What???? Are you kidding me??? Verse 21?!?
We’re just four verses from the finish line, Sisters! To God’s great glory, we’re doing this thing! I grinned from ear to ear two weeks ago when someone posted “Jesus wept” as her verse. That’s fair game! All of us could use a little catch from time to time. You guys bring me so much joy. May God cause His love and power to explode within you because you’ve worked so hard and fought so many distractions to get to this point.
OK, Girlfriends, here’s mine:
Beth, Houston. “Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God. Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:10-11 The NET Bible
Let me hear yours!
Stay the course, Sweet Things. You are so dearly loved and planned for by God.
You will show me the path of life; In your presence is fullness of joy; At your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 NKJV
Tara G.
Kyiv, Ukraine
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints.
Ephesians 1: 17, 18 (HCSB)
Psalm 1:2 ESV
but his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night.
Susan B. – Chapin, SC
Deborah, Philadelphia, PA
1 John 4:10 (ESV): In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Paula, Russell, KY
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NASB
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5 NIV
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
Phil 2:3 NIV
Diane, Missoula, MT: “May 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.” Romans 15:13
“This is what the LORD says–your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;’I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go’.” Isaiah 48:17 (NIV)
Kay
Tupelo, MS
Psalms 23:6 NKJ
Surley goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever
PS – As I’m probably going to be “set aside” for a month or so soon, I think I’m going to work on memorizing the book of James during that time. Love that book and am so excited for your new study from it.
Judy , Littleton, NC
“We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers.” I Thessalonians 1:2 (ESV)
Robbyn, Dickinson, North Dakota
Phil. 3:13-14 (NIV)
“…But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Pamela, Missouri
“You shall walk after the Lord your God and [reverently] fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and cling to Him.” ~ Deut 13:4 (Amplified)
Jocelyn (Greenville/Greer, SC)
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Vickie, Poplar Bluff, MO:
Nothing in all creation is hidden from Gods sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 5:13 NIV
Margie, Liberty: It (Love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV)
Patti, Tampa. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Philemon 1:6 (NIV)
Charlene, Houston
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 NKJ
Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”
~ Daniel 3:16-18 (NKJV)
Delores O., Shoreline, WA
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And i pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Eph. 3:17-18 NIV 1984
Julie, Chesterland, OH
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.”
Psalm 62:8 ESV
Anne, Minneapolis
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Psalm 103:1, NIV
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. Psalm 113:3 (NIV)
Emmy Rome, Ga
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Hebrews 1:3a
Berni, Albuquerque
“Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD O my soul, and forget not all His benefits– who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” Psalm 103:1-5 NIV
Now, if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without doubting.
James 1:5,6
Janice
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Melanie Miller, Nampa, Idaho
Eph 1:21 NLT Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come.
Liz, Logansport: “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.'” Mark 10:27 (NIV)
But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal. 5:22 NIV
Ginger
Wetumpka, AL
Kim, Nashville, TN
…But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV)
“May 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.” Rom 15:13
Brenda, Collinston, La. The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him. Psalm 28:7 ESV
Mary Kay
Fulshear
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 12:21
NASB
“The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.”
Proverbs 15:4 (NIV)
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
Michele, Pearland, TX
“Let all that you do be done in love.”
I Corinthians 16:14 NASB
Nicole////Dallas///Luke 6:32-36 NIV
“32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Melissa, Locust Grove, GA.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 ESV
Bekah from Marion, IN – And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus – Philippians 4:19 NIV
However, each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33 NIV
Let him who means to love life and see good days refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile. And let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous and His ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.
I Peter 3:10-12 NASB
Janice, Arcanum, OH
“When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”
Psalm 56:9
Deidre
Hickory, NC
Cindy, DIberville, MS
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Marla-Washington
For we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Betty, Wendell, NC
Isaiah 54:10
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced, says the LORD, the one who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 The NET Bible
Gretchen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Psalm 130:3-4 NLT
Lord, if You kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But You offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear You.
Natalie, Olive Branch, “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 72:26 (NIV)
Kim, Dinwiddie, VA
“Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God. Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 4:10-11 The NET Bible
Maria whitmire, sc
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 16:11 (KJV)
Continuing in Isaiah 40….
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Isaish 40:26
NIV
Melana Cummings
Sheridan Wyoming