Day 420

Isaiah 43:18-19
     “Remember not the former things,
   nor consider the things of old.
 Behold, I am doing a new thing;
   now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
   and rivers in the desert.

So 2011 has been a crazy year but God has blessed us throughout.

In February my dad had complications with a surgery and practically was dead on the table. He was on a ventilator and made a miraculous that could only be because of God! Even the staff at the hospital were amazed. God wasn't done with him yet!

Stressful semesters in college, crazy schedules and much more and probably not going anywhere but I'm looking forward to what God has planned for us in 2012.

I pray that anyone who's reading this has a safe 2012 and that you have an even closer walk with Jesus Christ than you did in 2011!

God bless,
Elizabeth

Day 419

One of my favorite verses!

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.”

Day 418

John 14:1-3
    “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

Day 417

Matthew 11:28
    Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Day 416

John Mark McMillan - Ten Thousand

We have overcome this world -by the blood of a son. Love this song!

Day 415

Psalm 103:1-2
    Bless the LORD, O my soul,
   and all that is within me,
   bless his holy name!
  Bless the LORD, O my soul,
   and forget not all his benefits,

Day 414

Luke 2:15-17
    When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

(Post for December 25th - Posted late, came down with a stomach bug and finally gained enough strength to update blog again)

Day 413

Luke 2:16-20
    And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

Day 412

Luke 2:11-14
    For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
    “Glory to God in the highest,
        and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Day 411

Isaiah 9:6
    For to us a child is born,
   to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
   and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

 For Unto Us a Child is Born

Day 410

Luke 2:13-14
    And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,  “Glory to God in the highest,  and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Day 409

Luke 2:6-7
    And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Day 408

Luke 1:76-78
    And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
   for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    in the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
   whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

Day 407

Luke 1:68-70
    "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
   for he has visited and redeemed his people
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David,
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

Day 406

Matthew 1:20-21
    But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

Day 405

Luke 1:46-47
    And Mary said,

    "My soul magnifies the Lord,
  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Day 404

Luke 1:30-33
    And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."

Day 403

Luke 1:26-28
     In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”

Day 402

Matthew 2:4-6     
    and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
  "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
   are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
   who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Day 401

Galatians 4:4-5
    But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Day 400

Hebrews 13:14
    For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

#NOTW

Day 399

Deuteronomy 18:15
    "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—

Day 398

John 15:5
    I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Day 397

John 14:6
    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Day 396

John 11:25-26
     Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

Day 395

John 10:14-15
     I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Day 394

John 10:9-10
    I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Day 393

Hebrews 13:5
    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."

Day 392

John 8:12
   Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Day 391

Hebrews 1:1-2
      Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.

Day 390

Genesis 1:1-2
    In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Day 389

John 1:1
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Day 388

2 Peter 3:10-11
    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,

Day 387

1 Chronicles 16:8
    Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!

Day 386

Colossians 3:16
    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Day 385

Hebrews 12:28-29
    Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

Day 384

Colossians 3:17
    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Day 383

Colossians 2:6-7
    Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Thankful not just today but everyday for God's continued grace, mercy and love. As well as His powerful healing!! This has been a crazy year and God has been at work through it all!

Day 382

Psalm 100:4-5
    Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
   and his courts with praise!
   Give thanks to him; bless his name!
  For the LORD is good;
   his steadfast love endures forever,
   and his faithfulness to all generations.

Day 381

Colossians 3:15
    And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Day 380

1 Corinthians 1:4-5
    I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge

Day 379

Psalm 95:1-2
    Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
   let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
  Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
   let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Day 378

Psalm 1:1-2
    Blessed is the man
   who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
   nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
   and on his law he meditates day and night.

Day 377

John 17:17
    Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

Day 376

Revelation 6:2
    And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

Day 375

John 1:16
    And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Day 374

Psalm 119:18
    Open my eyes, that I may behold
   wondrous things out of your law.

Day 373

1 Peter 3:18
    For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit

Day 372

 Hebrews 13:3
      Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.


#InternationalDayOfPrayerForThePersecutedChurch #OneWithThem

Day 371

James 1:2-3
    Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

Day 370

Colossians 1:9     
   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,

Day 369

Job 37:5-6
     God thunders wondrously with his voice;
   he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
     For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,'
   likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.

Day 368

Isaiah 1:18
    "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:though your sins are like scarlet,
   they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
   they shall become like wool.

Day 367

Hillsong United - Like an Avalanche

One of my favorite songs lately. God's grace is truly amazing!

John 1:16
     And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Lord, thank You for Your amazing grace and love when I don't deserve any of it!

Day 366

1 Timothy 2:1-2
    First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

Day 365

 It's been a year since I started this blog. Hard to believe how fast time flies by! God has been doing some amazing things in my life. Excited to see what He will keep doing!

Isaiah 35:3-4
   Strengthen the weak hands,
   and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who have an anxious heart,
   "Be strong; fear not!
Behold, your God
   will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
   He will come and save you."

Day 364

Romans 13:5-6
     Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

Day 363

Romans 2:12
     For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

Day 362

Romans 13:1
    Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Day 361

1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Day 360

Ephesians 1:16-18
    I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Day 359

1 Peter 5:8-9
      Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.

Day 358

Hebrews 12:12-13
     Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

Day 357

Romans 12:1
    I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Day 356

1 Peter 1:24-25
    for
    "All flesh is like grass
   and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
   and the flower falls,
  but the word of the Lord remains forever."

Day 355

Hebrews 4:12
    For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Day 354

2 Timothy 3:16-17
     All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Day 353

Ephesians 5:19-20
    addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Day 352

Philippians 1:21
    For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Day 351

Galatians 6:2
    Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Day 350

Proverbs 15:23
    To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
   and a word in season, how good it is!

Day 349

Psalm 40:8
    I delight to do your will, O my God;
   your law is within my heart."

Day 348

Psalm 51:12
    Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
   and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Day 347

Psalm 37:4
   Delight yourself in the LORD,
   and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Day 346

Psalm 27:14
    Wait for the LORD;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage;
   wait for the LORD!

Day 345

Psalm 25:14-15
    The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him,
   and he makes known to them his covenant.
My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
   for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

Day 344

Hebrews 12:1-2
    Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Day 343

2 Samuel 7:22
    Therefore you are great, O LORD God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Day 342

Romans 12:2
    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Day 341

Been feeling really undeserving of God's grace and mercy this past week. He has been so loving though and has poured out His amazing grace, mercy and love.

Hillsong United - Like an Avalanche

Been having this song on repeat tonight, thankful for my Savior and his love towards me even when I constantly fall!

Psalm 103:11-12
   For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
   so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
   so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Thank You Jesus!

Day 340

Proverbs 19:20-21
    Listen to advice and accept instruction,
   that you may gain wisdom in the future.
  Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
   but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

Day 339

Psalm 62:1
    For God alone my soul waits in silence;
   from him comes my salvation.

Day 338

Jeremiah 1:7-8
     "Do not say, 'I am only a youth';for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,and whatever I command you, you shall speak.  Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,
         declares the LORD."

Day 337

Proverbs 31:30
    Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
   but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Day 336

Isaiah 43:11-12
    I, I am the LORD,
   and besides me there is no savior.
I declared and saved and proclaimed,
   when there was no strange god among you;
   and you are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and I am God.

Day 335

Psalm 63:1
    O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
    my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
   as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Day 334

Isaiah 26:4
    Trust in the LORD forever,
   for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.

Day 333

Isaiah 55:6
    "Seek the LORD while he may be found;
   call upon him while he is near;

Day 332

Proverbs 27:1
    Do not boast about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.

Day 331

1 Peter 1:3
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Day 330

Revelation 19:6-8
    Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

   "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God
   the Almighty reigns.
  Let us rejoice and exult
   and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
   and his Bride has made herself ready;
  it was granted her to clothe herself
   with fine linen, bright and pure"—
  
   for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Day 329

Matthew 5:11-12
    "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.  Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Day 328

Philippians 1:9-10
     And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

Day 327

John 3:20-21
    For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."

Day 326

1 Corinthians 2:14
     The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

Day 324

Matthew 6:33
    But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Day 323

Hebrews 10:30-31
    For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."  It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Day 322

1 John 2:1
    My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Day 321

Hebrews 10:35-36
    Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

Day 320

Romans 5:3-5
     More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Day 319

Romans 15:7
    Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Day 318

2 Corinthians 13:14
    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Day 317

Joel 2:23
    Be glad, O children of Zion,
   and rejoice in the LORD your God,
for he has given the early rain for your vindication;
   he has poured down for you abundant rain,
   the early and the latter rain, as before.

Day 316

Ephesians 4:29
    Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Day 315

Galatians 5:16-25
    But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
  If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Day 314

Ephesians 5:1
    Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

Day 313

James 3:13
    Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

Day 312

1 John 4:16
     So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Day 311

Philippians 2:1-2
    So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Day 310

1 Peter 3:8
    Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

Day 309

Search My Heart - Hillsong United

Psalm 139:23
    Search me, O God, and know my heart!
    Try me and know my thoughts!

Day 308

Philippians 4:4
    Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Day 307

Isaiah 46:4
    even to your old age I am he,
   and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
   I will carry and will save.

Day 306

Chris Tomlin - Our God

Reflecting on God's power and might today. Always great to have these reminders of God's love and His power.

"Our God is greater, our God is stronger. God You are higher than any other. Our God is healer, awesome in power. Our God, our God."

Day 305

Psalm 143:10
   “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!”

Day 304

Colossians 1:28
    Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Day 303

John 14:23
   Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

Day 302

Joel 1:14
    Consecrate a fast;
    call a solemn assembly.
Gather the elders
   and all the inhabitants of the land
to the house of the LORD your God,
   and cry out to the LORD.

Day 301

Matthew 28:18-20
    “And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Day 300

Isaiah 48:17
     Thus says the LORD,
   your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
"I am the LORD your God,
   who teaches you to profit,
   who leads you in the way you should go.

Day 299

Psalm 119:64
    The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love;
    teach me your statutes!

Day 298

Proverbs 3:5-6
    Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
   and do not lean on your own understanding.
    In all your ways acknowledge him,
   and he will make straight your paths.

Day 297

Psalm 95:6-7
    Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
   let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
For he is our God,
   and we are the people of his pasture,
   and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,

Day 296

Ephesians 2:19-21
    So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Day 295

Isaiah 40:31
    but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
   they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
   they shall walk and not faint.

Day 294

Revelation 21:4
     He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

Day 293

Revelation 5:5
   And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

Day 292

Revelation 6:2
     And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

Day 291

Revelation 5:9-10
     And they sang a new song, saying,

   "Worthy are you to take the scroll
   and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
   from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
   and they shall reign on the earth."

Day 290

Psalm 116:1-2
    I love the LORD, because he has heard
   my voice and my pleas for mercy.
    Because he inclined his ear to me,
   therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Day 289

Psalm 94:18-19
    When I thought, "My foot slips,"
   your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
When the cares of my heart are many,
   your consolations cheer my soul.

Day 288

Revelation 3:15-16
    'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

Day 287

Joel 3:18-21
    "And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
   and the hills shall flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah
   shall flow with water;
and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD
   and water the Valley of Shittim.
  "Egypt shall become a desolation
   and Edom a desolate wilderness,
for the violence done to the people of Judah,
   because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
  But Judah shall be inhabited forever,
   and Jerusalem to all generations.
  I will avenge their blood,
   blood I have not avenged,
    for the LORD dwells in Zion."

Day 286

 Starting to re-read and study through the book of Revelation. Really love this book and the imagery that I get from it. I seriously get chills from it!

Revelation 1:17-18
     When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

Day 285

James 3:6-12
    And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.

Day 284

Philippians 1:21
    For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Day 283

2 Corinthians 10:17-18
    "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Day 282

2 Corinthians 7:1
    Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Day 281

Had this song on repeat this evening, one of my favorites by John Mark McMillan. Getting lost in worship while focusing on God's truly amazing love for us who are so undeserving. Thank you Lord for Your grace and mercy and Your unfailing love!

John Mark McMillan - How He Loves

Lyrics:

He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me

Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so

Yea He loves us
Oh how

We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meats earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us

Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so

Day 280

Joel 3:16
    The LORD roars from Zion,
   and utters his voice from Jerusalem,
    and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the LORD is a refuge to his people,
   a stronghold to the people of Israel.

Day 279

Revelation 3:20
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

Day 278

Mark 8:38
     For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

Day 277

Psalm 119:14
    In the way of your testimonies I delight
   as much as in all riches.

Day 276

Job 1:21
    And he said, "Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

Day 275

Luke 12:6-7
    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Day 274

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."

Day 273

Isaiah 33:22
    For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver;
   the LORD is our king; he will save us.

Day 272

Psalm 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth,
   and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

Day 271

Psalm 119:130
   The unfolding of your words gives light;
   it imparts understanding to the simple.

Day 270

Jeremiah 33:2-3
    "Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it— the LORD is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Day 269

1 Samuel 16:7
    But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."

Day 268

James 1:22
     But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Day 267

Been loving this song by Keith Green today.

Keith Green - Rushing Wind

Lyrics:

Rushing wind, blow through this temple,

Blowing out the dust within;

Come and breathe your breath upon me:

I've been born again.


Holy Spirit, I surrender; take me where you want to go.

Plant me by your living water,

Plant me deep so I can grow.


Jesus, you’re the one who sets my spirit free;

Use me, Lord; glorify your Holy Name through me.


Separate me from this world, Lord;

Sanctify my life for you.

Daily change me to your image,

Help me bear good fruit.


Ev'ry day you're drawing closer;

Trials come to test my faith.

But when all is said and done, Lord,

You know it's been worth the wait.


Jesus, you’re the one who set my spirit free;

Use me, Lord; glorify your Holy Name through me.


Rushing wind, blow through this temple,

Blowing out the dust within;

Come and breathe your breath upon me,

For I've been born again.

Day 266

Romans 3:10-12
    as it is written:
 "None is righteous, no, not one;
 no one understands;
   no one seeks for God.
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
   no one does good,
   not even one."

Day 265

Matthew 5:14-16
    "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Day 264

Psalm 150
    Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary;
   praise him in his mighty heavens!
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
   praise him according to his excellent greatness!
 Praise him with trumpet sound;
   praise him with lute and harp!
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
   praise him with strings and pipe!
Praise him with sounding cymbals;
   praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

Day 263

Philippians 3:14-15
    I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.

Day 262

Romans 5:8
     but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Lord, thank You for coming to my rescue when I am so undeserving of Your amazing and steadfast love. You are always there for me when I fall to sin. I long to live for You each and every day. In my life may You be lifted high in all that I do!

Hillsong United - Came to my Rescue

Lyrics:

Falling on my knees in worship
Giving all I am to seek your face
Lord all I am is yours

My whole life
I place in your hands
God of Mercy
Humbled I bow down
In your presence at your throne

I called you answered
And you came to my rescue and I
I wanna be where you are

In my life be lifted high
In our world be lifted high
In our love be lifted high

    

Day 261

Hebrews 11:1
    Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Day 260

Psalm 119:60
    I hasten and do not delay
   to keep your commandments.

Day 259

Joel 2:26-27
    "You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
   and praise the name of the LORD your God,
   who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,
   and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else.
And my people shall never again be put to shame.

Day 258

Matthew 19:14
    but Jesus said,  "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

Day 257

Matthew 16:15-16
    He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Day 256

Kutless - Amazed

Can't get enough of this song right now. Our God is truly amazing!

 Kutless - Amazed Lyrics

Open up, my eyes to see
All of you, your mysteries
I hold my breath, you hold my hand
As heaven melts the heart of man

How amazed I am

Your glory fills the sky,
a great and holy light
Shining like a million stars,
I'm amazed by who you are
Lord we lift you high,
Oh God be magnified
You have overwhelmed my heart,
I'm amazed by who you are

The universe, is at your feet
And angels bow, when you speak
So high above, our greatest song
but still you call
and we will come

How amazed I am

Your glory fills the sky,
a great and holy light
Shining like a million stars,
I'm amazed by who you are
Lord we lift you high,
Oh God be magnified
You have overwhelmed my heart,
I'm amazed by who you are

Your glory fills the skies,
a great and holy light
Shining like a million stars,
I'm amazed by who you are
Lord we lift you high,
Oh God be magnified
You have overwhelmed my heart,
I'm amazed by who you are

you are...

Day 255

1 John 1:7
    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Day 254

Isaiah 41:10
    fear not, for I am with you;
   be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
   I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Day 253

Matthew 6:25-34
    "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Day 252

Hosea 6:1-3
    "Come, let us return to the LORD;
   for he has torn us, that he may heal us;
   he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us;
   on the third day he will raise us up,
   that we may live before him.
 Let us know; let us press on to 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."

Day 251

Romans 1:16
    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

I know I've posted this verse before but it's so good!

Day 250

James 1:21
    Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Day 249

John 15:10
    If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.

Day 248

Philippians 2:9-11
     Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Day 247

Matthew 4:4
    But he answered, "It is written,

   "'Man shall not live by bread alone,
   but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Day 246

Jeremiah 32:17
     'Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.

Day 245

Joel 2:11
    The LORD utters his voice
   before his army,
for his camp is exceedingly great;
    he who executes his word is powerful.
 For the day of the LORD is great and very awesome;
    who can endure it?

Day 244

Ephesians 3:20-21
    Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Day 243

Psalm 138:2
     I bow down toward your holy temple
   and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
   for you have exalted above all things
   your name and your word.

Day 242

Psalm 18:30
     This God—his way is perfect;
   the word of the LORD proves true;
   he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

Day 241

Matthew 24:32-35
     "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Day 240

Isaiah 12:4
    And you will say in that day:

    "Give thanks to the LORD,
   call upon his name,
 make known his deeds among the peoples,
   proclaim that his name is exalted.

Day 239

Psalm 33:12
     Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
   the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

Our nation may have lost sight of Christ but have we? Are we living our life with Him being our Lord and Savior? Are we living what we have been told to do in His word?

Day 238

Hebrews 5:11-14
    About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Day 237

Jeremiah 17:9-10
    The heart is deceitful above all things,
   and desperately sick;
   who can understand it?
  "I the LORD search the heart
    and test the mind,
 to give every man according to his ways,
   according to the fruit of his deeds."

Day 236

Zechariah 14:9
   And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day the LORD will be one and his name one.

Day 235

Psalm 138:8
     The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
    your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
   Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Day 234

The Lord brought this passage to my attention today.

Psalm 139

O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
   you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
   and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
   behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
   and lay your hand upon me.
  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
   it is high; I cannot attain it.
  Where shall I go from your Spirit?
   Or where shall I flee from your presence?
  If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
    If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning
   and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
   and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me,
   and the light about me be night,"
  even the darkness is not dark to you;
   the night is bright as the day,
   for darkness is as light with you.
 For you formed my inward parts;
   you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;
   my soul knows it very well.
  My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret,
   intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;in your book were written, every one of them,
   the days that were formed for me,
   when as yet there was none of them.
 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
   How vast is the sum of them!
  If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
   I awake, and I am still with you.
 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
   O men of blood, depart from me!
They speak against you with malicious intent;
   your enemies take your name in vain!
  Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD?
   And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
I hate them with complete hatred;
   I count them my enemies.
 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
    Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
   and lead me in the way everlasting!

Day 233

Matthew 16:25
    For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Day 232

Joel 2:12-13
    "Yet even now," declares the LORD,
    "return to me with all your heart,
 with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
 and rend your hearts and not your garments."
Return to the LORD your God,
    for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
    and he relents over disaster.

Day 231

Jeremiah 23:24
    Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD.

Day 230

2 Thessalonians 3:3
     But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

Day 229

Isaiah 40:30-31
    Even youths shall faint and be weary,
   and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
   they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
   they shall walk and not faint.

Day 228

Psalm 121:7-8
    The Lord will keep you from all evil;
   he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
   your going out and your coming in
   from this time forth and forevermore.

Day 227

Psalm 91:1
     He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
   will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Day 226

Mark 8:36-37
    For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?

Day 225

Joel 2:28-29
    "And it shall come to pass afterward,
   that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
 your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
   your old men shall dream dreams,
   and your young men shall see visions.
  Even on the male and female servants
   in those days I will pour out my Spirit."

Day 224

Psalm 1:1-2
    Blessed is the man
   who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
   nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
   and on his law he meditates day and night.

Day 223

Psalm 68:4-5
    Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
    lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
his name is the Lord;
   exult before him!
  Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
   is God in his holy habitation.

Day 222

Psalm 103:13
     As a father shows compassion to his children,
   so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Day 221

Hebrews 4:15-16
     For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Day 220

Philippians 3:20-21
    But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.

Day 219

Luke 11:13
    If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Day 218

John 9:24-25
    So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner." He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."

Day 217

Psalm 46:10
    "Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
   I will be exalted in the earth!"

Day 216

Galatians 2:16
    yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

Day 215

Matthew 7:13-14
     "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Day 214

Hebrews 4:12
    For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Love this verse!

Casting Crowns - The Word is Alive

Day 213

Psalm 90:2-4
  Before the mountains were brought forth,
   or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
 You return man to dust
   and say, "Return, O children of man!"
  For a thousand years in your sight
   are but as yesterday when it is past,
   or as a watch in the night.

Day 212

John 1:1
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Day 211

1 Thessalonians 5:11
    Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Day 210

1 Chronicles 29:11
    Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

Day 209

Did you know that the closest word to "fun" in the Bible is folly? Joy is an attitude, fun is more of an action or feeling.

Proverbs 14:18
    The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:24
    The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.

Proverbs 15:14
     The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Proverbs 15:21
     Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.

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Think Hard, Think Well (WVA Slogan)

Instead of being led to folly and straying from the right path we need to be using our brains. We need to keep our minds sharp and ready for attacks from all sides. Satan uses little things that slowly build up to big things to move us towards him rather than Jesus Christ. Don't be led into mindless folly!

Day 208

"Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming." - Matthew 24:42 

- What are you doing today to live your life for Him? Will you be living your life for His glory when He comes?

   

Day 207

Revelation 21:2-4
    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

Day 206

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
    For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

Day 205

Galatians 2:20
    I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Day 204

Psalm 103:17-18
    But from everlasting to everlasting
   the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
   and his righteousness with their children’s children—
 with those who keep his covenant
   and remember to obey his precepts.

Day 203

Romans 12:15
    Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

Day 202

Acts 20:24
    “But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”

Day 201

Joel 2:12-13
    "Yet even now," declares the LORD,
    "return to me with all your heart,
 with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
 and rend your hearts and not your garments."
Return to the LORD your God,
    for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
    and he relents over disaster.

Day 200

John 3:17
    For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Day 199

Romans 12:10
    Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

Day 198

Romans 15:2
    Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Day 197

Hebrews 3:7-11
    Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

    "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
   on the day of testing in the wilderness,
where your fathers put me to the test
   and saw my works for forty years.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation,and said, 'They always go astray in their heart;
   they have not known my ways.'
  As I swore in my wrath,
   'They shall not enter my rest.'"

Day 196

1 Corinthians 1:10
    I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

Day 195

Romans 15:5-6
     “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Day 194

James 3:17-18
    But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Day 193

Hebrews 6:10
    For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

Day 192

Romans 11:33
    Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

Day 191

Zephaniah 3:17
    The LORD your God is in your midst,
    a mighty one who will save;
 he will rejoice over you with gladness;
   he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

Day 190

Hebrews 10:26-27
    For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

~This verse really convicted me today. I want more of Christ and not more of the sinful world. Lord, You don't place any temptation in front of us that we don't have a way out of. I need Your strength to shine through, I don't want to keep returning to sin and be broken down spiritually. 

Day 189

Psalm 119:105
    Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Day 188

Psalm 139:13-14
    For you formed my inward parts;
   you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;
   my soul knows it very well.

Day 186

Ephesians 4:32
    Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Day 185

Matthew 18:15-16
    If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

Day 184

Revelation 4:11
    "Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
   to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
   and by your will they existed and were created."

Day 183

Hebrews 1:3-4
    He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Day 182

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
     Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Day 181

James 5:16
       Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Day 180

Philippians 4:6-7
    do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Day 179

2 Chronicles 7:14
    If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Day 178

Romans 12:9-21
    Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.  Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
  Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Day 177

1 John 5:14-15
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

Day 176

Hebrews 11:6
    And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Day 175

Ephesians 4:15-16
     Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
    

Day 174

Job 19:25
    For I know that my Redeemer lives,
   and at the last he will stand upon the earth.

Day 173

Philippians 2:5-8
     Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Day 172

Matthew 18:3-4
    and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

"He wants me to come to Him as one of these. Wide-eyed, dirty faced, barefooted, openhearted; with a hug, not a handshake, with a nuzzle, not a notebook; with a giggle, not a gravel - as a child"
    ~Bruce Marchiano - In The Footsteps of Jesus

Day 171

Hebrews 7:25
    Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Day 170

Colossians 1:27-28
     To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Day 169

1 Peter 1:17-19
    And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

Day 168

Matthew 27:54
     When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

Day 167

Revelation 1:17-18
    When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

John Mark McMillan - Death in His Grave 

Though the earth cried out for blood
Satisfied her hunger was
Her billows calmed on raging seas
for the souls of men she craved

Sun and moon from balcony
Turned their head in disbelief
Their precious love would taste the sting,
disfigured and disdained

On Friday a thief
On Sunday a King
Laid down in grief
But awoke with the keys
To Hell on that day
First born of the slain
The Man Jesus Christ
Laid death in his grave

So three days in darkness slept
The Morning Sun of righteousness
But rose to shame the throes of death
And overturn his rule

Now daughters and the sons of men
Would pay not their dues again
The debt of blood they owed was rent
When the day rolled a new

He has cheated
Hell and seated
Us above the fall
In desperate places
He paid our wages
One time once and for all

Day 166

John 10:28-30
     I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one."

Day 165

1 Corinthians 15:55-57
    "O death, where is your victory?
   O death, where is your sting?"
 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Day 164

1 Corinthians 15:20-22
    But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

Day 163

Psalm 32:7
    You are a hiding place for me;
   you preserve me from trouble;
   you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
                         Selah

Day 162

1 Corinthians 1:18
    For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Day 161

1 Corinthians 16:17
    And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

Day 160

1 Corinthians 12:23
    and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

Day 159

1 Corinthians 15:1-4
    Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you— unless you believed in vain.
 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

Day 158

Romans 3:21-25
    But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

Day 157

John 5:26
    For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

Day 156

1 Peter 2:24
    He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

Day 155

Mark 8:34-35
   And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

Day 154

Hebrews 1:3-4
    He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Day 153

Romans 5:10
    For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Day 152

Habakkuk 3:18-19
    yet I will rejoice in the LORD;  I will take joy in the God of my salvation. GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s;  he makes me tread on my high places.

Day 151

1 John 3:16
    By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Day 150

2 Corinthians 5:14-15
    For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

Day 149

Ephesians 1:7
    In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Day 148

Hebrews 12:2
    looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Day 147

Psalm 13:5
    But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
   my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

Day 146

Exodus 16:17-18
    And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.

Day 145

Isaiah 53:5-6
    But he was wounded for our transgressions;
   he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
   and with his stripes we are healed.
  All we like sheep have gone astray;
   we have turned—every one—to his own way;
 and the LORD has laid on him
   the iniquity of us all.

Day 144

Isaiah 53:3-4
    He was despised and rejected by men;
   a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
   he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs
   and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
   smitten by God, and afflicted.

Day 143

2 Corinthians 5:21
    For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Day 142

1 Timothy 2:5-6
    For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

Day 141

1 Corinthians 10:13
    No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Heavenly Father, thank You for this reminder today! You have given me a way out of temptations that try to pull me in. I will arise victorious with You and I can avoid temptations because of You and Your power!

Day 140

Philippians 1:29
    For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.

Day 139

Psalm 27:4
    One thing have I asked of the LORD,
   that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
   all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
   and to inquire in his temple.

Day 137

1 John 1:9
    “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Day 136

James 1:12
    “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”

Day 135

Ephesians 6:10-11
    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Day 134

Jeremiah 17:7-8
    "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
     whose trust is the LORD.
     He is like a tree planted by water,
     that sends out its roots by the stream,
     and does not fear when heat comes,
     for its leaves remain green,
     and is not anxious in the year of drought,
     for it does not cease to bear fruit."

Day 133

Ezekiel 37:1-3

    The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.  He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.  He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live? I said, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know.”

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Do we truly believe that God can do anything?

Day 132

Galatians 5:22-23
    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Day 131

Ephesians 2:1-5
     And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved

I truly am amazed at God's love, grace and mercy for me a sinner who is so undeserving! 

JMM - How He Loves

Day 130

Psalm 23
   
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
  He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
  he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
   for his name’s sake.
 Even though I walk
   through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
   for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
   they comfort me.
  You prepare a table before me
   in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
   my cup overflows.
 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
   all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
   forever.

Day 129

Colossians 3:12-13
    Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Day 128

Acts 4:10, 12
     let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.

   And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

Day 127

2 Peter 1:5-8
    For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Day 126

Romans 8:28
    And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Day 125

Got lost in worship today. Such an awesome and humbling place to be down on your knees worshiping your Almighty Father!

John 3:30
    He must increase, but I must decrease.

John Waller - Calling For a Flood

Flood every corner of this room
Flood all my emptiness with You
Lord, I long to be consumed
And I’m calling for a flood       

So flood every chamber of my heart
Flood what I lack with all You are
I am dry and I am parched
And calling for a flood

I am calling for a flood
Holy Spirit flow
Completely immerse me in You
I’m longing for a flood
Of holiness to wash me now
Hear me, Lord; I’m calling for a flood

Now flood every portal of my mind
And flood everything I’ve tried to hide
I am looking to the sky
And I’m calling for a flood

Submerge me, Lord, in holy water
Drown me to live in You

Flood every corner of this room
And fill all the emptiness with You
Lord, we long to be consumed
And we’re calling for a flood

We are calling for a flood
Holy Spirit flow
Completely immerse us in You
We’re longing for a flood
Of holiness to wash us now
Hear us, Lord; we’re calling for a flood

Holiness, holiness
So flood this place with holiness
You are holy, Lord immerse us in Your

Holiness, holiness
So flood this place with holiness
You are holy

Hear us, Lord, we’re calling for a flood
We’re calling for a flood
Hear us, Lord, we’re calling for a flood

Day 124

Mark 13:7-8
    And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

Day 123

1 Peter 3:15
    but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Day 122

2 Timothy 1:8-10
    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, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel

Day 121

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Day 120

Psalm 139:23-24
    Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me,  and lead me in the way everlasting!

Day 119

John 15:7
    If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

1 John 4:16
    So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Day 118

Deuteronomy 6:6-7
    And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

Day 117

Joshua 1:9
     Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

Day 116

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
    For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose;a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew;a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate;a time for war, and a time for peace.
    What gain has the worker from his toil? I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Day 115

Job 23:10-11
   But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.