John 11:21-27 – “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus…
Continue ReadingLuke 6:27-36 – “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 57:1-2 “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. 2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.” Having the gift of life, to be born into this…
Continue ReadingEphesians 6:6-8 – Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave…
Continue ReadingJeremiah 29:13 – You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Proverbs 2:1-5 – My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look…
Continue ReadingRevelation 7:11 – All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!” Today, even now, stop…
Continue ReadingProverbs 27:19 “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” Luke 6:45 “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” I…
Continue ReadingJohn 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.” “In the beginning” is what the Lord said to help us understand. The beginning He is speaking of is not the beginning of our lives, or of human life, or…
Continue ReadingMatthew 28:20b “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Psalm 145:18 “The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” Isaiah 41:10 “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I your God. I will strengthen you, I…
Continue ReadingRomans 14:22-23 “The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is the one who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.” Many moons ago I was standing in a circle with…
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