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.
Michelle C., Chesapeake, VA
This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness”.
Romans 4:22 (NIV)
Cheryl in Fairhope, AL – “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
Chris M, Seattle, WA
for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Psalm 24:2 NIV
Cheryl, Medford New Jersey
“The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm34:18 (ESV)
Melissa from Bonney Lake, WA- Psalm 119:3-4 “They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths. You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully.”
Jamie @ Brentwood, Tn: “”But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 NLT
Sharon Lee, Riverside, Ca.
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Romans 6:6,7 NIV
Suellen, Amelia Island, Florida
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
I John 4:9 NIV
Raleigh, NC
“Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘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.’” Ezekiel 37:4b-5 (NIV)
Tracy L. from Richlands, NC: 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 Cor 12:9 NLT
Anne from Spokane, WA
“For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
“For the Lord has called you like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, like a youthful wife when you were refused,” says your God.
Isaiah 54:5-6 NKJV
Becky Douglas from Houston Texas:
“You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.”
Psalm 139:3 NIV
Jody, Sarcoxie MO
You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
Psalm 30:3 NIV
MarieVenter from Secunda, South Africa”Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”2 Corinthians 3:15 Niv
Jo Anne from Chicago, IL
Show me the path where I should go, O Lord; point out the right road for me to walk.
Psalm 25:4 The Living Bible Paraphrased
Kimberly Kleimann Chico, CA
Put on the whole armor of God that ye
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11 KJV
Tilley from Franklin, TN:
I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
Psalm 25:2 (NLT)
Misty Weare, Alliance, NE
Colossians 1:5, ESV
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel
Gail Niles from Cary, North Carolina
“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance…Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’S unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.”
Psalm 32:7,10 NIV
Allison from Mishawaka, Indiana: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 NIV
Autumn, Deer Park, WA
Galatians 5:16 NIV
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
When I consider the heavens, the work of Your hands, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained…
Psalm 8:3
Corinne in Chehalis, Washington
Carolyn from Chicago, IL
Show me the path where I should go, O Lord; point out the right road for me to walk.
Psalm 25:4 The Living Bible Paraphrased
Kristen K. from Houston, TX
“And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.” Mark 3:5 ESV
Elizabeth Hughes, Berrien springs, Michigan, “but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy woman who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands.” (1 Peter 3:4-5ESV.)
Kaylee Taylor; Stephenville TX
“Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.”
Psalm 16:1 NIV
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
“May the God of hope fill you with 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
Psalm51:2-3
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me
Candice Simpson in Bloomington, Indiana
The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation, but the one who is rich should boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities. A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God is not tempted by evil and He Himself doesn’t tempt anyone.
James 1: 9-13 (HCSB)
Kim Hickory NC
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Liz Kelley, College Station, Tx
Psalms 16:8 (NLT)
I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken for He is right beside me.
Susan Turner, Shelby, NC
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.””
1 Samuel 7:12 NIV
Misty from Aubrey, TX
Romans 8:28 ESV
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”
Teri Wymore~ Millington, TN
Those who put their hope in you
will never be put to shame.
But those who lie to other people for no reason
will be put to shame. (Psalm 25:3 NIRV)
Mary Annis Witt, Jacksonville,TX
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (KJV)
Cindy, North Potomac: 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
Kelly Davis, Danville VA. 1 Peter 2:2 NKJV
as new born babes, desire the pure milk of the WoRd, that you may grow thereby.
Sierra. Fort Thomas, KY.
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:2. ESV
Lynn, Humble, Texas
2 Cor 12:9 ESV
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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Jessica, Bellingham, WA
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Gal. 4:6 ESV
Linda Ryan, Springfield, MO
Just tell me what to do and I will do it , LORD. Psalms 119:33 Living Bible
Stacy, Big Lake MN
He did this so that the just requirements of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. Romans 8:4 NLT
Jennifer Bass from Fort Worth, TX: “For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new.”
2 Timothy 4:3 HCSB
from Sugar Land, TX
Psalm 104:33 (NIV)I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Adina, Pittsburgh PA
They will pick up snakes, if they drink anything deadly they will not be harmed, they will put their hands on the sick and they will be healed.
Mark 16:18 HCSB / NLT
Kelsey Richert ( and fiancée John) waverly IA
“You discern my going out and my laying down; you are familiar with all my ways.”
Psalm 139:3 NIV
Pat from Springfield, Mo
“No one who waits for You will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced.”
Psalm 25:3 (HCSB)
Pam J, Rockwall, TX
“I will greatly delight in the Lord; my soull rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest and a bride adorns herself with jewels.” Isaiah 61:10 NIV
Michelle, Logan, NM
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”–but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”–but not everything is beneficial. 1 Corinthians 10:23 NLT
Ellen, Chester, VA
“No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.”
Psalms 25:3 NLT