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
Vicky, from Phoenix, AZ: “so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Hebrews 6:12 ESV
He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.
Colossians 1:17 NLT
Teresa Nelson, Martinez, CA
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourself.
James 1:22. NKJV
Stephanie Teahn, Lafayette, OR
Cast all your anxiety upon him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. 1 Peter 5:7 (MSG)
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
Psalm 139:7-8
Edna Grace C. from Torrance, CA
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
Proverb 31:25
NIV
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?””
â€â€Hebrews‬ â€13:5-6‬ â€ESV‬‬
Lisa S. in Montgomery, TX
Romans 12:4 NLT
Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function,
“I thank my God everytime I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I will always pray with joy.” (Philippians 1:3-4 NIV)
Tina Halterman from Los Osos, CA: “So, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ.” Romans 10:17 NASB
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:4
Jackie UK
2 Timothy 3 verse 7 NIV
Always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18 ESV
Ashlee Jordan from Camp Pendleton, CA
“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.” Psalm 25:4 ESV
Kelsey Richert ( and John) Waverly Iowa
“Before a word is on my tongue you Lord, know it completely”
Psalm 139:4 NIV
Janine from Spring Hill, TN
“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
â€â€Matthew‬ â€6:27‬ â€NIV‬‬
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Megan from Mount Pleasant, SC
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3, NIV
Heather Kennesaw, GA “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Marita from Maricopa, AZ
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place” (NIV) Ephesians 6:14
Laurie Sylvester Chester,MD
Indeed, let no one who waits on you be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me.
Psalm 25:3 ESV
Phoebe, Knoxville, TN: “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
Betty Mullaney, Brown City MI. Psalm 25:5 (NIV) Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Elizabeth, Myrtle Beach SC, ” Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord will fulfill his promises to her.” Luke 1:45 NIV
Kisha Majors from Wylie, TX: “Take delight in the Lord and he will give you your heart’s desires.” Psalm 37:4 NLT
CORRECTION!!!!
Indeed, let no one who waits on you be ashamed. Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
Psalm 25:3. ESV
New Baunfels, Texas Ps. 89:13 Thou hast a strong arm. Thy hand is mighty. Thy right hand is exalted.NASB
Katrina Casey from Chandler, OK
10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. 11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Isaiah 58:10-11 ESV
Jami
Shelby, NC
The LORD is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him. (â€PSALM‬ â€28‬:â€7‬ AMP)
Marcy – Eagle Bridge, NY
“My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.” Psalm 25:15 (ESV)
Kristi ~ Clovis, CA
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him.
Psalm 37:23
Margaret Harris from Wyandotte Michigan, “He will cover you with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91 NIV
Leisa Hale from Sheridan, Indiana:
Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us – to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 HCSB
Kim Cook – Valley, AL
Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
Titus 2:4-5 NIV
Melanie Beaudin, Winchester, Va, “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. ” James 1:1 NIV
Heather Louisville, KY
“Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!”
Psalm 63:3 (NLT)
Carrie from North Potomac, MD
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 2 Timothy 2:4 NIV
Ellie Gosnell, Lady Lake, FL
Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Cris, Virginia Beach VA
Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11
Okie Murray – Edisto Island, SC
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
Lyn- Pelham NH
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in His Majesty. The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you saying destroy him!
Deut. 33: 26-27 NIV
Psalm 19:1 NIV The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the workof his hands.
Teri K. from Kalamazoo
“being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:11 NKJV
Kendra from Fort Wayne, IN
“The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of disciples, that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. The Lord GOD has opened My ear; and I was not disobedient nor did I turn back.”
Isaiah 50:4-5 (NASB)
Karen, Trenton, OH
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
â€â€Romans‬ â€5:8‬ â€ESV‬‬
Danyelle
Beavercreek, OH
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
â€â€Isaiah‬ â€46:4‬ â€(NIV‬‬)
Sherry Stewart Walnut Cove, NC
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Jane Baker from Pontiac, IL: “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalm 119:4 NIV (1984)
Tanya from Kenosha Wisconsin
A day late on verse 4 but here it is from Romans 9:16 NASB
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or on the man who runs but on God who has mercy.
I commit! Fynette Rooker from Cape Coral, Florida: “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
but a good word cheers it up.” Proverbs 12:25 Holman Christian Standard Bible