Month: February 2023

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I please with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.” (Romans 12:1, NLT)

“For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom He paid was to mere gold or silver. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.” (1 Peter 1:18-19, NLT)

“Yet God, with underserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty of our sins. For God presented Jesus as a sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God, when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood.” (Romans 3:24-25, NLT)

“Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. But remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead.” (1 Peter 4:4-5, NLT)

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. A you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, NLT)

“Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2, NLT)

“In my distress I prayed to the Lord and the Lord answered me and set me free.

The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Yes, the Lord will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people.” (Psalm 118:5-8, NLT)

“Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.” (Ephesians 6:13-14, NLT)

“But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet of the confidence of our salvation.” (1 Thessalonians 5:8, NLT)

“Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.” (Proverbs 27:4, NLT)

“For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorders and every kind of evil.” (James 3:15-16, NLT)

“I am the Lord; that is My name! I will not give My glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.” (Isaiah 42:8, NLT)

“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” (1 John 5:12, NLT)

“For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better.” (Philippians 1:21-22, NLT)

“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite vale of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with Him.” (Philippians 3:8-9, NLT)

“So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. As we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” (John 1:14, NLT)

[Jesus said,]”Anyone who is thirsty may come to Me! Anyone who believes in Me may come and drink!” (John 7:37-38, NLT)

“If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.” (Ecclesiastes 11:4, NLT)

“If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, ‘Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.'” (Proverbs 3:28, NLT)