Isaiah 40:25-31 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š 25 “Who will you compare Me to,or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.26 Look up and see:who created these?He brings out the starry host by number;He calls all of them by name.Because of His great power … Continue reading May God Empower You! Isaiah 40:25-31đź•Š
The Lord Invites Israel to Turn Away from Sinđź•Š 16 “Wash yourselves! Become clean!Get your evil deeds out of my sight.Stop doing evil.17 Learn to do good.Seek justice.Arrest oppressors.Defend orphans.Plead the case of widows.” 18 “Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord.“Though your sins … Continue reading Become Clean! Isaiah 1:16-20 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)đź•Š
Jesus Is like Melchizedekđź•Š 15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. 16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the … Continue reading Jesus, Our High Priest Hebrews 7:15-28 New Living Translation (NLT)đź•Š
The Principle of Sowingđź•Š 13 Then he said to them, “If you don’t understand this parable, how will you understand any parable? 14 Let me explain: The farmer sows the Word as seed, 15 and what falls on the beaten path represents those who hear the … Continue reading The Principle of Sowing Mark 4:13-20 The Passion Translation (TPT)đź•Š
Peaceđź•Š 14 “Don’t be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms. If that were not true, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you? 3 If I go to prepare a … Continue reading Peace… John 14:1-6;25-31 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)đź•Š
Ephesians 3:14-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š Prayer for Spiritual Powerđź•Š 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 16 I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to … Continue reading Established in God’s Love… Ephesians 3:14-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š
Micah 6:6-9 The Message (MSG)đź•Š 6-7 How can I stand up before God and show proper respect to the high God?Should I bring an armload of offerings topped off with yearling calves?Would God be impressed with thousands of rams, with buckets and barrels of olive oil?Would he … Continue reading Serious Business… Micah 6:6-9 The Message (MSG)đź•Š
Isaiah 40:25-31Â Good News Translation (GNT)đź•Š 25 To whom can the holy God be compared? Is there anyone else like him?26 Look up at the sky!Who created the stars you see? The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there … Continue reading Trust In The Lord… Isaiah 40:25-31 Good News Translation (GNT)đź•Š
Habakkuk 2:2-6 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)đź•Š Write The Visionđź•Š The Lord’s Answerđź•Š 2 Then the Lord answered me, “Write the vision. Make it clear on tablets so that anyone can read it quickly.3 The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be … Continue reading Write The Vision… Habakkuk 2:2-6 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)đź•Š
Jeremiah 1:4-12 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š The Call of Jeremiahđź•Š 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,and before you were born I consecrated you;I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” … Continue reading The Call… Jeremiah 1:4-12 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š
Acts 1:1-11 New Living Translation (NLT)đź•Š The Promise of the Holy Spiritđź•Š 1 In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. 3 During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God. 4 Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift … Continue reading The Promised Holy Spirit Acts 1:1-11 New Living Translation (NLT)đź•Š
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š Exhortations and Blessingsđź•Š God’s Will!đź•Š 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to regard them very highly … Continue reading God’s Will! 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š
3 John 2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)đź•Š May You Prosperđź•Š 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.đź•Š Continue reading May You Prosper… 3 John 2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)đź•Š
John 3:15-21 Good News Translation (GNT)đź•Š Believe In The Sonđź•Š 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. 16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior. 18 Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God’s only Son. 19 This is how the judgment works: the light has come into the world, but … Continue reading Believe In The Son… John 3:15-21 Good News Translation (GNT)đź•Š
2 Chronicles 20:18-23 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š BELIEVE!đź•Š 18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up … Continue reading Believe! 2 Chronicles 20:18-23 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š
Philippians 4:7-9 The Message(MSG)đź•Š What Are You Thinking?đź•Š 6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. 8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into … Continue reading What Are You Thinking? Philippians 4:7-9 The Message(MSG)đź•Š
Galatians 5:22-26Â Living Bible (TLB)đź•Š The Holy Spirit Withinđź•Š 22 But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives he will produce this kind of fruit in us: … Continue reading The Holy Spirit Within Galatians 5:22-26 Living Bible (TLB)đź•Š
Hebrews 1:1-4 New Living Translation (NLT)đź•Š Jesus, The Very Character of Godđź•Š Jesus Christ Is God’s Sonđź•Š 1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has … Continue reading Jesus, The Very Character of God Hebrews 1:1-4 New Living Translation (NLT)đź•Š
1 John 3:1-3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š 3 1 Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him. 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.đź•Š Continue reading We Are God’s Children… 1 John 3:1-3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đź•Š
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š God Is Faithful!đź•Š 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgivingđź•Š 4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were … Continue reading God Is Faithful! 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 English Standard Version (ESV)đź•Š
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