Monday, July 31, 2017

Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed.  They will soar on wings like eagles.  They will run and won’t become weary.  They will walk and won’t grow tired.
 
(Isaiah 40:31 -- GW)
 
 

Sunday, July 30, 2017

The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.
(Hebrews 10:4 -- GW)

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Saturday, July 29, 2017

I always keep the Lord in front of me.
When he is by my side, I cannot be moved.  9 That is why my heart is glad and my soul rejoices.  My body rests securely  10 because you do not abandon my soul to the grave or allow your holy one to decay.
(Psalm 16:8-10 -- GW)


Friday, July 28, 2017
























Truly my soul finds rest in God;
    my salvation comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
(Psalm 62:1-2 -- GW)


Thursday, July 27, 2017

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures.  They have the power to give you wisdom so that you can be saved through faith in Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 3:15 -- GW)

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.

(Proverbs 22:6 -- GW)

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you.  God is generous to everyone and doesn’t find fault with them.

(James 1:5 -- GW)

Monday, July 24, 2017

"Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest."

(Matthew 11:28 -- GW)

Sunday, July 23, 2017

We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
(Eliezer Wiesel)


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Saturday, July 22, 2017

I guess
you already did. 


Happy Saturday
. . .

Friday, July 21, 2017

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
(attributed to Joseph Goebbels)
 
 
 

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.  A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

(Ecclesiastes 4:12)

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

So then, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

(Romans 10:13 -- GW)

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the earth and blew the breath of life into his nostrils.  The man became a living being.

(Genesis 2:7 -- GW)

Monday, July 17, 2017

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one goes to the Father except through me.

(John 14:6 -- GW)

Sunday, July 16, 2017

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

(John 16:33 -- NIV)

Saturday, July 15, 2017

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

(Proverbs 15:3 -- NIV)

Friday, July 14, 2017

Then God said, “Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth.” 21 So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird. God saw that they were good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the sea, and let there be many birds on the earth.” 23 There was evening, then morning—a fifth day.

(Genesis 1:20-23 -- GW)

Thursday, July 13, 2017

I can guarantee that unless you live a life that has God’s approval and do it more faithfully than the experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew 5:20 -- GW)

When the Son of Man comes again, it will be exactly like the days of Noah.
(Matthew 24:37 -- GW)

Just as Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
(Matthew 12:40 -- GW)

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

“Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. 20 Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust don’t destroy and thieves don’t break in and steal. 21 Your heart will be where your treasure is.


(Matthew 6:19-21 -- GW)


Tuesday, July 11, 2017

This is the reason I kneel in the presence of the Father 15 from whom all the family in heaven and on earth receives its name. 16 I’m asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory.  I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit.

(Ephesians 3:14-16 -- GW)

Monday, July 10, 2017

My soul waits calmly for God alone.  My salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold.  I cannot be severely shaken.

(Psalm 62:1-2 -- GW)

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Saul and all the troops with him assembled and went into battle.  They found Philistine soldiers killing their fellow soldiers in wild confusion.

(1 Samuel 14:20 -- GW)

Saturday, July 8, 2017

You satisfy my soul with the richest foods.  My mouth will sing your praise with joyful lips.

(Psalm 63:5 -- GW)


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Friday, July 7, 2017

Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

(Psalm 25:4-5 -- NIV)


Thursday, July 6, 2017

Christ has freed us so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom.  Therefore, be firm in this freedom, and don’t become slaves again.

(Galatians 5:1 -- GW)

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above;
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.

(Irving Berlin)


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Monday, July 3, 2017

This is the reason I kneel in the presence of the Father 15 from whom all the family in heaven and on earth receives its name. 16 I’m asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory.  I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will live in you through faith.  I also pray that love may be the ground into which you sink your roots and on which you have your foundation. 18 This way, with all of God’s people you will be able to understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is. 19 You will know Christ’s love, which goes far beyond any knowledge.  I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God.

(Ephesians 3:14-19 -- GW)

Sunday, July 2, 2017

1. I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever-living Head.

2. He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save,

He lives all-glorious in the sky,
He lives exalted there on high.

3. He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.

4. He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with His eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul's complaint.

5. He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.

6. He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend,
He lives and loves me to the end;
He lives, and while He lives, I'll sing;
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.

7. He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death:
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.

8. He lives, all glory to His name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same.
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives,
"I know that my Redeemer lives!"

(by Samuel Medley)

Saturday, July 1, 2017

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

(John 3:16-18 -- NIV)