Proverbs 3:21-26 #TPT
My child, never drift off course from these two goals for your life: to walk in wisdom and to discover your purpose. Don’t ever forget how they empower you.
For they strengthen you inside and out and inspire you to do what’s right; you will be energized and refreshed by the healing they bring.
They give you living hope to guide you, and not one of life’s tests will cause you to stumble.
You will sleep like a baby, safe and sound— your rest will be sweet and secure.
You will not be subject to terror, for it will not terrify you. Nor will the disrespectful be able to push you aside,
because God is your confidence in times of crisis, keeping your heart at rest in every situation.
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The BTJ missionaries in Egypt have not had an easy road, but they are doing amazing work!
Please continue to pray for them.
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Proverbs 8:14-21 #TPT
“You will find true success when you find me, for I have insight into wise plans that are designed just for you. I hold in my hands living-understanding, courage, and strength.
I empower kings to reign and rulers to make laws that are just.
I empower princes to rise and take dominion, and generous ones to govern the earth.
I will show my love to those who passionately love me. For they will search and search continually until they find me.
Unending wealth and glory come to those who discover where I dwell. The riches of righteousness and a long, satisfying life will be given to them.
What I impart has greater worth than gold and treasure, and the increase I bring benefits more than a windfall of income.
I lead you into the ways of righteousness to discover the paths of true justice.
Those who love me gain great wealth and a glorious inheritance, and I will fill their lives with treasures.”
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James (Jacob) 5:7-11 #TPT
Meanwhile, brothers and sisters, we must be patient and filled with expectation as we wait for the appearing of the Lord. Think about the farmer who has to patiently wait for the earth’s harvest as it ripens because of the early and latter rains.
So you also, keep your hopes high and be patient, for the presence of the Lord is drawing closer.
Since each of you are part of God’s family never complain or grumble about each other so that judgment will not come on you, for the true Judge is near and very ready to appear!
My brothers and sisters, take the prophets as your mentors. They have prophesied in the name of the Lord and it brought them great sufferings, yet they patiently endured.
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Psalms 121:1-8 #TPT
I look up to the mountains and hills, longing for God’s help.
But then I realize that our true help and protection is only from the Lord, our Creator who made the heavens and the earth.
He will guard and guide me, never letting me stumble or fall. God is my keeper; He will never forget nor ignore me.
He will never slumber nor sleep; He is the Guardian-God for his people, Israel.
Yahweh himself will watch over you; He’s always at your side to shelter you safely in his presence.
He’s protecting you from all danger both day and night.
He will keep you from every form of evil or calamity as He continuously watches over you.
You will be guarded by God himself. You will be safe when you leave your home, and safely you will return. He will protect you now, and He’ll protect you forevermore!
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It is the day after Father's Day and I am troubled. I can't stop my heart from aching for all the Families who's Daddy is in jail becuase of his Faith in God! Becuase he is a Christian he can not be with his children. And on Father's Day, they sit alone....without their Daddy......
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE IN CHAINS............
1 Corinthians 15:20-24 #TPT
But the truth is, Christ is risen from the dead, as the firstfruit of a great resurrection harvest of those who have died.
For since death came through a man, Adam, it is fitting that the resurrection of the dead has also come through a man, Christ.
Even as all who are in Adam die, so also all who are in Christ will be made alive.
But each one in his proper order: Christ, the firstfruits, then those who belong to Christ in his presence.
Then the final stage of completion comes, when he will bring to an end every other rulership, authority, and power, and he will hand over his kingdom to Father God.
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Philippians 1:2-6 #TPT
May the blessings of divine grace and supernatural peace that flow from God our wonderful Father, and our Messiah, the Lord Jesus, be upon your lives.
My prayers for you are full of praise to God as I give him thanks for you with great joy!
I’m so grateful for our union
and our enduring partnership that began the first time I presented to you the gospel.
I pray with great faith for you, because I’m fully convinced that the One who began this gracious work in you will faithfully continue the process of maturing you until the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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Psalms 51:5-12 #TPT
Lord, I have been a sinner from birth, from the moment my mother conceived me.
I know that you delight to set your truth deep in my spirit. So come into the hidden places of my heart and teach me wisdom.
Purify my conscience! Make this leper clean again! Wash me in your love until I am pure in heart.
Satisfy me in your sweetness, and my song of joy will return. The places you have crushed within me will rejoice in your healing touch.
Hide my sins from your face; erase all my guilt by your saving grace.
Keep creating in me a clean heart. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you.
May you never reject me! May you never take from me your sacred Spirit!
Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring to me. Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say.
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1 Corinthians 2:6-9 #TPT
However, there is a wisdom that we continually speak of when we are among the spiritually mature. It’s wisdom that didn’t originate in this present age, nor did it come from the rulers of this age who are in the process of being dethroned.
Instead, we continually speak of this wonderful wisdom that comes from God, hidden before now in a mystery. It is his secret plan, destined before the ages, to bring us into glory.
None of the rulers of this present world order understood it, for if they had, they never would have crucified the Lord of shining glory.
This is why the Scriptures say: Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine — these are the many things God has in store for all his lovers.
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Psalms 103:8-11 #TPT
Lord, you’re so kind and tenderhearted and so patient with people who fail you! Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness.
You don’t look at us only to find our faults, just so that you can hold a grudge against us.
You may discipline us for our many sins, but never as much as we really deserve. Nor do you get even with us for what we’ve done.
Higher than the highest heavens— that’s how high your tender mercy extends! Greater than the grandeur of heaven above is the greatness of your loyal love, towering over all who fear you and bow down before you!
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1 John 2:3-6 #TPT
Here’s how we can be sure that we’ve truly come to know God: if we keep his commands.
If someone claims, “I have come to know God by experience,” yet doesn’t keep God’s commands, he is a phony and the truth finds no place in him.
But the love of God will be perfected within the one who obeys God’s Word. We can be sure that we’ve truly come to live in intimacy with God,
not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 10:11-14 #TPT
All the tests they endured on their way through the wilderness are a symbolic picture, an example that provides us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced. For we live in a time when the purpose of all the ages past is now completing its goal within us.
So beware if you think it could never happen to you, lest your pride becomes your downfall.
We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously.
My cherished friends, keep on running far away from idolatry.
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Covered, Comforted and Crowned in Christ Jesus
Couvert, Couvé et Couronné en Christ Jésus