Charm is Deceptive

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
    but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. (NLT)

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. (NIV)

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. (NASB)

~ Proverbs 31:30 

Rejoice in Our Confident Hope

Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. (NLT)

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (NIV)

~ Romans 12:12

No Fear in Love

18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us. 

~ 1 John 4:18-19 (NIV)

The Thief...

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. ~ John 10:10 (NASB)

This is the Day...

This is the day the Lord has made.
    We will rejoice and be glad in it.
~ Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

His Purpose...

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. ~ Romans 8:28 (NLT)

Way, Truth, and the Life

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ~ John 14:6

In Him and Through Him

16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. ~ Colossians 1:16 (NIV)

My Strength, My Fortress, My Deliverer...

“I love You, O Lord, my strength.”
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

~ Psalm 18:1-2 (NASB)

Create in Me a Clean Heart

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

~ Psalm 51:10-11 (NASB)

God's Love

12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us.

13 This is how we know that we live in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit. ~ 1 John 4:12-13 (NIV)

Wait for the LORD

Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

(NASB)

but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint. (NIV)

But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
    They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
    They will walk and not faint. (NLT)

~ Isaiah 40:31

Don't Worry!

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)

Do Not Love This World

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. ~ 1 John 2:15-16 (NASB)

Don't Grumble

¹⁴ Do all things without grumbling or disputing; ¹⁵ so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. ~ Philippians 2:14-16 (NASB)

Prepare Your Minds

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Peter 1:13 (NASB)

Answer Me Quickly

Peace

23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. ~ Ephesians 6:23-24 (NASB)

23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. ~ Ephesians 6:23-24 (NIV)

23 I pray that God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will give peace, love, and faith to every follower! 24 May God be kind to everyone who keeps on loving our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Ephesians 6:23-24 (CEV)

Pray in the Spirit

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains.Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. ~ Ephesians 6:18-20 (NIV)

Living and Active

12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ~ Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)

Stand Firm

14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ~ Ephesians 6:14-17 (NIV)

With Me...

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? ~ Psalm 118:5-6 (NIV)

Forever and Ever

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. ~ Psalm 52:8 (NASB)

Life that is Truly Life

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. ~ 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV)

He Humbled Himself

And being found in appearance as a man,
    He humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death—
        even death on a cross!
~ Philippians 2:8 (NIV)

No More Tears

‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” ~ Revelation 21:4 (NIV)

This Man...

This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. ~ Acts 2:23 (NIV)

Comfort

My comfort in my suffering is this:
    Your promise preserves my life.
~ Psalm 119:50 (NIV)
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Poured Out

This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ~ Matthew 26:28 (NIV)

Hope in the Lord

28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

~ Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)