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
Britt Felix, Tucson, AZ
1Cor 13:5 NIV
It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Martha, Asheville, NC
“The Lord is indeed going before you–he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid.” Deut. 31:8 NET
Judy Gross, Pineville, LA
“By looking at them, the younger women will knowhow to love their husbands and children”
Titus 2:4
The Message
Carol Hartley Montgomery AL
Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain
Psalm 127:1 (NIV)
Anne Marie, Woburn, MA:
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness on the horizon. Those who lead many people to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 (GW)
Robyn Conners, Olathe, KS.
I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent. Isaiah 62:6 NKJ
Julie Moore from Randolph, MS – Romans 10-7 “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’ “(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). NIV
Bitsy, Smyrna TN:
You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
– Ps. 16:11
Dear Sister, (Bitsy from Smyrna, TN) I learned this verse in my Year of Joy. Thank you for posting and reminding me of its beauty today.
Anita, Miami, FL
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the good news about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:24 (NLT)
Jill Smith Eugene, OR
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call,
Eph. 4:4 ESV
Patti, Roxboro, NC
To this end, we always pray for you that God may make you worthy of His calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith my His Power.
2 Thessalonians 1: 11-12
Darlene, Monroe GA: Romans 12:1 And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice- the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV
But the Lord is faithful
And he will strengthen you
And protect you from the evil one.
Phyllis, Salisbury, MD
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you all whose thoughts are fixed on you. Isaiah 26:3 NLT
KarenK , Fort Wayne, IN
Isaiah 41:10New Living Translation (NLT)
10 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.
Amy Thomas from Grove City, PA
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Tina from San Antonio. Show me your ways, Lord. Teach me your paths. Ps 25:4 NIV
Tracy-Atlanta, Ga
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
NIV
Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:16 esv
Alexis from Anderson, SC: Truly he is my rock and my salvation, he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:2 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV (1984)
Cindy Stai, Lancaster OH
Praise him with a blast on the shofar!
Praise him with lute and lyre!
Psalm 150:3 (CBJ)
Julie, Lexington Ky- Colossians1:11-14 “We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” (NLT)
Amy Morton, Queen Creek, AZ “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€20:4‬ â€ESV‬‬
Nancy, Port Charlotte, FL
Isaiah 30:21 NIV
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Carol from Round Rock, TX
“And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:4 (NASB)
Darcy Hicks from Pace, FL:
“…who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,”
Psalm 103:4 (NIV)
Sherry Warrenton VA
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power at work when us.” Ephesians 4:20
Shirley Jones, Atlanta, GA
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends
John 15:13 ESV
Michelle Prairieville, LA
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 1:9 ESV
Jennie Marie Knoll – DeWitt,AR
James 4:7-8 (NIV) Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Sandra
Wichita Falls, TX
He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Ps 91:4 ESV
Kori from Duluth, MN: The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. Proverbs 18:4 ESV
Cassi from Clermont, FL: “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 15:4 ESV
Marybeth in Oxford, PA
“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
Vicki Bolton, Lubbock, TX
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:25
HCSB
Christine, Naples, FL:
“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.” Isaiah 61:7 (NIV)
Gwyneth Tidwell of Haslet TX
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 (NIV84)
Pam Williams, Olive Branch, MS
Let us know; let us press onto know the Lord; His going out is sure as the dawn; He will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.
Hosea 6:3 ESV
Nancy Lori, Rio Rancho, NM
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”
Exodus 14:14, NRSV
Mary Jane, Troy KS
“sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.” 2 Corinthians 6:10 NIV
Psalm 27:13
“I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living”
Sheila, Conroe, TX
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1Cor. 13:7 ESV
Janis in Bryan, TX
Continuing I Corinthians 13
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
I Ccrinthians 13:4 NIV
“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
â€â€Romans‬ â€8:31‬ â€NIV‬‬
Barb Rowe – Naples, FL
“Great is His Faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my inheritance: therefore, I will hope in Him!'”
Lamentations 3:23-24 NLT
Marsha Householder
From Murrells Inlet, SC
“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”
Joel 2:25 KJV
Hilary from Orlando FL
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
â€â€1 John‬ â€4:4‬ â€NIV
Gwen from Coweta, OK
“I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
â€â€Isaiah‬ â€61:10‬ â€NIV‬‬