Thursday, 31 December 2009

John 3: 3

In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

John 1: 12

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God...

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

John 1: 11

He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

Monday, 28 December 2009

John 1: 18

No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

Sunday, 27 December 2009

Luke 2: 20

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Saturday, 26 December 2009

Luke 2: 14

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests.”

Friday, 25 December 2009

Luke 2: 11

"Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."

Thursday, 24 December 2009

Luke 2: 10

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people."

Wednesday, 23 December 2009

Luke 2: 6-7

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Luke 2: 4-5

So Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

Monday, 21 December 2009

Acts 2: 21, 40-41

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ...With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

Sunday, 20 December 2009

Acts 13: 38-39

Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.

Saturday, 19 December 2009

Psalm 80: 19

Restore us, O LORD God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Friday, 18 December 2009

Proverbs 31: 9

Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

2 Corinthians 4: 17

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

1 Thessalonians 5: 6

So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

John 1: 14

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Monday, 14 December 2009

Romans 14: 5

One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

Sunday, 13 December 2009

Romans 8: 38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Saturday, 12 December 2009

John 4: 14

... but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

Friday, 11 December 2009

John 3: 17

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Thursday, 10 December 2009

John 3: 16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Psalm 3: 8

From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Philippians 2: 10-11

...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Monday, 7 December 2009

Philippians 2: 9

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name...

Sunday, 6 December 2009

Philippians 2: 7-8

...but [Jesus] made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!

Saturday, 5 December 2009

Philippians 2: 5-6

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped…

Friday, 4 December 2009

Romans 1: 16

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Matthew 1: 22-23

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" - which means, "God with us."

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Matthew 1: 21

"She [Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Matthew 1: 20

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."

Monday, 30 November 2009

Proverbs 31: 30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Sunday, 29 November 2009

Philippians 1: 29

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him ....

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Proverbs 31: 28-29

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."

Friday, 27 November 2009

Philippians 1: 27-28

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved - and that by God.

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Isaiah 54: 17

"No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Psalm 27: 1

The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Psalm 37: 23-24

If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

Monday, 23 November 2009

Psalm 31: 23-24

Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Sunday, 22 November 2009

2 Corinthians 7: 1

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Ephesians 3: 20-21

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Friday, 20 November 2009

Psalm 94: 19

When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Romans 14: 19

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

2 Peter 3: 18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Zephaniah 3: 17

The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Monday, 16 November 2009

1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18

Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Acts 16: 30-32

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved — you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptised.

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Romans 14: 4

Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Friday, 13 November 2009

Romans 14: 13

Therefore let us stop passing judgement on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.

Thursday, 12 November 2009

1 Thessalonians 3: 12

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Romans 14: 1

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Matthew 11: 28-30

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Monday, 9 November 2009

Proverbs 3: 9

Honour the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops…

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Romans 14: 8

If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Saturday, 7 November 2009

2 Corinthians 9: 7

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Friday, 6 November 2009

Hebrews 13: 6

So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Romans 6: 5-6

If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin...

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

1 Thessalonians 4: 14

We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Romans 8: 3-4

For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Monday, 2 November 2009

Psalm 91: 2

I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Proverbs 27: 1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Saturday, 31 October 2009

2 Corinthians 10: 3-5

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Friday, 30 October 2009

Psalm 32: 7

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Ephesians 6: 12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Ephesians 6: 11

Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Monday, 26 October 2009

Ephesians 5: 15-16

Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Ephesians 1: 4-5

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

Saturday, 24 October 2009

Acts 1: 8

[Jesus said] "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."

Friday, 23 October 2009

2 Timothy 1: 7

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

Thursday, 22 October 2009

1 Thessalonians 3: 12

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

2 Corinthians 1: 3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Psalm 34: 22

The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Psalm 34: 21

Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Psalm 34: 19-20

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Psalm 34: 18

The LORD is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Friday, 16 October 2009

Psalm 34: 17

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Psalm 34: 16

The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Psalm 34: 15

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry...

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Monday, 12 October 2009

Psalm 34: 12-13

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

Sunday, 11 October 2009

Psalm 34: 11

Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Saturday, 10 October 2009

Psalm 34: 10

The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Friday, 9 October 2009

Psalm 34: 9

Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Psalm 34: 8

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Psalm 34: 7

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Psalm 34: 6

This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

Monday, 5 October 2009

Psalm 34: 5

Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

Sunday, 4 October 2009

Psalm 34: 4

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Saturday, 3 October 2009

Psalm 34: 3

Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

Friday, 2 October 2009

Psalm 34: 2

My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Thursday, 1 October 2009

Psalm 34: 1

I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Psalm 119: 30

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws.

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Matthew 10: 38-39

And anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Monday, 28 September 2009

Psalm 119: 133

Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

Sunday, 27 September 2009

Proverbs 10: 32

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Psalm 23: 6

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Friday, 25 September 2009

Psalm 23: 5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Proverbs 10: 24

What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Luke 9: 23

Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Romans 12: 1-2

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Monday, 21 September 2009

John 14: 21

[Jesus said] "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Romans 8: 23

Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Romans 8: 19

The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.

Friday, 18 September 2009

Matthew 18: 20

For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Psalm 23: 4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Proverbs 16: 16

How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Romans 6: 15

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!

Monday, 14 September 2009

Romans 6: 14

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Titus 2: 13-14

We wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Titus 2: 11-12

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age...

Friday, 11 September 2009

Romans 6: 11-12

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

Thursday, 10 September 2009

Proverbs 10: 9

The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Joshua 1: 9

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Hebrews 4: 12

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Monday, 7 September 2009

Psalm 107: 9

For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Psalm 23: 2-3

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Saturday, 5 September 2009

Friday, 4 September 2009

Psalm 92: 4

For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Psalm 9: 2

I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Psalm 91: 1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Monday, 31 August 2009

Proverbs 3: 31-32

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Mark 12: 30-31

'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

Saturday, 29 August 2009

Proverbs 14: 29

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.

Friday, 28 August 2009

Romans 8: 28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Thursday, 27 August 2009

1 John 2: 27

As for you, the anointing you received from him [the Spirit] remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit — just as it has taught you, remain in him.

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Romans 8: 26

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Proverbs 3: 3-4

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.

Monday, 24 August 2009

John 8: 31-32

"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Sunday, 23 August 2009

Proverbs 16: 19

Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Ephesians 6: 22

I am sending him [Tychicus] to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.

Friday, 21 August 2009

Proverbs 3: 21-22

My son, preserve sound judgement and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Ephesians 2: 19-20

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but
fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ
Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Romans 8: 18

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing
with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Monday, 17 August 2009

John 15: 16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

Sunday, 16 August 2009

Psalm 31: 16

Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Romans 8: 15-16

For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.

Friday, 14 August 2009

Romans 8: 14

... those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Thursday, 13 August 2009

John 15: 13

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Proverbs 3: 11-12

My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent
his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a
father the son he delights in.

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Romans 8: 11

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is
living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Monday, 10 August 2009

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favour and
honour; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is
blameless.

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Psalm 103: 8

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

Saturday, 8 August 2009

Proverbs 10: 8

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Friday, 7 August 2009

1 Timothy 6: 7-8

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Zechariah 4: 5-6

He answered, "Do you not know what these are?" "No, my lord," I
replied. So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to
Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the
LORD Almighty."

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

1 John 5: 4

For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Monday, 3 August 2009

Romans 8:31-32

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us,
who can be against us? 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?

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Isaiah 61: 1-2a

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has
anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind
up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of
the LORD's favour and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort
all who mourn ...

Saturday, 1 August 2009

Romans 8: 1

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Friday, 31 July 2009

Psalm 31: 1

In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Matthew 7: 1

"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Psalm 30: 5

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Isaiah 57: 15

For this is what the high and lofty One says - he who lives
forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but
also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the
spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite."

Monday, 27 July 2009

Matthew 7: 3-5

"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

Sunday, 26 July 2009

Isaiah 43: 2-3

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour ..."

Saturday, 25 July 2009

John 17: 26

"I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

Friday, 24 July 2009

Hebrews 13: 2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some
people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Thursday, 23 July 2009

John 17: 24

[Jesus prayed] "Father, I want those you have given me to be
with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given
me because you loved me before the creation of the world."

Wednesday, 22 July 2009

John 17: 23

"... I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

James 1: 22

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do
what it says.

Monday, 20 July 2009

Matthew 25: 21

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You
have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'"

Sunday, 19 July 2009

John 17: 20-21

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me."

Saturday, 18 July 2009

Isaiah 43: 1

But now, this is what the LORD says - he who created you, O
Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed
you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

Friday, 17 July 2009

John 17: 18

"As you [God] sent me [Jesus] into the world, I have sent them into the world."

Thursday, 16 July 2009

Proverbs 20: 22

Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!"
Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Psalm 37: 16-17

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of
many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the
LORD upholds the righteous.

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

John 17: 15

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that
you protect them from the evil one."

Monday, 13 July 2009

John 17: 4

"I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do."

Sunday, 12 July 2009

Matthew 7: 13-14

[Jesus said] "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Proverbs 16: 20

Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he
who trusts in the LORD.

Friday, 10 July 2009

Philippians 4: 11

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to
be content whatever the circumstances.

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Proverbs 31: 10

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

James 5: 16b

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each
other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is
powerful and effective.

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Ezekiel 38: 23

"And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Monday, 6 July 2009

James 4: 7

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.

Sunday, 5 July 2009

John 17: 3

[Jesus said] "Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Galatians 5: 1

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then,
and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Friday, 3 July 2009

2 Chronicles 7: 14

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then
will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal
their land."

Thursday, 2 July 2009

John 17: 1

After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you."

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Psalm 127: 1

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labour in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in
vain.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Matthew 6: 33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Monday, 29 June 2009

Psalm 37: 28

For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful
ones. They will be protected forever ...

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Proverbs 10: 6

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

Saturday, 27 June 2009

Matthew 25: 37-40

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing
clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and
go to visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine,
you did for me.'"

Friday, 26 June 2009

Proverbs 3: 25-26

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes
the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your
foot from being snared.

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Matthew 6: 25

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not
life more important than food, and the body more important than
clothes?

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Psalm 73: 23-26

Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You
guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into
glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I
desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Romans 6: 23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Monday, 22 June 2009

Proverbs 18: 22

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from
the LORD.

Sunday, 21 June 2009

Proverbs 6: 20

My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

Saturday, 20 June 2009

Luke 6: 38

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Friday, 19 June 2009

Psalm 31: 19

How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those
who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who
take refuge in you.

Thursday, 18 June 2009

1 John 3: 18

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth.

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Ephesians 1: 17

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,
so that you may know him better.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Jeremiah 6: 16

This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'"

Monday, 15 June 2009

James 4: 15

Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will
live and do this or that."

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Romans 8: 35-37

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?.. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Saturday, 13 June 2009

Romans 6: 13

Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.

Friday, 12 June 2009

Psalm 103: 12

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our
transgressions from us.

Thursday, 11 June 2009

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 hope and a
future."

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Isaiah 61: 10

I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For
he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a
priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

1 John 1: 9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Monday, 8 June 2009

Micah 6: 8

He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD
require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly
with your God.

Sunday, 7 June 2009

Matthew 7: 7

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

Saturday, 6 June 2009

Proverbs 3: 5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make
your paths straight.

Friday, 5 June 2009

Psalm 103: 5

[Bless the LORD] who satisfies your desires with good things so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Thursday, 4 June 2009

Romans 6: 3-4

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with
him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life.

Wednesday, 3 June 2009

Proverbs 16: 3

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Galatians 6: 2

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Monday, 1 June 2009

Romans 6: 1

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace
may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it
any longer?

Sunday, 31 May 2009

1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17

The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

Saturday, 30 May 2009

Galatians 2: 20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Friday, 29 May 2009

Galatians 5: 25

Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Thursday, 28 May 2009

Proverbs 31: 8

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Isaiah 40: 28-29

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting
God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired
or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives
strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Jeremiah 33: 3

"'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'"

Monday, 25 May 2009

Jeremiah 29: 13

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your
heart.

Sunday, 24 May 2009

Acts 16: 25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Saturday, 23 May 2009

Jude 24-25

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to
the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and
forevermore! Amen.

Friday, 22 May 2009

Ephesians 2: 10

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Thursday, 21 May 2009

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

1 Peter 5: 6-7

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he
may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because
he cares for you.

Monday, 18 May 2009

Philippians 1: 19

I know that through your prayers and the help given by the
Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for
my deliverance.

Sunday, 17 May 2009

Proverbs 10: 29

The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the
ruin of those who do evil.

Saturday, 16 May 2009

Proverbs 3: 1-2

My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your
heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you
prosperity.

Friday, 15 May 2009

Acts 13: 3

So after they [the church at Antioch] had fasted and prayed,
they placed their hands on them [Barnabas and Saul] and sent them
off.

Thursday, 14 May 2009

Acts 13: 2

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I
have called them."

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Matthew 5: 14

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be
hidden."

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Matthew 5: 13

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its
saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for
anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men."

Monday, 11 May 2009

Luke 6: 27

"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you."

Sunday, 10 May 2009

2 Peter 3: 9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance.

Saturday, 9 May 2009

Proverbs 10: 17

He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever
ignores correction leads others astray.

Friday, 8 May 2009

1 Corinthians 2: 9

However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love
him."

Thursday, 7 May 2009

James 3: 13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his
good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Proverbs 3: 7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Psalm 139: 23-24

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting.

Monday, 4 May 2009

James 1: 5

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to
him.

Sunday, 3 May 2009

Acts 1: 14

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the
women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Saturday, 2 May 2009

Proverbs 10: 12

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Friday, 1 May 2009

Thursday, 30 April 2009

1 Peter 3: 15

But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared
to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for
the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Philippians 4: 8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever
is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about
such things.

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Psalm 85: 6

Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in
you?

Monday, 27 April 2009

Psalm 121: 8

The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and
forevermore.

Sunday, 26 April 2009

Psalm 121: 3

He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will
not slumber; ....

Saturday, 25 April 2009

Psalm 121: 1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Friday, 24 April 2009

Proverbs 10: 21

The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack
of judgement.

Thursday, 23 April 2009

Philippians 4: 23

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 58

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 57

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.

Monday, 20 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 55

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

Sunday, 19 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 54

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

Saturday, 18 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 51-53

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

Friday, 17 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 25-26

For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his
feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

Thursday, 16 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 24

Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Acts 1: 3

After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Proverbs 10: 2

Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.

Monday, 13 April 2009

1 Corinthians 15: 21-22

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Mathhew 28: 2-6

There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Saturday, 11 April 2009

Matthew 27: 64-65

So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first. "Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how."

Friday, 10 April 2009

Mark 15: 37-39

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"

Thursday, 9 April 2009

Matthew 26: 31-33

Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:" 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." Peter replied, "Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will."

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Isaiah 53: 5

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Luke 22: 19-20

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

Monday, 6 April 2009

John 1: 29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Sunday, 5 April 2009

1 Peter 1: 8-9

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Saturday, 4 April 2009

Luke 18: 32-33

He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.