Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Do you have a favorite Bible verse or passage?
Over at Kingdom Bloggers this week we are each sharing about our favorite Bible verse or passage and how we've applied it in our lives.
I'd be interested to know, what's a favorite Bible verse or passage of yours?
Isaiah 55:6-11 ... It's one of my passages I committed to memory in 2010. I like the entire passage, because it speaks of God's great mercy given to a people who don't deserve it.
"Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call out to Him while He is near.
Let the wicked man turn from his ways, and the sinner forsake his evil thoughts, and let him turn to God, and He will show him mercy, and to our Lord, and He will freely pardon.
'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,' says the Lord.
'As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
As the rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth, making it bud and flourish so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so too, is My word which goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.'"
Not sure if it is a favorite, but I actually like Psalm 13, which most people would regard as an otherwise depressing Psalm. It gives me great confidence and comfort to know that David, "a man after God's own heart" could go through such times of despair and feeling like God had abandoned him, and yet there was an underlying confidence that God is there and will eventually restore him and make His face to shine upon him.
Matthew 7:16 “You will know them by their fruits.” Use this verse to remember how to discern if another person is sharing information that can be valuable to you. For example, would you follow a person who is broke but they want to teach you about financial success? Their fruits (being broke) tell you that the information is no good. Law of Attraction (the modern explanation talked about in The Secret and in other popular philosophy today) says that as you think, you receive. In other words, your thoughts are like a tree that produces fruit.
I'm just grateful to God for His goodness to me and want to live my life following after Him. I've been blessed with 3 awesome sons and in July of 2005 I remarried. My husband truly knows me and still loves me - how much more blessed could I be!
I'll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I've swallowed. I remember it all—oh, how well I remember— the feeling of hitting the bottom. But there's one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope: God's loyal love couldn't have run out, his merciful love couldn't have dried up. They're created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!
I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over). He's all I've got left. God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks. It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God. It's a good thing when you're young to stick it out through the hard times. When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face. The "worst" is never the worst.
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Philippians 4: 4-5: Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
Proverbs 15:7-9
Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there's nothing to them. GOD can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers. A life frittered away disgusts GOD; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.
Phillipians 1:9-10
So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover's life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.
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Isaiah 55:6-11 ... It's one of my passages I committed to memory in 2010. I like the entire passage, because it speaks of God's great mercy given to a people who don't deserve it.
"Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call out to Him while He is near.
Let the wicked man turn from his ways, and the sinner forsake his evil thoughts, and let him turn to God, and He will show him mercy, and to our Lord, and He will freely pardon.
'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,' says the Lord.
'As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
As the rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth, making it bud and flourish so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so too, is My word which goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.'"
Not sure if it is a favorite, but I actually like Psalm 13, which most people would regard as an otherwise depressing Psalm. It gives me great confidence and comfort to know that David, "a man after God's own heart" could go through such times of despair and feeling like God had abandoned him, and yet there was an underlying confidence that God is there and will eventually restore him and make His face to shine upon him.
"And I will be with you always; to the end of time" Matthew 28:19.
Enough said.
God bless.
Matthew 7:16 “You will know them by their fruits.”
Use this verse to remember how to discern if another person is sharing information that can be valuable to you. For example, would you follow a person who is broke but they want to teach you about financial success? Their fruits (being broke) tell you that the information is no good. Law of Attraction (the modern explanation talked about in The Secret and in other popular philosophy today) says that as you think, you receive. In other words, your thoughts are like a tree that produces fruit.
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