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.
Kathy, Houston TX
Psalm 119:34 NIV
Give me understanding so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7 NIV
D’Anna Nowack
New Braunfels, Tx.
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
Let 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.
Amen!
Colette, Mesa, AZ
“My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad; ”
Proverbs 23:15 NIV
Stacy, Greenfield, IN
“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. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
1 John 4:10-11 (ESV)
Lori J, Upper Marlboro MD
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 NIV
Erin from Littleton, CO: “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 NIV
Soni from Gulfport: She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 (ESV)
Elizabeth Moreno from Austin Texas
Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: oh Lord God of Israel, the one who dwells between the cherubim, you are God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made Heaven and earth.
2 Kings 19:15
Psalm 91 1-4
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Laura Vallee from Parma, OH “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way” Philippians 3:14-15a
Vicki from Broken Arrow, OK
“To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!”
Proverbs 15:23 ESV
Beth Schwandt
Riverside, CA
“They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways. You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept.”
Psalms 119:3-4 HCSB
Rhonda from Kingston, OK
“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
Katie from Langley, B.C: “Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.” Romans 6:13 NIV
Meghan from Redmond Oregon: ” For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” 2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT
For as the heavebs are higher than the earth, so are ny ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 (akjv)
Connie from Nebraska
Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12 NASB
Suzie from Mesa, AZ
“You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.”
Galatians 5:4 NIV
Brandee Carter from Calgary, Alberta, Canada: “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So 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.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV
Kelly from West Branch, MI
Ezekiel 37: 4-5 “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life…then you will know that I am the Lord.”
God will raise an army up within you from your dry bones…He will go before you and breathe life into you and prepare you for all things.
Debra Taylor, Madison, MS
“Put on then as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and if anyone has a complaint against one another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has also forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body, And be thankful.” Colossians 3:12-15 ESV
Littleton, CO
Isaiah 40:4-5 (NIV)
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Misty Sanders, North Charleston, SC
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Psalms 28:7 NLT
Hear O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NKJV
Laurie Robinson from Leander, Texas
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer
Psalm 19:14 NLT
Kim, Richmond, TX, “Do not conform any longer 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, and pleasing and perfect will.” Rm 12:2, (NIV)
Fran Thomas, Jackson, TN
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Lindsay Nichols, Cleveland, MS
“But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith”
1 Timothy 1:5 NASB
Amy S. from St. Cloud, FL
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
Romans 12:18 (NIV)
Gwen Edge from Portland Oregon,”For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. PS.31: 3 KJV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Gina Elder from Lubbock, TX: The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
Psalm 19: 7 ESV
Margot from Round Rock, TX
“It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.” Psalm 18:32 NIV
Tiffany from Greensboro, North Carolina
“In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.”
Psalm 25:1 NIV
I commit! “I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1
Michelle Slomp
Okotoks, AB, Canada
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
Kimberly Martin from Dallastown, PA: “Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life-even though invisible to spectators-is with Christ in God. He is your life.” Colossians 3:3 MSG
Becky Smith from Yorba Linda, CA “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” I Peter 1:4 NAS
Kay Soderstrom, from Midland, Tx. : “Finally, 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.” Philippians 4:8 TNIV
Alyssa Porter from Oklahoma City, ok
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of my salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 ESV
Amaya Cooper, Fort Worth, TX
“When I am afraid I will trust in God.” Psalm 56:3 NIV
Susan Money from Houston, “Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge! ESV
Catherine Curl, from Florence SC
“from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,”
Psalms 61:2 ESV
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV
Ann
Cataula, GA
I am counting on the LORD;
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16 NKJV
Ann
Cataula, GA
I am counting on the LORD;
Yes, I am counting on Him,
I have put my hope in His word.
Psalm 130:5 (NLT)
Cordova, TN
He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out Ezekiel 37: 2 NLT
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15: 4 NIV