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.
May have the power, together with all the Lords holy people, to grasp how how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Eph 3:18 NIV
Cindy Bridges, Shelby, NC
So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as He told me. Acts 27:25 NIV
Romans 14:7 NIV “…for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
Shelby, NC
“The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my [a]high places [of challenge and responsibility].”
Habakkuk3:19 (AMP)
Pray for us we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Hebrews 13:18 NIV
in Corpus Christi, TX.
Isaiah 30:14 – JPS Tanakh Translation
It is smashed as one smashes an earthen jug,
Ruthlessly shattered
So that no shard is left in its breakage
To scoop coals from a brazier,
Or ladle water from a puddle.
Tillie from Spring Branch, Texas:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
I Peter 1:3 ESV
Tajuana from Midland, Texas
Numbers6:24 NIV
“The Lord bless you and keep you;
Peggy from Homer, IL
And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
Isaiah 12:4 ESV
Whitney Marchant from Grovetown, GA: “For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3 (NLT)
Becky Wilks from Columbia, Mississippi:
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
Psalm 46:3 NKJV
You discern my going out and my lying down;
You are familiar with all my ways
Psalm 139:3
NIV App
Denise Dye, Noblesville, IN “Look to the Lord and his strength: seek his face always” – Psalm 105:4 NIV
Regina – Salado, TX
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2 (NASB)
Brandi from Elizabethtown, KY: “And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”
Romans 8:30 ESV
Jennifer Henderson from Raleigh, NC: “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:6-7 ESV
Sue Hills, Elkhart, IN. “I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God , in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2. ESV
Emily Davis, Loveland, CO. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 (NASB)
Deb Davis, Loveland, CO. “For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” Psalm 5:12 (NKJV)
Stephanie from Fort Worth, TX:
“For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh.” Romans 8:3 ESV
Mansfield, TX
Psalm 9:10 NIV
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.
Though He was a Son, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. – Hebrews 5:8 NKJ
Denise Cholak, Euless, Tx:
“Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His love endures forever.”
Psalm 136:3 (NIV)
Alexis from Anderson, SC: “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.” Psalm 62:1 NIV
Lori – Fergus Falls MN -“The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have moneyed of spoil” Proverbs 31:11
Patti Egbert, Brush Prairie, WA
“But He knows the way I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Job 23:10 (NIV)
Miriam Ray, Tallmadge, Oh
Ps 45:3 “Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O Might One, in Your splendor and Your majesty.”
NASB
Janine – Corona, CA
“The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.” James 1:9-11 NIV
Geralyn Davis~Juneau,Alaska
“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
Britt from Tucson AZ
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Cor 13:3
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.And lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path. Proc 3:5-6, NIV 84
Susan in El Paso, TX
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NLT
Mary Owen from Ruston, LA: “Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the LORD goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard.” Isaiah 52:12
Jacqueline M, Lancaster Co. PA
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
Proverbs 31:25
Michelle Sears from Germfask, MI
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14
Jill Davidson from Watertown, WI:
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 12:28 (NIV)
Lynne from Pittsburgh, PA
“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.’”
Deuteronomy 31:8, NIV
Laura Garry from Chippewa Falls, WI
O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.
Psalm 25:2 (ESV)
Eva, Loveland, Colorado
“that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Titus 3:7 NKJV
Kailah from Cambridge, MA: “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32 ESV
Amy Link – Alva, FL
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing
John 15:5 – NIV
Lori from Perrysburg,OH: “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
Phyllis, Gilmer, Tx
NIV Matthew 4:19
“come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Christy for Madras, Oregon
Hebrews 10:23 ESV
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful
Lacy Basinger from Grenada, MS
Romans 8:3 ESV: “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,[c] he condemned sin in the flesh”
“Guide older women into lives of reverence so they end up as neither gossips nor drunks, but models of goodness.”
Titus 2:3
The Message
Kristen Reichert from Temple, TX:
Psalms 46:10 NKJV
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Joanna Harris from Sanford, FL.
“The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.” -Proverbs 16:21 NIV
Sherilyn from Warsaw, IN: “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah 26:4 ESV
Anita from Bryceville Florida
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13