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.
Julia from Charlotte, NC
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but if power and love and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1:7
Martha from Brentwood TN
“As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.”
Psalms 16:3 NASB
Juliet Wilkinson, Wilmington, NC
” “”I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.””
Jeremiah 17:10 ESV
Kathy Brand, Gahanna, OH
Mark 6:31: And Jesus said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest awhile.”
Beth-Mansfield, TX
““Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”
John 14:1 NLT
Sandra Arnold, Paris, Tennessee
“Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.”
Psalm 25:3 (NASB)
Donna from Louisville, KY: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Kim Foley Arnold, MD
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:14 NIV
Tracy, Sidney Ohio
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. Jude 3 NIV
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
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, Ephesians 3:17 NIV
Deena, St Louis, MO
But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 HCSB
Vicki from Des Arc, AR
I commit! “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.”
James 3:17 HSV
Valerie
Clinton, Me
“Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.” ~Psalm 143:18 (NLT)
Jamie, Holly Springs, NC
Ephesians 3:16-17a, ESV
“(that) according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…”
Tracy Langford, Medicine Lodge,KS
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
John 12:24 NIV
My soul finds rest in God alone, my salvation comes from Him. PS 62:1 NIV
Kay from Richmond Hill GA. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your path.
Catharine Vela from McAllen, TX “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Jana Wright from Bennington, Vermont
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. Psalm 37:25
Heidi, DeLand, FL: “… a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,” Ecclesiastes 3:3 NIV
Dawn Lucy from Steele, AL. “He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:8-9 ESV
Janet from Midlothian, Texas
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8 NASB
Terry from Jasper, Georgia
Colossians 1:5 (NET) “Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel”
Hannah from Cumming, GA: “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,” 2 Timothy 1:7-9 ESV
Heidi
San Antonio, TX
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.”
Isaiah 43:2 NLT
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”
Ephesians 1:17 NIV
Matt. 6:19-21
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Lynn Buckalew Brandon, MS.
And we know that for those who love God, ALL things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (ESV)
Toni Arms, Greer, SC. “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:8-12
Linda White, West Alexandria, OH. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Psalm 139:3 NIV
I commit ! Julie from Lufkin, TX Galatians 5:22-23 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.
Galatians 5: 22-23
Becky, Roswell, GA
“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”
Romans 12:3, ESV
Jennifer from Macomb, Michigan: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 NIV
Robin Marsh, Edgewater, Florida. I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:4 ESV
Julie Speyer, Madison, GA
No one whose hope is in You will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. Psalm 25:3 NIV
Vivienne B., Waterloo, Ontario
Therefore put on the full armour 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 6:13 NIVUK
Cara, Oswego, IL. “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Zanesville, Indiana
Philippians 4:8
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things
Elizabeth from Falls Church, VA
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Hebrews 12:11 NIV
Jennifer from Tomball, TX “Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be clear-headed and disciplined for prayer.” I Peter 4:7 HCSB
Kathy from The Woodlands, TX. Philippians 4:6 & 7 ” 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.
Judy from Marietta , GA says: “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.” Philippians 3:13-14 NIV
Jessica Lance, Shelby, NC.
Colossians 2:17 NLT “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
It’s Colossians 2:7 not 17.
Dawn Byers from Alvord, Texas “This first census took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.”
Jamee Miller from Sanford, FL: “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
Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you. Psalm 86:4 (NIV)
Sherie
The Woodlands, TX
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 NIV
Deb Brown, Becker MN
Then I said to you, “Do not be in dread or afraid of them. The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you.” Deut 1:29-30a ESV
Lisa Walden – Arlington Tx
Exodus 20:5-6
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.