OK, my beloveds! It’s time for verse 4! Since I’m whittling my way through the one-chapter Book of Philemon and the individual verses don’t stand alone as well, I’ve been giving you an alternative verse as an option for those looking for ideas. This one, however, is so good that it serves perfectly. By all means, share it if you like!
Beth Moore from Houston, Texas: “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
You are a tremendous joy to me and, just in case you don’t feel like this to a whole lot of people: you a very, VERY big deal to all 14 of us at LPM.
With much affection,
Beth
Keri-Washington, GA
The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NIV
Lori J Upper Marlboro MD
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.
Ephesians 1:1-2 NIV
Tensie Palmer – Los Angeles, CA
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2 ESV
Beth Schwandt
Riverside, CA
If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands.
Psalm 119:5-6 HCSB
Psalm 46:1,2 (NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
Julie from Irving, Texas “Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.” Psalm 27:3 (NIV)
Jennifer Vazquez – Orlando, FL š
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
āā1 Corinthiansā¬ ā13:2ā¬ āNIVā¬ā¬
Cathy Pernsteiner Clarkston,WA
“In order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
Romans 8:4 ESV
Janet from Bemus Point, NY
“The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.”
Psalm 1:4
and in French:
Psaume 1:4
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshuaā¬ ā1:9ā¬ āNIV
Amy in Liberty Township, Ohio
āI sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.ā
āāPsalmsā¬ ā34:4ā¬ āESVā¬ā¬
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Prov. 4:23
Susan, Wynne
Isaiah 46:10. NIV
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, āMy purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.ā
Isaiah 40:8 NIV
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.
Allison from Albany, GA: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” Psalm 1:1-3
Shannon Costanzo ~ Kissimmee, FL
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Proverbs 4:23 NLT
Psalm 139:4 NASB
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O LORD, Thou dost know it all.
Denise Christian from Reliance, Va
NKJV Psalm 25:4
“Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.”
Casey Hale, Roanoke, Texas
Psalm 25:4 – CEB
“Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.”
Suellen from Amelia Island
Humble yourselves,therefore, under Gods mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
I Peter 5:6-7. NIV
Stacey C. From Greenville, KY. “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope” Psalm 130:5
God is Good a hiding place in tough times. he recognizes & welcomes anhone looking for help No matter how desperate the trouble. ~ nahum1:7(MSG)
Jeremiah 31:3 NLT Long ago the LORD said to Israel: I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With an unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
Melissa Goldsboro, NC
Heather Wilkinson
Springfield, VA
āListen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changedā in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.ā
āā1 Corinthiansā¬ ā15:51-52ā¬ āNIVā¬ā¬
Amy Carter- Charleston, SC
“Show me Your ways, O Lord;Teach me Your paths.” Psalm 25:4 NKJV
Nancy from Barboursville, WV
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against these things there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
Lori, Oil City, PA
“the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us” Psalm 124:4(NIV)
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Corinthians 5:1 NIV
Linda Pierson, Las Vegas, NV
You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
Psalm 119:4 NIV
1 You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Psalm 139:1-2 NIV
Amanda, Kentucky- “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:26, ESV
Olda fromHuntsville, Al
“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 1:8-9 ESV
Hallie Jo from Burleson, Tx!
āI am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.ā
āāRomansā¬ ā6:19ā¬ āNASBā¬ā¬
Stevie, Ft. Worth, TX
Psalm 18:19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
Camille Benson-Maryville, TN
āAcknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.ā āāPsalmsā¬ ā100:3ā¬ āNLTā¬ā¬
Tara-Hartford Iowa
1 John 2:6 ESV
Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.
Media,pa Romans 1:17(esv)” for in it the righteousness of God is revealed for faith,as it is written the righteous shall live by faith”
See,God has come to save me. I will trust him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song;he has given me victory.
Isaiah 12:2 (NLT)
Tara from Greensboro, NC
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Romans 11:33 NRSV
Gay
Round Rock, Texas
“My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so,would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:2-3. NIV
Cindi from Dallas
James 19:19-20.
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” NIV
Mandy Parker
Powder Springs, GA
Ps 90:14 (NIV)
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Julie Ivins
Lynchburg, VA
“I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Everyday I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.”
Psalm 145:1-2 NASB
Vicki, Westfield, Indiana
Psalm 33:22 ESV
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
Sherry
Indianapolis
“I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalm 34:4 (niv)
Molly, Portland OR James 1:4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. NIV
Jane from Illinois
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 NIV
Norman, Oklahoma
And … put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Colossians 3:10 KJV
Phyllis, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Philemon 4 ESV I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,
Lucinda Bomberger, Watsontown, PA
Jeremiah 31:14 ESV
“I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the Lord. “