Hey Everyone! Time for our next verse! Queen Esther and I are inching our way through the one-chapter book of Philemon so this puts me on the third verse:
Beth Moore from Houston, Texas: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philemon 3 ESV
I love, love, LOVE the verse below if you could use a recommendation this time around. I love what it promises. I love its rhythm. I love that it moves from “God is able” to the promise that frail humans like us who trust in Him “will abound in EVERY GOOD WORK.” Abundant life (John 10:10) abounds in good works. That, Darling, will preach.
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
DON’T YOU DARE QUIT!!!!
I love you. I’m proud of you. May Jesus be all over you today, loved ones.
Laura in Aurora, MO Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this desk world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore 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.
Ephesians 6:11-13 NIV
Diane from Cypress, TX
Philippians 3:10English Standard Version (ESV)
10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Crista from Forest, VA
“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:1-3 NASB
“When we were overwhelmed by sins you forgave our transgressions. Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.” Psalm 65:3-4 ESV
Kristin from Dunmor, KY
All things were made through him and without him was not anything made that was made. John 1:3 ESV
Lesley from Edinburgh, Scotland
The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea. Psalm 29:3 NLT
Stephany from El Dorado, KS – Isaiah 43:3 “I Am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Egypt is the ransom I exchanged for you. Sudan and Seba are the price I paid for you.”
Julie Bentonville, AR.
O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood. Psalms 71:5 NLT
Allison from Albany, GA: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress 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. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your forehead. Write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:4-9, NIV
Beth R, London ON
1 Timothy 4:7b-8, NIV
“Train yourself to be godly. For 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.”
Jen from Wyoming
For the word of God will never fail. Luke 1:37 NLT
Janet from Richmond, Tx. Matthew 18:4-5 “Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” NIV
Amanda from Knoxville, TN
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.”
Psalm 40:1 (ESV)
Beth from Pueblo, CO.
“Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal. John 12:24-25 MSG
Stephanie, Chico CA “And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.” Ezekial 36:27 (AMP)
Louise – Irvine, CA Matthew 11:29 (NIV) “Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I AM gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Roz from Washington Twp, MI – “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” Ps 139:23-24 (NASB)
Nicky from Vancouver WA
“He gives power to the weak and
strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:29-31 NLT
Shelley from Harlan, KY
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Mark 12:14 NIV
Hebrews 12:14.
Debbie Stovall – Gardendale, AL – Ephesians 1:1-2 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus, Grace and peace to you from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Teena from Gainesville, Ga
“Everything is permissible for me” – but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me” – but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Cor. 6:12
Georgetown, TX Psalm 86:11 “Teach me your way O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” NIV
Terri McKeever Katy, TX
In Your unfailing love You will lead the people You have redeemed. In Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
Exodus 15:13 NIV
Michele from Pearland
Luke 9:23 NASB
And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Denise Christian from Reliance, VA
NKJV-Psalm 25:3
“Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.”
Glennell from Buda, Texas
Psalm 34:3 (ESV)
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Hannah Hancock from Winter Haven, FL
“Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.”
Psalm 34:3 (NKJV)
Tracey Moyers from Loganville,GA
Isaiah 26:3 esv
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
Lynnet Asselta from Flower Mound, TX: ” Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 NIV
I have two:
Meggie JOY – Calgary Alberta Canada
‘Cast your burdens on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.’ – Psalm 55:22 (ESV)
‘Trust him and he will help you.’ – Psalm 37:5 (NLT)
Christy, St. Clements, Ontario
“For 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.” John 3:16 NIV
Mary Cavalier, Old River-Winfree, TX
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Psalms 1:3 NASB
Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from & where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
John 8:14 NIV
Stephanie Morris-Clark, Norman OK
“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3, NKJ
Kay
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Leanne Dobson from St. Clair, MI-Psalm 37:3
“Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Holly Williams from Scammon Bay, AK
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But 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 sin.”
1 John 1:5-7 (NIV)
Lisa from Lincoln, IL
Colossians 3:24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. NIV
Jennifer Wellesley from Neosho, Missouri “See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalms 139:24 NIV
Mary Pat Byrd from Richmond Hill, GA “Praise 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, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.” 1 Peter 1:3-4a
Valerie ~ Shawnee, OK
“But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress.” Psalm 59:16 NIV
Shannon from Elsmere, KY He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalms 1:3 ESV
Stefanie Ellis from Folsom, CA
“Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:24 (ASV)
Kristine from Welland, ON
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us (so much that He died for us).
Romans 8: 37 AMP
Freda from Chicago, IL-“No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.”
Psalm 25:3 NIV
Marilyn:Dearborn, MO.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 ESV
Susan Young from Fairhope, AL:
“You discern my going out and my lying down. You are familiar with all my ways.” Psalm 139:3 (NIV)
Kari
Lubbock, TX
Isaiah 43:19, NLT
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
Rachel from Vancouver, Washington: “but 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.” Hebrews 1:2 NIV
Elena from Canada (Mitchell/Steinbach)
John 1:3, NIV
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.