-1917For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18And,“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
Suffering Should Be Spirit Induced And Never Self Motivated1 Peter 4:14-16 14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
Keep Your Focus On The Victory Through Christ As You Suffer In What You May Be Going Through1 Peter 4:12-1312Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
Every One Of Us Has Talents, Find Yours And Use It For His Glory1 Peter 4:10-1110Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Live Expectantly Of Christ’s Return1 Peter 4:7-97The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
Life Change In Following Christ And Not Self May Intimidate Others1 Peter 4:3-4 3For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.
Seek The Will Of God, Not Of The World1 Peter 4:1-21Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
Do Others See The Hope You Have That Causes Them To Ask Why?1 Peter 3:15-1615But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
We Should Not Only Seek Peace, But Should Also Pursue It.1 Peter 3:10-14 10For,“Whoever would love lifeand see good daysmust keep their tongue from eviland their lips from deceitful speech.11They must turn from evil and do good;they must seek peace and pursue it.12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteousand his ears are attentive to their prayer,but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 13Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
Live In Harmony and In Humility1 Peter 3:8-98Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Live Out Your Free Salvation By Showing Respect To Everyone1 Peter 2:16-17 16Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
Allow Jesus To Be The Overseer Of Your Soul1 Peter 2:2525For “you were like sheep going astray,” f but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
If You Follow Jesus Be Prepared To Suffer Like Jesus1 Peter 2:22-2422“He committed no sin,and no deceit was found in his mouth.” e23When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
Be Conscious Of God To Help You Endure The Struggle And Suffering1 Peter 2:18-2118Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
Submit To God By Living For The Lord’s Sake And Not For Self Sake!1 Peter 2:13-1513Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
Walk Differently Than The World Walks1 Peter 2:11-1211Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
Not Your Accomplishments That Make You Right With God; HE DID IT!1 Peter 2:9-109But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,a holy nation,ab, ac a people for His possession,so that you may proclaim the praisesaf, of the One who called you out of darknessinto His marvelous light.ai10Once you were not a people,but now you are God’s people;you had not received mercy,but now you have received mercy.
Allow God To Put You Where He Wants You And To Build His Church1 Peter 2:7-87Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,“The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone,” 8and,“A stone that causes people to stumbleand a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
Serve Together As A Team As ONE!1 Peter 2:4-54As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house a to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Let His Call Be Your Reason Until He Closes The DoorIsaiah 6:11-1211Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”And he answered:“Until the cities lie ruinedand without inhabitant,until the houses are left desertedand the fields ruined and ravaged,12until the Lord has sent everyone far awayand the land is utterly forsaken.
God Will Take You Where He Wants You To Go! Are You Willing?Isaiah 5:555Surely you will summon nations you know not,and nations you do not know will come running to you,because of the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel,for he has endowed you with splendor.”
If You Know Him Rid Yourselves Of Worldly Behaviors And Thinking1 Peter 2:1-31Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Love Like He Loved Through The Living And Enduring Word Of God1 Peter 1:22-2322Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. b 23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Go The Extra Mile Without Complaint1 Peter 1:6-76In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
You Are Shielded By The Power Of God Through Your Trust In Jesus1 Peter 1:3-53Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Listen To God’s Promise And Let It drown Out The Noise Of SelfHebrews 13:5-6 5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,“Never will I leave you;never will I forsake you.” 6So we say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.What can mere mortals do to me?”
God’s Word Is Sent To Nourish Us, As Rain Does The EarthIsaiah 55:10-1110As the rain and the snowcome down from heaven,and do not return to itwithout watering the earthand making it bud and flourish,so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,11so is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty,but will accomplish what I desireand achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Drink From The Living Water And Never Be Thirsty AgainIsaiah 55:11“Come, all you who are thirsty,come to the waters;and you who have no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without cost.
If You’re Looking For A True Friend, Become OneProverbs 18:2424A man of many companions may come to ruin,but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Is Your Heart Cheerful And Bring Others A Positive Outlook?Proverbs 17:2222A cheerful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
The Blessing From God Comes When Our Focus Remains On GodNumbers 6:24-2624“ ‘ “The Lord bless youand keep you;25the Lord make his face shine on youand be gracious to you;26the Lord turn his face toward youand give you peace.” ’
Have You Ever Caught Yourself Justifying Your Actions Or CallingLuke 10:2929But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Love God With All That You Are; Easy To Say, Yet Hard To Do. Impossible Without The Holy SpiritLuke 10:25-2825On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”26“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ c ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
Live Out Your Faith By Sharing Your HiStory With HimLuke 10:23-2423Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
God’s Love And Grace Is Offered To Everyone And We All Have Equal Access To HimLuke 10:2121At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
Keep The Emphasis On The Main Thing And Not On Your AccomplishmentsLuke 10:17-2017The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”18He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Knowing God’s Word Is Great, But Obeying God’s Word Is Most Important.Matthew 4:3-4 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
Remain Focused On Him AlwaysMatthew 4:1-21Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted a by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
Choose To Rejoice Today, No Matter The Circumstances You May Find Yourself InPsalm 118:2424The Lord has done it this very day;let us rejoice today and be glad.
It’s Only Through Jesus We Are Saved And Jesus AloneJohn 10:1-21“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
God Loves The World, So Should WeJohn 3:1616For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Let Nothing Get In The Way Of Your Grip Of Jesus’ RobeLuke 8:45-4645“Who touched me?” Jesus asked.When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”46But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
God’s Perspective Of Love Is Commitment From God And Us To HimSong of Songs 6:3 3I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine;he browses among the lilies.
Share Your Story by Sharing HiStory Of Your LifePsalm 40:9-109I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;I do not seal my lips, Lord,as you know.10I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.I do not conceal your love and your faithfulnessfrom the great assembly.
Make Sure You Give God The Obedience And Lifelong Service He Desires Over SacrificePsalm 40:6-86Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened —burnt offerings and sin offerings d you did not require.7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll. 8I desire to do your will, my God;your law is within my heart.”
God Has Given You. A Firm Place To Stand In Life Here On EarthPsalm 40:22He lifted me out of the slimy pit,out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rockand gave me a firm place to stand.
Bring A Piece Of God’s Kingdom Here On Earth Through The Way You Live Your LifeRomans 14:17-1817For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
Stand TALL For Jesus Think, Act, Love Live Like JesusRomans 14:12-1312So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
Increased Opportunity Brings Increased Responsibility. Is Jesus Just Your Savior?Numbers 14:20-2320The Lord replied, “I have forgiven them, as you asked. 21Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, 22not one of those who saw my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times— 23not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.
Built Together For One Savior And For One PurposeEphesians 2:21-2221In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Through Jesus We Have Access To God; He Desires A Relationship With Us 17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Jesus Beaks The Barrier Of Hostility Because He Is PeaceEphesians 2:14-1514For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,
The Law Does Not Save But Shows Us The Need Of A SaviorRomans 3:2020Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Don’t Let Satan Blow It Out, Let Your Light ShineRomans 3:99What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
Faith Without Seeing But Still Believing. Don’t Be A Doubting ThomasJohn 20:26-2926A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”28Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”29Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Nothing Will Completely Satisfy Anyone Except God. He Placed Eternal Life At The Core Of Everyone’s HeartEcclesiastes 3:9-119What do workers gain from their toil? 10I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet a no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Seek Him, Remain Focused On Him And He Will Use You Even In Your StrugglesPsalm 73:21-2821When my heart was grievedand my spirit embittered,22I was senseless and ignorant;I was a brute beast before you.23Yet I am always with you;you hold me by my right hand.24You guide me with your counsel,and afterward you will take me into glory.25Whom have I in heaven but you?And earth has nothing I desire besides you.26My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.27Those who are far from you will perish;you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.28But as for me, it is good to be near God.I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;I will tell of all your deeds.
Point People To The Good Shepherd And Not To YouJohn 10:1414“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me
Sin Is Not Only What We Do, But It Is Our Nature We Inherited Genesis 6:5-65The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
Be Careful Of Being Spiritually BlindsidedJohh 9:39-4139Jesus said, a “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”41Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
Allow God To Open Your Spiritual Eyes: That Takes Time, Focus, Energy, Willingness To Listen To GodJohn 9:30-3330The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
See The Display Of God’s Wondrous Might And Love No Matter The ConsequencesJohn 9:4-5 4As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Jesus Is The Gate; He Is The Only Way. Don’t Stand In The Way Of People Getting To The GateJohn 10:7-97Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. a They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
Listen For The Good Shepherd’s Voice, So You Can Avoid The Trappings Of Being Led AstrayJohn 10:3-53The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
Are You Living For The Opinion Of Many Or The Opinion Of OneLuke 11:4343“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
Watch Out: Sin Can Creep In When We Serve For The Wrong ReasonsLuke 11:5252“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
Live A Life Worthy Of Praising Him2 Timothy 1:13-14 13What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
God Calls Us Even If We Aren’t In The Shape We’d Like To Be InJoshua 13:11When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
To Know The Master And His Ways You Must Read His WordPsalm 119:1-81Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,who walk according to the law of the Lord.2Blessed are those who keep his statutesand seek him with all their heart—3they do no wrongbut follow his ways.4You have laid down preceptsthat are to be fully obeyed.5Oh, that my ways were steadfastin obeying your decrees!6Then I would not be put to shamewhen I consider all your commands.7I will praise you with an upright heartas I learn your righteous laws.8I will obey your decrees;do not utterly forsake me.
Allow The Spirit To Respond vs Self Reaction; That Often Takes 3 Deeps With Jesus1 Thessalonians 5:16-19 16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.19Do not quench the Spirit.
Is Your Goal To Love Others?Colossians 2:2-3 2My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
God’s Crown For You May Turn GrayProverbs 16:3131Gray hair is a crown of splendor;it is attained in the way of righteousness.
Let’s Not Seek Our Own Good, But The Good Of Many; May We Not Seek Our Own Glory, But Glorify God1 Corinthians 10:31-3331So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— 33even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
God Gives Us The Freedom And Choice To Do Anything, But Not Everything Is Beneficial1 Corinthians 10:23-2423“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
Trust In Him And Walk In ObedienceIsaiah 54:2-52“Enlarge the place of your tent,stretch your tent curtains wide,do not hold back;lengthen your cords,strengthen your stakes.3For you will spread out to the right and to the left;your descendants will dispossess nationsand settle in their desolate cities.4“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.You will forget the shame of your youthand remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.5For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is his name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;he is called the God of all the earth.
God Is The Artist And He Uses Us To Color His Picture Through His Every BrushstrokePsalm 84:11-1211For the Lord God is a sun and shield;the Lord bestows favor and honor;no good thing does he withholdfrom those whose walk is blameless.12Lord Almighty,blessed is the one who trusts in you.
Count Your Blessings, They Are All Around YouPsalm 103:1-51 Bless the LORD, O my soul;all that is within me, bless His holy name.2Bless the LORD, O my soul,and do not forget all His kind deeds—3He who forgives all your iniquitiesand heals all your diseases,4who redeems your life from the Pitand crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,5who satisfies you with good things,so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
HE DID IT, So Let’s Do IT!1 John 4:11-1211Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Are Uprightness And Integrity Leading Your Life?Psalm 25:20-2120Guard my life and rescue me;do not let me be put to shame,for I take refuge in you.21May integrity and uprightness protect me,because my hope, Lord, c is in you.
Remember To Turn To Him; He Is Always There!Psalm 25:16-1816Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.17Relieve the troubles of my heartand free me from my anguish.18Look on my affliction and my distressand take away all my sins.
He Confides In Those Who Revere HimPsalm 25:14-1514The Lord confides in those who fear him;he makes his covenant known to them.15My eyes are ever on the Lord,for only he will release my feet from the snare.
Distractions Interfere With DevotionPsalm 25:8-108Good and upright is the Lord;therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.9He guides the humble in what is rightand teaches them his way.10All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithfultoward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
Remind Yourself Of How Great He Is By Speaking To HimPsalm 25:6-86Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,for they are from of old.7Do not remember the sins of my youthand my rebellious ways;according to your love remember me,for you, Lord, are good.8Good and upright is the Lord;therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
God Should Always Be FirstHaggai 1:5-65Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 6You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
Are You Taking Care Of God’s Temple?Haggai 1:3-43Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 4“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”
God Is The Ultimate Provider And Protector, Not The Might Of MenZephaniah 2:13-1513He will stretch out his hand against the northand destroy Assyria,leaving Nineveh utterly desolateand dry as the desert.14Flocks and herds will lie down there,creatures of every kind.The desert owl and the screech owlwill roost on her columns.Their hooting will echo through the windows,rubble will fill the doorways,the beams of cedar will be exposed.15This is the city of revelrythat lived in safety.She said to herself,“I am the one! And there is none besides me.”What a ruin she has become,a lair for wild beasts!All who pass by her scoffand shake their fists.
God Guides When We Trust Him And We Will Fear No EvilPsalm 23:1-61The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.4Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me.5You prepare a table before mein the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows.6Surely your goodness and love will follow meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordforever.
Let Nothing Get In The Way Of Placing God FirstZephania 1:4-64“I will stretch out my hand against Judahand against all who live in Jerusalem.I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,the very names of the idolatrous priests—5those who bow down on the roofsto worship the starry host,those who bow down and swear by the Lordand who also swear by Molek, 6those who turn back from following the Lordand neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.”
Are You Listening To God And His Word?Zephaniah 1:1-21The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord2“I will sweep away everythingfrom the face of the earth,”“When I destroy all mankindon the face of the earth,”
Remain Steadfast In Your Devotion To GodEzra 5:11-1211This is the answer they gave us:“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. 12But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.
Don’t Get Ahead Or Side Tracked From God: Remain Vertically Focused And He’ll Guide You ThroughEzra 5:55But the eye of their God was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.
Disciple Others To Help Them Deepen Their DevotionActs 9:26-2726When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.
Are You Surprised When God Answers Prayer? Are You So Surprised You Don’t See God In The Answer?Acts 12:55So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Be Careful Not To Give God Sloppy SecondsNehemiah 10:35-3635“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.36“As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.
Pay Attention To Wisdom No Matter The Source Of Where It’s Coming FromEcclesiastes 9:13-16 13I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man. 16So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
Share The Fullness Of God's Grace That You Received. That Takes Some Pressing Down And Shaking.Luke 3:37-3837“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Meditate On God’s Word So You Can Hear Him And Know What He’s LikePsalm 1:1-31Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners takeor sit in the company of mockers,2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.
Spiritual Adultery Is Extremely Dangerous And Satan Will Use Tactics To Make It HappenHosea 3:11The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”
God Won’t Answer Prayers Contrary To His WillJohn 14:13-14 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Those Who Believe See Jesus For Who He IsJohn 14:22-2322Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
Jesus Promised The Counselor! Are You Allowing Him To Council You?John 14:15-1615“If you love me, keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever
Jesus Is The Only Way To God And All We Have To Do Is Believe ItJohn 14:66Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Be Willing To Love On And Share With Everyone Who Crosses Your PathMark 4:99Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
Be Careful Of Your Own Hypocritical AttitudeMark 7:6-76He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:“ ‘These people honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.7They worship me in vain;their teachings are merely human rules.’
Don’t Allow Your Disbelief Lead You To MisunderstandingMark 6:51-52 51Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
Respond As Jesus Did To JudasMatthew 26:5050Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”
Listen To Jesus And Allow His Words To Motivate YouMatthew 5:4-54Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted.5Blessed are the meek,for they will inherit the earth.
We Cannot Do It Alone!Matthew 26:41 41“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Reach Out To God In TruthPsalm 145:17-1817The Lord is righteous in all his waysand faithful in all he does.18The Lord is near to all who call on him,to all who call on him in truth.
Don’t Forget To Remember God In Your PrayersPsalm 145:13-1513Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,and your dominion endures through all generations.The Lord is trustworthy in all he promisesand faithful in all he does. 14The Lord upholds all who falland lifts up all who are bowed down.15The eyes of all look to you,and you give them their food at the proper time.
They Will Know We Are Christians By Our LovePsalm 145:4-94One generation commends your works to another;they tell of your mighty acts.5They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 6They tell of the power of your awesome works—and I will proclaim your great deeds.7They celebrate your abundant goodnessand joyfully sing of your righteousness.8The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in love.9The Lord is good to all;he has compassion on all he has made.
God Sent And Jesus Died Because Of His Love For The WorldIsaiah 61:1-21The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,because the Lord has anointed meto proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captivesand release from darkness for the prisoners, 2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favorand the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,
Hand Over The Anger And Vengeance To GodPsalm 140:9-119Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;may the mischief of their lips engulf them.10May burning coals fall on them;may they be thrown into the fire,into miry pits, never to rise.11May slanderers not be established in the land;may disaster hunt down the violent.
God Knows Our Thoughts. What Are Yours Focused On?Psalm 139:1-21You have searched me, Lord,and you know me.2You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Do You Believe In Jesus? Then Act Like It!John 6:67-6967“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
Are You Being What God Has Called You You To Be?Amos 5:2424But let justice roll on like a river,righteousness like a never-failing stream!
He’s Prepared A Place At The Banquet Table For YouMatthew 22:33He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
Do You Recognize Jesus As The MessiahLuke 18:3838He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Stop And Listen To Avoid Being A FoolProverbs 14:16-1716The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.17A quick-tempered person does foolish things,and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
Choose Wisely, Slow Down And ListenProverbs 12:15-1615The way of fools seems right to them,but the wise listen to advice.16Fools show their annoyance at once,but the prudent overlook an insult.
Simply Believe! It Doesn’t Get Simpler Than ThatJohn 6:28-2928Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”29Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
Victory Is For All Those Who Trust In JesusJohn 16:9-119about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
Live Out Christ’s Love And Allow The Holy Spirit To LeadJohn 16:7-8 7But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
Are You Willing To God’s Reshaping?Jeremiah 18:5-65Then the word of the Lord came to me. 6He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
Use The Shield Of Armor To Protect The Word Of God1 Chronicles 12:88Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.
Don’t Let Your Disappointment Interfere With Your Trust In HimMatthew 17:22-2322When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. 23They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
Move A Mountain Through Your Focus On JesusMatthew 17:20-2120He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” [21]
Are You Willing To Follow Without RecognitionMark 3:16-1916These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
No One May Notice Or Say Thank You But God WillMatthew 10:4242And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
Unity In JesusMatthew 16:11The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Look Up To God Not Down At OthersLuke 18:1313“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
Slow Down In All Situations To Allow The Spirit To Respond And Not Self ReactProverbs 29:2020Do you see someone who speaks in haste?There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Can You Trust God In Giving Your Daily Bread Alone?Proverbs 30:7-97“Two things I ask of you, Lord;do not refuse me before I die:8Keep falsehood and lies far from me;give me neither poverty nor riches,but give me only my daily bread.9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown youand say, ‘Who is the Lord?’Or I may become poor and steal,and so dishonor the name of my God.
Jesus Was Bringing The Law Of The Old Under The Good News Of The NewLuke 16:16-1716“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
God sees The Heart And What You ServeLuke 16:14-1514The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Obey God With Your Money By Giving To OthersLuke 16:99I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Watch Out For Serving The Wrong MasterLuke 16:1313“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
His Path at His Speed Achieves A Sacred PaceMatthew 5:33“Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
There Is No Other Way Than JesusActs 4:1212Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
Do You Recognize Jesus?Luke 23:42-4342Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."43Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
His Kingdom Was Just BeginningLuke 23:3838There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.
Do You Recognize Jesus For Who He Is?Luke 24:30-3130When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
Jesus Has Risen!Luke 24:66He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee
Recognize Jesus Before It’s Too LateLuke 19:41-4441As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
Creation Calls Out The Name Of JesusLuke 19:39-4039Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Jesus Is Looking Around Your Heart, What Does He See?Mark 11:1111Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Do You Understand All That God Has Done In Your Life?John 12:15-1615“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;see, your king is coming,seated on a donkey’s colt.” 16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
Remain Vertically Focused So Hosanna Can Remain In Your Heart And On Your LipsMark 11:9 9Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,“Hosanna! ”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Jesus Fulfills ProphesyMatthew 21:55“Say to Daughter Zion,‘See, your king comes to you,gentle and riding on a donkey,and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
Receive God’s Word And Never Reject ItMatthew 10:11-14 11Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12As you enter the home, give it your greeting. 13If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
Search For the Heavenly Kingdom And Not An Earthly Kingdom The Israelites Were LookingMatthew 10:7 7As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’
God’s Love Was For The World, His Message Started With IsraelMatthew 10:5-65These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
Never Forsake The Lord Or OthersJeremiah 17:1313Lord, you are the hope of Israel;all who forsake you will be put to shame.Those who turn away from you will be written in the dustbecause they have forsaken the Lord,the spring of living water.
Yet I Will Rejoice In The Lord, In Spite Of The StrugglesHabakkuk 3:17-1817Though the fig tree does not budand there are no grapes on the vines,though the olive crop failsand the fields produce no food,though there are no sheep in the penand no cattle in the stalls,18yet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will be joyful in God my Savior.
No Surprises To God, Keep Him In Your SightsHabakkuk 3:22Lord, I have heard of your fame;I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.Repeat them in our day,in our time make them known;in wrath remember mercy.
Rest Physically And SpirituallyProverbs 6:6-86Go to the ant, you sluggard;consider its ways and be wise!7It has no commander,no overseer or ruler,8yet it stores its provisions in summerand gathers its food at harvest.
Show His Love Because Its Who You Are, Not For What You Will GetMark 12:38-3938As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
Keep Your Perspective On God. Love On The Source: HimMark 12:30-31 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Holiness Is The Mark Of Following, Not Wealth Or Prestige.Isaiah 4:22In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
God Is Compassionate To Everyone, From You To Your Enemy.Jonah 4:1-21But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
God Sees And Knows Everything, Stop Trying To Hide From HimHosea 7:1-21whenever I would heal Israel,the sins of Ephraim are exposedand the crimes of Samaria revealed.They practice deceit,thieves break into houses,bandits rob in the streets;2but they do not realizethat I remember all their evil deeds.Their sins engulf them;they are always before me.
Go And Learn. God Desires Mercy, Not SacrificeMatthew 9:12-1312On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
It’s When We Acknowledge Our Weakness He Makes Us Strong In His StrengthJeremiah 33:33‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Make God The Single Thing You Love Above All ElseJeremiah 32:3737I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.
Take Your Doubt To God In Prayer And Surround Your Mind With Your Memory Of HimJeremiah 32:25 25And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed.’ ”
But He Trusted GodJeremiah 32:9-109so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver. 10I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Faith Of A Child! Live Like ThatLuke 18:1717Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Look At A God Who Is Lovingly Drawing You Near HimJeremiah 31:33The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:“I have loved you with an everlasting love;I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Faith Like A Child Is Faith That Trusts In The NowMatthew 19:1414Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Live Out Childlike Faith Not Childlike Behavior3 John 44I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Be Careful Of Which Life You Treasure More; Your Actions Speak The LoudestJohn 12:25 25Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Live In The Freedom Of Forgiveness And A Desire To Sin No More1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Is Your Life The Temple Who Loves God And Serves Christ?Mark 13:1-21As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”2“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Jesus Did It; It Is Finished!Hebrews 1:33The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Jesus Was The Fulfillment Of The Old Testament Prophesies And He Lives In Us To Show His Love TodayHebrews 1:1-21In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
It Is Always For God’s Glory1 Corinthians 3:7 7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Let The Peace Of Jesus Combat And Defeat The Forces Against UsJohn 14:2727Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Ask God To Search Your Heart What Would He FindPsalm 139:23-2423Search me, God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts.24See if there is any offensive way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting.
Keep The Right Perspective Of God To Pull You Through The StrugglesPsalm 139:17-1817How precious to me are your thoughts, God!How vast is the sum of them!18Were I to count them,they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you.
Jesus Overcame The World So That We Can Have Peace In TroubleJohn 16:32-3332“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.33“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Recognize, Confess, Repent, Forgiveness, Receive, SelahPsalm 32:6-76Therefore let all the faithful pray to youwhile you may be found;surely the rising of the mighty waterswill not reach them.7You are my hiding place;you will protect me from troubleand surround me with songs of deliverance.
Once Full Now Empty, If We Aren’t Staying Vertically Focused We Can Feel That WayLamentations 1:11How deserted lies the city,once so full of people!How like a widow is she,who once was great among the nations!She who was queen among the provinceshas now become a slave.
May Your Grief Turn You Toward God And Not AwayLamentations 5:21-2221Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;renew our days as of old22unless you have utterly rejected usand are angry with us beyond measure.
Don’t Let The Guilt Of Sin Zap Your Strength And Steal Your JoyPsalm 32:1-21Blessed is the onewhose transgressions are forgiven,whose sins are covered.2Blessed is the onewhose sin the Lord does not count against themand in whose spirit is no deceit.
Remain In Him So Your Joy Doesn’t Turn To MourningLamentations 5:15-1715Joy is gone from our hearts;our dancing has turned to mourning.16The crown has fallen from our head.Woe to us, for we have sinned!17Because of this our hearts are faint,because of these things our eyes grow dim
What Ever Portion We Are Given Is Enough. Is It?Lamentations 3:24-2524I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;therefore I will wait for him.”25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,to the one who seeks him;
Words That Comfort The SoulLamentations 3:22-2322Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,for his compassions never fail.23They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.
Eternity Began The Moment You Accepted Christ, Live That Assurance EverydayPsalm 23:66Surely your goodness and love will follow meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordforever.
He Guides Us For His Name SakePsalm 23:33he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.
Be Careful With Pulling Scripture Out Of ContextGenesis 9:27May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
Don’t Go Down Paths That Aren’t God’sHebrews 13:99Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
Know He Is In Control Even When We Don’t Understand!John 13:77Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
Are You A Sluggard In God’s Eyes?Proverbs 13:44A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Discipline Displays LoveProverbs 13:2424Whoever spares the rod hates their children,but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
Seek Daily Bread Not RichesProverbs 23:4-54Do not wear yourself out to get rich;do not trust your own cleverness.5Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,for they will surely sprout wingsand fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Why Drink? Be CarefulProverbs 20:11Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Lift All Things In PrayerNehemiah 1:44When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
Be Yoked Only To The Freedom We Have In JesusGalatians 5:11It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Live For Grace1 Corinthians 15:10 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
Say A Lot By Saying Nothing2 Corinthians 9:6 6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Do You Trust In Jesus’ Authority?Mark 11:29-3029Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
Be Careful Of Pride: It Will Raise Its Ugly Head QuicklyProverbs 16:55The Lord detests all the proud of heart.Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
We Are Never Alone, Remember That!Mark 1:12-1312At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted g by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
Share Jesus In All Environments Where You Are PlacedActs 28:16 16When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Let Nothing Stop You From Sharing The Love Of ChristActs 20:24 24However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Painful But Productive, That’s How God Works.Hebrews 12:1111No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Have Confidence In Approaching God Remembering The Reason You CanHebrews 4:1616Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Wait, Use That 4 Letter Word In Your FavorPsalm 27:13-1413I remain confident of this:I will see the goodness of the Lordin the land of the living.14Wait for the Lord;be strong and take heartand wait for the Lord.
Only God No Matter WhatDaniel 3:2828Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
God Provides A Way!Esther 8:99At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. a These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.
Wherever You Are Share The Good NewsActs 16:6-76Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
Serve For God’s Sake Even When It’s HardActs 17:5-95But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. a 6But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here, 7and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.” 8When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.
All Who Turn To God Will Be Saved, He Has No FavoritesIsaiah 45:2222“Turn to me and be saved,all you ends of the earth;for I am God, and there is no other.
Don’t Let Custom Or Tradition Stand In The Way Of SalvationActs 15:10-1110Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
Choose To Be A Servant!Romans 1:11Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God
Make Sure Your Walk Matches Your TalkProverbs 22:66Start children off on the way they should go,and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Stay Strong By Remembering He Is There And Never Quits, So Don’t You EitherPhilippians 1:66being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
The Law Does Not Save Us Only Jesus Can, But Use It To Guide You To Live LifeGalatians 2:15 - 1615“We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in d Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
You’re A Child Of God, Act Like ItGalatians 5:2626Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Leave The Old Life Behind And Live Your New Life In Step With The SpiritGalatians 5:24 - 2524Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Know Him And Live Like Him By Loving OthersMatthew 23:55“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
Serve, Pray, Live For God’s SakeMatthew 6:11“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Is All You Have His?Matthew 19:2121Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Listening Increases Knowledge, Discernment Grants Guidance. Can It Get Any Better?Proverbs 1:55let the wise listen and add to their learning,and let the discerning get guidance—
Fairness Is Not What We Need - It’s MercyRomans 5:1-21Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we a have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we b boast in the hope of the glory of God.
What’s Your Internal Motivation Be Careful Or It Can Be Self Elevation!1 Chronicles 21:33But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
My ID Must Always Be Placed With Christ Or Pride Will Take Over1 Chronicles 21:11Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
Walk Out Your Life As A Representation Of JesusGalatians 1:3-53Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Let Your Actions Answer1 Samuel 12:1616“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!
Be Still And Know He Is GodPsalm 46:1010He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth.”
Have Your Actions Said “Crucify Him!John 19:1515But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.
When Do You Worship? Only On Sunday, But The Other Days Are Sindays?1 Corinthians 6:19-2019Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Forgiveness Was Given To You, Extend It To OthersEphesians 4:3232Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Be Careful Not To Grieve The Holy Spirit, It’s Easier To Do Than You ThinkEphesians 4:30-3130And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Heart Troubled? Ask Yourself What Are You Trusting In?John 14:11“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
Watch What You Say: Is It Building Or Tearing Down?Ephesians 4:2929Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Jesus Promised, Take Those Promises To The Bank And Cash Them InJohn 14:2-3 2My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
Jesus Came To Fulfill The Law, Not Abolish It!Matthew 5:1717“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Jesus Came To Fulfill The Law, Not Abolish It!Matthew 5:1717“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Don’t Make ExcusesLuke 14:16-1716Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Bring Your Doubts To God, That’s Only When You’ll Get Them ResolvedLuke 7:21-2221At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy a are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
What Would Jesus Say About You And Your Faith?Luke 7:9-109When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
Always Point To Jesus, Not To SelfLuke 6:4040The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
What Are You Listening To?Isaiah 37:66Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
What Are You Listening To?Isaiah 37:66Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Living According To Society Or Living Connected To God. You Have A Choice.Micah 7:22The faithful have been swept from the land;not one upright person remains.Everyone lies in wait to shed blood;they hunt each other with nets.
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly With God. That Is All He Requires.Micah 6:6-86With what shall I come before the Lordand bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,with calves a year old?7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly a with your God.
God Himself Tells Of The Coming MessiahGenesis 3:1515And I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring a and hers;he will crush b your head,and you will strike his heel.”
Share What You Know And Pray The Holy Spirit Fill In The Holes.Philippians 3:15-1615All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Press In, Press On, Hold Tight In Your Daily Walk Toward Perfection.Philippians 3:12-1412Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Do You Consider Your Reputation A Loss Compared To What You’ve Gained In Christ?Philippians 3:7-87But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ
Be Care With Your Speech, Never Gossip And Always Show RespectGenesis 9:2424When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25he said,“Cursed be Canaan!The lowest of slaveswill he be to his brothers.”
Anything Getting In The Way Of You Being Delivered?Psalm 34:77The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,and he delivers them.
He Was Sent For YOU!Isaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Prince of PEACE, Be The Best Representative Of The Place You Are From, Be The AmbassadorIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
EVERLASTING Father, Never Ending Relationship With You Is His Desire For UsIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
MIGHTY God, Allow Him To Fight Your Battles! But To Do That You’ve Got To Give Them To HimIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
What Do You Seek: Learn From JosephPsalm 25:99He guides the humble in what is rightand teaches them his way.
WONDERFUL Counselor, Go To Him For AdviceIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Step Back And Listen Up1 Kings 19:12-1312After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Pause And Consider Before Making A Decision, Learn From JosephMatthew 1:19-2019Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet e did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Divine Guidance Comes To Prepared HeartsMatthew 2:1313When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
Have You Lost Your Joy?Galatians 4:8-98Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Encourage Someone Today, It Will Go A Long Way1 Thessalonians 3:7-87Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
May Our Hope Be In The Lord To Pull Us Through The Sufferings1 Thessalonians 3:4-54In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. 5For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.
Be Willing To Share The News That’s Been Shared With YouLuke 2:10-11 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
Sin Is Both Doing Something Wrong AND Not Doing Something RightJames 4:1717If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
Your Future Is Today So Walk Out Your Future God’s WayJames 4:13-1613Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.
Love Is The Law!Romans 13:1010Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Look Like Jesus By Loving And Not JudgingJames 4:11-1211Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
Love For Others Stems Out Of Love For YourselfRomans 13:99The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Be Careful To Not Look Back; You’ll Lose Focus On Moving Forward With GodGenesis 19:23-2623By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land. 24Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens. 25Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land. 26But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Serve Others As God Has Served YouGenesis 18:22Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Why Do You Want What You Want?1 Samuel 8:19-2219But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. 20Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”21When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord. 22The Lord answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
We Can’t Do What God’s Word Tells Us To Do Without The Holy Spirit Doing It Through UsRomans 12:14-1614Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. c Do not be conceited.
God Opened His Arms Even While We Were Still Sinner; Sow The Same To OthersRomans 12:12-1312Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Loving Service To Others Is Different Than Just Serving Others. Serving Is Done Out Of Obligation And Loving Is Done Out Of Gratitude James 2:17 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Heart, Speech And Actions Should All Be Aligned With Jesus And Led By The SpiritJames 2:12-1312Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Keep Your Eyes Vertically Focused On GodMatthew 6:22-2322“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
With Every Breath You Take: Is It For The Lord?Matthew 6:21 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Use His Love To Embrace Even StrangersHebrews 13:22Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
God Is Our Only Standard To Measure OurselvesJames 2:1010For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
God Can Pick You To Mix With Others To Make A Difference For HimMark 2:14 14As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
Be One In The Spirit And Purpose. Live For JesusPhilippians 2:1 - 21Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Train Those Spiritual Muscles More Than Those Physical Because It’s Those Muscles That Will Sustain You In Tragedy1 Timothy 4:88For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Our Struggle Is Not Against Flesh, But It Sure May Affect FleshEphesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Let’s Walk In A Spirit Of Unity By Keeping The Main Thing As Our Focal And Vocal PointRomans 15:5 - 65May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remain Close To God By Reading His Word And Praying1 Chronicles 29:29-3029As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records of Nathan the prophet and the records of Gad the seer, 30together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.
Pass On Encouragement1 Chronicles 28:19-2019“All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.”20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
Be Careful And Not Do What You See FitJudges 17:66In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
Let The Secret Of God’s Wisdom Fill Your Heart And Mind To Blur The Chaos Around1 Corinthians 2:77No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
It’s More Important To Be On God’s Side Then To Ask Him Whose Side He Is On!Joshua 5:13 - 1513Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”14“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord e have for his servant?”15The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
God Provides But He Also Expects Us To Prepare. That Takes Obedience.Joshua 5:11 - 1211The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain. 12The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.
Adopt The Same Attitude As That Of Jesus ChristPhilippians 2:55In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Let Us Continue To Praise God In All Situations We Find Ourselves InPhilippians 1:12 - 1312Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, b that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard c and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
Lord Grant Us Your Discerning Wisdom And May We Remember To Pray The Same For Our Brothers and SistersPhilippians 1:9-109And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
In EVERYTHING Do Not Argue Or GrumblePhilippians 2:14 - 1514Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
No Matter What, Where, How You're In The Spot You're In, Remain IN His LovePhilippians 1:77It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.
What God Starts In You He Will Finish In You.Philippians 1:6 6being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
God’s Opinion Matters Most1 Samuel 17:2828When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”
We Don’t Walk Alone1 Samuel 17:10-11 10Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” 11On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
Praise Him From Sun Up To Sun DownPsalm 113:2 - 32Let the name of the Lord be praised,both now and forevermore.3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,the name of the Lord is to be praised.
Don’t Allow His Righteousness To Fade Away In You By Your Righteous Attitude2 Corinthians 5:21 21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Be Hospitable, A Qualification Of A Leader In The Body Of Christ1 Timothy 3:2 2Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach
Be Hospitable, A Qualification Of A Leader In The Body Of Christ1 Timothy 3:22Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach
Remain Steadfast In Your Trust In The Lord So There Is No Room For FearPsalm 112:6-86Surely the righteous will never be shaken;they will be remembered forever.7They will have no fear of bad news;their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.8Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
God Is Love-We Are God’s-We Are To LoveLeviticus 19:33-3433“ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Be Careful Of What You Worship; Anything But God And He Will Make You A BywordEzekiel 14:7 - 87“ ‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire of me, I the Lord will answer them myself. 8I will set my face against them and make them an example and a byword. I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
May Your Faith You Over, Around Or Maybe Even Move MountainsMatthew 21:21-2221Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
The Only One Who Deserves Praise Is The Only One Who Can SavePsalm 146:1 - 31Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul.2I will praise the Lord all my life;I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.3Do not put your trust in princes,in human beings, who cannot save.
Has Anything Replaced God In Your Heart?Ezekiel 14:3-5 3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all? 4Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. 5I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.’
God Loves You No Matter What, You Simply Have To Recognize And RepentJeremiah 31:1919After I strayed,I repented;after I came to understand,I beat my breast.I was ashamed and humiliatedbecause I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
Approval Of God Alone, That’s The Way To LiveGalatians 1:1010Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Don’t Let Things Get Routine And You Lose The LovePsalm 40:66Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened —burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Pay Attention To Where You’re Headed STOP And Change CourseJeremiah 8:66I have listened attentively,but they do not say what is right.None of them repent of their wickedness,saying, “What have I done?”Each pursues their own courselike a horse charging into battle.
Leave A Fragrance Of Jesus2 Corinthians 2:14-15Thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
Honesty Is Not The Best Policy; It’s The Only Possibility With GodJeremiah 5:33Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?You struck them, but they felt no pain;you crushed them, but they refused correction.They made their faces harder than stoneand refused to repent.
Can We Rest In Our Salvation And Allow That Peace And Trust Be Our Strength?Isaiah 30:1515This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:“In repentance and rest is your salvation,in quietness and trust is your strength,but you would have none of it.
Are You A Secret Believer?John 19:38-3938Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
Let Not Your Heart Be Fearful In A World Full Of ChaosIsaiah 35:44say to those with fearful hearts,“Be strong, do not fear;your God will come,he will come with vengeance;with divine retributionhe will come to save you.”
Let Your Faith Hold Fast To The Promises Of GodDeuteronomy 31:2323The Lord gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”
Trust In The Lord; He Promised He Would Never Leave Or Forsake UsDeuteronomy 31:66Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
He Loves You Enough To Allow You To ChooseRomans 1:22-23 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
Let Everything That Has Breath Praise The LordPsalm 150:1 - 61Praise the Lord.Praise God in his sanctuary;praise him in his mighty heavens.2Praise him for his acts of power;praise him for his surpassing greatness.3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,praise him with the harp and lyre,4praise him with timbrel and dancing,praise him with the strings and pipe,5praise him with the clash of cymbals,praise him with resounding cymbals.6Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Praise the Lord.
His Path At His Speed Achieves A Sacred Pace. Make That THE ONLY Way!Proverbs 3:66in all your ways submit to him,and he will make your paths straight.
Give Thanks. Do We Take The Time To Do That?1 Chronicles 16:8-98Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;make known among the nations what he has done.9Sing to him, sing praise to him;tell of all his wonderful acts.
Sing His Praises In EverythingJudges 5:33“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!I, even I, will sing to a the Lord;I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
Declare He Lives By Walking With Him While Singing Praises To Him.2 Samuel 22:4747“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
We Become A Part Of His Holy NationDeuteronomy 26:1919He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.
Make Your Allegiance To Him And Him AloneDeuteronomy 10:20 - 21 20Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. 21He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
God May Not Answer With Fire, But He Will Bring You Through Fires1 Kings 18:3838Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.
Dial Him Up, He Will Always AnswerJohn 4:1010Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
Let Your Faith In Jesus Be Reflected In Your Life For JesusLuke 5:27 - 2827After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
Don’t Cheapen God’s GraceLuke 7:4747Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
Faith Is A Mighty ThingLuke 5:12 - 1312While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. b When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”13Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Live Your Life By Following God’s Law And Not Man’sLuke 6:1-21One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Are There Yellow Caution Lights In Your Life You Need To Heed?Ecclesiastes 5:11Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Reveal Jesus Through Your Trust In HimPsalm 31:1919How abundant are the good thingsthat you have stored up for those who fear you,that you bestow in the sight of all,on those who take refuge in you.
STOP And SEE All GOD’S WondersJob 37:1414“Listen to this, Job;stop and consider God’s wonders.
Do You Honor Him With Your Life?Psalm 50:1515and call on me in the day of trouble;I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
What Kind Of Fuel Is Your Tongue Carrying?Proverbs 26:20 - 2120Without wood a fire goes out;without a gossip a quarrel dies down.21As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Be Careful How You Answer A Fool, Always Allow The Holy Spirit To SpeakProverbs 26:4-54Do not answer a fool according to his folly,or you yourself will be just like him.5Answer a fool according to his folly,or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Listen To Those Who You Trust Even If The Words May Be Painful. God May Be Using Them To Tell You What You Need To HearPsalm 141:55Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.My head will not refuse it,for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
Measure And Evaluate Everything You Hear Against Scripture2 Peter 2:33In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
Beware Of Teachings That Belittle Jesus2 Peter 2:11But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Delight Yourself In The LordPsalm 37:4-54Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.5Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him and he will do this:
Breath In His Love And Feel His PresencePsalm 37:18-1918The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,and their inheritance will endure forever.19In times of disaster they will not wither;in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
Depend On JI Over AI, After All We Are Made After HimGenesis 1:2727So God created mankind in his own image,in the image of God he created them;male and female he created them.
Declare And Share About How Much God CaresPsalm 40:1010I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.I do not conceal your love and your faithfulnessfrom the great assembly.
Going Through The Motions Without Emotion Becomes Ritual Without Devotion To HimIsaiah 1:1111“The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they to me?” says the Lord.“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,of rams and the fat of fattened animals;I have no pleasurein the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
Recounting All That Has Done Is Impossible, But Giving Thanks For What He Has Done Is ImportantPsalm 40:55Many, Lord my God,are the wonders you have done,the things you planned for us.None can compare with you;were I to speak and tell of your deeds,they would be too many to declare.
Rapa With Papa! Be Still And Meditate On HimPsalm 77:12 - 1512I will consider all your worksand meditate on all your mighty deeds.”13Your ways, God, are holy.What god is as great as our God?14You are the God who performs miracles;you display your power among the peoples.15With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
How Deeply Do You Respect Christ?Ephesians 5:2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
God Loves Us To Send His Son To Take Our Sins; Jesus Loves Us To Take Our Penalty Of Death1 John 4:10-1110This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Praise Him With Every Breath. You Are Not Guaranteed A Next OnePsalm 150:66Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Praise the Lord.
Knowledge Is Not Enough. We Must Apply Wisdom To Our Life And Live Out Love EverydayProverbs 11:2-32When pride comes, then comes disgrace,but with humility comes wisdom.3The integrity of the upright guides them,but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
Instead Of Wishing For A True Friend Become OneProverbs 18:2424One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Heed God’s Warnings And Other's Council, Including A Mother'sProverbs 31:1-31The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.2Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!3Do not spend your strength a on women,your vigor on those who ruin kings.
Can You Ask Those Two Things And Mean It?Proverbs 30:88Keep falsehood and lies far from me;give me neither poverty nor riches,but give me only my daily bread.
Woe, Heed That Word Before You Head Down A Path Of DestructionHabakkuk 2:9 - 109“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,setting his nest on highto escape the clutches of ruin!10You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
What’s The Cause Of Your Tears?Lamentations 2:1111My eyes fail from weeping,I am in torment within;my heart is poured out on the groundbecause my people are destroyed,because children and infants faintin the streets of the city.
Have You Heard? Do You Know? The Lord Is The Everlasting God!Isaiah 40:2828Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.
Stop Acting Like A Child, Yet Trust Like A Child1 Kings 3:77“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.
It’s Yours Not Mine.1 Kings 3:99So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
Don’t Concentrate On The Problem, Focus On The Solution: JesusJohn 6:99“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Submission To God Is The Key To Resisting The Devil.James 4:77Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Trust Jesus At His Word Or Call Him A Blasphemer: Your ChoiceJohn 5:1717In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”
No One Has An Excuse Whether There Is A God. Creation Speaks Loudly About It.Romans 1:20 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Remember God Knows All.Romans 2:66God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
Use Your Life To Be A Brush That Paints JesusJohn 5:2424“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
Has Your Faith Grown Through Knowing Jesus?John 4:5353Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed.
We All Carry A Mat, It Helps Us Tell The Story Of God’s Miracle In Our Own LivesJohn 5:8-98Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.The day on which this took place was a Sabbath
Remain Humble And You Will Be Exalted. Watch Out: If You Exalt Yourself, You Will Be Humbled.Matthew 23:11 - 12 11The greatest among you will be your servant. 12For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
We Are Here To Share Jesus, Not To Save People. That’s All God’s!John 3:19 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
A Stranger Busts Into Your House And Drags You Out Good Or Bad NewsJohn 3:17 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Allow Your New Heart To Beat For HimEphesians 2:8 - 98For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
Honor God By Following His Path At His Pace According To His Plan And PurposePsalm 34:7-97The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,and he delivers them.8Taste and see that the Lord is good;blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.9Fear the Lord, you his holy people,for those who fear him lack nothing.
Law And Grace Both Come From God. Law Shows Our Failure, Grace Shows His LoveJohn 1:17 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Take Care Of Those Closest To You, Never Letting Work Interfere2 Kings 6:3 - 63Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?”“I will,” Elisha replied. 4And he went with them.They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. 5As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”6The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.
You Don’t Have To Climb To God, Jesus Carries You To HimRomans 5:20 - 2120The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Show His Love Through Him As He Lives In YouRomans 5:9 - 109Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Faith Is Exercised Daily, Make Sure It's On HimHebrews 11:11Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Don’t Squander What He’s Given YouMatthew 25:2525So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
Love Even When It Hurts2 Samuel 18:32 - 3332The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?”The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.”33The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Pray Today And Everyday Solomon’s Prayer For Our Family And The Church1 Kings 8:56 - 6056“Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. 57May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. 58May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. 59And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need, 60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.
God Allows Us To Choose1 John 4:9 - 109This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
You Are Never Too Old For God To Use YouJoshua 13:11When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
Humble Yourself Before God And While Loving Others1 Peter 5:66Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
Serve With Love Not With Power1 Peter 5:2 2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve
Love Drives Out All Fear! Let’s Trust In That Statement Because God Is Love1 John 4:18 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
In This World We Are To Be Like Jesus1 John 4:16-17 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 17This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.
Trust Him Enough To Walk Through The Mighty WatersPsalm 77:1919Your path led through the sea,your way through the mighty waters,though your footprints were not seen.
Stop Focusing On Your Character, Instead Focus On Him And The Strength He Provides.Judges 6:15 - 1615“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”16The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
No One Can Hide From God, Not Even YouJudges 6:1111The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites.
You Are Never Alone When You Have To Cross Your Jordans.2 Kings 2:1313Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
Add To Your Knowledge Love! Live Out Love Let’s Do IT!Matthew 12:46 - 5046While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”48He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Fill Your Mind With God’s Word And Your Heart With God’s Love And There Will Be No Room For SatanMatthew 12:43 - 4543“When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”
Do You Listen To God’s Word And Respond To It?Jonah 3:1010When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
Faith In God Is All You NeedLuke 17:5 - 65The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”6He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Be Consistent In Your Communication With GodJonah 2:66To the roots of the mountains I sank down;the earth beneath barred me in forever.But you, Lord my God,brought my life up from the pit.
Admit And SacrificeJonah 1:1212“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
Can’t Return To God Until You Stop Running From HimJonah 1:99He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Can You Flee From God? The Answer Is No, But We Sure Try!Jonah 1:33But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
Is Your Testimony Of The Lord False?Deuteronomy 19:2121Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Does The Holy Spirit Lead Your Life?1 Samuel 10:6 6The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.
Remember You Are Not Your Own1 Samuel 10:11Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
Carve Out Time To Spend With HimMark 1:3535Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Do You Follow Jesus? If You Do, For What Reason?Mark 1:33 - 34 33The whole town gathered at the door, 34and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
Take Refuge In The LordProverbs 30:5 - 65“Every word of God is flawless;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.6Do not add to his words,or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
What Did Jesus Write On The Ground?John 8:66They were using this question as a trap,in order to have a basis for accusing him.But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
Be Careful Of Following Your Heart, It Will Quickly Take You Down A Path Of Self Edification And Not God Glorification.Jeremiah 17:1010“I the Lord search the heartand examine the mind,to reward each person according to their conduct,according to what their deeds deserve.”
When You Pray….That's A Statement Not A QuestionMatthew 6:55“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
What Is Jesus To You? Who Is He?Matthew 5:33“Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Don’t Pray To Remove, Pray To Trust, Hope And Wait On The LordLamentations 3:24-2524I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;therefore I will wait for him.”25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,to the one who seeks him;
Do You Resemble Jesus?Matthew 7:13-1413“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
We Are Held Accountable To ChristRomans 14:55One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
Live In The Freedom And Responsibility Of GraceRomans 5:20 - 2120The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Walking With The Lord Is A Daily Exercise Of Waiting And TrustingIsaiah 40:3131but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.
Don’t Let Your Actions Or Your Words Get In The Way Of People Seeing Jesus1 Corinthians 2:4 - 54My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Be Careful Of Ostentation, It’s The Signal Flag Of Hypocrisy.Matthew 6:22“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Don’t Demand Justice, Honor Him By Giving JusticeLuke 6:3030Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
Be Careful Not To Judge Or Condemn, But To Always ForgiveLuke 6:3737“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Are You Living A Life Of Indebtedness For Others?Romans 1:14 - 1514I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
God Is In Control. Luck Has Nothing To Do With It.Proverbs 16:3333The lot is cast into the lap,but its every decision is from the Lord.
P R I D E, Be Careful And Don't Fall Into The Way Of The WorldPsalm 2:1 - 21Why do the nations conspireand the peoples plot in vain?2The kings of the earth rise upand the rulers band togetheragainst the Lord and against his anointed
Urgent Solution Patiently WaitingPsalm 143:6 - 76I spread out my hands to you;I thirst for you like a parched land. a7Answer me quickly, Lord;my spirit fails.Do not hide your face from meor I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Realize Jesus In All Your CircumstancesPhilippians 3:1010I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death
Have You Lost Your Life For Christ?Matthew 10:39 39Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Make Your Kindness DeafeningLuke 6:27-2827But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
What Receives More Attention From You: Making Your Outward Appearance Shine Or Building Up Your Inward Character?1 Samuel 16:6 - 7 6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
Focus, Focus, Focus, Remain Focused On HimRomans 7:1414We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
His Love Endures Forever. It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than ThatPsalm 118:1-41Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;his love endures forever.2Let Israel say:“His love endures forever.”3Let the house of Aaron say:“His love endures forever.”4Let those who fear the Lord say:“His love endures forever.”
Is Your Refuge In The Lord?Psalm 118:88It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in humans.
See His Hand Extended To You So You Can Grab A Hold Of ItPsalm 138:7 - 87Though I walk in the midst of trouble,you preserve my life.You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes;with your right hand you save me.8The Lord will vindicate me;your love, Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.
Worship Is Not A Time Frame, It Should Be A LifestyleJohn 4:2121“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Walk In God’s Strength: That Means You Must Become Weakans You Must Become Weak2 Corinthians 12:1010That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Forget Your Failures Of The Past So You Can Focus In The PresentLuke 9:5 - 65If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
Are You Living For This Life On Earth Or For Eternal Life With Him?Job 14:11“Mortals, born of woman,are of few days and full of trouble.
Fear Sees With Eyes Of Flesh, Courage Sees With Eyes Of Faith2 Kings 6:16 - 1716“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”17And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Proverbs 29:25Fear Will Stifle God’s Intentions In Your Life25Fear of man will prove to be a snare,but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Show Love Like God Showed You1 John 4:9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
Stop Trying And Start Dying1 Corinthians 1:30 - 3130It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Sheep Need Shepherds. Are You A Sheep Who Trusts In The Shepherd?Isaiah 40:10 - 1110See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,and he rules with a mighty arm.See, his reward is with him,and his recompense accompanies him.11He tends his flock like a shepherd:He gathers the lambs in his armsand carries them close to his heart;he gently leads those that have young.
What Receives More Attention From You: Making Your Outward Appearance Shine Or Building Up Your Inward Character?1 Samuel 16:6-76When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Are You Bigger Than God? Watch Out For Arrogance!1 Samuel 15:22 - 2322But Samuel replied:“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrificesas much as in obeying the Lord?To obey is better than sacrifice,and to heed is better than the fat of rams.23For rebellion is like the sin of divination,and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,he has rejected you as king.”
God First - God Always1 Samuel 14:35 - 3635Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this.36Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.”“Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied.But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.”
If God Calls Then Bravely Commit No Matter The Odds1 Samuel 14:66Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Let God Orchestrate Your Life, Traveling At His Pace1 Samuel 13:13 - 1413“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. 14But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
Serve God And Nothing Else1 Samuel 12:14-1514If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! 15But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
Self Evacuate - Spirit Elevate, Live Life With His HelpProverbs 28:2626Those who trust in themselves are fools,but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
To Learn From A Mistake We Must Admit We Made ItProverbs 28:13 - 1413Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
What Bait Are You Using As You Fish For Men?Mark 1:17-1817“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18At once they left their nets and followed him.
Our Lives As Christ Followers Must Reflect Humility And Extend MercyMatthew 5:38 - 4238“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ h 39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Has Your Heart Been Prepared For Jesus’ Arrival?Luke 3:4-6 4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord,make straight paths for him.5Every valley shall be filled in,every mountain and hill made low.The crooked roads shall become straight,the rough ways smooth.6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
God Is A Loving And Living God, Do You Feel Him?Psalm 27:10 - 1410Though my father and mother forsake me,the Lord will receive me.11Teach me your way, Lord;lead me in a straight pathbecause of my oppressors.12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,for false witnesses rise up against me,spouting malicious accusations.13I remain confident of this:I will see the goodness of the Lordin the land of the living.14Wait for the Lord;be strong and take heartand wait for the Lord.
What “L” Word Are You Living For?Luke 19:5-65When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
Chase God’s Wisdom And Not The World's Attempt At WisdomProverbs 8:12-1412“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;I possess knowledge and discretion.13To fear the Lord is to hate evil;I hate pride and arrogance,evil behavior and perverse speech.14Counsel and sound judgment are mine;I have insight, I have power.
Don’t Let Other Things Replace GodExodus 34:1414Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
God Loves Us Through His CharacterExodus 34:5 - 7 5Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. 6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”
True Love Is Demonstrated In Actions, No Words Are Necessary.Romans 5:6 - 86You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Believe In Your Heart And Confess With Your Mouth Jesus Is Lord: It’s As Simple And As Hard As That: Live For Him! Romans 10:9 - 139If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” e 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
We Serve A Risen Savior HE LIVES1 Corinthians 15:5 - 75and that he appeared to Cephas, b and then to the Twelve. 6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles
Live Your Life Fully In The Victory Of Jesus1 Corinthians 15:3 - 43For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance a : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
Is Your Life A Reflection Of Joy In The Lord?Psalm 37:44Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Your Friendship With God Will Become Stronger The More More You Revere HimPsalm 25:1414The Lord confides in those who fear him;he makes his covenant known to them.
Satan Doesn’t Know Your Thoughts, But God Does1 Kings 8:39 39then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart)
Is Your Life Reflecting The Heart Of Flesh That God Placed When He Removed Your Heart?Ezekiel 36:26 26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
As Far As East Is From The West, That’s God’s Forgiveness And Forgetfulness Of Our SinPsalm 103:11 - 1311For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his love for those who fear him;12as far as the east is from the west,so far has he removed our transgressions from us.13As a father has compassion on his children,so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
Stop Trying To Be The Conductor Of Your Own Life: Let God Orchestrate It. The Music Will Sound PerfectPsalm 85:8 - 138I will listen to what God the Lord says;he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly.9Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,that his glory may dwell in our land.10Love and faithfulness meet together;righteousness and peace kiss each other.11Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,and righteousness looks down from heaven.12The Lord will indeed give what is good,and our land will yield its harvest.13Righteousness goes before himand prepares the way for his steps.
Any Choice But God’s Choice Is The Wrong Choice. Choose Spirit Over SelfGenesis 13:10 - 1110Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:
Be Careful Of Your Choices: Let God Choose For You. What You Think Is Best May Interfere With A Choice That’s BetterGenesis 13:8-98So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives. 9Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
We Can’t Reach Up To God Through Our Works, God Reaches Down Through Christ To Reach UsColossians 2:20 - 2320Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. 23Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Rituals Are A Shadow, Jesus Is The Reality. Celebrate And Worship JesusColossians 2:16 - 1816Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
Let’s Stand United And Knitted In Love As Followers Of ChristColossians 2:2 - 32My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Is God The One On Whom You Trust?Psalm 9:11 - 51Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.”3Surely he will save youfrom the fowler’s snareand from the deadly pestilence.4He will cover you with his feathers,and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.5You will not fear the terror of night,nor the arrow that flies by day,
Eternal Life Is Know God Through His Son JesusJohn 17:1-51After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
Seek First The Kingdom Allowing The Holy Spirit To LeadActs 5:1 - 21Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
Total Dedication Is What He Demands. Is That What Your Life Reflects?Matthew 8:18 - 2218When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”21Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”22But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
We Can’t Earn Our Salvation Through Our Good Deeds, Only Through JesusIsaiah 64:66All of us have become like one who is unclean,and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;we all shrivel up like a leaf,and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
As A Seed Sprouts And People See, So Should We Be His Seed Showing People HimIsaiah 61:10 - 1110I delight greatly in the Lord;my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvationand arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.11For as the soil makes the sprout come upand a garden causes seeds to grow,so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousnessand praise spring up before all nations.
Live Out Your Faith Not For The Benefit Of Self, But For The Benefit Of Others As Well.Isaiah 58:7-117Is it not to share your food with the hungryand to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them,and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?8Then your light will break forth like the dawn,and your healing will quickly appear;then your righteousness a will go before you,and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.9Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,with the pointing finger and malicious talk,10and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungryand satisfy the needs of the oppressed,then your light will rise in the darkness,and your night will become like the noonday.11The Lord will guide you always;he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched landand will strengthen your frame.You will be like a well-watered garden,like a spring whose waters never fail.
What Are You Doing With Your Time Here On Earth?Matthew 24:36 - 3736“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, f but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Don’t Let Satan Or Self Steer You Away From Your Vertical Focus1 John 3:8 - 9 8The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
Stand TALL For Jesus: Think, Act, Live, Love Like JesusActs 16:35-3735When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”37But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”
Actions Can Lead Others To Jesus. What Are Yours Saying?Acts 16:27-3127The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”29The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
Let Your Life Actions Speak As Boldly As Your WordsActs 16:1 - 31Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Measure Everything Against ScriptureRomans 16:1717I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
Serve Not For Praise But Out Of LoveProverbs 27:19 - 2119As water reflects the face,so one’s life reflects the heart. a20Death and Destruction b are never satisfied,and neither are human eyes.21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,but people are tested by their praise.
Wounds From A Friend Can Be TrustedProverbs 27:5 - 65Better is open rebukethan hidden love.6Wounds from a friend can be trusted,but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Jesus Did It!Isaiah 53:11 - 1211After he has suffered,he will see the light of life d and be satisfied;by his knowledge f my righteous servant will justify many,and he will bear their iniquities.12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death,and was numbered with the transgressors.For he bore the sin of many,and made intercession for the transgressors.
Listen To The Shepherd's Voice!Isaiah 53:66We all, like sheep, have gone astray,each of us has turned to our own way;and the Lord has laid on himthe iniquity of us all.
Accept, Reject, Despise Jesus? Which One Describes You? Do Your Actions Say The Same Thing?Isaiah 53:1-31Who has believed our messageand to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2He grew up before him like a tender shoot,and like a root out of dry ground.He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.3He was despised and rejected by mankind,a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.Like one from whom people hide their faceshe was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
We Have An Audience With The Trinity!Romans 5:1 - 51Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we a have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we b boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we c also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Endure The Hardships And Don’t Lose HeartHebrews 12:77Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
Don’t Make Excuses. Instead Trust Him In The Call He’s Asked Of You.Judges 6:14 - 1614The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”15“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”16The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
If You Say Jesus Then Walk Jesus. May Our Say So, Be Our Do So.Psalm 25:20 - 2120Guard my life and rescue me;do not let me be put to shame,for I take refuge in you.21May integrity and uprightness protect me,because my hope, Lord, c is in you.
Are You Willing To Cry Out “Turn To Me And Be Gracious”. He’s ListeningPsalm 25:16 - 1816Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.17Relieve the troubles of my heartand free me from my anguish.18Look on my affliction and my distressand take away all my sins.
Walk With Jesus And Experience His Peace That Will Carry You Through The StormsPsalm 122:6 - 96Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:“May those who love you be secure.7May there be peace within your wallsand security within your citadels.”8For the sake of my family and friends,I will say, “Peace be within you.”9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,I will seek your prosperity.
Ask God For Discernment And Clarity Will Follow, But Remember It Will Always Be At His PacePsalm 119:124-125124Deal with your servant according to your loveand teach me your decrees.125I am your servant; give me discernmentthat I may understand your statutes.
Read The Word So It Can Light Your PathPsalm 119:101 - 105101I have kept my feet from every evil pathso that I might obey your word.102I have not departed from your laws,for you yourself have taught me.103How sweet are your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!104I gain understanding from your precepts;therefore I hate every wrong path.105Your word is a lamp for my feet,a light on my path.
Let Your Light ShinePsalm 119:43 - 4743Never take your word of truth from my mouth,for I have put my hope in your laws.44I will always obey your law,for ever and ever.45I will walk about in freedom,for I have sought out your precepts.46I will speak of your statutes before kingsand will not be put to shame,47for I delight in your commandsbecause I love them.
God’s Will Starts With Desiring To Know Him And His WordPsalm 119:35 - 3735Direct me in the path of your commands,for there I find delight.36Turn my heart toward your statutesand not toward selfish gain.37Turn my eyes away from worthless things;preserve my life according to your word.
Use His Word To Lead You On EarthPsalm 119:17 - 2017Be good to your servant while I live,that I may obey your word.18Open my eyes that I may seewonderful things in your law.19I am a stranger on earth;do not hide your commands from me.20My soul is consumed with longingfor your laws at all times.
Dig Into His Word And Let It Dig Into Your HeartPsalm 119:9 - 109How can a young person stay on the path of purity?By living according to your word.10I seek you with all my heart;do not let me stray from your commands.
God’s Forgiveness Expands The Chasm That Sin Has Created.Hosea 14:9Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand.The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
Beware Of Brig Satisfied And Risk Forgetting Your ProviderHosea 13:5 - 65I cared for you in the wilderness,in the land of burning heat.6When I fed them, they were satisfied;when they were satisfied, they became proud;then they forgot me.
Chase God’s Heart Even In Our Shortcomings2 Chronicles 30:18 - 2018Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone 19who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.” 20And the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
Walk In The Light Of The LordIsaiah 2:2 - 52In the last daysthe mountain of the Lord’s temple will be establishedas the highest of the mountains;it will be exalted above the hills,and all nations will stream to it.3Many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,to the temple of the God of Jacob.He will teach us his ways,so that we may walk in his paths.”The law will go out from Zion,the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.4He will judge between the nationsand will settle disputes for many peoples.They will beat their swords into plowsharesand their spears into pruning hooks.Nation will not take up sword against nation,nor will they train for war anymore.5Come, descendants of Jacob,let us walk in the light of the Lord.
May Your Talk And Walk Tell The Same Story: Always Jesus!2 Peter 1:10 - 1110Therefore, my brothers and sisters, a make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Live Out Your Faith By Loving Outwardly To Those Around You2 Peter 1:5 - 95For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
Power To Grow Doesn’t Come In Our Own Strength But From His Spirit2 Peter 1:3 - 43His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Knowledge Of God Will Lead To Peace In God2 Peter 1:22Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
No One Has An Excuse In Not Knowing God. He’s In CreationRomans 1:18 - 1918The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
Live A Life Of Victory! Jesus Gives Us Victory.Colossians 2:13 - 1513When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you d alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Do You Trust In Self Or In God? Where You Do Makes A Difference In The Fruit ProducedJeremiah 17:5 - 85This is what the Lord says:“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,who draws strength from mere fleshand whose heart turns away from the Lord.6That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;they will not see prosperity when it comes.They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,in a salt land where no one lives.7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,whose confidence is in him.8They will be like a tree planted by the waterthat sends out its roots by the stream.It does not fear when heat comes;its leaves are always green.It has no worries in a year of droughtand never fails to bear fruit.”
The Good News Of God Is Jesus!Mark 1:14 - 1514After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Let His Word Light Your Path And Lead Your LifePsalm 119:105105Your word is a lamp for my feet,a light on my path.
Does Your Life Include Living Life For God?Ecclesiastes 12:9 - 149Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. 10The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.11The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd. 12 warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.13Now all has been heard;here is the conclusion of the matter:Fear God and keep his commandments,for this is the duty of all mankind.14For God will bring every deed into judgment,including every hidden thing,whether it is good or evil.
Life Is Meaningless Without GodEcclesiastes 12:6 - 86Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,and the golden bowl is broken;before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,and the wheel broken at the well,7and the dust returns to the ground it came from,and the spirit returns to God who gave it.8“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. a“Everything is meaningless!”
Remember God Always, In All SituationsEcclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them"
Faithfulness To God Has A Rich Reward!Daniel 12:33Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Remain Fervent And Earnest In Your PrayersDaniel 10:12 - 1412Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.”
Are Your Prayers Filled With Passion And Compassion? Why Not?Daniel 9:17-1917“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. 18Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. 19Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”
Let’s Accept God’s Truth Which May Mean Facing Words Of Truth That May Not Feel GreatDaniel 9:4 - 74I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:“Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. 6We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.7“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.
Remain God-Focused In The Earthly Turmoil Around UsDaniel 7:1-31In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.2Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. 3Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
Be Careful Not To Pray Superficially, But To Pray With Focus And ConcentrationEzra 8:21 - 2321There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
Take All Your Complaints To Jesus Not To Others.Psalm 39:1 - 41I said, “I will watch my waysand keep my tongue from sin;I will put a muzzle on my mouthwhile in the presence of the wicked.”2So I remained utterly silent,not even saying anything good.But my anguish increased;3my heart grew hot within me.While I meditated, the fire burned;then I spoke with my tongue:4“Show me, Lord, my life’s endand the number of my days;let me know how fleeting my life is.
Is He The Beginning And End Of Everything For You?Revelation 1:88“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
We Serve A Risen Savior; Every Day Is Easter!Revelation 1:77“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him,even those who pierced him”;and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
Shine His Love Through Your Love And Devotion To HimDaniel 6:25 - 2725Then King Darius wrote to all the nations and peoples of every language in all the earth:“May you prosper greatly!26“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.“For he is the living Godand he endures forever;his kingdom will not be destroyed,his dominion will never end.27He rescues and he saves;he performs signs and wondersin the heavens and on the earth.He has rescued Danielfrom the power of the lions.”
What Does Your Life Show About What Is Most Important?Daniel 6:1616So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”
Elevate God In All Your EnvironmentsDaniel 6:3 - 53Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
Do You Desire To See God All 86,400 Seconds Of Everyday?Psalm 27:44One thing I ask from the Lord,this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lordand to seek him in his temple.
All Leaders Are Dealers In HopePsalm 27:11The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
Wait On The Lord; That’s A Tough Four Letter WordPsalm 27:1414Wait for the Lord;be strong and take heartand wait for the Lord.
Honor The God Who Holds Your Life In His HandDaniel 5:22 - 2422“But you, Belshazzar, his son, d have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. 23Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. 24Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
Because Of The Hope In Jesus, We Can Walk In Freedom Of ForgivenessPhilippians 3:13 - 1413Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Don’t Let What You Don’t Know About The Future Spoil The Joy He Has For You TodayEcclesiastes 8:16 - 1716When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth—people getting no sleep day or night— 17then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it.
We Don’t Know What Hearts Will Receive And Which Ones Won’t. Don’t Let That Stop You From Casting His Seed of Love.Mark 8:11 - 1211The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.”
It’s Right To Do Right, Because It’s Right To Do Right. Do Things The Right Way, Because It’s Right To Do It!Daniel 5:1717Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.
Be Careful And Do Not Allow Self To Lead, But Make The Choice To Let His Spirit GuideDaniel 4:27 - 31 27Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.”The Dream Is Fulfilled28All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
Don’t Cheapen The Sacrifice Of Jesus: Remember His Name!Exodus 12:6-76Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
Can You Forgive, Forget A Love Like God Has You? HE DID IT!Daniel 4:1919Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.”Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!
God Is Sovereign Over All Things Including You. Do You Believe It? Live Like It!Daniel 4:1717“ ‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.’
Profession Of Faith Doesn’t Always Mean Possession.Daniel 4:2 - 32It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.3How great are his signs,how mighty his wonders!His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;his dominion endures from generation to generation.
Abandon Your Life To HimJohn 3:1616For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Has God’s Word Ever Hit You Upside The Head?Ecclesiastes 7:8 - 98The end of a matter is better than its beginning,and patience is better than pride.9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Nothing To Large Or To Small That He Can’t Handle Or Be Concerned About. Give It All To God.Mark 8:1 - 31During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
Only God? He Should Be All You Worship.Daniel 3:28-2928Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
Godlight Savings TimeJoshua 10:12 - 1412On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”13So the sun stood still,and the moon stopped,till the nation avenged itself on b its enemies,as it is written in the Book of Jashar.The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!
Trust In Him Through All TrialsDaniel 3:26-2726Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.
How Do You Approach Jesus? Desire Or Demand?Mark 7:27 - 2827“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”28“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
It’s The Intentions Of Your Heart That Matters.Mark 7:18 - 1918“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
Let Your Worship Be Motivated By Love And Never Self-PromotionMark 7:8-98You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”9And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe c your own traditions!
Be Careful Not To Elevate Duty Over Honor And Glory In Your Relationship With JesusMark 7:1-21The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
Let God Use You, He WillDaniel 3:24 - 2524Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”25He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Worship God And Not People. Our Eternal Reward Is Worth Any Suffering We Will Endure.Daniel 3:19-2019Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.
Trust God No Matter The Outcome.Daniel 3:16 - 1816Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us c from Your Majesty’s hand. 18But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
Are You Willing To Stand Up For Jesus? You Have The Power Of The Holy Spirit To Do It!Daniel 3:10 - 1210Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, 11and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”
Be Mindful That Your Words And Actions Say The Same Thing. Don’t Just Say You Love Jesus, But Also Live Out Jesus.Daniel 3:1 - 61King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, a and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: 5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
Keep Sowing Them Jesus, No Matter The Reception.Mark 6:4 - 64Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Don’t Let Prejudice Blind You To The Truth. Listen Closely.Mark 6:2 - 32When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, a Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
As A Leader Choose Others To Bear The Responsibility TogetherDaniel 2:48 - 4948Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. 49Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.
Give God All The Glory And Honor; Point Your Achievements To HimDaniel 2:45 - 4745This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. 47The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”
God Is The Message Of HopeZephaniah 3:2020At that time I will gather you;at that time I will bring you home.I will give you honor and praiseamong all the peoples of the earthwhen I restore your fortunes ebefore your very eyes,”
No Place For The Haughty And Prideful In God’s Kingdom.Zephaniah 3:11 - 1211On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shamefor all the wrongs you have done to me,because I will remove from youyour arrogant boasters.Never again will you be haughtyon my holy hill.12But I will leave within youthe meek and humble.The remnant of Israelwill trust in the name of the Lord.
Wait On The Lord. He Will Avenge In The End.Zephaniah 3:88Therefore wait for me,”declares the Lord,“for the day I will stand up to testify. cI have decided to assemble the nations,to gather the kingdomsand to pour out my wrath on them—all my fierce anger.The whole world will be consumedby the fire of my jealous anger.
Sacrifice Your Time And Pray For Your Family.Job 1:4 - 54His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
Faith Based On Outcomes Is Hollow And Easily Crushed; Faith Built On Confidence In God Will Withstand the PressureJob 1:1In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Trust In God, Rest In Him. There You Will Find Hope.Psalm 62:5-85Yes, my soul, find rest in God;my hope comes from him.6Truly he is my rock and my salvation;he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.7My salvation and my honor depend on God;he is my mighty rock, my refuge.8Trust in him at all times, you people;pour out your hearts to him,for God is our refuge.
Don’t Make Excuses For Your Sins. Recognize, Repent And Receive The Gift Of Forgiveness.Romans 3:7 7Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?”
Being On Jesus’ Team Requires A Heart Of FleshRomans 2:28 - 2928A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
Gospel Reenactment Should Be A Part Of Your Daily Life’s RoutineLuke 12:21“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
Show Your Love And Gratitude By Being Persistent In Sharing ItRomans 2:7 - 8 7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
Be Careful And Don’t Be Quick To Throw The First Stone.Romans 2:1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
We Know Right From Wrong; Some Just Don’t Desire To Follow It.Romans 1:3232Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
Essentials - Unity; Nonessentials - Liberty; Everything - LoveRomans 14:1Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
Do You See God Everywhere You Look?Isaiah 40:2626Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:Who created all these?He who brings out the starry host one by oneand calls forth each of them by name.Because of his great power and mighty strength,not one of them is missing.
Do You See Any Qualities In The List Of Sinful Nature That Describe You?Galatians 5:19 - 2119The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Be Motivated By Love And Live Out LoveGalatians 5:14 - 1514For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” b 15If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
Only Jesus! Bring Your Faith, Cling To Your Hope And Receive The Bling Of His LoveHebrews 2:2-3 2For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Let Them Recognize Jesus In Your Behavior.Romans 1:8 - 98First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
Is Life About Who You Are Or Whose You Are?Romans 1:2 - 42the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life a was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power b by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Being A Christ Follower Is A Privilege And Responsibility, And Gives Each Of Us An OpportunityRomans 1:5Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
Desire To Seeking God Requires Questions Of Asking Him If You AreLuke 8:10 10He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,“ ‘though seeing, they may not see;though hearing, they may not understand.’
God Poured Out His Spirit In All Who Trust Jesus; Let Him Lead!Ezekiel 39:28 - 29. 28Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind. 29I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Jesus Loved And He’s Left Us Here To The SameIsaiah 53:22He grew up before him like a tender shoot,and like a root out of dry ground.He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
Every One Of Us Were God’s Enemies, Yet He Still Reconciled Us. Live A Reconciled LifeRomans 5:1010For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
What We Are And What We Have Are His.Acts 4:3232All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
Ask God To Give You The Power And Courage Through The ProblemsActs 4:29 - 3029Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
How Do You Behave? Learn The Right Way From Daniel.Daniel 1:1212“Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.
Hide Your Light Under A Bush? NO!Luke 8:1616“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
Are You Good Soil Where The Seed Can Flourish And Produce A Good Crop?Luke 8:1515But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Serve First Serve AllMark 10:43 - 44 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.
Share Your Life: We All Have A Story To Tell.2 Timothy 1:8 - 9 8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. 9He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
Resting In The Finished Work Of Jesus: It Takes An EffortHebrews 4:9 - 119There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, e just as God did from his. 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
What Do You Stake Your Reputation On? Does Your Life Reflect That?John 19:38 - 3938Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
Show His Love By Living Out His Love In Everything You Do.Deuteronomy 6:7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Love God With Your Soul!Deuteronomy 4:29But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Accepting Jesus Doesn’t Take More Understanding, It Simply Takes A Childlike FaithMark 10:14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Humility Or Pride: Which One Leads Your Life?Proverbs 18:1212Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honor.
Salute To Ships! The Strongest Ships That Will Carry You Through Stormy Seas Are Friendships.Proverbs 17:1717A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Keep Quiet So You Can LearnProverbs 17:28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,and discerning if they hold their tongues.
Listen To Scripture As You Read The Words Of TruthMark 9:77Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
PRIDE: Proclaiming Rights I Decide Essential. Watch Out It Can Wiggle In EasilyJeremiah 49:1616The terror you inspireand the pride of your heart have deceived you,you who live in the clefts of the rocks,who occupy the heights of the hill.Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s,from there I will bring you down,”declares the Lord.
God Follows Through On His WordEzekiel 5:1313“Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal.
Seeking God’s Wisdom Is Strenuous But Worth The EffortProverbs 2:66For the Lord gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Help Stay Focused By Remembering His Deeds And Stand In Awe Of HimHabakkuk 3:22Lord, I have heard of your fame;I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.Repeat them in our day,in our time make them known;in wrath remember mercy.
Learn To Lean On The Only Source Of Power And PeaceNahum 3:8-10Are you better than Thebes,situated on the Nile,with water around her?The river was her defense,the waters her wall.9Cush a and Egypt were her boundless strength;Put and Libya were among her allies.10Yet she was taken captiveand went into exile.Her infants were dashed to piecesat every street corner.Lots were cast for her nobles,and all her great men were put in chains.
Remember You Are The Temple Of God. Is He Welcomed, Worshiped And Loved?John 2:16 16To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
God Gives To Those Who Give Up Their Lives To HimLuke 18:26-3026Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”27Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”28Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Let Nothing Stand Between You And GodLuke 18:21 - 2221“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
God Is Good But Does Your Life Reflect That?Luke 18:1818A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Wait On God By Placing All Your Hope In Him.Psalm 37:3434Hope in the Lordand keep his way.He will exalt you to inherit the land;when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
Does Anyone Like To Be Called Foolish? Then Follow His Words!Matthew 7:26 - 27 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Put God’s Words Into Practice And Apply Them To Your LifeMatthew 7:24 - 2524“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
He Alone Is My Salvation. Is That Where Your Soul Rests?Psalm 62:1 - 21Truly my soul finds rest in God;my salvation comes from him.2Truly he is my rock and my salvation;he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Sing Praises To God Always, Even In DifficultiesPsalm 47:66Sing praises to God, sing praises;sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Be Present In 2024, Physically, Mentally, Emotionally And SpirituallyIsaiah 7:14 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
God Will Give Us His Discerning Wisdom When We Pray For ItHabakkuk 2:22Then the Lord replied:“Write down the revelationand make it plain on tabletsso that a herald b may run with it.
Turn Your I Into Thy: Not My Will But Thy WillPsalm 77:1-21I cried out to God for help;I cried out to God to hear me.2When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;at night I stretched out untiring hands,and I would not be comforted.
Ever Caught Yourself Asking God The Same Question Your Children Asked You, “Are We There Yet?"Psalm 75:1 - 31We praise you, God,we praise you, for your Name is near;people tell of your wonderful deeds.2You say, “I choose the appointed time;it is I who judge with equity.3When the earth and all its people quake,it is I who hold its pillars firm.
God’s Timing Is Always The Best, Be Patient While You WaitPsalm 74:7-107They burned your sanctuary to the ground;they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.9We are given no signs from God;no prophets are left,and none of us knows how long this will be.10How long will the enemy mock you, God?Will the foe revile your name forever?
Give God Your Right Hand And Let Him LeadPsalm 73:21 - 2621When my heart was grievedand my spirit embittered,22I was senseless and ignorant;I was a brute beast before you.23Yet I am always with you;you hold me by my right hand.24You guide me with your counsel,and afterward you will take me into glory.25Whom have I in heaven but you?And earth has nothing I desire besides you.26My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.
In Order For His Light To Shine Thru You The Farthest It Must Shine The Brightest At HomeActs 13:4646Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Jesus Is The Gift That Keeps On GivingActs 13:38 - 3938“Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
He’s The Reason For The Season, For Life And Why We Live; Let It Be The Reason You LoveActs 13:22 22After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
God’s Arms Are Always OpenActs 13:1616Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
God Often Doesn’t Make A Big Deal About The Greatest ThingsLuke 2:6 - 76While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Easy To Say I Trust In The Lord But Hard To Actually Put Into PracticeIsaiah 8:16 - 1716Bind up this testimony of warningand seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.17I will wait for the Lord,who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.I will put my trust in him.
Give Jesus The Throne Of Your Life.Matthew 2:1313When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
Following Christ Does Not Assure Us Of An Easy LifeLuke 1:26-3326In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Do You Worship God Or Other Things Than God? Evaluate Yourself And You’ll Find Out.Matthew 2:2 - 3 2and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Worship Jesus For Who He Is And Not For What You Can GetMatthew 2:11After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi a from the east came to Jerusalem
Serve Others So Others See JesusIsaiah 58:9 - 109Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,with the pointing finger and malicious talk,10and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungryand satisfy the needs of the oppressed,then your light will rise in the darkness,and your night will become like the noonday.
Remember Mary And Joseph’s Travels To Bethlehem The Next Time We Are Frustrated In TrafficMicah 5:22“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,though you are small among the clans a of Judah,out of you will come for meone who will be ruler over Israel,whose origins are from of old,from ancient times.”
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince Of Peace!Isaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
God Is Always There In All Red Sea MomentsExodus 14:3131And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
Have You Held Jesus In Your Heart? He’s The Gift That Keeps On Giving.Luke 2:28 - 3228Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:29“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,you may now dismiss d your servant in peace.30For my eyes have seen your salvation,31which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles,and the glory of your people Israel.”
Sing Of His Peace In Your Heart Even When The World Around You Is Filled With ChaosLuke 2:13-1413Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,14“Glory to God in the highest heaven,and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
What Does Your Merry Behavior Display To Others?Luke 2:17 - 18 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
Follow Joseph’s Lead And Follow God’s CallMatthew 1:18 - 1918This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about d : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet e did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Are You Carrying On The Genealogy Of Jesus?Matthew 1:11This is the genealogy a of Jesus the Messiah b the son of David, the son of Abraham:
It’s Right To Do Right Because It’s Right To Do Right.Ecclesiastes 9:1111I have seen something else under the sun:The race is not to the swiftor the battle to the strong,nor does food come to the wiseor wealth to the brilliantor favor to the learned;but time and chance happen to them all.
Don’t Compare Your Life To The Jones!John 21:2222Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
Don’t Think You Can Hide Your Actions From God; They Are All RecordedEcclesiastes 8:11 - 1211When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. 12Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
Does God’s Wisdom Brighten Your Face?Ecclesiastes 8:11Who is like the wise?Who knows the explanation of things?A person’s wisdom brightens their faceand changes its hard appearance.
Being Patient, Is That A Fruit You Display?Colossians 1:1111being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience
It’s Important To Be Constant, Consistent And Concentrated In Your PrayersColossians 1:9 - 109For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God
I Can Roll Knowing God Is In ControlEcclesiastes 7:1414When times are good, be happy;but when times are bad, consider this:God has made the oneas well as the other.Therefore, no one can discoveranything about their future.
Live Life For Jesus, Time Is Counting DownEcclesiastes 7:22It is better to go to a house of mourningthan to go to a house of feasting,for death is the destiny of everyone;the living should take this to heart.
Stop Repeating Your FollyProverbs 26:1111As a dog returns to its vomit,so fools repeat their folly.
Let Go Of My Eggo (Ego)Proverbs 3:21 - 2221My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,preserve sound judgment and discretion;22they will be life for you,an ornament to grace your neck.
God Disciplines Out Of Love To Teach And Train Us. Let’s Do The Same.Proverbs 3:11 - 1211My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,and do not resent his rebuke,12because the Lord disciplines those he loves,as a father the son he delights in.
Jesus Said It, You Can’t Serve Two MastersLuke 16:1313“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Don’t Make Excuses With God’s Invitation Or Calling On Your LifeLuke 14:16 - 1716Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Don’t Look For The Best Place To Sit, Instead Wait To Be AskedLuke 14:7 - 87When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
How Do You Act Around Those Who Are Watching?Luke 14:1 - 21One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.
Let’s Go Sit With Jesus As He Sits With The OutcastsLuke 15:1 - 21Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Are You Flavoring Those Around You With Jesus?Luke 14:34 - 3534“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
Weigh The Costs Of Following So That You Remain Afloat In The Midst Of The StormsLuke 14:28 - 3028“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
In Order To Be A Disciple Of CHRIST You Must Pick Up Your Cross And Follow Him.Luke 14:2727And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
Do You Apply God’s Relationship Characteristics With You To Those Around You?John 13:13 - 1413“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
I Can Roll Knowing God Is In ControlEcclesiastes 6:9 - 119Better what the eye seesthan the roving of the appetite.This too is meaningless,a chasing after the wind.10Whatever exists has already been named,and what humanity is has been known;no one can contendwith someone who is stronger.11The more the words,the less the meaning,and how does that profit anyone?
Spend Time In The Spiritual Weight Room.Ecclesiastes 6:6 6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Focus Should Always Be On The Giver And Not The GiftEcclesiastes 5:19 - 20 19Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. 20They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.
Stand In Awe Of The Lord And Let Your Words Be Few.Ecclesiastes 5:77Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.
Examine Everything You Do Asking What’s My Motivation For Doing It.Ecclesiastes 2:4 - 64I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.
Let Your Face Shine Jesus, People Will See Him Through It.1 John 3:1818Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Make Your Toils Count For God, For Anything Else Will Be Meaningless.Ecclesiastes 2:21 - 22 21For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune. 22What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?
Make A Promise; Keep A Promise. Those Should Always Go Together.Ecclesiastes 5:4 - 54When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. 5It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
Don’t Be Quick With Your Mouth, Instead Be Quick With Your Ears.Ecclesiastes 5:1 - 31Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.2Do not be quick with your mouth,do not be hasty in your heartto utter anything before God.God is in heavenand you are on earth,so let your words be few.3A dream comes when there are many cares,and many words mark the speech of a fool.
Are You Striving For Yourself Or Your God?Ecclesiastes 4:13 - 16Advancement Is Meaningless13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. 14The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. 15I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. 16There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Be Neither Lazy Or A Workaholic; Be Driven And Do What God Desires After Spending Time Asking Him To Lead.Ecclesiastes 4:4 - 64And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.5Fools fold their handsand ruin themselves.6Better one handful with tranquillitythan two handfuls with toiland chasing after the wind.
May Your Faith Stand Firm And Focused On Him Amidst The Chaos Of This World.Ecclesiastes 3:16 - 1716And I saw something else under the sun:In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,in the place of justice—wickedness was there.17I said to myself,“God will bring into judgmentboth the righteous and the wicked,for there will be a time for every activity,a time to judge every deed.”
Ever Wondered If Your Prayers Or Behaviors Resemble A Leach?Proverbs 30:15 - 1615“The leech has two daughters.‘Give! Give!’ they cry.“There are three things that are never satisfied,four that never say, ‘Enough!’:16the grave, the barren womb,land, which is never satisfied with water,and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
True Wisdom Comes From God, Ask Him For Discerning Wisdom In Your Life.Ecclesiastes 1:1515What is crooked cannot be straightened;what is lacking cannot be counted.
Listen Don’t Just Hear! That Takes A Desire To Discern What We Hear, See, Feel.Proverbs 8:1 - 21Does not wisdom call out?Does not understanding raise her voice?2At the highest point along the way,where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
Approach God In Freedom And Confidence. Leave Shame And Guilt At The Door Of His Throne Room.Ephesians 3:10 - 12 10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
God Invites You To The Banquet Table Of Grace. Have You Accepted It?Isaiah 25:66On this mountain the Lord Almighty will preparea feast of rich food for all peoples,a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.
Have A Discerning Heart For God, Take The Time To Seek All The FactsProverbs 18:13, 15, 1713To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,for the ears of the wise seek it out.17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
Is He Leading Where You're Walking?Proverbs 19:2 - 32Desire without knowledge is not good—how much more will hasty feet miss the way!3A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,yet their heart rages against the Lord.
Remember To Turn To The Proper Source For The Answers. Trust In God.Psalm 44:22 - 2322Yet for your sake we face death all day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.23Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep?Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
Hang Onto Your Faith When Life Isn’t Easy.Acts 13:1414From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down.
Lack Of Communication Leads To Speculation.Acts 13:1313From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
We Were Bought For A Price And That Deserves Our Attention: We Are Not Our Own.1 Corinthians 6:19 - 2019Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Jesus Is The Way, The Truth And The Life Follow HimJohn 6:68 - 6968Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
What Question Is Jesus Asking You?John 6:6767“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
He Is Your Security Through The Struggles, Have The Courage And Faith Walk It Out With Him.John 6:6666From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
Stand TALL For Jesus Through The Work And Power Of The Holy Spirit.John 6:60 - 6360On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”61Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
To Eat Jesus Flesh And Drink His Blood Means To Accept Him As Your Savior.John 6:52 - 5452Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”53Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
Jesus Said I Am The Bread Of Life. Eat Of Him And You Will Never Die.John 6:48 - 5148I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
Spend Time Being Taught By God By Digging Into God’s Word.John 6:45 - 47 45It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ d Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.
No One Accepts Jesus Without The Urging Of The Holy Spirit.John 6:44 44“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
Where Is God? He’s Right Here! Trust That In Your Life.Psalm 115:1-21Not to us, Lord, not to usbut to your name be the glory,because of your love and faithfulness.2Why do the nations say,“Where is their God?”
Jesus Is The CHRIST, Lord Of Lords And King Of KingsMatthew 1:11This is the genealogy a of Jesus the Messiah b the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Evaluate Your Depth Of Commitment And Sincerity Of Your Worship Every Day!Malachi 4:5 - 65“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
Live A Life Of Freedom In The Hope That We Have In JesusMalachi 4:1 - 21“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
Are You Written In The Scroll Of Remembrance By The Lord? Let Your Life Shine Jesus.Malachi 3:16 - 1816Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.17“On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. 18And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
As A Priest Of Your Own Life You Have A Responsibility To Know God's Word. Do You?Malachi 2:7 - 87“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth. 8But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord Almighty.
Honor God By Knowing What He Wants And Care To Follow ItMalachi 2:1 - 21“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
God Deserves Your Best. Make Sure Your Declaration And Actions Line Up Together.Malachi 1:7 - 87“By offering defiled food on my altar.“But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’“By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible. 8When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.
God Loves You: That Love Guides, Guards And Gives! Follow Where His Love Takes You.Malachi 1:22“I have loved you,” says the Lord.“But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,
Let’s Do It For The Right Reason: That Reason Is Only Because He Called Us.1 Thessalonians 2:2 - 32We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. 3For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you.
Let Your Light Shine As An Example Of Love For Jesus.1 Thessalonians 1:8 - 108The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
What Or Who Do You Imitate?1 Thessalonians 1:6 - 76 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
Is The Door Of Your Heart Open?Revelation 3:20 - 22 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.21To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
God Disciplines You Because Of His Love For You.Revelation 3:1919Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
Your Value: In Which Economy Do You Operate?Revelation 3:1818 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
What Do You Place Your Security In?Revelation 3:17 17You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Are You Lukewarm? Heed The Warning John Wrote!Revelation 3:15 - 16 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
Have You Just Practiced Religion Or Have You Dedicated Your Life To Jesus? God Knows Your Choice.Jeremiah 9:25 - 2625“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— 26Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
We Need To Mourn As Jeremiah Mourned For The People In The World God LovesJeremiah 8:20 - 2120“The harvest is past,the summer has ended,and we are not saved.”21Since my people are crushed, I am crushed;I mourn, and horror grips me.
Who Do You Deny: Self Or Jesus? Jesus Himself Said You Will Either Deny Self Or Deny Him.Isaiah 14:12-1512How you have fallen from heaven,morning star, son of the dawn!You have been cast down to the earth,you who once laid low the nations!13You said in your heart,“I will ascend to the heavens;I will raise my throneabove the stars of God;I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;I will make myself like the Most High.”15But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,to the depths of the pit.
Things Don’t Go Your Way, Your Plans Don’t Come To Fruition; How Do You Handle It?1 Chronicles 17:16 - 1716Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 17And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
Be Honest With God; Start By Being Honest With YourselfPsalm 88:1 - 21Lord, you are the God who saves me;day and night I cry out to you.2May my prayer come before you;turn your ear to my cry.
Doubt Is A Destroyer Of Life. If We Doubt, What’s The Use Of Asking?Mark 11:22 - 2322“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23“Truly f I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.
Approach God With Christ-Confidence, Not Self-Confidence; Don’t Doubt But Believe!James 1:7-87That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Don’t Pray With Doubt, Pray With Confidence In The Lord. But Remember To Pray For His Will To Be Done.James 1:66But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
We Must Remain God-Centered And Avoid Being Self-Centered In Order For His Will To Be Done.James 1:55If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Don’t Pretend To Be Happy, Instead Have A Positive Outlook Because Through Those Trials You Know God Is With You.James 1:2 - 42Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, a whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Be Patient; It Needs To Be A Part Of Who We Are. God Gave Us His Spirit To Live ItJames 5:77Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
In Order For God To Be Your Shepherd You Must Admit You're A SheepPsalm 23:44Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me.
Are You Zealous Even When Others Aren’t Watching? Remember God Is Always Watching.
Galatians 4:18 18It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
Where Had Your Joy Gone?
Galatians 4:15 - 16 15Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Don’t Put The Holy Spirit In A Safety Deposit Box!
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
Open Your Heart To God And Others So Their Help Is Available
Romans 14:1 1Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
Let His Light Shine Through You, Where He’s Placed You
Romans 13:1 1Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
Even To Those Who Have Hurt Us, Love!
Romans 12:21 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Are You Allowing God To Be The Judge And Jury.
Proverbs 25:21 - 22 21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Let His Light And Love Shine Through You
Proverbs 25:6 - 7 6Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;
7it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What Kind Of Friend Are You: Always And In All Ways, There?Proverbs 17:1717A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Do You Apply Scripture In It’s Totality?
Galatians 5:6 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Don’t Let The Busyness Of Life Eliminate The Service Of Love2 Chronicles 20:1515He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
What Is Your Commitment Level? Have Your Actions Ever Betrayed Jesus?John 6:70-7170Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71(He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)
Don’t Let Your Doubts Become Burdens; Offer Them Up To Jesus So He Can Answer Them.
John 20:24 - 25 24Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Don’t Let Your Sense Of God Become Dull And Not Be Able To Listen, See, Smell, Feel, Taste!Psalm 11:55 - 75They have mouths, but cannot speak,eyes, but cannot see.6They have ears, but cannot hear,noses, but cannot smell.7They have hands, but cannot feel,feet, but cannot walk,nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
God Be Glorified Because Of Your Love And FaithfulnessPsalm 11:511Not to us, Lord, not to usbut to your name be the glory,because of your love and faithfulness.
A Relationship With God Is The Only Peg That Will Fit The God Shaped Hole At The Core Of Every Person's Soul1 Chronicles 29:26 - 2826David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. 27He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 28He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.
Do You Want To Follow God’s Desire? Pray For Wholehearted Devotion And He Will Help You.1 Chronicles 29:17 - 1917I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. 18Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. 19And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”
Let Your Life Reflect The Son1 Chronicles 29:1515We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
Go And Give Where God Leads1 Chronicles 29:1414“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
David Took 5 Stones Not Because Of Doubt, But To Be Prepared
1 Samuel 17:40 40Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.
Focus On God, Pray For Others And Lead Them To God
1 Samuel 12:23 - 24 23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. 24But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
What You Place In Your Mind Will Influence What Comes Out In Your Words And Actions. Are You Placing God Or Garbage In Your Mind?
Philippians 4:8 8Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
ONE! HIM! It’s Not About Who We Are, It’s In Whose We Are
Ephesians 4:3 - 6 3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
ONE! HIM! It’s Not About Who We Are, It’s In Whose We Are
Ephesians 4:3 - 6 3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
We Have Been Chosen By God To Represent Him! Are We?
Ephesians 4:1 - 2 1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Lack Of Prayer Demonstrates A Lack Of Obedience; Lack Of Listening Demonstrates A Lack Of Trust He Will Answer. Are You Lacking Anywhere?
Ephesians 3:20 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us
Pray And Prepare Your Fields For God To Provide.
Luke 18:1 1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Following God Is Not Always Easy; He Often Doesn’t Travel At The Pace We Desire. Don’t Get Ahead Of God!
Psalm 25:8 - 10 8Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
10All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
Is Jesus Guarding Your Heart And Mind?
Philippians 4:7 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Are You Willing To Sit In Silence Before The Lord?
Judges 6:13 13“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”
Faith, Focus, Follow-Through: With Those A Fire Will Rise Up In You
Matthew 7:7 - 8 7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
God Cares Even When It Feels Like No One Else Does. HE DID IT!
Psalm 56:1 - 61 Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
5All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
Always Escape In The Way Of The Lord, He Is There To Pull You Through
Psalm 55:9 - 14 9Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
11Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
12If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
Living A Life In Christ Does Not Make Us Sinless, But We Are Righteous. Live A Life Of Righteousness
Job 6:28 - 30 28“But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?
29Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake. b
30Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?
Store Up Your Treasures In Heaven
Proverbs 19:23 23The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Is The Path You're On Right Now The Path God Chose For You?
Proverbs 19:2 2Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
Let Jesus Have The Wheel Of Your Car And Drive Your Life His Way
Proverbs 22:12 12The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
Have You Asked God To Give You The Desire To Follow Him?
Ezra 1:5 5Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved—prepared to go up and build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.
Strive For Purity So Your Experience Won’t Be Clouded By The Impurities Of This World
Matthew 5:8 8The pure in heart are blessed, for they will see God.
A Pure Life Is One That Sin No Longer Determines Our Choices
Colossians 3:5 - 6 5Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, God’s wrath comes on the disobedient
Absolute Surrender Allows Us To Be Taught And Achieve
1 Kings 20:4 4Then the king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
Through The Eternal Spirit Jesus Was Able To Achieve Absolute Surrender.
Hebrews 9:13-14 13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
Trust In Him; It Will Give You Perfect Peace
3You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.
4Trust in the LORD forever, because in •Yah, the LORD, is an everlasting rock!
Be Loyal To God By Placing His Commands In Your Heart And Living It Out Through Your Actions
Proverbs 3:1 - 4 1My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commands;
2for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being.
3Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
Be Perfect Like Your Heavenly Father Is Perfect. That Takes Unconditional Love
Matthew 5:48 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Are You Walking With God?
Genesis 6:9 9These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
God Loves Us Enough To Give Us A Choice
Genesis 2:8 - 9 8The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He placed the man He had formed. 9The LORD God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Pay Attention To What You're Thinking; It Can Easily Lead To An Action Of Sin
Isaiah 59:2 - 4 2But your iniquitiesb have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have made Him hide His face from youc so that He does not listen.d
3For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.
4No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
Psalm 66 There Is No Better Route Than Traveling On God’s Highway!
Psalm 66:18 - 20 18If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19However, God has listened; He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
20May God be praised! He has not turned away my prayer or turned His faithful love from me.
Proclaim Publicly What God Has Done As Well As Privately For The Provision He’s Provided
Psalm 66:16 - 17 16Come and listen, all who •fear God, and I will tell what He has done for me.
17I cried out to Him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.
Remember What Was Promised And Follow Through With Praise.
Psalm 66:13 - 15 13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows 14that my lips promised and my mouth spoke during my distress.
15I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice oxen with goats. Selah
But You God! Always Remain Vertically Focused While In The Refiners Fire
Psalm 66:10 - 12 10For You, God, tested us; You refined us as silver is refined.m
11You lured us into a trap; You placed burdens on our backs.n
12You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us out to abundance.
Stop Sitting On Your Hands And Your Praise Muffled; Let His Praises Be Heard: Let His Praises Be Heard
Psalm 66:8 - 9 8Praise our God, you peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
9He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.
God Is Our Promised Land. Stop Looking Toward The Future - Live In The Present
Psalm 66:5 - 7 5Come and see the wonders of God; His acts for •humanity are awe-inspiring.
6He turned the sea into dry land, and they crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him.
7He rules forever by His might; He keeps His eye on the nations. The rebellious should not exalt themselves. Selah
Don’t Let Your Desire For The Next Step Interfere With Your Singing His Praise For This Step.
Psalm 66:1 - 4 1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth! 2Sing about the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works! Your enemies will cringe before You because of Your great strength.
4All the earth will worship You and sing praise to You. They will sing praise to Your name.”•Selah
Chesed, Hebrew Word Meaning Loyal, Steadfast Love Of God, Not The World
Jeremiah 9:23 - 24 23This is what the LORD says: The wise man must not boast in his wisdom; the strong man must not boast in his strength; the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
24But the one who boasts should boast in this, that he understands and knows Me — that I am •Yahweh, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the LORD’s declaration.
Don’t Sweat The Balls And Strikes, We Know Who Wins In The End! Important To Be On His Team.
Obadiah 11:5 15For the Day of the LORD is near, against all the nations. As you have done, so it will be done to you; what you deserve will return on your own head.
Your Love Or His, Which One Dominates Your Life?
Galatians 5:16 16I say then, •walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Homologeo Means To Confess. Confess Everything To Him
1 John 4:2 2This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.
Little Children Worship Only God! You Are His Child
1 John 5:21 21Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Soter Means Savior In CHRIST Alone, He Is The Only Savior.
1 Timothy 4:10 10In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.
Throw Your Cares On Him; The One Who Cares!
1 Peter 5:6 - 7 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
Intentional, Unconditional Love Takes Sacrifice And A Conscious Effort To Set Aside Self Needs!
Ecclesiastes 9:9 9Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.
Makrothumia Means Patience In Persevering Through Difficult Situations! Thank You God For Your Patience
Galatians 5:22 - 23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Is The Fruit Of Your Lips Ripe Or Rotten?
Hebrews 13:15 15Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.
Epouranios Means Heavenly. Keep Your Focus In The Heavenly Realms
Hebrews 12:22 22Instead, you have come to Mount •Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering
Pistis Means Faith. Whatever You're Feeding Your Soul Is What Is Going To Come Out: GIGO. Is It God Or Garbage You're Feeding Yourself?
Hebrews 11:6 6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.
Katapausis Means To Rest. Are You Resting In Your Relationship With God?
Hebrews 4:1 The Promised Rest
1Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.
Teleioo Means Perfect. Jesus Was The Perfect Sacrifice. Let’s Desire To Live A Life Of Teleioo.
Hebrews 2:10 10For in bringing many sons to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God — all things exist for Him and through Him — should make the source of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Harpazo - Means Caught Up. Are You Caught Up In Jesus And Using Your Life To Help Others To Get Caught Up?
1 Thessalonians 4:16 - 18 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Thenaj we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord. 18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Stephanas - Means Crown. Wear The Crown Of Glory For The Lord Because Of The Hope We Have In The Lord
1 Thessalonians 2:19 - 20 19For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? 20For you are our glory and joy!
Chairo - Means To Enjoy A State Of Gladness. Paul Reminds To Chairo In The Lord Always
Philippians 4:4 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Euangelion-Means To Share The Good News Of Jesus Christ. Standing Firm Together Of One Mind Working Side By Side Is Evangelism At It’s Core
Philippians 1:27 27Just one thing: Live your lifeb in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel
Ergon - Means Work; Work Does Not Earn Our Salvation, Work Is A Result Of Our Gratitude Of Our Salvation
Ephesians 2:8 - 10 8For you are saved by graces through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — 9not from works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
Huios-Means Son: Being Adopted Into God’s Family. Enjoy That Special Relationship To Abba Father By Trusting In Jesus
Galatians 4:6 - 7 6And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into ouri hearts, crying, “•Abba, Father! ” 7So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Histemi-Means Establish; Establish Your Righteousness On God Through Your Submission To Him And Not On Your Own Righteousness
2 Corinthians 13:1 1This is the third time I am coming to you.a Every fact must be established by the testimonyb of two or three witnesses.
Gnosis - Means Knowledge: To Gain Knowledge Of CHRIST. You Must Read About Him. Doing So You Will Learn To Live for Him.
2 Corinthians 11:6 6Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.
Tapeinos - Means Humility, True Humility Is Opposite Of Putting Self First. Who is First In Your Life?
2 Corinthians 10:1 1Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ — I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.
Katallasso - Means To Exchange: To Change One From An Enemy To A Friend. We As Believers Are In The Ministry.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - 18 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;ae old things have passed away, and look, new things have come. 18Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
Eikon - Means Image Or Statue; Let’s Be The Icon Of Jesus Not Of Ourselves
2 Corinthians 4:4 - 6 4In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your •slaves because of Jesus. 6For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
Soma - Means Body And The Body Has Many Parts, They All Need To Work Together
1 Corinthians 12:12 12For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body — so also is Christ.
Voluntary Submission Allows God To Lead. Are You Following Voluntarily?
1 Corinthians 11:3 3But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Misthos - Reward, Are You Serving God Or Self?
1 Corinthians:8 - 9 8Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
Sophia - Wisdom, The Fear Of The Lord Is The Basis Of Wisdom
1 Corinthians 2:6-8 6However, we do speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a •mystery, a wisdom God predestined before the ages for our glory. 8None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Hupsoo - Greek Word Meaning To Exalt And Lift Up God And Others. That Takes Humility.
1 Peter 5:6 - 7 6Humblek yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
True Lament Leads Us To Repent. Are You In Sorrow By The Way You Have Lived?
2 Corinthians 7:10 10For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.
Cast No Blame On Anyone Or Anything Else; Instead Ask God What Is My Responsibility In The Situation.
Ezekiel 33:10 - 11 10“Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this, ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them! How then can we survive? ’g 11Tell them: As I live” — the declaration of the Lord GOD — “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live. Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?
Patience And Perseverance Are The Qualities Of One Who Waits On The Lord
Lamentations 3:25 - 26 25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.
26It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.
27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
The Lord Is My Portion, I Need Nothing More
Lamentations 319 - 24 19Rememberx my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
20I continually remember them and have become depressed.
21Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
ח Khet
22Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end.
23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
24I say: The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in Him. ט Tet
Pride And Arrogance Will Always Lead To Trouble
Proverbs 13:10 10Arrogance leads to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
Be Humble In All You Do, Being Willing To Sit At The Lowest Place At The Table.
Luke 14:10 - 11 10“But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ You will then be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Let God Fight Your Battles But Be Ready To Act When He Calls Upon You.
Ezekiel 39:9 Holman Christian Standard Bible Par ▾ The Disposal of Gog
1“As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord GOD says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince ofa Meshech and Tubal.b 2I will turn you around, drive you on,c and lead you up from the remotest parts of the north. I will bring you against the mountains of Israel. 3Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. 4You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals. 5You will fall on the open field,d for I have spoken.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.
6“I will send fire against Magoge and those who live securely on the coasts and islands. Then they will know that I am •Yahweh. 7So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel.f 8Yes, it is coming, and it will happen.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “This is the day I have spoken about.
9“Then the inhabitants of Israel’s cities will go out, kindle fires, and burn the weapons — the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires.
God Can Join Together Two Into One When They Are Placed In His Hands.
Ezekiel 37:16 - 17 16“Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph — the stick of Ephraim — and all the house of Israel associated with him. 17Then join them together into a single stick so that they become one in your hand.
God Can Resurrect Even The Driest Of Bones
Ezekiel 37:4 4He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Is Our Desire To Follow Him And Live Our Lives According To His Plan?
Ezekiel 36:27 27I will place My Spirit within youam and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.
What Are You Yoked With? Anything But God Become Burdensome.
Ezekiel 34:27 27The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am Yahweh when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslave them.
Be Careful With Who You Place Your Trust In: Trusting In Self Will Lead You Down A Path Of Destruction
Ezekiel 23:11 - 12 11“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, but she was even more depraved in her lust than Oholah, and made her promiscuous acts worse than those of her sister. 12She lusted after the Assyrians: governors and prefects, warriors splendidly dressed, horsemen riding on steeds, all of them desirable young men.
Love God And Love Others! Is That Your Heart's Cry?
Ezekiel 22:1 - 5 1The word of the LORD came to me: 2“As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her. 3You are to say: This is what the Lord GOD says: A city that sheds blood within her walls so that her time of judgment has come and who makes idols for herself so that she is defiled! 4You are •guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your judgment days near and have come to your years of punishment. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands. 5Those who are near and those far away from you will mock you, you infamous one full of turmoil.
Learn From The Old Testament And How Israel Had Failed Worshipping God. Let’s Not Do The Same.
Ezekiel 21:4 - 5 4Since I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north. 5So all the people will know that I, •Yahweh, have taken My sword from its sheath — it will not be sheathed again.
Repent And Remove The Pride. That Will Lead To True Repentance
Ezekiel 20:42 - 43 42When I lead you into the land of Israel, the land I swore to give your fathers, you will know that I am Yahweh. 43There you will remember your ways and all your deeds that you have defiled yourselves with, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil things you have done.
Take The Time To Worship And Reflect On Who God Is
Ezekiel 20:10 - 12 10“So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. 11Then I gave them My statutes and explained My ordinances to them — the person who does them will live by them. 12I also gave them My Sabbaths to serve as a sign between Me and them, so they will know that I am Yahweh who sets them apart as holy.
Living In The Land Of Milk And Honey Was A Promise To The Israelites And One We Can Walk In Today!
Ezekiel 20:5 - 6 5Say to them: This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath, to the descendants of Jacob’s house and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore to them, saying: I am •Yahweh your God. 6On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
Sever Your Old Life By Cutting It Away And Living A New Life With Him
Deuteronomy 10:16 - 17 16Therefore, circumcise your hearts and don’t be stiff-necked any longer. 17For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
What Is Your Heart’s Desire: Serve Self Or Spirit?
Ezekiel 18:31 - 32 31Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel? 32For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “So repent and live!
We Are Responsible For Our Own Living - Stop Blaming Others
Ezekiel 18:20 20The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.
Our Living Should Echo Our Words Of Faith
Ezekiel 18:5, 9 5“Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: 9He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.
Does God Take Delight In The Fruit You Produce?Hosea 9:1010 I discovered Israellike grapes in the wilderness.I saw your fatherslike the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season.But they went to Baal-peor,consecrated themselves to Shame,and became detestable,like the thing they loved.
Bear Much Fruit: Is That Your Heart's Desire?Mark 11:20 - 2120Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “•Rabbi, look! The fig tree that You cursed is withered.”
Are You A Tree Baring Fruit?Mark 11:12 - 14The Barren Fig Tree Is Cursed12Theo next day when they came out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13After seeing in the distance a figp tree with leaves, He went to find out if there was anything on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruitq from you again! ”r And His discipless heard it.
Where Are You In This Parable? Come Join The Party Of ForgivenessLuke 15:31 - 3231“ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
Is Your Heart Filled With Love And Compassion Or Resentment?Luke 15:28 - 3028“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
Rejoice When One Turns And Comes HomeLuke 15:25 - 2725“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
Mercy Accepts The Son Back; Grace Throws The Son A Party And Places Him Back Into The Family.Luke 15:23 - 24 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
What Do You Have To Say To God? Confess And Hear His ResponseLuke 15:21 - 2221“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
With Compassion Our Heavenly Father Will Receive You. You Just Have To Turn And Face HimLuke 15:20 20So he got up and went to his father.“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Where Are You In This Parable? Come Join The Party Of ForgivenessLuke 15:31 - 3231“ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
Which Direction Are You Headed? Toward Or Away From Him?Luke 15:1717“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
Where Have Your Actions Taken You?Luke 15:14 - 1614After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
Is Respect Evident In Your Actions?Luke 15:1313“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
Love Needs To Prevail Over LawDeuteronomy 21:18 - 2118If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
How Do You Respond When Asked A Hurtful Request?Luke 15:11 - 1211Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Distractions That May Seem Worthy When Elevated Above God, Place Us In The Realm Of Idol Worship.Ezekiel 16:5 - 6 5No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised.6“ ‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”
Have You Let Your Worship Go Dormant?Ezekiel 15:5 5If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
Serve As Jesus Did: Full Surrender And Complete HumilityPhilippians 2:5 - 85In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:6Who, being in very nature a God,did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7rather, he made himself nothingby taking the very nature b of a servant,being made in human likeness.8And being found in appearance as a man,he humbled himselfby becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!
Don’t Let Sleep Lead To LazinessProverbs 6:9 - 119How long will you lie there, you sluggard?When will you get up from your sleep?10A little sleep, a little slumber,little folding of the hands to rest—11and poverty will come on you like a thiefand scarcity like an armed man.
Listen To Understand Before Speaking To Be Understood.Proverbs 17:2727The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
Elevate Only God! Is That What You Do?Ezekiel 14:12-1412The word of the Lord came to me: 13“Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals, 14even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord.
Are You Sincere In Your Worship Of God?Ezekiel 14:2 - 32Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
Walk With Jesus By Walking In The SpiritEzekiel 12:26 - 2826The word of the Lord came to me: 27“Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’28“Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
Trust Only In God! Use God’s Word In Your Life As A Guide Not A CrutchEzekiel 12:1 - 21The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.
Pledge Your Life To His Care And Go, Do And Walk Where He LeadsEzekiel 11:16 - 1716“Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.’17“Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’
Are You Grieving Or Pleasing God With What You Say?Ephesians 4:2929Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Don’t Push The Spirit Down And Not Let Him Lead.Ezekiel 10:44Then the glory of the Lord rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord.
Don’t Let Spiritual Leaders Lead You Away From The Truth!Ezekiel 9:8 - 108While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”9He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’ 10So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”
Worship The Creator Over CreationEzekiel 8:14 - 1514Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz. 15He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.”
What Gods Do You Worship, Rather Than The God Who Created You?Ezekiel 8:5 - 65Then he said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.6And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable.”
Watch Out! Money Can Trip You Up.Ezekiel 7:19 - 2019“ ‘They will throw their silver into the streets,and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.Their silver and goldwill not be able to deliver themin the day of the Lord’s wrath.It will not satisfy their hungeror fill their stomachs,for it has caused them to stumble into sin.20They took pride in their beautiful jewelryand used it to make their detestable idols.They made it into vile images;therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.
Is God Your God Or Has Something Else Taken His Place?Ezekiel 6:1414And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the desert to Diblah —wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
Don’t Carry Your Speech About Another To Share With Others.James 5:99Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
Let Nothing Interfere With Your Worship Of The Lord. Don’t Defile His Temple: That’s YOU!Ezekiel 6:8
God Says What He Means. Pay Attention!Ezekiel 5:1313“Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal.
Don’t Defile God’s TempleEzekiel 5:1111Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your vile images and detestable practices, I myself will shave you; I will not look on you with pity or spare you.
Bow Your Spiritual Knees Before God Every Time You Come Into His Presence. He Deserves It!Ezekiel 3:22 - 2322The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you.” 23So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
Do You Spend Time In The Spiritual Weight Room?Ezekiel 3:3 - 43Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Live In His Truth And See His Rainbow Of PromiseEzekiel 1:26 - 28 26Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 27I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 28Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Has Your Life Felt Like A Hamster On A Wheel? Get Off And Get God!Ecclesiastes 1:8 - 98All things are wearisome,more than one can say.The eye never has enough of seeing,nor the ear its fill of hearing.9What has been will be again,what has been done will be done again;there is nothing new under the sun.
God Alone: Is That Your Purpose?Ecclesiastes 2:11I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
It’s How We Say Things, Not In What We Say, That Will Determine Whether Someone Will ListenProverbs 13:33Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
Drop The Rock Of Judgement And Live A Life Of LoveIsaiah 32:5 - 65No longer will the fool be called noblenor the scoundrel be highly respected.6For fools speak folly,their hearts are bent on evil:They practice ungodlinessand spread error concerning the Lord;the hungry they leave emptyand from the thirsty they withhold water.
Live For King Jesus So More Will See Him Living In You!Isaiah 32:1 - 31See, a king will reign in righteousnessand rulers will rule with justice.2Each one will be like a shelter from the windand a refuge from the storm,like streams of water in the desertand the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Jesus Remains Consistent Even When We Don’t!2 Timothy 2:11 - 1311Here is a trustworthy saying:If we died with him,we will also live with him;12if we endure,we will also reign with him.If we disown him,he will also disown us;13if we are faithless,he remains faithful,for he cannot disown himself.
Peace I Give You Says Jesus. Do You Trust In That?Micah 5:4 - 54He will stand and shepherd his flockin the strength of the Lord,in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.And they will live securely, for then his greatnesswill reach to the ends of the earth.5And he will be our peacewhen the Assyrians invade our landand march through our fortresses.We will raise against them seven shepherds,even eight commanders,
Let God Have Your Heart And Remove Your PrideProverbs 16:1818Pride goes before destruction,a haughty spirit before a fall.
What Are You Focused On: The Storm Or The Savior? Ride The Waves With Him And He Will Keep Your Head Above Water!1 Samuel 28:5-75When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart. 6He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. 7Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.”
Don’t Allow Pressures Shrink Your Faith. Allow It To Grow Your Trust In Him!Hebrews 10:3838And,“But my righteous g one will live by faith.And I take no pleasurein the one who shrinks back.”
Jesus Gave Us The Example How To Follow And The Holy Spirit To Live It!Luke 24:50 - 53The Ascension of Jesus50When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Thank You Lord For Loving Me! Is That Your Heart's Cry?John 20:2929Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Jesus Has Passed On The Responsibility Of Sharing Him To You! Let’s Do IT!John 20:2121Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
Do You Hear Jesus Calling Your Name?John 20:16-1816Jesus said to her, “Mary.”She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).17Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”18Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! Live Out That Truth EverydayJohn 20:6 - 86Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
Where Are You In Your Belief?John 20:11Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
Where Is Your Value Placed? In What?Luke 24:25-2625He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”
Deny Or Believe: You Have Two Choices. What Do You Choose?Matthew 28:11 - 1311While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
Before You Go Condemning Others For Their Treatment Of Jesus, Look At Your Own Actions Toward Him.John 18:25 - 2725Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”He denied it, saying, “I am not.”26One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?” 27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
Your Way Will Never Allow You To Experience God’s BestJohn 18:10 - 1110Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)11Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
Jesus Gave Us New Life Through The New Covenant. His Death For Our Life!Luke 22:19 - 2019And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Be Careful Of Betraying Or Denying Jesus Through Your Actions!Matthew 26:2525Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
Do You Hear God’s Message? Jesus Lived It Loud And Clear.Mark 14:1 - 21Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2“But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
Don’t Keep Quiet About Whose You Are! You're Here To Declare His NameLuke 19:39 - 4039Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Do You Declare Jesus As King For The Right Reasons?Luke 19:3838“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Is Your Life Reflecting Jesus? It Should Be!Psalm 40:33He put a new song in my mouth,a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fear the Lordand put their trust in him.
We Have An Audience With God! Do You Treat It As A Blessing Or Burden?Numbers 3:1010Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
What Is Your Greatest Joy? May It Be The Love God Has For You And Your Love Of Others1 Thessalonians 2:19 - 20 19For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? 20Indeed, you are our glory and joy.
Train Your Thoughts To Remain On Jesus And He Will Always Be By Your Side.1 Thessalonians 2:1717But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.
Love Well By Living God’s Truth With Gentleness1 Thessalonians 2:6 - 8 6We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. 7Instead, we were like young children a among you.Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, 8so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
We Are Here To Share The Gospel Message2 Timothy 2:8 - 98Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.
Are You Excited For Jesus’ Return?1 Corinthians 16:2222If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!
Don’t Ignore The Bible, How Else Are You Going To Know How To Live?2 Timothy 2:1414Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.
Faith Take A Step Of Obedience, Obedience Takes Takes That Leads To Faith.1 Kings 17:12 - 1612“As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.”13Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. 14For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’ ”15She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 16For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
God’s Purpose In Your Life Is Not Limited By Your Age Or Ability. Don’t Let It!1 Corinthians 16:10 - 1110When Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am. 11No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.
Stand Firm And In Everything: Love!1 Corinthians 16:13 - 1413Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14Do everything in love.
No Sin Too Bad, No Number Too Many! God Can Forgive Them AllPsalm 65:1 - 31Praise awaits b you, our God, in Zion;to you our vows will be fulfilled.2You who answer prayer,to you all people will come.3When we were overwhelmed by sins,you forgave c our transgressions.
How Do You Treat God?Hosea 2:1616“In that day,” declares the Lord,“you will call me ‘my husband’;you will no longer call me ‘my master.
Asking God For The Right Reason And Motives And He Will Grant It!2 Kings 2:9 - 109When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.10“You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.”
Don’t Worry About The Future, Work With The Holy Spirit In The PresentActs 1:7 - 87He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Shine For Who? Jesus Or You?Daniel 12:3 3Those who are wise a will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
If You Stumble, Don’t Fret, Instead Reconnect With Him! Grow From It!Daniel 11:3535Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Listen To JesusLuke 5:4 - 54When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
Encourage Those Who Have Encouraged You By Praying For Them And Letting Them Know How Much They Mean To You2 Timothy 1:3 - 43I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
Set An Example Representing Jesus, Not Yourself.1 Timothy 4:1212Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Be Devoted To Christ’s Love. Learn, Live, Share His Love, That’s Why He’s Left You Here.1 Timothy 1:3 - 53As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer 4or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. 5The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Everything God Made Is Good, Don’t Make It Bad By Overindulging Or Restricting1 Timothy 4:4 - 54For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
All That I Strive And Labor For Is My Hope In The Living God! Does That Describe You?1 Timothy 4:9 - 109This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. 10That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
How Often Do You Get In The Spiritual Weight Room? Spend More Time Getting Spiritually Strong Than You Do On How You Look Physically1 Timothy 4:7 - 8 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Godless Chatter! Yikes, Have You Ben Involved In That? Be On Guard.1 Timothy 6:20 - 2120Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.Grace be with you all.
Remember What You Have Built Your Foundation On, So When The Storms Of Life Come, That Foundation Will Keep Your House of Faith from Falling2 Timothy 1:13 - 1413What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
Share With Those Who Will Share2 Timothy 2:2 2And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
God Has Chosen You, Remind Yourself Of That TruthHaggai 2:2323“ ‘On that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
A Time To Pray And A Time To Work! Both For The LordHaggai 2:44But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.
Do You Give Careful Thought To Your Ways?Haggai 1:55Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.
Fools Fight, Men Of Honor Don’tProverbs 20:33It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Do You Give It Over To Him Or Do You Tend To Carry It Yourself?Ecclesiastes 2:3 3I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
Pleasure Is Meaningless Unless It’s Wrapped In God! God Gives It Longevity, Not The ActivityEcclesiastes 2:11I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
Chasing After The Wind Or God. Which One Makes More Sense?Ecclesiastes 1:1414I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
We Have A Responsibility To Share Our Jesus Experience With Others. Are You?2 Corinthians 5:18 - 1918All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
If You Wear The Jesus Jersey, Then Play For Him Not For Yourself2 Corinthians 5:1717Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: a The old has gone, the new is here!
Worship The Creator Not Things Created!Romans 1:2525They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Advice Needs To Be Measured By God’s Word And A Discerning HeartNumbers 14:99Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.”
When Despair Rises Up, Keep Your Focus On The Promises Of God To Rise Above.Numbers 14:1 - 4The People Rebel1That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”
Stand And Defend The Promises Of GodNumbers 13:3030Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
Jealousy Can Cause Destruction Even In The Best Relationships. Give It Over To God Before You Throw It Into The Face of the One You Love.Numbers 12:1 - 21Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2“Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard this.
Don’t Let Desire Become Lust Or Concern Become Worry; Give It Over To Him Before it Leads You Into Sin.Numbers 11:3434Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
Doubt Or Depend: Which Of Those Describes You When Trusting God?Numbers 11:21 - 2221But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’ 22Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”
Accept Jesus And The Transaction Is Complete. Nothing Else Must Happen To Receive Salvation.John 5:2424“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
Do You Desire To Know The Love Jesus Did For Us? That We Would Be Filled With God’s Fullness!Ephesians 3:1919and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
his Is My Story; Praising My Savior All The Day LongPsalm 25:1 - 51In you, Lord my God,I put my trust.2I trust in you;do not let me be put to shame,nor let my enemies triumph over me.3No one who hopes in youwill ever be put to shame,but shame will come on thosewho are treacherous without cause.4Show me your ways, Lord,teach me your paths.5Guide me in your truth and teach me,for you are God my Savior,and my hope is in you all day long.
Let Not Your Gaze See The Beauty Of The Lord.Psalm 27:44 One thing I ask from the Lord,this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lordand to seek him in his temple.
Love Is Something We All Possess And Need To Freely Give1 Corinthians 13:3 3If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
On CHRIST The Solid Rock I Stand, All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand.Hebrews 1:10 - 1210He also says,“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands.11They will perish, but you remain;they will all wear out like a garment.12You will roll them up like a robe;like a garment they will be changed.But you remain the same,and your years will never end.”
God Designed Us For Relationship, Not IsolationEcclesiastes 4:9 - 129Two are better than one,because they have a good return for their labor:10If either of them falls down,one can help the other up.But pity anyone who fallsand has no one to help them up.11Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.But how can one keep warm alone?12Though one may be overpowered,two can defend themselves.A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Don’t Let Your Trust Fade When Your Eyes Don’t See God. Keep Your Heart Vertically Focused On God.Exodus 32:2323They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’
Defend God’s Truth With Your Weapon The Bible. It’s Sharper Than Anything In This World.Acts 13:9 - 109Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 10“You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Be Strong In The Lord Not In Self.Ephesians 6:1010A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Chasing After Anything Other Than God Is Like Chasing After Wind: Meaningless.Ecclesiastes 2:1111Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had doneand what I had toiled to achieve,everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;nothing was gained under the sun.
See Jesus In Front Of You With Arms Extended? He's saying, "Come!"Matthew 14:1717“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
The Way, A Journey With Jesus.Acts 19:2323About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
What Is Your Longing? Is It To Share Him? Know Him?Romans 15:20 - 21 20It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. 21Rather, as it is written:“Those who were not told about him will see,and those who have not heard will understand.”
Clarity Or Discernment: Which One Does God Give? Learn From The Parables.Matthew 13:1010The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
Discouragement And Fear Become Detractors From Our Focus On God’s Desire For Our Lives.Ezra 4:4 - 54Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building. a 5They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Remain Vertically Focused On Him And Not Get Caught Up In Who Is Receiving The PraiseJohn 3:25 - 26 25An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
Bind Any Doubt In Prayer Before The Doubt Binds You In Fear.Psalm 9:9 - 109The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,a stronghold in times of trouble.10Those who know your name trust in you,for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Vertical Focus Will Give You Stability When The Foundations Move And CrumblePsalm 11:1-71In the Lord I take refuge.How then can you say to me:“Flee like a bird to your mountain.2For look, the wicked bend their bows;they set their arrows against the stringsto shoot from the shadowsat the upright in heart.3When the foundations are being destroyed,what can the righteous do?”4The Lord is in his holy temple;the Lord is on his heavenly throne.He observes everyone on earth;his eyes examine them.5The Lord examines the righteous,but the wicked, those who love violence,he hates with a passion.6On the wicked he will rainfiery coals and burning sulfur;a scorching wind will be their lot.7For the Lord is righteous,he loves justice;the upright will see his face.
Live For Jesus, Through His Spirit That Dwells In You2 Peter 3:1414So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
Let Self-Control Fall Into The Arms Of The Spirit And Walk Spirit-ControlledTitus 2:2, 62Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
To Live A Godly Life, You Will Be Persecuted! Are You Ready?2 Timothy 3:1212In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
Come, Listen! Are You Thirsty and Willing To Listen?Isaiah 55:1-21“Come, all you who are thirsty,come to the waters;and you who have no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without cost.2Why spend money on what is not bread,and your labor on what does not satisfy?Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,and you will delight in the richest of fare.
Keep His Commandments and Walk In Faithfulness! Are You Loving God With All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength?1 Kings 2:1-41When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.2“I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go 4and that the Lord may keep his promise to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
Concentration On Him, Do You Set Aside Time To Focus On Him With No Distractions? He’s Waiting. Are You Willing?Isaiah 56:1 - 21This is what the Lord says:“Maintain justiceand do what is right,for my salvation is close at handand my righteousness will soon be revealed.2Blessed is the one who does this—the person who holds it fast,who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”
God’s Answers To Our Prayers Don’t Always Bring Immediate ReliefJeremiah 12:55“If you have raced with men on footand they have worn you out,how can you compete with horses?If you stumble a in safe country,how will you manage in the thickets by b the Jordan?
Darkness Is The Absence Of Light. Bring Light Into Dark Room And The Darkness Disappears. Be His Light In This Dark World.John 1:4-54In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Sin Affects Those Around Us And Consequences Often Result, However God Is Merciful And GraciousExodus 20:55You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me
God’s Wisdom Is At Our DisposalProverbs 2:6 - 86For the Lord gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.7He holds success in store for the upright,he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,8for he guards the course of the justand protects the way of his faithful ones.
Live A Life That Reflects Your Belief! That Takes TrustMatthew 13:2727“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
Do You Live By The Fruit Of The Spirit!Galatians 5:22 - 2322But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Who Runs Your Life? Self Or Spirit?Galatians 5:1616So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Is God Your Search Engine? That Takes TrustPsalm 118:88It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in humans.
Only God! Is That Who Gets Your Devotion?Isaiah 44:66“This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:I am the first and I am the last;apart from me there is no God.
Rejoice In The Day The Lord Has Made, Not In The Circumstances It Comes With.Psalm 118:2424The Lord has done it this very day;let us rejoice today and be glad.
Eternal Life With God Is For Those Who Accept Him. Exciting Life Is For Those Trust In Him.1 Corinthians 2:9 - 10 9However, as it is written:“What no eye has seen,what no ear has heard,and what no human mind has conceived” —the things God has prepared for those who love him—10these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
Trust In Him Alone. Anything Else Is FailureIsaiah 50:7 - 97Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,I will not be disgraced.Therefore have I set my face like flint,and I know I will not be put to shame.8He who vindicates me is near.Who then will bring charges against me?Let us face each other!Who is my accuser?Let him confront me!9It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me.Who will condemn me?They will all wear out like a garment;the moths will eat them up.
Do You Follow God’s Word In Its Entirety? Or Just When It Aligns With Your Will?Joshua 14:55So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
What Prayer Is NOT And What Prayer IS!Philippians 4:6 - 76Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Pray Until Surrender Happens. Give Your Ultimate, Unconditional, Absolute Surrender In All Our Heart, Mind, Soul And Strength to God!1 Kings 20:44The king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours.”
Depend On The Power You Have Within You; Not Self But His SpiritRomans 7:15 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
Who Do You Choose? Does Your Life Reflect The Faith You Have?1 Kings 18:2121Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”But the people said nothing.
Turn To Him In The Storms And Trust In His Truth. To Know His Truth You Must Read It. To Remember His Truth You Must Study and Meditate On It. To Recall It You Must Memorize It.Psalm 30:10-1210Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;Lord, be my help.”11You turned my wailing into dancing;you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,12that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.Lord my God, I will praise you forever.
Love Is The Answer! Don’t Make Following Jesus A Set Of Rules; Instead Make It About A RelationshipMark 12:2828One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Crises Of Faith Often Follows Spiritual Victories. Continue To Focus Vertically1 Kings 19:3 - 43Elijah was afraid a and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
Where Faith will be Tested Depends on the What as well as the Why. That Will Hold You Up!John 3:3636Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
To Obey Takes Trust. Do You Trust? Then Obey!Mark 3:1414He appointed twelve a that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
Don’t Let Religion And Rules Rise Above The RulerJohn 5:4040Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.
Fear Or Trust: What Rules Your Heart?Proverbs 29:2525Fear of man will prove to be a snare,but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Yet! Can You Remain Focused On Him Through The Struggles?Habakkuk 3:1818yet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Knowledge Is Good, But Wisdom Is Best Because He Applies Those Facts To LivingProverbs 1:2 - 32for gaining wisdom and instruction;for understanding words of insight;3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,doing what is right and just and fair;
Watch Out, Pride Can Destroy Your Sensitivity To Do The Will Of GodAmos 3:22“You only have I chosenof all the families of the earth;therefore I will punish youfor all your sins.”
My Way May Seem Right, But……..Proverbs 16:2525There is a way that appears to be right,but in the end it leads to death.
Our Talk And Walk Should Be In Alignment With God’s Word And With Each Other.Jeremiah 23:28 - 2928Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29“Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
No Fear When Your Heart Is Secure In Jesus!Psalm 112:77They will have no fear of bad news;their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Jesus - The Lord Of Salvation!Philippians 2:9 - 119Therefore God exalted him to the highest placeand gave him the name that is above every name,10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,to the glory of God the Father.
Why Wasn’t Jesus Called Immanuel Like Isaiah Prophesied?Isaiah 7:14 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and e will call him Immanuel.
Eternal Life Is In The Present, That’s Why God Calls It A GiftRomans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Following Jesus Doesn’t Remove The Challenges Of Life And Make It Easier, It Prepares You To Face ThemJohn 4:15Following Jesus Doesn’t Remove The Challenges Of Life And Make It Easier, It Prepares You To Face Them
Understanding Comes From Your Knowledge Of Him!Proverbs 9:1010The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
His Love Is Deeper Than I Can Fathom, But I Trust In Its Truth!Psalm 42:77Deep calls to deepin the roar of your waterfalls;all your waves and breakershave swept over me.
Victory Is Ours, CHRIST Has Already Defeated Our Enemy! Live In The AssuranceJoshua 6:1 - 21Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.2Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.
It’s More Important To Be On God’s Side Than To Ask Him Whose Side He Is On!Joshua 5:13 - 15The Fall of Jericho13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”14“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord e have for his servant?”15The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
God Provides But He Also Expects Us To Prepare. That Takes Obedience.Joshua 5:11 - 1211The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain. 12The manna stopped the day after d they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.
Remember What God Has Done By Celebrating And Not ForgettingJoshua 5:1010On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.
God Is My Confidence When My Hope Is In Him.Psalm 42:1111Why, my soul, are you downcast?Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him,my Savior and my God.
Do You Believe And TRUST In The Sovereignty Of God?Isaiah 14:2424The Lord Almighty has sworn,“Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
Patient With God! The Best Way To Travel.Luke 1:18 - 2018Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”19The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
Minimum Requirement Christian Or Maximum Committed Follower Of CHRIST! Which One Are You?Philippians 2:88And being found in appearance as a man,he humbled himselfby becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!
In Your Relationships, Do You Have The Same Mindset As Jesus?Philippians 2:5 - 75You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.6Though he was God, he did not think of equality with Godas something to cling to.7Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;he took the humble position of a slaveand was born as a human being.When he appeared in human form,
We Have The Gift That Is Full Of Grace And Truth! Are You Full Of Both?John 1:14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving.John 1:4 - 54In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
God’s Timing Is Always Perfect Trust Him Him To Hold The Clock Of Your LifeGalatians 4:4 - 54But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
Dig Deep Into Scripture And Watch It Come Alive!Micah 5:22“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,though you are small among the clans a of Judah,out of you will come for meone who will be ruler over Israel,whose origins are from of old,from ancient times.”
Celebrate Christmas Every Day! CHRISTmas! Christmore In Our Lives Every Day!Psalm 100:11Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Prince Of Peace Comes From Our Restored Relationship With God! Are You Walking In That Peace?Isaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Everlasting Father Is Without End! That Is Who Loves You.Isaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Mighty God, El Gibbor, Is God Your Hero and Your Source Of PowerIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Jesus The Wonderful Counselor Goes Above Our Comprehension But Can Be TrustedIsaiah 9:66For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Don’t Rush Forward Without First Rushing To God!Numbers 1:1 - 21The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said: 2“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
God Summons You By Name! You Are His. It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than ThatIsaiah 43:1 - 31But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob,he who formed you, Israel:“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have summoned you by name; you are mine.2When you pass through the waters,I will be with you;and when you pass through the rivers,they will not sweep over you.When you walk through the fire,you will not be burned;the flames will not set you ablaze.3For I am the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;I give Egypt for your ransom,Cush a and Seba in your stead.
Do You Hear God Like Charlie Brown’s Teacher?Isaiah 42:2323Which of you will listen to thisor pay close attention in time to come?
Is Your Life Purpose To Glorify Him?John 19:1 - 31Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
Don’t Be A Vessel That Collects His Living Water, Be A Channel That Shares It With OthersPsalm 36:7 - 97How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.8They feast on the abundance of your house;you give them drink from your river of delights.9For with you is the fountain of life;in your light we see light.
Have You Betrayed Jesus? Make Sure Your Words And Your Actions Speak The Same Language.Mark 14:18 - 1918While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”19They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
Safest Place In The World Is Being In God’s PlanLuke 2:4-54So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
Will You Really Lay Down Your Life For Me? Jesus Is Asking.John 13:37 - 3837Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”38Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!
“As I Have Loved You.” Five Powerful Words To Live ByJohn 13:34 - 3534“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
God’s Guidelines Are The Only Ones To Follow. Don’t Add To His Truth
John 5:8 - 10 8Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”
Believe And Obey, That Takes Trust
John 4:48 - 51 48“Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
49The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
50“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.
Life In CHRIST Produces Lives For CHRIST. Serve By Loving
Luke 8:4 - 8 4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
Total Dedication And Not Half Hearted Commitment Is What God Desires
Luke 9:61 - 62 61Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
62Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Will You Follow Him At All Costs?
Luke 9:57 - 60 57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
59He said to another man, “Follow me.”
But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Is Your Walk With Jesus A Resolute Walk Marked By Devotion?
Luke 9:51 51As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Loosen Your Grip On Life So His Grip Can Grab You
Matthew 10:39 39Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Make God Your First Priority
Matthew 10:34 - 38 34“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to turn
“ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ 37“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
God Knows, So Go Where He Leads, He Will Always Be There
Matthew 10:26-30 26“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. b 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
As God’s Messengers, Stay Vertically Focused Amongst The Struggles On This Earth
Matthew 10:16 16“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Worry Immobilizes Us By Reducing Our Trust In God Who Gives Life. Walk Out The Present, It’s A Gift!
Matthew 6:25 - 27 25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life e ?
Which Master Do You Serve? Jesus Said It Can Only Be One
Matthew 6:24 24“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Is The Light In You Darkness? If Focused On Christ There Is No Room For Darkness
Matthew 6:22 - 23 22“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, c your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, d your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
God Permits Satan To Work In The World, But God Is Still In Control. Believe Trust And Walk That Out In Obedience.
Mark 3:27 - 30
Jesus Was Who He Said He Was: The Messiah! Don’t Let Pride Stand In Your Way Of Believing.
Mark 3:22 - 26 22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
23So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
Is Your Life A Reflection Of Jesus? Why Not?
Philippians 1:20 - 21 20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Living CHRIST Shares The Gospel Message To Those Around You
Philippians 1:15 - 18 15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
Keep An Eternal Perspective In The Midst Of Temporary Suffering
1 Peter 5:10 - 11 10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Be Alert! Satan Is Prowling And Ready To Pounce If We Don’t Remain Vertically Focused And In The Company Of Other Believers
1 Peter 5:8 - 9 8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Lead By Selfless Desire To Serve, Not Selfish Eagerness To Be Recognized
1 Peter 5:2 2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve
Is The Faith You Have Evident In The Life You Live?
Acts 20:22 - 24 22“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. 24However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Serve; That’s The Way To Live And Get Ahead
Mark 10:43 - 45 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Keep Your Heart Focused On Heavenly Treasures, That’s Where It Adds Up.
Psalm 119:36 36Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Ouch! Tough Love Often Hurts.
Hebrews 12:5 - 6 5And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,
“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Jesus Has Authority On Earth As Both Son Of Man And Son Of God
Mark 2:9 - 11 9Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11“I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”
He Can Rescue, But Even If He Doesn’t He Protects And Provides
Psalm 18:16 16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
Are You A Chucker, Plucker Or A Hunker With God’s Word?
Matthew 15:13-14 13He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14Leave them; they are blind guides. d If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Why Doubt? Did Jesus Call? Then Go And Remained Vertically Focused.
Matthew 14:31 31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
When Can I Meet With You, God? His Answer: Anytime!
Psalm 42:1 - 2 1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
God Remains Constant Even When The Circumstances Around Us Change
Galatians 3:15 - 18 15Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. 17What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
Follow The Gospel Message And Weigh Everything Against God’s Truth
Galatians 3:1 - 3 1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?
Follow The Gospel Of Freedom, Not The Slavery Of Man Made Standards
Galatians 2:3 - 5 3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
Paul Got The Call And Shared It With All After Confirmation From Those In The Church
Galatians 2:2 2I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain.
Even Paul Didn’t Do It Alone
Galatians 2:1 1Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
Encourage And Celebrate Those Around You Who Serve Christ. It Will Give Them New Energy
Philippians 2:28 - 30 28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him, 30because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.
Serve Well By Loving Others The Way Christ Loves You
Philippians 2:19 - 22 19I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
Trust In God And Walk That Trust Out In Obedience
2 Kings 23:24 - 25 24Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord. 25Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
His Path Is The Way To Follow Everyday!
Psalm 37:23-24 23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
24though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Part 4, Satan’s Schemes, Defend By Never Compromising.
1 Peter 5:8 8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Satan’s Schemes, Defend By Knowing When He Twists Scripture
Part 3: Romans 16:20 20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Satan’s Schemes, Defend By Knowing Your Identity Through Christ
Ephesians 6:11, Part 2 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Satan’s Schemes, Defend By Knowing The Truth
Ephesians 6:11 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Your Attitude Should Be The Same As Jesus!
Philippians 2:5 5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus
Nothing And Others: Two All-Inclusive Words We As Followers Of CHRIST Need To Live And Love By
Philippians 2:3 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves
If You're Open Handed You’ll Find Those You Serve Become Open Hearted.
Luke 16:9 9I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Transition From Ownership To Stewardship
Luke 16:10 - 12 10“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
Christian Means Disciple And That Means Giving Your All
Acts 11:25 - 26 25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Expect More, Pay Everything! Is That What You Signed Up For?
Luke 14:33 33In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
We Are Useful Tools When We Allow God To Use Us
Isaiah 10:15 - 16 15Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood!
16Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame.
Trust In Today, Don’t Boast Or Worry About Tomorrow! Do You Trust In The Lord Today? That’s What Matters!
Proverbs 27:1 1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Hide From God. Why? He Loves You!
Genesis 3:8 - 9 8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
God Gave Us Jesus So We Could Have Life!
Matthew 26:26 - 30 26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28This is my blood of the b covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
God Only God!
Exodus 20:1 - 3 1And God spoke all these words:
2“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3“You shall have no other gods before a me.
Trust Comes To Full Fruition When You Don’t Fully Understand But You Still Obey! That Takes Submission
Job 36:22 - 26 22“God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
23Who has prescribed his ways for him, or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
25All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar.
26How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
Have Your Actions Or Thoughts Declared You Are An Atheist?
Psalm 14:1 1The fool a says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
Stand Firm, Be Still And Know That He Is God, Then Walk In Obedience Trusting In Him With Every Step
Exodus 14:10 - 15 10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”
13Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
15Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.
Hold Nothing Back From God; Sacrifice Your All!
Genesis 22:12 - 13 12“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram a caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Always Defend God’s Word, Even If The Process And Consequences Are Hard
1 Samuel 2:12 12Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord.
Keep Your Eyes Fixed On Jesus! Your Hope And Confidence Is On What Is Unseen.
2 Corinthians 4:18 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Wait Patiently On God Leading Through The Spirit’s Bidding. Learn From Jesus!
Luke 3:23 23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,
Though Doubt And Confusion Can Affect Us, If Our Focus Remains On Him We Will Not Be In Despair!
2 Corinthians 4:8 - 9 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
The Holy Spirit Is Our Paraclete - Comforter That Is Beside Us. Never To Leave Us!
1 Samuel 18:12 12Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.
God Extends His Kind And Gracious Offer Of Forgiveness, Do We Accept It?
Genesis 4:6 - 7 6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
How Much Time Do You Give to the Two Purposes God Has Left You Here To Do: Make Disciples and Glorify God?
Matthew 5:14 - 16 14“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Forgiveness Should Be Granted With No Record Of Times Given.
Matthew 18:21-22 21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Make His Plan Become Yours, By Praying To Stop Preparing A Plan And Start Praying And Planning To Be Prepared.
Romans 12:2 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
How Can You Control Your Anger Or Feelings Of Hurt?
Genesis 27:41 41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Is This Day Too Hard For You Lord? Ask That Question So You Keep Your Relationship Personal!
Genesis 18:13 - 15 13Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
15Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
God Has Established A Relationship With You, What Are You Doing With It?
Isaiah 42:8 - 10 8“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
9I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Extend The Mercy, Grace And Love You Received, To Others!
Philippians 2:1 - 2 1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Don’t Let Your Impatience And Frustration Undermine The Realization Of Who God Is
Psalm 13:1-6 1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Praise His Name And Wait On His Timing. That Takes Trust And Patience
Psalm 7:10 - 17 10My shield d is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
11God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
13He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
16The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
17I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
Don’t Grieve God! Make His Purpose Your Purpose.
Genesis 6:5 - 6 5The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
We Have His Spirit In Us, Remember And Focus On That Reality.
John 10:10 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Jesus Said “I AM The True Vine”! Are You Connected To The True Vine?
John 15:1 - 2 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes a so that it will be even more fruitful.
The Holy Spirit Will Give You The Words To Say, Don’t Be Afraid To Share!
Luke 12:11-12 11“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”
God Delights When We Choose Him, Even If He Already Knew We Would
Jonah 3:10 10When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
God Is Waiting On Us To Turn To Him, Trust In Him And Take Him To Others
Ezekiel 33:10 - 11 10“Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of b them. How then can we live?” ’ 11Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
So……Little Word That Can Have Huge Consequences.
2 Kings 17:18 - 19 18So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left, 19and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had introduced.
Don’t Let Sin Creep In; Ignored It Will Grow And Become Bigger. Bring It To God.
1 Kings 11:9 - 13 9The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord’s command. 11So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
Rapa With Papa! Be Still And Meditate On Him
Psalm 77:12 - 15 12I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
13Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God?
14You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
15With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Do You Follow The Same Stipulations You Put On Others, Yourself?
Mark 3:5-6 5He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Let Nothing Interfere With Your Worship Of God
Matthew 21:12 - 13 12Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”
Jesus Had The Authority To Get Angry And That Anger Was Because The Acts Were Insults Toward God, Not At Himself.
John 2:15 - 17 15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” 17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
Vertical Focus Helps Us Gain Victory Over Temptation And Sin
1 Peter 4:1 - 2 1Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
Do You Listen To Understand? Or Speak To Be Understood? Which Approach Allows Love To Be Felt?
James 1:19 - 20 19My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
Don’t Let Your Anger Harm Your Relationship With God Or Others!
Ephesians 4:26 - 27 26“In your anger do not sin” d : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.
Only Follow The Truth In God’s Word
Galatians 1:7 7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
Grace Is Enough. Be Careful Not To Throw Other Requirements In!
Galatians 1:6 6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel
Grace And Peace Are Sent From God Through Jesus!
Galatians 1:3 - 5 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Because God Has Done It; I Will Praise Him Forever! Make That Your Heart's Cry.
Psalm 52:7 - 9 7“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
9For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
Adoption By God Is Not Based On Worthiness. It’s Solely Based On Grace
Galatians 4:4 - 6 4But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. 6Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Don’t Let Your Mind Say Something Different Than Your Heart!
Philippians 1:9 - 11 9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Feeling Downcast? Put Your Hope In Him; That Takes Vertical Focus On Him!
Psalm 42:8 - 11 8By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
9I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”
10My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
11Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Do What Is Right Regardless Of The Suffering It Might Bring.
1 Peter 4:14-16 14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
Christ Paid It All So We Could Be Forgiven! Believe And Walk Out Life In That Faith
Romans 4:6 - 9 6David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”
9Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
Do You Make The Decision Or Do You Allow The Spirit To Give The Answer?
Galatians 2:9 - 10 9James, Cephas c and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
Where Is Your Joy: Have You Lost It?
Galatians 4:15 15Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
Who Sits On The Throne Of Your Life?
Psalm 45:6 - 7 6Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Do You Tell Others? You Should! HE DID IT! Let’s Do IT!
Psalm 40:9-10 9I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know.
10I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.
Are You Okay With His Will When It Doesn’t Align With Yours?
John 14:13 - 14 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Love Is The Action Of One's Faith And Hope. What Action Is Your Love Displaying?
1 Corinthians 13:13 13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Love Like That! Only Possible Through The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Arrogance Will Turn A Person’s Heart Away From Worshipping God.
2 Kings 19:17 - 19 17“It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. 18They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands. 19Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God.”
Come To God In Respectful Prayer, Then Pour Out Your Heart!
2 Kings 19:14 - 16 14Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. 15And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
John Tells It Like It Is, Down To The Exact Detail. Why?
John 21:10 - 11 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.
God Used The Disciples To Distribute And Pick Up The Food, So They Could Testify From Experience.
John 6:12 - 1312When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Where Do You Look When God Calls?
John 6:5 - 7 5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages a to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
Without God? What Would Life Be Like?
Psalm 127:1-2 1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to a those he loves.
On Whom Are You Trusting? You Will Reap What You Sow!
Hosea 10:13 13But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,
First Will Be Last And Last Will Be First! A Closer Look At Jesus’s Equation Of Life!
Matthew 19:30 30But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
Where Is Your Happiness? You Can’t Serve Two Masters.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 12 10Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
11As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?
12The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.
God Is The God Of Wonders And Miracles
Habakkuk 1:5 5“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
Miracles Are Recorded In Scripture! Do You Need One To Believe Or Do You Trust What You Read?
Luke 16:31 31“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
Go And Make Disciples And Baptize Them In The Name Of The Father, Son And Holy Spirit!
Matthew 28:18-20 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
To Trust God You Have To Know Him. Know Him, By Reading About And Spending Time With Him
Isaiah 14:24 24The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
Where Are You Getting Your Nourishment For Living?
John 15:5 - 6 5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
Share His Love So The Message Goes Out And Others Hear
Acts 1:9 - 11 9After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Where God Leads And We Follow, We Will Be Protected. Are You Following His Lead?
Psalm 23:1 - 6 1The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
4Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
May The Lord Bless You And Keep You! Are You Receiving His Blessing Today? Look Closely!
Numbers 6:22-26 The Priestly Blessing 22The Lord said to Moses, 23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24“ ‘ “The Lord bless you and keep you;
25the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
26the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’
Apply A “To Whose List” To All Your “To Do” Items.
Proverbs 1:1-7 1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;
4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
5let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
6for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Stand Firm And Be Still Before The Lord. He Will Deliver!
Exodus 14:13 - 14 13Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
A Love Relationship Requires Communication, Both Speaking And Listening!
Proverbs 8:17 - 20 17I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Pray For A Discerning Heart That Seeks God’s Wisdom
Job 12:20-22 20He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
21He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.
God Declares Us Righteous Because Of Our Faith And Faith ALONE
Romans 1:16 - 17 16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, e just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Everyone Knows There Is A God, Some Just Choose To Reject Him!
Romans 1:18 - 20 God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
God Knows You Because He Created You
Jeremiah 1:4 - 8 The Call of Jeremiah
4The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew a you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Reverence Of Him Is All He Desires! Is That What You're Giving Him?
Psalm 147:10 - 11 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Salvation Is For Everyone, Everyone Who Believes In Jesus
Romans 1:14 - 17 14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
May The God Of Hope Fill You With All Joy And Peace
Romans 15:13 13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
What Is Holding You Back From Complete Loyalty To Jesus?
Hebrews 13:13 - 16 13Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. 14For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
No Better Owner of the Team Than God, A Coach Like Jesus and a Strength Trainer Like the Holy Spirit. Let’s Do IT!
Hebrews 12:1 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
By Faith…….Is That How You Live Your Life?
Hebrews 11:6 6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Jesus Sacrificed His Life and Now Sits at the Right Hand of God, Nothing More Than Trusting In Him Is Needed For One To Be Saved.
Hebrews 10:11 - 12 11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
Jesus Shed His Blood And Gave His Life So That We Would Have Forgiven Eternal Life
Hebrews 9:19 - 22 19When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” e 21In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
We Can Have An Audience With God Through Jesus
Hebrews 9:6-8 6When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
Where Or What Is Your Identity Connected With? Do You Identify With CHRIST?
Hebrews 2:9 9But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
The Covenant Of Forgiveness Is Extended To Everyone Who Believes And Trusts In Jesus
Hebrews 8:7 - 13 7For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8But God found fault with the people and said:
“The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
9It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
10This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
11No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.” c
13By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
Jesus Paid It ALL! He Was The Final And Perfect Sacrifice.
Hebrews 7:23 - 28 23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely c those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Let God’s Love Be Your Energy Source
Hebrews 6:10-12 10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Move Deeper Into Your Relationship With Jesus.
Hebrews 6:1-3 1Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3And God permitting, we will do so.
Are You Ready To Munch On God’s Truth? We Need To Grow In Our Wisdom So We Can Get Off The Milk Diet.
Hebrews 5:11 - 14 Warning Against Falling Away
11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Nothing Is Sharper Or Cuts Deeper Than God’s Word.
Hebrews 4:12 - 13 12For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
God Gives Us The Opportunity To Enter Into His Rest; Are You Walking In It?
Hebrews 4:6 6Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience
Combine Your Knowledge With Your Faith And You’ll Walk Boldly Into The Promised Land
Hebrews 4:1 - 2 1Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
Elevate Jesus, He’s The Way The Truth And The Life.
Hebrews 3:1 - 6 Jesus Greater Than Moses
1Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5“Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” a bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
He Left Us Here On Earth So Let’s Do It! Let’s Share His Love And Grace To Those We Come In Contact With.
Hebrews 2:14 - 15 14Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Grasp God’s Word By Reading, Studying, Meditating, Memorizing And Applying It To Our Lives
Hebrews 2:1 - 4 Warning to Pay Attention
1We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Jesus Is Sitting At The Right Hand Of God, Signifying That His Sacrifice Was Finished! Believe And Trust In Him For Salvation
Hebrews 1:3 - 4 3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
God Sent Jesus To Reveal His Love
Hebrews 1:1-2 1In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
Belief, Faith And Trust Must Have Hands And Feet - Yours And Mine
James 5:19-20 19My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Use All Your Resources To Further God’s Love. Love Them Where They Are And Love Them Till They Ask Why!
James 5:1-6 Warning to Rich Oppressors
1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. a 6You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
Don’t Judge, Simply Love!
James 4:11-12 11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister d or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
Only With God, Through Jesus, Can One Achieve Eternal Security.
2 Kings 9:34-35 34Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of that cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.” 35But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing except her skull, her feet and her hands.
Are You Receptive To The Spirit? You May Not Get Another Chance So Listen!
Matthew 10:14 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
Rest Over Busy, Jesus Said It’s Necessary!
Mark 6:31 31Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
Discipline In Love, It’s A Necessity.
Proverbs 13:24 24Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
Be On Our Guard. There Are Wolves All Around Us, But We Have The Great Shepherd To Protect Us
Matthew 10:16 16“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Listen, Watch, Wait! Three Important Steps In Finding The Lord!
Proverbs 8:32 - 36 32“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
36But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
Listen To Understand Before You Speak To Be Understood!
James 4:11 - 12 11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister d or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
True Wisdom Can Be Measured By The Depth Of A Person's Character
James 3:13 13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
God’s Love Is Extended To All! It’s Received By Those Who Trust
Psalm 34:18 18The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Do You Live A Life Of Love? Are You An Imitator Of Jesus?
Ephesians 5:1 - 2 1Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
God Knows Your Mind And Your Heart! Comforting Or Terrifying?
Psalm 7:9 according to my integrity, O Most High.
9Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
Before You Claim God’s Promises, Ask Yourself, Have You Done Your Part In Worshipping Him!
Judges 2:1 - 3 1The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this? 3And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; they will become traps for you, and their gods will become snares to you.’ ”
Jesus Is The Greatest Choice! Have You Chosen Him? It’s Your Choice.
John 3:36 36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
Humility Always Has Ears To Hear, With The Intent To Listen
Psalm 141:5 5Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
Don’t Get a DWI (Desire, Want, Inclination). Let Him Be Lifted And Nothing Else.
Exodus 20:4 4“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
Love As God Has Loved You! Only Possible Through The Strength Of The Holy Spirit. Count On Him To Help You To Love Your Enemies
Matthew 5:43 - 48 Love for Enemies
43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor i and hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Teach Only God! Serve Only God!
Judges 2:10-14 10After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. 11Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served the Baals. 12They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the Lord’s anger 13because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 14In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
GIGO, What Go’s In Will Come Out. Is It Garbage In - Garbage Out? Or Is It God In - God Out? You Have A Choice!
Proverbs 15:14-18 14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
17Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.
18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
Wholehearted Devotion To God Takes Trusting In Jesus. Are You Vertically Focused?
1 Chronicles 29:19 - 20 18Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. 19And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”
Jesus Is Our Sabbath Rest! Sabat - Cease From Work, Rest!
Matthew 12:6 - 8 6I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ a you would not have condemned the innocent. 8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Jesus Is Our Sabbath Rest! Sabat - Cease From Work, Rest!
Matthew 12:6-8 6I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ a you would not have condemned the innocent. 8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Are Your Ambitions From God?
Judges 9:2 - 5 2“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.”
3When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, “He is related to us.” 4They gave him seventy shekels a of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels, who became his followers. 5He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.
Worship Only God
Deuteronomy 12:1 - 4 1These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess—as long as you live in the land. 2Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains, on the hills and under every spreading tree, where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. 3Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn their Asherah poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from those places.
4You must not worship the Lord your God in their way.
Allow The Holy Spirit To Have Your Head And Your Heart.
John 15:26 26“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
Honor The Lord By Granting Him A Day Of Rest And A Time Of Pause
Isaiah 58:13 - 14 13“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
14then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.”
Do You Trust In The Assurance Of His Insurance?
Psalm 20:6 - 7 6Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Seventy Times Seven! Walk That Out- He Did It For You!
Nehemiah 9:17 - 19 17They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them, 18even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ or when they committed awful blasphemies.
Ask Him And He Will Answer! Trust Him And He Will Use You Mightily.
John 14:11 - 12 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Do You Need To Question Who Jesus Is? Go Ahead, He Will Give You The Answer!
John 14:8 - 9 8Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Our Steps Leaving His Print! Are They?
Proverbs 16 9In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
18Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
See Your Importance In Sharing God’s Love Where You Are
Nehemiah 3:28 28Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
God’s Power Is Not Limited By Our Resources.
Ezra 1:1 - 3 1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“ ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. 3Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them.
Learn, Do, Teach! That’s How We Should Apply God’s Word To Our Lives.
Ezra 7:8 - 10 8Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. 9He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him. 10For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.
Peace Will Only Come From God, The Only True Source Of Peace.
2 Kings 9:18 - 20 18The horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you come in peace?’ ”
“What do you have to do with peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”
The lookout reported, “The messenger has reached them, but he isn’t coming back.”
19So the king sent out a second horseman. When he came to them he said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you come in peace?’ ”
Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”
20The lookout reported, “He has reached them, but he isn’t coming back either. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives like a maniac.”
Faith Involves Action. Faith With No Action Is Not Faith At All
Mark 5:33 - 34 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
We Can Endure The Pain, Through The Hope We Will Gain
Romans 8:22-25 22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Love Other Believers, Fear God, Honor The President
1 Peter 2:13 - 17 13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
Show Your Green Card To Everyone! If You're A Christ Follower, Your Citizenship Is Not Here On Earth But In Heaven.
1 Peter 2:11-12 Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
Is Jesus Cornerstone Or Capstone? He Is One Or The Other. Either The One You Build Your Life Around Or One That Will Come Crashing Down And Crush You.
1 Peter 2:4-8 The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house a to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” b
7Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” c
8and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” d
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
Prayer Is Communicating With God Demonstrating Your Relationship With Him. Spend Time With Him.
John 16:22 - 24 22So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
Security In God Is The Only True Source. Are You Secure In Him? In Him Alone?
Obadiah 1:1 - 4 1The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign Lord says about Edom—
We have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, let us go against her for battle”—
2“See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised.
3The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks a and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,”
God Doesn’t Call The Qualified; He Qualifies Those He Calls!
Mark 1:16 - 20 16As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18At once they left their nets and followed him.
19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Tempted? Call Upon God’s Word And Elevate His Spirit That Dwells In You!
Mark 1:12 - 13 12At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted g by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
Trust In God’s Care In The Midst Of Fear!
Psalm 56:1 - 13 1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
5All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7Because of their wickedness do not c let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
10In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
12I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
13For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Where Do You Turn When You Walk Through Your Valley Of Baca?
Psalm 84:5 - 7 5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. d
7They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
Forget And Forgive By Calling On The Name Of Jesus.
Genesis 41:50 - 51 50Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 51Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh e and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
Take Courage, Speak Up, Stand Up For Jesus!
Genesis 44:32-33 32Your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father. I said, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!’
33“Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.
Do You Feel Like An Heir Or An Error? God Sees You Only As An Heir And Never As An Error! See Yourself Through His Vision and Live Like That!
Romans 8:17 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Be Still! That Means More Than You Think!
Zechariah 2:13 13Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”
God Is Our Hope, Because He’s Our Refuge, Strength And Fortress! It Don’t Get Any Better Than That!
Psalm 46:1 - 7 1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. c
4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Put NOTHING Before Your Worship Of God!
Exodus 23:20 22If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.
Only God! Don’t Look Elsewhere.
Isaiah 30:15 15This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
What Do You Trust In While You Walk Out Life? What Motivates You Today To Live?
1 Peter 1:6 - 9 6In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
God’s Wisdom And Power Takes Over When Our Faith Trusts In Him
Ecclesiastes 1:16 - 18 16I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” 17Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
Meaningless Or Meaningful? That Depends On Whose Path You're Following!
Ecclesiastes 1:1 - 3 1The words of the Teacher, a son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
What Stands In Your Way Of Trusting Him Fully?
Judges 6:14-16 14The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
15“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”
16The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
New Life Is Ours And The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Allows Us To Live It.
1 John 3:7 - 9 7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
What Stands In Your Way To Approaching God?
James 2:5 5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
God Is In Control. Believe That, Know That And Trust In That.
Daniel 2:30 30As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
To Know God Is To Read His Word And Spend Time With Him
Psalm 1:1 - 3 1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
Yoked To Sin Or To God? We Are All Captive To One Or The Other.
Lamentations 1:14 14“My sins have been bound into a yoke a ; by his hands they were woven together. They have been hung on my neck, and the Lord has sapped my strength. He has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
We Have Access To Our Holy Father God! Treat It With Reverence And Respect - NEVER Taking It For Granted.
Mark 15:38 38The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
God’s Holy Spirit Is With Us Always!
Matthew 18:20 20For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Stoop And Serve Even The One Who Betrays You! Lead By Serving
John 13:12 - 17 12When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 13“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
God Calls, Do You Listen And Do?
Hosea 1:2-3 2When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.” 3So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
Let Nothing Stand Between You And God.
Mark 10:21 - 22 21Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
The Empty Tomb Of Jesus: True Or False? The Cover Up Of Truth Began Immediately.
Matthew 28:11-15 11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
He Is ALIVE! Is Your Your Life Alive With Him?
Matthew 28:5 - 7 5The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
Jesus Became Separated From God So That We Would Never Have To Be!
Matthew 27:46 45From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, c lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
Do you Worship God? Or, Are There Other Gods More Worthy?
Judges 3:5 - 7 5The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 6They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
Jealousy And Cockiness Always Need To Be Constantly Monitored.
Genesis 37:19 - 20 19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. 20“Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
Revere God’s Name
Exodus 20:7 7“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
When You Cry Out To God, You Are Reaching Out To The Most Powerful Source
Psalm 18:27 - 30 27You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
28You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
29With your help I can advance against a troop e ; with my God I can scale a wall.
30As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
Call Out To His Spirit To Rise, Reign And Fill You: That Takes A Conscious Decision To Set Self Aside. You Have a Choice!
Zechariah 12:10 - 11 10“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit a of grace and supplication. They will look on b me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. 11On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
What Ever You Hear Or Read, Always Measure Against Scripture
Colossians 4:18 18I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Use The Gifts He Has Given You To Share Him
1 Corinthians 1:4 - 9 4I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— 6God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
How Do You Greet Others?
Romans 16:16 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
You Can’t Lie To The Holy Spirit, So Don’t!
Acts 5:3 - 5 3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
5When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.
Let Jesus’ Love Break Every Barrier And Cross Every Line Drawn In The Sand
John 4:7 - 9 7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
9The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Humility Has To Be a Part Of A Christ Follower's Life.
John 3:27-30 27To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’ 29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30He must become greater; I must become less.” h
Make Sure Your Actions Match Your Words And For The Right Reasons. God Knows Your Intentions.
Matthew 21:28 - 32 28“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29“ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31“Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
God Chooses His Way To Communicate, Are You Willing To Listen?
Acts 2:2 - 4 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues a as the Spirit enabled them.
Are You Pliable Or Ridged Before The Lord?
Isaiah 64:8 8Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Do You Live For The King Of Kings?
Revelation 17:13 13They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.
Jesus Is The Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The End
Revelation 1:8 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Discernment Over Clarity Is What We Need To Pray For. It Requires More Effort. Are You Willing To Dig Deeper?
Proverbs 8:8 - 9 8All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
God’s Timetable Or Yours. Whose Are You On?
2 Peter 3:8 - 9 8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
HE DID IT! Let’s Do IT! Always Play The Part Of The Moon And Reflect The Son!
1 John 3:16 16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
The Presence Of Christ And The Pressure Of Sin Co - Exist In Christ Followers! Allow Him To Win, By Remaining Vertically Focused!
Romans 5:1 - 5 1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Grace Extended To The World, But Only Those With Faith Receive The Forgiveness For Which It Was Given
Genesis 7:16 16The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.
Godly Council Will Always Bring About Discernment To The Decision Process
Proverbs 15:21 - 22 21Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.
22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
A True Friend Has Your Best Interest In Their Hearts, Even If He Has A Knife Of Truth In His Hand
Proverbs 27:5 - 6 5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Pause Before The Lord Pa’Use. Sit With Pa And Listen How He Want To Use You
2 Thessalonians 3:6 - 7 6In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching a you received from us. 7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
You Have Received Your Inheritance, Use It To Expand The Kingdom.
Isaiah 61:6 - 8 6And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
7Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.
8“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them.
God Wins, Prepare Others To Be On His Side.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 - 4 1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness a is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Don’t Let Persecution Stop You From Sharing Jesus!
Acts 5:40 - 42 40His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
God Can Bring Allies From Anywhere And With Anyone!
Acts 5:38 - 39 38Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
Share No Matter The Consequences! What Are Your Priorities?
Acts 5:29 29Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
God’s Kingdom Influences The World, Help It To Continue To Grow
Matthew 13:31 - 32 31He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Are You Searching For The Lost? We Need To Be. Share His Love!
Luke 15:8-10 8“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins a and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Peace! Only Through CHRIST Is It Possible
Ephesians 2:14 - 17 14For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
Take Time To Read, Study, Meditate, Memorize God’s Word So You Know How To Apply His Truth In Your Life! Let it Show!
2 Chronicles 17:7-9 7In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the towns of Judah. 8With them were certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah—and the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
On Whom Do You Trust? Are You Managing Your Life Or Is God!
Numbers 2:34 34So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
What Does Belief Look Like? Does Yours Say Jesus?
James 2:19 19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Selah - To Pause, Ponder, Praise! Do You Take The Time To Do That?
Habakkuk 3:13 13You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot.
Share Him Because You’re Here To Do IT!
Psalm 67:1 - 2 1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us
2so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
Do You Know God Is Your Strength? Do You Trust In That Knowledge?
Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Can You Extend Grace And Mercy Across To Those Who Have Wronged You? Like Jesus Did To You!
2 Samuel 9:6 - 8 6When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.
David said, “Mephibosheth!”
“At your service,” he replied.
7“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
8Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
Train Up, Don’t Make Decisions For Your Adult Children
Proverbs 2:26 6Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Be A Slave To ALL So ALL Can See Jesus In You!
1 Corinthians 9:19 19Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Faith In What You Believe Gives Us Hope For What Lies Ahead!
Hebrews 11:1 1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
You Can Trust In God, If You Know Him. Do You Trust Him Show It!
Genesis 22:2 2Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
What Gift Would You Open First: The Big One Or Little One? God Knew Before You Chose, But You Still Had A Choice.
John 6:44 44“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
Trusting In Him Even When You Don’t Have All The Answers; Know That He Does!
Job 23:1 - 3 1Then Job replied:
2“Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand a is heavy in spite of b my groaning.
3If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
To Trust God Is To Know God! Should One Ever Worry When They Know God Protects Us! Dig Into His Word And See His Depth of Love and Protection!
Numbers 23:19 19God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
God Protects Those Who Are His! Trust Him And Stand Within His Fire Of Protection
Zechariah 2:5 5And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’
Pour Out His Love From You And It Will Never End! Pouring Out Your Love Will End.
2 Corinthians 12:15 15So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?
Personalize Your Relationship With Your Heavenly Father! “My Father Who Art In Heaven.”
Matthew 6:9 - 13 9“This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us not into temptation, a but deliver us from the evil one.
Serve By Loving Him And Loving Others
Hebrews 13:13 - 14 13Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. 14For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
No One Is Righteous Before God, But Through CHRIST We Are! Believe In Jesus
Hebrews 8:6 - 7 6But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
7For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
Our Protection Through The Holy Spirit Is Against The Spiritual, Not The Physical World
2 Timothy 4:18 18The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
There Is A Chain Of Command To Follow! Are You Following God’s?
Hebrews 2:7 7You made them a little a lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor
Cast Your Net For Jesus! Share Him With Others
Matthew 4:19 - 20 19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
CHRIST Centered Life Worships CHRIST. Worship Is Measured By The Amount Of Time, Money And Energy On Something. What Do Your Results Say You Worship?
Philippians 3:10 10I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death
Thank God For The Talents He Has Given You Instead Of Wasting Time Bragging About Them.
Genesis 37:5 - 8 5Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”
8His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.
To Trust God Means You Must Obey God. Does The Pressure Of The Horizontal Overcome Your Vertical Trust?
Genesis 20:10-13 10And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ 12Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. 13And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
Always Pray First And See His Path Revealed, But To Travel It You Must Have Patience To Go His Pace! Pray-Obey-Walk! That’s The POW Your Life Can Have.
Psalm 37:3 - 8 3Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
6He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
Don’t Let Stereotypes Stop You From Loving
John 1:45-46 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
When God Calls. Do You Answer with a Yes? That Takes Trust In Allowing His Spirit To Rise, Reign And Lead. Doing So Will Lead You To Victory.
1 Samuel 14:6 6Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Watch Out, A Lie Today Can Lead To More Tomorrow! Stay True To Others By Staying True To God!
Genesis 12:10 - 13 10Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”
Is Your Mind On The Flesh Or On The Spirit? Your Life Will Reflect What Your Focused On.
Romans 8:5 - 6 5Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
Pride Will Always Be A Barrier To You Becoming The Best God Desires You To Be.
Proverbs 16:4 - 7 4The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
5The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
7When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
Life Lived With God For Eternity Starts The Moment We Accepted Him Internally. What We Have In Store For Us in the Future Should Be Celebrated Now!
Isaiah 25:6 - 9 6On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.
7On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
8he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.
9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
God Loves Even Our Failures. We Will Suffer Possible Consequences, But His Love Never Fails
Numbers 14:39 - 40 39When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly. 40Early the next morning they set out for the highest point in the hill country, saying, “Now we are ready to go up to the land the Lord promised. Surely we have sinned!”
Trust In God’s Plan And Walk It Out In Obedience!
Joshua 1:16 - 18 16Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!”
Are You Of The Christian Party? Doing So Declares Jesus As Messiah! Are You Raising Your Banner High?
Acts 11:25 - 26 25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
To Be Strong And Succeed Means To Know God’s Word And Choose To Follow Him And Not Self.
Joshua 1:6 - 9 6Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
7“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Put God First So You Can Help Others To Do The Same!
Joshua 1:1 - 3 1After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2“Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
Seeking Wisdom Means To Turn To God And Dig Into His Word.
Proverbs 2:1 - 6 1My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
2turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—
3indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
4and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
6For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
The Outcome Is God’s! Cast The Seed, Take Care Of The Field, Water When Necessary, But The Growth Is God’s. Let’s Do IT! He’s Got It!
Mark 4:26 - 27 26He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
Temptation Tests Our Inner Souls, Trusting In His Spirit Builds Our Character And Teaches
Mark 1:12 - 13 12At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted g by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
Milk Makes Us Grow, But To Grow Further One Needs Food To Chew On, Both Physically And Spiritually. But To Grow We Need More!
1 Peter 2:1 - 3 1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Faith Is The Step Between Promise And Assurance! Have You Taken That Step With Every Step You Take?
1 Kings 17:12-18 12“As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.”
13Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. 14For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’ ”
15She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 16For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
17Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. 18She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”
When You Share Christ, Many Will Reject Christ. Don’t Let That Stop You!
Genesis 6:22 22Noah did everything just as God commanded him.
Are You A Citizen Of Heaven Or Earth? A CHRIST Follower You Own A Green Card. Be Christ’s Ambassador!
2 Corinthians 5:20 - 21 20We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21God made him who had no sin to be sin b for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Our Mind Wants To Do Right, But Our Bodies Do Another! Why?
Romans 7:21 - 25 21So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Your Relationship With Jesus Comes First, Before You Start Looking At Others. Once That’s Done, Help Others To Do The Same.
Luke 6:41-42 41“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
You Are A Leader! Are You Leading? God Has Left You Here To Do IT!
Titus 1:4 - 5 4To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good
5The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint a elders in every town, as I directed you.
Hide Sin? Loving God And Loving Sin Cannot Coexist
Proverbs 8:13 13To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
Put On The Armor Of God! You Have A Choice: Is Your Armor On So You Stand Firm?
Ephesians 6:10 - 13 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Joy Stands Where Happiness Collapses In The Midst Of Struggles And Difficulties.
Philippians 12 - 4 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and Prayer 3I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy
God Has Gifted Us The Ability To Think Like Him; Utilize His Spirit To Do Just That
2 Timothy 1:7 7For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Are You Taking EVERY Thought Captive? You Need To Be!
2 Corinthians 10:5 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Do You Read God’s Word To Fit Your Desire Or You Read The Bible To Develop Your Desire? The Bible Will Lead You To Jesus.
John 6:66-69 66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
Our Attitude Toward The Kingdom Of God Is More Important Than Amount We Give.
2 Corinthians 9:6 - 7 6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Stand Up For What The Bible Teaches
Jude 1 - 3 1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for a Jesus Christ:
2Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People 3Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
Give God Thanks For The Protection He Provides. Are You Satisfied And Full Of Joy? If Not, What Are You Trusting?
Deuteronomy 8:2 - 5 2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. 5Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
Make God Your King And Let Nothing Get In Your Way Of Worshipping Him
1 Samuel 12:20 - 21 20“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.
Death Is A Prelude To Eternal Life With God, If You Place Your Faith And Trust In Jesus!
2 Corinthians 5:6 - 8 6Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7For we live by faith, not by sight. 8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Don’t Let The Earthly Affect The Heavenly - Allow The Heavenly Affect The Earthly
Philippians 3:18 - 21 18For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. 20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Pray Instead Of Complaining: It Quiets The Heart And Prepares Us To Listen.
Exodus 17:2 2So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.”
Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”
Honesty Is Not Just The Best Policy, It’s The Only Policy.
Psalm 24:4 - 5 4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Are There Idols In Your Life That Have Misplaced God?
Habakkuk 2:18 18“Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
A Dust-Filled You Is The Best Best Example Of A Perfect Walk With Jesus.
Isaiah 46:8 - 13 8“Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
9Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.
10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
11From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
12Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness.
13I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.
Be Devoted To Prayer And Be Thankful He Knows Best
Colossians 4:2 2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
Heaven Or Earth Which One Gets More Of Your Attention.
Colossians 3:1 - 3 1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
True Relief Does Not Come When The Problem Is Solved; It Comes From An Enduring Hope In God’s Ultimate Salvation.
Psalm 62:9 - 11 9Common people are only a vapor; important people, an illusion. Together on a scale, they weigh less than a vapor.
10Place no trust in oppression or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, don’t set your heart on it.
11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: strength belongs to God,
Love Overrides Everything Else. Are You The Imitator Of Gods Love?
Romans 13:8 8Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
Weigh Your Words Before You Speak; A Promise Said Is A Promise Kept!
Proverbs 20:25 25It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows.
Who Is Your Ultimate Authority? King Solomon Acknowledged God Was; Do You?
2 Chronicles 6:12 - 13 12Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, a and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.
Holy Spirit Calls; Go, Share, Love No Matter The Consequences! Do it!
Acts 20:22 22“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
God’s Path And Not Path Of Self! May That Be Our Heart's Cry This New Year!
Psalm 90:12 12Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
We Will Receive What We Deserve! Are You Investing In His Kingdom?
Matthew 25:31 - 32 31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
How Well Do You Use Your Time, Treasure And Talent For Him?
Matthew 25:14 - 15 14“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, a each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
Our Relationship With Jesus Is Our Responsibility. It’s Our Personal Relationship With Him!
Matthew 25:7 - 8 7“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Live Your Life As If CHRIST We’re To Return Today. He Could! Are You Ready If He Does?
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 3 1Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Vow To Praise God Every Day, In Every Thing. Your Perspective And Outlook Will Change!
Psalm 61:3 - 5 3For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
4I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. b
5For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
We Don’t Have To Know All The Ins-and-Outs Of Something To Believe; Feeling Its Effects Causes Us To Believe.
John 3:5 - 8 5Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit b gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You c must be born again.’ 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
People Are Watching, Who Do They See In You?
Ephesians 4:1 - 2 1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
God Gives Us The Gift Of Time. Do You Use It Wisely?
Proverbs 10:4 - 5 4Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Immanuel - God With Us! It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than That!
Isaiah 7:14 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you c a sign: The virgin d will conceive and give birth to a son, and e will call him Immanuel.
Let Jesus Grow Up In Your Life! He Came As A Baby, Died As A Sacrifice And His Desire Is To Be Your Savior!
Luke 2:6 - 7 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
God Shared The Gospel - The Good News, In The Garden; Jesus Destroy’s Satan!
Genesis 3:15 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring a and hers; he will crush b your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Lead God, I Will Follow! Is That Your Attitude?
John 1:114 - 16 14So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
16Then Thomas (also known as Didymus a ) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
God Disciplines His Children Lovingly, But It Can Still Hurt.
Jeremiah 46:28 28Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant, for I am with you,” declares the Lord. “Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
Washed Clean And Dressed In His Righteousness And Holiness Through Our Belief In Jesus
Zechariah 3:3 - 4 3Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”
Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”
God’s Announcement Of Jesus Was Through A Host Of Heavenly Angels, The Shepherds Listened And Went. What Have You Done With That Announcement?
Luke 2:13 - 14 13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
God’s Way Is The Only Way: Choosing His Way Should Always Be Our Way.
Matthew 1:19 - 20 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Hope! Is Yours In Him, Even When You Have To Wait!
Psalm 33:18-22 18But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
21In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Hallelujah! Praise Ye Yahweh!
Revelation 19:6 - 7 6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
What’s Your Attitude Toward Life? Entitlement Or Humility? Are You Here To Be Served Or To Serve?
2 Thessalonians 3:10 10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
God’s Laws Are Intended To Illuminate Our Paths, Not Chain Our Hands And Feet.
Psalm 19:7 - 11 7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
9The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
11By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Don’t Let Your Eyes Envy What Others Have; Be Thankful For What You Have And What Can You Learn From What Has Been Taken Away.
1 Kings 3:26 26The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
Where Does Your Love Take You? What Are You Trusting In?
Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 11 10Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
11As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?
Lord Lifts Those Who Fall On Their Knees Before Him!
Psalm 145:14 14The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The Bible Is The Light That Shines God’s Truth Until Jesus Returns. Do You Trust In It And Use It To Light Your Everyday Path?
2 Peter 1:17 - 21 17He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” b 18We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
19We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
God’s GPS Is The Bible! Do You Turn It On And Use It As Our Guidance System? It's Available And Will Never Steer You Wrong!
Psalm 25:4 - 5 4Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
5Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
God Through His Holy Spirit Guides Us. Are You Allowing Him Control?
John 16:12 - 13 12“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
True Repentance Is More Than Just Talk Or Request; It’s A Changed Attitude And Behavior!
2 Chronicles 7:14 14if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Our Attitudes Color Our Personality. What Color Are You Painting?
Proverbs 15:15 15All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Do You Cast With A Line Tied To It So You Can Pull Them Back?
Psalm 55:22 22Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
How Happy Is The Person Who Trusts In The Lord! Does That Describe You?
Psalm 40:4 - 5 4Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. b
5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
Do To What God Requires Is Simple: Believe In The One He Sent!
John 6:28 - 29 28Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
God’s Pace Not Yours! That Takes Patience
Psalm 40:1 1I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
God Saves Because He Loves, Not Because We’re Good. Thank You God For Loving Me Through Afflictions
Isaiah 48:9 - 11 9For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.
10See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
Fear God And You Will Fear Nothing Else. Walk In His Ways And Not Yours! Two Ingredients Of A God Focused Life
Psalm 128:1 1Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
Work Harder On Your Inner Character. The World Only Sees The Outer Appearance, God Looks At The Heart.
1 Samuel 16:7 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Does The World See Jesus In The Church? In You?
Ephesians 2:21 - 22 21In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
When Troubles Mount, Remember Whose You Are And What Jesus Did For You!
Psalm 44:1 - 3 1We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
2With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
3It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
Reflect God’s Glory By Deepening Your Knowledge Of Him. Spend Time With Him.
2 Corinthians 3:17 - 18 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate a the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Your Reactions To Suffering Speak Loudly To Those Around You! What Are They Saying?
Philippians 1:29 29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
If God Removed The Difficulties, Our Devotion And Dedication Would Never Become Stronger! We Would Follow Out Of Comfort, Not Out of Love!
John 3:1 - 3 1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
Get In The Spiritual Weight Room, Dig Into His Word. Make Sure You Are Spiritually Fit; It Affects Today As Well As Forever!
1 Timothy 4:8 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Do People See God’s House When They See You?
1 Corinthians 6:19 - 20 19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Our Ministry Starts At Home, Begin And Walk God’s Call From There!
1 Samuel 3:13 13For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, a and he failed to restrain them.
John’s Gospel Declares Jesus’ Claim As The Son Of God! What Do You Claim?
John 21:25 25Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
What’s Your True Purpose In Life: to Revere God or Reflect Self? Actions You Produce Speak Loudest Of What You Truly Believe.
Ecclesiastes 3:12 - 14 12I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. 14I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
What Do You Sacrifice To The Lord?
I Samuel 1:26 - 2:2 26and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
1Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn a is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
2“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
What Do You Request From God? Could Our Response Be The Same As Moses!
Exodus 33:18 18Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
Do You Spell Christ With The Cross Or With A Plus? Christ Alone And Not Christ Plus.
Philippians 3:1-3 1Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh
What Rules Your Life: Expectation Or Anticipation? One is Self Desiring, The Other Releases Control And Focuses on Hope!
Mark 11:22 - 24 22“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23“Truly f I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
What Example Are You Displaying? He Left You Here To Be The Reflection Of Him! Is That What People See?
1 Peter 2:21 21To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
Trusting In Your Worth Or Only In Christ’s?
Zephaniah 1:18 18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath.” In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
Is There Anything That Is Hindering Your Spiritual Focus And Readiness?
Joel 1:3 - 6 3Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
4What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts a have eaten.
5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.
6A nation has invaded my land, a mighty army without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness.
What Is Your Life Planting? Whatever It Is, That Is What You Will Reap!
Hosea 8:7 7“They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.
Stay Strong By Staying Connected To Your Life Source! That Should Be God
Judges 1:2 2The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”
Are You Self Made Or God Made? Don’t Take God For Granted.
Ezekiel 29:9 - 10 9Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
“ ‘Because you said, “The Nile is mine; I made it,” 10therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush.
God’s Love Should Mark Your Path, Not Your Personal Desires
Romans 12:17 - 18 17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do You Trust In God To Be Relieved of Pain? Or Trust Him for the Love You Have for Him? Loving Him Will Comfort You While Going Through the Pain.
2 Corinthians 1:2 - 5 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Praise to the God of All Comfort
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
While We Were Still Sinners, Jesus Chose To Die For Us! Amazing Demonstration Of His Love For Us
Romans 5:7 - 8 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Delays In Answered Prayer. How Do You Treat Them? With Complaints Or With Contentment? Your Response Reveals WHO’s Will is Most Important.
John 11:5 - 6 5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,
Developing A Relationship Takes Time And Effort To Cultivate. Are You Doing That With God? Time With Him Will Produce a Walk with Him.
Nehemiah 2:4 - 5 4The king said to me, “What is it you want?”
Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”
God Is The Best Antidepressant! Is He In Your Medicine Cabinet? He Needs To Be!
Psalm 42:5 - 7 5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
Let Perseverance Have It’s Perfect Work In You So That You May Be Perfect! That Requires You To Make A Choice.
James 1:4 4Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Pray, Pray, Pray! The Answer Will Come In God’s Timing, Not Yours!
Daniel 10:10 - 12 10A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
12Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
Rest In The Lord Means To Trust In Him! He’s Got It
Psalm 37:7 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
As Believers In Jesus We Offer Spiritual Sacrifices That Are Acceptable Through Jesus. We Are Significant And Need To Live for Him.
2 Peter 2:5 5you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Whose Way Are You Following?
Proverbs 14:12 12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Forgive Yourself; God Has!
Matthew 18: 33 35“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
On What Are You Trusting For Your Salvation?
Matthew 19:23 - 27 23Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
God Loves All, Don’t Let a Person's Appearance Or Lifestyle Stop You From Sharing Christ! God Knows Who Will Receive. It's Your Opportunity to Share!
Joshua 2: 9 - 12 9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea a for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. b 11When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
God Speaks -Do You Listen? Read His Word And His Voice Will Come Off The Page
Ezekiel 2: 1 - 2 1He said to me, “Son of man, a stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
Trust In God? If You Don’t, Get To Know Him And You Will!
1 Kings 8:56 56“Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.
Is Your Hope Secure And Immovable? There Is No Place More Solid Than In God! Place Your Anchor There.
Hebrews 6:18 - 19 18God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
If You Haven’t Felt Joy Lately, Have You Been Looking From The Right Perspective?
Philippians 4:4-5 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Peace Is Not The Absence Of Conflict, Instead It’s The Confidence And Assurance Of Our Relationship We Have With Him
John 14:27 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Servants Lead By Their Sacrificial Action. Are You Serving Jesus Through Loving And Serving Others?
Mark 9:35 35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
Faithful Completion Of Mundane Tasks On God’s Path, Develops Character. Be A Diligent Servant Of God!
Proverbs 21:3 - 5 3To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Angry? An Important Emotion We Must Learn To Control.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Serve And Love All Those In Need. Don’t Limit The Receiver By Your Prejudices.
Matthew 25:40 40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Are Your Words And Your Heart About God? What Needs To Change, Anything?
Psalm 19:14 14May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Are You Listening For God? He Often Speaks In A Whisper. Pause Long Enough To Hear! It Will Be Worth It.
1 Kings 19:10 - 13 10He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
11The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Who Are You Willing To Help And Is Only Out Of Convenience?
Ruth 2:14 - 16 14At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over. 15As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves and don’t reprimand her. 16Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”
Is God Your Portion Today?
Psalm 73:26 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Rejoice And Help - Don’t Be Jealous Or Apathetic. Love!
1 Corinthians 12:25 - 26 25so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
God Loves And Saves Those Who Trust In Him, and He Leaves Us Here To Share And Be His Witnesses! Are You Showing Him?
Isaiah 43:10 - 12 10“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.
11I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.
12I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
Faith Reflects What You Believe. It’s An Action Word.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 - 8 7Instead, we were like young children a among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, 8so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
Don’t Let Your Heart Be Hardened. Listen And Learn From Him. He’s Teaching You Everyday.
Psalm 95:8 - 9 Today, if only you would hear his voice, 8“Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, a as you did that day at Massah b in the wilderness,
9where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
A Man Reaps What He Sows, and God Knows!
Galatians 6:7-8 7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Full Understanding Comes His Spirit Who Lives In Those Who Trust In Jesus. What Spirit Guides You?
1 Corinthians 2:12 12What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.
God Is Eternal And Not Limited By Time And Space. There Are No Surprises To Him, Trust Him - He Knows
Psalm 90:1 - 4 1Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
2Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
Grace And Peace Are Ours! Free Gift From God, Are You Experiencing Them? Why Not?
2 Peter 3:1 - 2 1Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Do You Appreciate The Vastness Of God’s Mercy And Grace? Your Love For Others Shows Whether You Do Or Don’t!
Galatians 5:6 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
You Have A Choice To Follow Anyone. Who Have You Chosen?
Galatians 5:24 - 26 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Our Lives Reflect Who We Are Trying To Please. What’s Yours Saying?
Luke 6:22 - 23 22Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
Who Are You Following? If God Had An Instagram Account, Would You Be A Follower? Be Careful Who You Follow! Could Lead to Trouble!
Isaiah 5:11 - 13 11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.
12They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
13Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst.
Live In Peace With God, Jesus Paid The Price So We Could!
1 Peter 2:23 - 25 23When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25For “you were like sheep going astray,” f but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Knowledge Comes Through Study! The Benefits Are An Abundance Of Grace And Peace. It Don’t Get Any Better Than That!
2 Peter 1:2 - 4 2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Hold Tight To Him In All Circumstances. Your Attitude Will Remain His And Joy Will Result.
Philippians 4:4 - 5 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Shalom! Peace With God Is Available Through Trusting In Jesus
Colossians 1:20 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Steadfast Vertical Focus Produces Peace That's Perfect
Isaiah 26:3 - 4 3You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
Peace Often Comes When We Pause! That Takes Patience
Mark 6:32 32So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
How Is Your Relationship With God? Anything In The Way Of It?
Isaiah 1:4 - 6 4Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.
5Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.
Who Do You Try To Please: Self Or Spirit?
2 Samuel 8:15 15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
How Do You Handle Jealousy From Others Toward You? Through Self Or With Spirit? The Results Are Drastically Different.
1 Samuel 18:12 12Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.
Willing And Cheerful! Is That How You Give To The Lord?
Exodus 35:21 21and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
Jesus Sacrifice Gives Us An Audience With God, By Simply Trusting In Jesus! Trust Him Today And Go Enter Into God's Presence!
Hebrews 9:11 - 14 11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, a he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining b eternal redemption. 13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, c so that we may serve the living God!
East Never Meets West! That’s How Far God Removes Our Sins. Hallelujah!
Psalm 103:8 - 13 8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
9He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
12as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
Stand Up For Jesus! The Holy Spirit Will Give You The Words.
Mark 13:9 - 11 9“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Stop, Drop And Pray! No Greater Response Will You Get Than From A Heartfelt Knee-Mail!
Genesis 32:7 - 9 7In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, b and the flocks and herds and camels as well. 8He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group, c the group d that is left may escape.”
9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’
What Is Your Life About? What Does Your Living Say To God? To Those Around You?
Psalm 119:173 - 176 173May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174I long for your salvation, Lord, and your law gives me delight.
175Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
176I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
Recognize, Eliminate, Attack. That Needs To Be Our Actions Toward Sin. Give The Battle Over To The Lord! Let His Spirit Have the Battle. He Will Win!
2 Kings 23:24 - 25 24Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord. 25Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
God Cares For You, Because He Created You!
Psalm 8:1 - 5 1Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
2Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? c
5You have made them d a little lower than the angels e and crowned them f with glory and honor.
You Will Be Able To Face Anything When You Know That Jesus Is With You!
Hebrews 5:7 - 9 7During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
Is Jesus Lord Of Your Life? “Follow Me” His Words To You, What Do They Mean?
Matthew 9:9 9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
God Is On Our Side. Don’t Let The Circumstances Around You Tell You Differently.
1 Samuel 13:5 - 7 5The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand c chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven. 6When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns. 7Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking with fear.
It’s Not How Much You Have, The Question Is What Are You Doing With What You Have Been Given!
Matthew 25:18 18But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
God Is Sovereign And In Control. It May Not Look Like It But Keep Your Confidence And Focus On Him.
20This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev.
21Deliverers will go up on c Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.
Jesus Sat Down After His Resurrection Because His Job Was Complete!
Hebrews 10:11 - 13 11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.
Submit - Get In Proper Alignment! Hupotasso!
Galatians 5:25 - 26 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Don’t Let Pride Stand In The Way Of Asking For Help From God Or Others!
Amos 2:13 - 16 13“Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
14The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
15The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.
16Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day,”
Pride And Prejudice Walk Hand In Hand! Who’s Company Are You Keeping?
Esther 3:5 - 6 5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. 6Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
Do You Have Doubts? That’s Okay, Even John The Baptist Had Them. The Key Is How You Handle Them! Seek And You Will Find.
Matthew 11:2 - 3 2When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
Check Your Hearts Motive! God Already Knows It, Do You?
Joel 2:12 - 13 12“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13Rend your heart and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
Pride Always Builds A Wall! Is There A Wall Around You?
Mark 3:1 - 3 1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
Are You Refusing To Listen To God? If You Haven’t Heard From Him, What’s In The Way?
Zephaniah 3:1 - 2 1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
2She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God.
God Has A Plan. Trust Him Because Without Him There Are No Lasting Solutions To Life’s Problems.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 1There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
God Focused Through All Circumstances Allows Us To Remain In A Position For Him To Use Us Mightily.
Judges 11:1 - 3 1Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. 2Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” 3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him.
Jesus May Say “Launch The Boat” Even With A Storm Brewing On The Horizon. He’s With You - Listen And Trust Him
Mark 4:35 - 36 35That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.
Where Is Your Spiritual Journey Taking You? Remember You Are Not Alone.
Deuteronomy 1:1 - 2 1These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. 2(It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.)
Keep Your Mind Centered On Him No Matter What’s Happening Around You
Isaiah 26:8 - 12 8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, a
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
9My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
10But when grace is shown to the wicked,
they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
11Lord, your hand is lifted high,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame;
let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
12Lord, you establish peace for us;
all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
If God Calls You - Move And He Will Go With You. Look For The Signs Of Confirmation. If It’s His Call You Will See Them. If You Don't, Stop.
1 Samuel 14:6 - 10 6Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
7“Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
8Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. 9If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands.”
Give With A Joyful Heart. God Knows Your Motives
Genesis 4:3 - 5 3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
Excuses For Sin Will Create Consequences. Reveal All To God: He Sees Everything Anyway And Your Confession Will Get You In Alignment with Him!
1 Samuel 13:11 - 14 11“What have you done?” asked Samuel.
Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, 12I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
13“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. 14But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
Humility Is Not Thinking Less Of Yourself, But Thinking Of Yourself Less. Walk In Humility With The Lord.
James 4:10 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
New Birth Into A Living Hope Through Jesus’ Resurrection! Is Your Hope Dead Or Alive?
1 Peter 1:3 - 5 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
HE DID IT!
John 3:16 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Let's Do It! 1 John 3:16 16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
God’s Word Lights Our Path
Psalm 119:105 105Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Listen Carefully, God May Be Using Someone To Tell You Something!
Jeremiah 18:18 18They said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.”
Redemption! Jesus Paid Our Price. Have You Accepted His Gift?
Exodus 12:29 - 30 29At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well. 30Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.
We All Had Leprosy, But He Heals All Who Come And Ask
Mark 1:40 - 42 40A man with leprosy h came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
41Jesus was indignant. i He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
Trust God In Both The Good And Bad Times
Ecclesiastes 7:14 14When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
We Are To Separate From This World While Living In This World. Remember You’re Not Alone!
Leviticus 11:44 - 45 44I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground. 45I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Where Does Your Worship Lead?
Ezekiel 33:30 - 32 30“As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. 32Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.
Religion? James Shares God’s Accepted Form Of Religion
James 1:27 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Walk Life With Someone Else: Ask God For An Accountability Partner!
Hebrews 10:24 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds
His Spirit Desires His Way! Which Way Are You Walking? By The Spirit Or By Self?
Galatians 5:16 - 18 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever c you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Knee Mail Use It! The Recipient Loves To Hear From You!
1 John 5:14 - 15 14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
God’s Word, What Do You Do With It?
2 Timothy 3:16 - 17 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the servant of God a may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
A Christian Walk Is A Path That Follows Jesus
1 John 1:8 8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Hope? Wishful Thinking Or Confident Assurance
Romans 15:13 13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
God Paid The Ransom For Our Lives! Have You Accepted That Payment?
Isaiah 43:1 - 4 1But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush a and Seba in your stead.
4Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
Are You Living In The Good News Of Christ’s Love Or Being Bogged Down By The Horizontal Conflicts Of The World?
Romans 16:25 - 27 25Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith— 27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
Can You Pray These Words: “Lord May Your Will Be Done”?
Jeremiah 33:1 - 3 1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: 2“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: 3‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Where Do You Get Your Discernment?
Psalm 119:124 - 125 124Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
125I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
You’ll Never Become An Overcomer Without Troubles To Overcome.
Exodus 1:8 - 14 8Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 9“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”
11So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13and worked them ruthlessly. 14They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
Christian Love Is Not A Feeling, It’s A Choice! Elevate His Love In Your Life.
1 John 2:9 - 11 9Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister b is still in the darkness. 10Anyone who loves their brother and sister c lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
Live For Jesus, Love Like Jesus. Remove Any Wall That Stands In Your Way
1 Peter 3:10 - 12 10For,
“Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.
11They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
What Character Traits Do You Exhibit?
1 Peter 3:8 8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
Evaluate Your Own Faith, Not Others!
Romans 14:1 1Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
God Loves To Forgive!
Micah 7:18 18Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
Effective Leaders Listen To God And To Others
1 Chronicles 13:1 - 4 1David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us. 3Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of a it b during the reign of Saul.” 4The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.
God Created Because God Is Love
Genesis 1:1 - 2 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Expect Persecution If You Choose Jesus
2 Timothy 3:12 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
No One Is Too Bad For Jesus To Love
1 Timothy 1:12 - 14 12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Be Careful Of Any Self Righteous Attitude That May Judge And Get You To Throw The First Stone.
John 8:7 - 9 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
What Are You Willing To Give?
John 6:7 - 8 7Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages a to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Are Your Bones Dry? God Promises New Life. Ask For It And He Will Breath It Into You.
Ezekiel 37:4 - 6 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath a enter you, and you will come to life. 6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
Being A Christ Like Example In A Un-Christlike Environment And World
Daniel 1:17 - 20 17To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
18At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
Guard Your Heart By Giving It To God. How? Listen Closely To His Word!
Proverbs 4:20 - 23 20My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
21Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
22for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
23Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Wise Counsel! Where Are You Getting It?
Proverbs 13:20 20Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Follow Jesus Or Follow Self; It’s Your Choice
John 12:47 - 48 47“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.
Let God’s Light And Truth Guide You Through The Worldly Darkness.
Psalm 43:1 - 5 1Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.
2You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
3Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
How Do You Treat God When You Come Before Him? Jesus Gave His Life for That Privilege. Respect God, Honor Jesus, and Honor the Opportunity.
Leviticus 16:1 - 2 1The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. 2The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
Why Follow Jesus? Are Your Motives Pure?
Matthew 5:1 - 2 1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them.
Love Has Tangible Actions!
Hebrews 13:1 - 2 1Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
It’s God Who Makes The Difference! Walk Out That Truth In Today’s Battles
1 Kings 20:23 23Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they.
Believe And You Will Be Saved
Acts 16:27 - 31 27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
Do You Have Ears To Ear And Eyes To See, But Still Fail To Believe And Remember?
Mark 8:14 - 21 14The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
16They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
17Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
They answered, “Seven.”
21He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
Gain A Deeper Understanding Of Whose You Are, So You Can Share That With Others Through Your Actions As Well As Your World!
Isaiah 12:1 - 3 1In that day you will say:
“I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense a ; he has become my salvation.”
3With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Be Patient In The Lord! Are You Patient?
Deuteronomy 7:21 - 24 21Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. 22The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. 23But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed. 24He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them.
Whose Plans Are You Following? Who Do You Trust In The Midst Of Trouble?
Psalm 138:6 - 8 6Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.
7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
8The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
Freedom Or Bondage! Which Do You Live In Today?
John 8:34 34Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
God Is Loving And Patient! Does Your Life Reflect That Or Test It?
Numbers 14:17 - 19 17“Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 18‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’ 19In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”
Trust In The Lord, Your Life Will Be Fruitful Even In The Crises That Come
Jeremiah 17:5 - 8 5This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Who Is First? What Gets Elevated? God Or Man? It’s Your Choice And God Knows!
Jeremiah 17:9 - 10 9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
10“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
Salvation Is A Gift, You Need Only To Accept It To Receive It!
Romans 4:4 - 5 4Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
Jesus Loves You! Turn To Him And Allow Him To Protect
Matthew 23:37 37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
Weigh Everything Against Scripture
Jude 11 - 12 11Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.
12These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead.
What Does Your Life Reflect And Why
Galatians 5:1 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
How Do You Love Those Like You As Well As Those That Are Not?
Leviticus 19:33 - 34 33“ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
What Kind Of Greatness Do You Seek?
Matthew 23:11 - 12 11The greatest among you will be your servant. 12For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
Worry Can Stop Us Deep In Our Tracks. But Walking Where God Calls There Is No Need To Worry!
Exodus 4:1 1Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
Prideful Attitudes Will Lead To Destruction
Esther 6:6 - 10 6When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”
Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?” 7So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, 8have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. 9Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!’ ”
10“Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”
Glorify The Lord Every Day, All Day And In Every Way
Romans 14:5 - 8 5One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
God Extends Forgiveness To Those Who Ask, But Consequences Are Set In Motion
1 Chronicles 21:13 13David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into human hands.”
Discipline Is Painful, But Produces Peace To Those Who Are Trained By It
Hebrews 12:11 11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Parenting, Earthly And Heavenly, Are Important In Maturing Into His Image
Ephesians 6:4 4Fathers, b do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Do You Walk In Peace Knowing Jesus Is With You?
2 Thessalonians 3:16 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
We Should Be Publishing Peace! Are You?
Isaiah 5:27 7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Delight In The Lord! Do You Know How? Listen, And You Will.
Psalm 37:3 - 7 3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
What Does Your Worship Look Like? Who Do You Worship?
Psalm 100:1 - 5 1Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his a ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
What Do You Want People To Admire Most About You
Jeremiah 9:23 - 24 23This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches,
24but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
Focus Vertically Through The Fear
Psalm 91:1 - 2 1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. a
2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Take God’s Word To Heart
Revelation 1:3 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
Path Of God Or Path Of Sin. Which One Are You Traveling?
Lamentations 1:14 14“My sins have been bound into a yoke a ; by his hands they were woven together. They have been hung on my neck, and the Lord has sapped my strength. He has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
Do You Just Look Or Do You Also See! Do You Hear Or Do You Also Listen!
Matthew 13:13 13This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
Does Your Future Glory Help You Through The Present Sufferings?
Romans 8:18 18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Also Be! What Do You Treasure?
Matthew 6:19 - 21 Treasures in Heaven
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Make God A Part Of Every Decision You Make! Business Decisions Should Also Be His Decisions.
2 Chronicles 20:35 - 37 35Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. 36He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships. f After these were built at Ezion Geber, 37Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade. g
Worship Only God Or Suffer The Consequences For Not Doing That!
2 Kings 17:12 - 15 12They worshiped idols, though the Lord had said, “You shall not do this.” b 13The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: “Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”
14But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God. 15They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”
Have You Ever Argued In A Whisper? Try It, You’ll Be Surprised At The Response You Will Get In Return.
Proverbs 15:1-4 1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
4The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Do You Worry Or Plan About Tomorrow? The Determining Factor Is In Where You Place Your Trust! Is It In Him Or In Self? Good Question. What’s Your Answer?
Matthew 6:33 - 34 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Where Pride Lives, Quarrels Often Follow. Guard Against Humility By Desiring Humility
Proverbs 13:10 10Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Where Do You Want To Be? Is Your Desire To Be First Or Last? Great Question!
Mark 10:43 - 45 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Use Experiences And Examples To Those You Share The Gospel With. Find Common Ground And Share His Story Through Your Story.
Acts 17:22 - 25 22Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Whose Path Are You Traveling Today? You’ll Find Joy On The One He Has Made!
Psalm 16:8 - 11 8I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful b one see decay.
11You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Everyone Who Follows God Is In Ministry, Let The Joy Of The Lord Be Your Strength
Nehemiah 8:9 - 10 9Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.
10Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
We Are More Than Conquerors! We Have Jesus! Run In Step With Him, Not Around Him
Hebrews 12:2 - 3 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
All Things God Works For Our Good! Not To Make Us Happy, But To Conform Us Into The Image Of His Son.
Romans 8:28 - 29 28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who i have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Give Money With No Expectation Of Its Return; Loan Money With No Desire Of Receiving Interest
Deuteronomy 23:19 - 20 19Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest. 20You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.
Be Like Jesus! That Includes Your Tongue
James 3:8 - 11 8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Does God Hate? Yes. Then How Can He Be A God Of Love?
Psalm 5:4 - 6 4For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
5The arrogant cannot stand
in your presence.
You hate all who do wrong;
6you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
you, Lord, detest.
How Well Do You Know God? He Has Given Us The Way To Know Him Intently, The Bible! Spend Time Reading It And Get to Know Him Better.
1 Chronicles 28:9 9“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
How Are You Using Your Life? For Self Or For Jesus.
Romans 14:10 - 12 10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister a ? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written:
“ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” b
12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
Let Jesus Use You To Affect Others Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit
Acts 3:6 - 7 6Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
Do You Have A Plank In Your Eye That Isn’t Allowing You To Love Like Jesus?
Matthew 7:1 - 5 1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
The New Covenant Is The Free Gift Of Grace Through Jesus’ Sacrifice
Luke 22:20 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Do You Love? If You Love God He Gives You The Love, Power And Self - Discipline To Live Everyone!
1 John 4:8 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Have You Trusted In Jesus? Has Your Life Moved From Where It Was All About You, To A Life That Is All About Him!
Titus 3:3 - 8 3At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. 8This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
As Christians Our First Allegiance Is To Jesus, But We Must Also Obey Our Government And Leaders As Well.
Titus 3:1 - 2 As Christians Our First Allegiance Is To Jesus, But We Must Also Obey Our Government And Leaders As Well.
Are You Filled With Living Water? Jesus Is The Fountain, Come Drink Of His Life Giving Water.
John 4:9 - 10 9The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. a )
10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
Jesus Came To Heal Soul. Have You Approached Him That Way Or For Some Other Reason. Don’t Miss The Point Of His Coming
Matthew 14:34 - 36 34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
God Is A Good Good Father. Get To Know Him Intimately
Matthew 7:7 - 12 Ask, Seek, Knock
7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Don’t Let EGO Get In Your Way Of Following God
Zephaniah 3:1 - 3 1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
2She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God.
3Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.
There Would Be No Triumph Without Trials. Where Are You Looking And Focused? Get Vertical And Stay There.
Hebrews 12:1 - 4 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Jesus Says “Follow Me.” How Have You Responded?
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
29Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.
What Does Your Heart Cry Out? Is Your Heart's Cry To Be A Person Of Integrity And Uprightness? It Should Be!
Psalm 25:19-21 19See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
20Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, c is in you.
On Whom Do You Trust?
Psalm 25:14 - 17 14The Lord confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15My eyes are ever on the Lord,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
In Line With God Allows You To Pray His Will And Not Yours
Matthew 21:21 - 22 21Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Shine For God By Trusting In Jesus And Allowing His Spirit To Lead
Daniel 12:2 - 3 2Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3Those who are wise a will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Shine For God by Trusting in Jesus and Allowing His Spirit To Lead
Daniel 12:2-3 2Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3Those who are wise a will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Trusting In The Lord. Does That Describe You?
Psalm 33:18 - 22 18But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Get In Alignment With Jesus, Step By Step. He Will Guide You Faithfully.
Psalm 32:8 - 11 8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
9Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
10Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.
11Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Thank Goodness God Is Slow To Anger And Punishment.
Nahum 1:2 - 4 2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
and vents his wrath against his enemies.
3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.
His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,
and clouds are the dust of his feet.
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up;
he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither
and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
Whose Voice Are You Listening To? In Whom Do You Trust?
Romans 5:20 - 21 20The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Do You Know The Shepherd's Voice? Get To Know It Better By Digging into His Word.
John 10:27 - 30 27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all c ; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30I and the Father are one.”
Celebrate What Jesus Has Done For You Everyday Not Just On A Holiday!
1 Corinthians 5:7 - 8 7Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Live Your Life Ready To Share His Sacrifice And Death, To Allow New Life Through Him!
Exodus 12:11 - 13 11This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.
12“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
Perfect Lamb Of God! How Personal Is He To You?
Exodus 12:3 - 10 3Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb a for his family, one for each household. 4If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 6Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. 9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs. 10Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.
Faith And Hope. Build Your Faith On A God Who Does Not Lie And Walk In The Hope Of That Anticipated Joy.
Titus 1:2 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
Great Leaders Are God Led Leaders
Nehemiah 1:3 3They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
The Gospel Message Is Not Effective Until It Moves From Doctrine And Rituals To A Personal Relationship
Acts 24:22 - 26 22Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.” 23He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
24Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. 25As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” 26At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.
Get To Know Jesus By Knowing His Father! Read The Word And Study What It Means.
Romans 15:4 - 6 4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For God So Loved, He Gave His Son! Believe, Trust, Obey!
John 3:16 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Who Does God Say You Are? BELIEVE IT!
1 John 3:1 1See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
You Are Valuable! God Made You In His Image And Crowned You With Glory And Honor
Psalm 8:3 - 6 3When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them? c
5You have made them d a little lower than the angels e
and crowned them f with glory and honor.
6You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their g feet:
Melt Me, Mold Me, Fill Me, Use Me! Is That Your Heart's Cry?
Jeremiah 18:6 - 10 6He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel. 7If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. 9And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, 10and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
Is Your Desire To Be Holy, As God Is Holy? If You Declare God As Your Savior, Live For Him As Your Lord.
Psalm 93:1 - 5 1The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
2Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.
3The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is mighty.
5Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.
Victory Over Death And Sin Is What We Have In Jesus! Go And Live That Out That Victory!
1 Corinthians 15:55 - 57 55“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?” i
56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Circumcision Of The Heart Is What God Requires. It’s An Internal Faith, Not An External Act
Romans 2:28 - 29 28A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
Jesus Choose Ordinary Men To Do Extraordinary Things! He Can Do The Same Through You!
Luke 6:12 - 16 12One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Stop Looking For The Fountain Of Youth And Focus On The Fountain Of Life You Have In Jesus!
Proverbs 16:22 - 23 22Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,
but folly brings punishment to fools.
23The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,
and their lips promote instruction. c
Fear Or Faith. What Rules Your Life? Believe, Trust, Obey, Honor The Lord!
Numbers 14:1 - 9 The People Rebel
1That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”
5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there. 6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes 7and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. 8If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. 9Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.”
What Are You Chasing After? Is What You Own Yours Or God’s!
Hosea 2:5 - 8 5Their mother has been unfaithful
and has conceived them in disgrace.
She said, ‘I will go after my lovers,
who give me my food and my water,
my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’
6Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.
7She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
she will look for them but not find them.
Then she will say,
‘I will go back to my husband as at first,
for then I was better off than now.’
8She has not acknowledged that I was the one
who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,
who lavished on her the silver and gold—
which they used for Baal.
Live Faithfully And Patiently To Expand The Kingdom. His NOT Yours!
James 5:7 - 9 7Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
Measure, Test, Evaluate All You Read And Hear Against God’s Word. A Message From God Will Always Be Consistent With His Word!
1 John 4:1 - 3 1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
Jesus Is The Cornerstone Of The Church! Not A Building, The Common Thread Of Love That’s In Us And The Body Of Christ. LOVE!
Ephesians 2:18 - 22 18For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
No Loopholes In God’s Love; The Love He Has For You As Well As The Love You MUST Have For Others
Romans 13:10 - 13 10Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
The Day Is Near
11And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Take God’s Word And Love Into Your Heart And Change Your Life So Others Will See God Through You.
Ezekiel 3:14 - 15 14The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me. 15I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—deeply distressed.
Extend The Gift That Is Not Deserved; That’s Grace!
1 Peter 4:10-11 10Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Belief, Faith And Trust Need To Have Hands And Feet: Ours!
James 5:19 - 20 19My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Adoration For God! Is He Who You Adore
Exodus 20:4 - 6 4“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
We Have His Spirit Living In Us. Let Him Reign And He Will Lead You In Power, Love And Self - Discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 7For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
What Success Are You Trying Obtain? On Whom Do You Cling To In Life?
Proverbs 12:1 - 3 1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
2Good people obtain favor from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
3No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
The Tomb Is Empty. HE IS RISEN!
Matthew 12:38 - 40 38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
He Died, So That We Could Have Life. Believe And Live!
John 19:30 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Do You Love In All Situations, Showing Jesus Through Your Attitude?
Romans 14:13 13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
Unified With Christ And For Christ. Is That Your Life’s Walk? Shouldn’t It Be?
John 17:20 - 23 20“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Stand In Awe Of God
Ecclesiastes 5:1 - 7 1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
2Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.
3A dream comes when there are many cares,
and many words mark the speech of a fool.
4When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. 5It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 6Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? 7Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.
His Will Be Done, Not Yours!
Matthew 6:9 - 10 9“This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Are You God’s Child? Then Act Like It!
Romans 8:13 - 17 13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. f And by him we cry, “Abba, g Father.” 16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
God Answers Your Prayers From His Perspective And Not In Your Expectations.
Genesis 18:31 - 33 31Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”
He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
33When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
A Tree That Does Bear Fruit Will Be Cut Down!
Luke 13:6 - 9 6Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
On Whom Do You Trust? In God Or Someone Or Something Else? Trust In God To Experience God’s Full Blessing
2 Kings 13:14 - 19 14Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
15Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. 16“Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
17“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”
18Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”
Trusting In God Promises A Heavenly Rich Relationship With Him, Not A Guarantee Of Earthly Riches
Joel 2:18 - 21 18Then the Lord was jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
19The Lord replied a to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.
20“I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!
21Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things!
Remember To Listen To The Word! That Is The Bible But It’s Also Jesus!
James 122 - 24 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Where Does Your Wisdom Come From?
James 3:17 17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
Where Is Your Allegiance?
2 Samuel 15:3 - 6 3Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.” 4And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”
5Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. 6Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
Is Your Life House Built On The Rock Or On Sinking Sand? How Can You Tell?
Matthew 7:24 - 27 The Wise and Foolish Builders
24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
What Seeds Are You Planting? Self Empire or God’s Kingdom?
Galatians 6:7 - 10
7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Walk Out Life In Humility With God Who Will Always Lift You Up
1 Peter 5:5 - 7 5In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.” a
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Jesus’ Brothers Didn’t Believe, Do You? What Will It Take To Surrender Your Life to Him?
John 7:3 - 5 3Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
Running Or Hiding From God Won’t Work; If He Asks You, Do As He Asks!
Jonah 1:7 - 16 7Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 8So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”
9He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
10This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)
11The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”
12“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
13Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. 14Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.” 15Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.
Do Your Actions Speak Of Love?
Song Of Solomon 3:1 - 4 1All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him.
2I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.
3The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
4Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
There Must Be A Balance In Our Life Between Our Actions And Our Faith In God
2 Samuel 10:11 - 12 11Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to come to my rescue; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you. 12Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”
In Whom Do You Trust? God Or Self?
1 Corinthians 1:25 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
Why Didn’t Jesus Know When He Would Return?
Matthew 24:36 - 37
36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, f but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Jesus Is Asking “Do You Love Me?” What’s Your Answer?
John 21:15 - 17 15When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.
Relationship With Jesus Brings Us True Joy Whether Walking Through The Difficulties Or Experiencing Prosperity
John 15:9 - 11 9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
God Is In Control; Travel His Illuminated Path At His Pace. You Will Be Sure To See Him!
Esther 10:3 3Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.
When You Don’t Get The Answer You Desire Or Expect, Remember God Knows The Larger Picture And Has Something Bigger Planned
2 Samuel 7:8 - 16 8“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. 10And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders a over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.
“ ‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me b ; your throne will be established forever.’ ”
Are You Living A Life As God’s Child? If You’ve Said Yes To Jesus You Are a Part Of God’s Family And Should Be Reflecting Him
1 John 3:1-2 1See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, a we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Does Your Talk Speak Of Jesus? Does Your Walk Match Your Talk? They Should Speak Loudly Of The Same!
Matthew 7:20 - 23 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Important Decision In The Spread Of The Gospel
Acts 18:12 - 17 12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13“This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” 16So he drove them off. 17Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.
Are You In Agreement With God?
Jeremiah 7:21 - 26 21“ ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, 23but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. 24But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. 25From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you my servants the prophets. 26But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.’
Allow God To Illuminate Your Path And Prepare Yourself To Walk Out That Path!
Proverbs 21:30 - 31 30There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.
Is Your Reputation And Reflection Different Since You Met Jesus? Do People See Jesus Through You Enough To Investigate?
John 4:39 - 42 Many Samaritans Believe
39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41And because of his words many more became believers.
42They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
On Whom Is Your Confidence Placed? Self Or Spirit? Your Focus Is A Good Indicates Of Who Runs Your Life.
Psalm 73:21 - 28 21When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Jesus Is The Only Way. Believe, Trust, Obey, Submit!
John 14:1-7 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God a ; believe also in me. 2My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Jesus the Way to the Father
5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really know me, you will know b my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
A Nations Wickedness Will Be Its Downfall
1 Kings 22:51 - 53 51Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 52He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, because he followed the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. 53He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.
What Is God Doing In Your Life? Stay On His Path And Look For Him, He’s There.
1 Samuel 9:3 - 4 3Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” 4So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they did not find them. They went on into the district of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
Jesus’ Teaching Contradicts The World's! Which One Are You Following?
Matthew 5:4 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
What Do You Do With God’s Message?
Ezekiel 33:30 - 32 30“As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. 32Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.
A Life Constructed On Jesus Promises A Resident Of Jesus
Isaiah 28:16 16So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
Do You Take God’s Promises For Granted? Your Prayer Life Reflects The Answer
Ezra 8:21 - 23 21There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
What Does Christian Living Look Like? Listen Carefully, Paul Tells Us
Romans 12:14 - 21 14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. c Do not be conceited.
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” d says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” e
21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Whose Face Do Others See When You Defend The Truth Or Your Opinion
Acts 6:12 - 15 12So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Focus On God’s Purpose, Especially When The Tasks Seem Overwhelming And Troubles Mount Up Against You
Nehemiah 4:9 - 18
9But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
10Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
12Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
13Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. 14After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
15When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.
16From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah 17who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, 18and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
Always Be Careful To Not Take Scripture Out Of Context.
Ecclesiastes 7:27 - 29 27“Look,” says the Teacher, b “this is what I have discovered: “Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28while I was still searching but not finding— I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.
29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Complaints Should Be Reserved For God And Only God.
Psalm 39: 1 - 4 1I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”
2So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;
3my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
4“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.
Worship Him With Your Life
John 4:19-24 19“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
Has God Called You To Respond? Don’t Be Inactive To His Call, But Make Sure It’s His Voice That Is Calling.
1 Chronicles 20:1 - 3 1In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, Joab led out the armed forces. He laid waste the land of the Ammonites and went to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and left it in ruins. 2David took the crown from the head of their king a —its weight was found to be a talent b of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city 3and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
Manna, What Is It?
Exodus 16:11-15 11The Lord said to Moses, 12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
13That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.
Through One Man We Received A Sin Nature, Through One Man We Have The Choice To Gain Victory Over Sin And Receive Eternal Life.
Romans 5:17-21 17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God Controls The Rain In Life, Who Is Reigning In Your Life?
1 Kings 17:1 1Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe a in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”
Be So Focused Vertically That You Hear God’s Voice Voice Over Others And The Noise Of Life
Matthew 16:22-23 22Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
What Are You Cleaning In Your Life? Are you Taking Care And More Concerned Of The Outside And How You Look, Neglecting The Inside?
Matthew 23:25 - 28 25“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
27“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
When You Speak Truth Is It Filled With Grace
Acts 7:54 - 60 The Stoning of Stephen
54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Whose Path Are You Walking On?
Ecclesiastes 7:29 29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Is Guilt Weighing You Down? Jesus Has Paid The Penalty For Your Sin.
1 John 2:1 - 2 1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Who Do You Reflect?
Jeremiah 9:23-24 23This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, 24but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,”
Love God, Love Your Neighbor! Who Is My Neighbor?
Luke 10:25-29 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ c ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ d ”
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Are You Committed To God? That Requires Sacrifice, Are You Willing To Live His Life And Not Your Own?
Malachi 4:5 - 6 5“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
God Is Our Antidepressant. Are You Using His Medication?
Psalm 42:1 - 11 1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
8By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
9I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” 10My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 11Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Do You Remember What Jesus Did For You?
Leviticus 1:1-2 The Burnt Offering
1The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord, bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.
Is Dishonesty A Part Of Your Life?
Proverbs 20:10 10Differing weights and differing measures— the Lord detests them both.
Proverbs 20:23 23The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.
The Lord Weighs The Heart. What Are Your Motives?
Proverbs 21:1-2 1In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
2A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Write Your Plans In Pencil, Then Hand God The Eraser!
Jeremiah 43:1 - 3 1When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God—everything the Lord had sent him to tell them— 2Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’ 3But Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, a so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.”
Solomon Had The Wisdom, But He Didn’t Stay Focused On God. Where Is Your Focus?
1 Kings 2:1-3 David’s Charge to Solomon
1When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.
2“I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go
Is God Calling You? To Do What? To Go Where? Listen, Obey, Submit To Him!
Jonah 1:1-3 1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
Are You Sensitive To God’s Will Or Off Following Your Own. Maintain Vertical Attention To Stay On His Path!
Amos 3:1-2 1Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
2“You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
How Do Act When You Don't Get Your Way Or When Those Around You Don’t Think Or Believe As You Do?
God’s Ways Are Flawless, Walk With Him And The Challenges That You Meet Will Be Fought With Him!
God Is In Control Even In Oppression. He Directs, Preserves And Maintains His Created Order.
Don’t Try To Hide From God, You Can’t! Don’t Hide From Man, That’s A Dangerous Path Of Deception.
Where Do You Find Wisdom? The Source Is God! Focus Vertical To Gain Wisdom To Walk Out Our Horizontal Lives.
Submit To God, Get In Proper Alignment With God. You Have His Weapons At Your Disposal. Do You Use Them?
Worship! Lifestyle Of Understanding Who God Is And Expressing That Through A Life Lived!
Sin Affected Man And The Environment. All Life Is Under Sins Curse, But New Life Is Possible Through Jesus
Remember God’s Lifetime Of Blessing, That Will Help Pull You Through The Trials Of Today
Watch Out, Sin Is Around Every Corner. What Are You Doing To Safeguard Falling Into It's Clutches?
God Will Deliver Those Who Trust In Him. That Doesn’t Mean God Will Always Save You From Oppression.
God Used A Star To Guide Wise Men To See Jesus. His Star Shines Just As Bright Today Leading You To Him
Jesus Died So You Can Live. If You Believe In Jesus, Your Responsibility Is To Share Jesus!
Meditation Is A Spiritual Discipline. Are You Practicing It? Do It - You Won’t Regret It.
The Question Should Not Be Why Bad Things Happen To Good People; But Ask Why Do Good Things Happen To Bad?
Our Obedience Is Not Based On Those We Save, It’s Based On Our Faithfulness To God. Where Is He Calling You?
Lift Another’s Hands, Helping And Encouraging Them In Their Responsibility To Serve God
God Is All Powerful And In Control. Remember That No Matter How Bad Things Get Around You
Narrow Gate And Road Vs. Wide Gate And Road. What Road Are You On? And What Are You Doing On It?
Our Life Account Is Judged By Christ, So Live By His Standards, Not On Others Standards.
Relationship Is Personal With God. It Carries A Responsibility And Privilege. Don’t Miss It!
Do You Have Faith Faith As Small As A Mustard Seed? Can Move Mountains. IF Your Faith Is In God
Measure Everything You Read Or Hear Against God’s Word. Remember That The One In You Is Greater Than He Who Is In The World
Even In Our Tiredness And Despair, Stay Focused Vertically On Him. He’s There And Cares
God’s Plan Is To Prosper Us! That Does Not Mean We Will Be Rich By The World's Standards