Peace...

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. 

~ Jesus (John 16:33 NIV)

Streams in the Desert

See, I am doing a new thing!
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland.

~ Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)

Give Thanks!

I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart;
    I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds. 
~ Psalm 9:1 (NIV)

Hide HIS Words in Your Heart

Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ~ Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (NIV)

Give Thanks!

Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. ~Psalm‬ ‭106:1‬

Praise the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
    His love endures forever.

~ Psalm 106:1 (NIV)

Wait...

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before You
    and wait expectantly. ~ Psalm 5:3 (NIV)

Love Deeply...

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. ~ 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)

Worth Nothing to Me...

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. ~ Acts 20:24 (NIV 1984)

Chosen...

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. ~ ‭‭John‬ ‭15:16‬ ‭(NIV)‬‬

Under His Wings...

He will cover you with His feathers,
    and under His wings you will find refuge;
    His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

~ Psalm 91:4 (NIV)

To Know HIM...

10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of His resurrection and participation in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. ~ Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV)

Slow to Anger

‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’ 
~ Numbers 14:18 (NIV)

Trust in HIM

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
He turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
and put their trust in Him.

~ Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV)

Run...

Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts that young men often have, but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right. Have faith and love and enjoy the companionship of those who love the Lord and have pure hearts. 

~ 2 Timothy 2:22 (TLB)

Power...

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” ~ Acts‬ ‭1:8‬

All Things...

He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? ~ Romans 8:32 (NIV)

I Will NOT be Shaken...

Truly He is my rock and my salvation;
    He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

~ Psalm 62:6 (NIV)

HOPE!

There is surely a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off. ~ Proverbs 23:18 (NIV)

Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off. (NASB)

Be Holy

 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 
~ Leviticus 19:2 (NIV)

“Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. (NASB)

“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. (NLT)

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. (KJV)

Teach Me

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; may Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. ~ Psalm 143:10 (NIV)

Take Refuge...

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. ~ Psalm‬ ‭34:8‬

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. ~ Psalm‬ ‭34:8‬

He Delivered Me...

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. ~ Psalm 34:4 (NIV)

Mercy and Grace

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. ~ Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)

Power, Love & Discipline...

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. ~ 1 Timothy 1:7 (NASB)

For Those Who Love HIM

 but just as it is written,

“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.” ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NASB)

Your Unfailing Love...

May Your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You. ~ Psalm‬ ‭33:22‬

Rest...

 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ~ Exodus 33:14 (NIV)

The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.” (NLT)

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. (KJV)

Called Out of Darkness

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; ~ 1 Peter 2:9 (NASB)

His Offspring

 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
~Acts 17:28 (NIV)

The Same...

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 
~ Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)

Saved by Grace

4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. ~ Ephesians 2:4-5 (NIV)

Seek Justice...

Learn to do right; seek justice.
    Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
    plead the case of the widow. 
~Isaiah 1:17 (NIV)

Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.
(NASB)

Learn to do good.
    Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
    Defend the cause of orphans.
    Fight for the rights of widows. (NLT)

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (KJV)

Trust HIM

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. ~ 1 Peter 4:19 (NIV)