Author: cackywalker@yahoo.com

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NLT)

“You love Him even though you have never seen Him. Though you do not see Him now, you trust Him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting Him will be the salvation of your souls.” (1 Peter 1:8-9, NLT)

“Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tells lies.” (Psalm 24:3-4, NLT)

“Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.” (Proverbs 19:1, NLT)

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” (Romans 3:23, NLT)

“Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.” (1 John 3:4, NLT)

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead 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 not 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)