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
Cumming, GA
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” – Isaiah 41;13
Deut 4:39 (NIV)
Acknowledge and take heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Kim, Holly Springs NC
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” NIV
Joan from Baytown, Texas
Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:5 NKJV
Shannon from Asheville, NC. “…to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you.” 1 Peter 1:4
Janet Baker from Waterloo, Ontario “Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.” Ephesians 4:3
Tess
Taylorsville, GA
2 Timothy 1:8-9 ESV
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,
Meagan Boone, Palmyra,IN “who forgives all your iniquity,who heals all of your diseases,” Psalm 103:3 ESV
Kelsi from Altoona, WI
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12: 10 ESV
Joy from Iowa~ James 3:9 & 10- With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the image of God. Out of the mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren (siestas ;)), these things ought not be so.
Kimberly Walker
Summerville, SC
“Fathers don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 HCSB
Katrina from Wichita Falls, Tx
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to all without reproach and it will be given him. James 1:5 (ESV)
San Antonio, TX
“The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.””
â€â€Exodus‬ â€14:14‬ â€NLT‬‬
Whitney from Grovetown, GA: “And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.” Colossians 3:4 (NLT)
Amanda from Valdosta, GA.
“Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it”
Proverbs 4:23
Emily from Danville, Va
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.”
â€â€James‬ â€1:1‬ â€NIV‬‬
Vickie Gainesville, TX
He revealed His character to Moses and His deeds to the people of Israel.
Psalms 103:7 NLT
Becky Wilks from Columbia, Mississippi. Psalms 46:4 (NKJV) “There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.”
Make me know your ways, Adonai, teach me your paths. Psalms 25:4 (CJB)
Sherry Page
Elizabeth, CO.
Psalms 32:5. NIV
Then I acknowledge my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, will confess my transgressions to the LORD” Z and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Romans 8:7-8 (ESV)
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 84:11
Norris City, IL
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters and that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat cometh but her leaf shall be green and shall not be careful in the year of drought neither shall cease from Yeilding fruit. Jeremiah 17:8 KJV
Patty Pierce
Searcy AR
Psalms 46:1 NIV
God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble
For Trent’s family
Twila Baker- Fayetteville, Ga.
Psalm 139-4 HCSB. Before a word is on my tongue you know all about it Lord.
Tina from Enterprise, OR
“Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever!'” Revelations 11:15 NKJV
Michelle Mason from Lehigh Acre,FL “I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.”
â€â€2 Timothy‬ â€1:4‬ â€NLT‬‬
Mary Gray, Fieldale, VA,
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12. NIV
“But blessed is the one who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
Deborah, Crossville, TN
“No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, Who loved us.” Romans 8:37 NLT
Sheryl from Rocky Mount,NC “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him and He will help you.” Psalm 37:5 NLT
Valarie from Cincinnati- Ps. 54:7 ESV “For He has delivered me from every trouble and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.”
Rosa, Sulphur Springs, TX Isaiah 61:3,NLT “To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be great oaks that the Lord has planted for His own glory.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)
Sara McPeek, Decatur, TX
Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV)
Sara from Iowa: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance
Ecclesiastes 3:4
2 Timothy 2:23-24 NKJV
“But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And a servant of the lLord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient”
Marissa Sanchez
Albuquerque, NM
Faith from Helotes, TX
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”
â€â€Ephesians‬ â€6:10‬ â€NIV‬‬
Delanie Trusty from Hillsboro, MO “As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one” Romans 3:10 KJV
Joanna Winn- may have the power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:18 NIV
Miriam, Tallmadge, Ohio
Psalm 45:4
“And in Your majesty ride on victoriously. For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness. Let Your right hand teach Your awesome things.”
NASB
Emma from Houston, TX
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart”
Psalm 91:4 NIV
Phyllis, Irvine, CA: “The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.” Psalm 1:4 (ESV)
Becky, Yorba Linda CA. To obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you… I Peter 1:4. NAS
Kim from Arvada CO
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put there trust in Him. Psalm 40:3
Deborah ~ Sawyer, KS
She said, Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters. She went into the field and has worked steadily from morning till now except for a short rest in the shelter.
Ruth 2:7 NIV
Jessica Booth Leavenworth, IN
Show me Your ways,O LORD, teach me Your paths;
Psalms 25:4 NIV
Brylee Booth Leavenworth, IN
I am blessed when I stay on course, walking steadly on the road revealed by GOD.
Psalms 119:1 The Message
Romans 8:31 (NKJV)
[31] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”
â€â€Isaiah‬ â€41:10‬ â€NLT‬‬
Amy Guth from Canton, MS
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Psalm 27:14 ESV