John 16:33 ~ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. John 14:27 ~ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 1:18 ““Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 103:8-12 “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever;…
Continue ReadingLuke 23:26 “As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.” Obviously, to a Christian, the person they most admire in the Bible and whom they most would like to be like would…
Continue ReadingEphesians 1:4 “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love. Jeremiah 1:5a – “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…” Jeremiah 31:3b – The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:…
Continue ReadingJohn 3:5-7 – Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ Ezekiel 36:26-27 – I will give you a new heart and put…
Continue ReadingPsalm 66:17-20 – I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!”…
Continue ReadingRomans 3:4 – “…Let God be true, and every human being a liar…” More real are You Lord, Than the sun in the morning, Or the moon at night, More real are you Lord, Than the roof above my head, Or the ground beneath my feet. More real to me Lord, Are you than any person, That…
Continue ReadingJude 11 – Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion. “The way of Cain.” 1 John 3:12 “Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and…
Continue ReadingJude 8 – In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. People who dream evil dreams and chase the content of those dreams ruin their very lives. They are overcome by the content of their dreams and become a pursuer of their dreams rather than…
Continue ReadingGenesis 4:14 – Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” “I will be hidden from your presence.” After Cain killed his brother Abel he was fully deserving of death. (Exodus 21:12) However God did not kill Cain, but…
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