Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action. Ezra 10:4 (NLT) Ezra had found out that the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord, and was making confession to God on their...
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 (NKJV) We are saved by grace, through faith and not our own works! But God does have an expectation for our lives....
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13 (NIV). Many many times I have opened the Psalms and poured over these verses in Ps 139 when I've been in doubt of my own value and purpose. But its also good to look at others...
But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. Isa 25:4 (NLT) Despite the bad wrap He gets in secular society, everything about God's nature is generous. When you study the word and look at Biblical history, God makes...
They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. How wonderful and beautiful they will be! Zechariah 9:16-17 (NLT) Zechariah 9 is an incredible prophecy of deliverance from oppression, hope for the hopeless, freedom for captives, salvation for unbelievers, the...
This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children… Heb 12:7 (The Message) We are children of God. As it is with those of us who have kids, God only wants good things and great joy for us, His children. He is a good God,...
I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. Psalm 119:30 (NLT) Choice is powerful. It's a valuable thing to be in the possession of choice. There are many choices we make every day that we are relatively unaware of but make a huge...
But don’t quit. Don’t cave in. It is all well worth it in the end. Matt 10:22 (MSG) I love talking on this subject. One of the highest encouragements you can ever give another person is the encouragement to “not give up”. To summon up the strength within and keep...
“…let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” – Heb 12:1 (NLT) Life is to be enjoyed not endured. God has created you on purpose...
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16 (NLT) We are children of the most High God. Created and designed with hope and purpose. It’s for those very...
