Friday, 31 December 2010

Judges 6: 23-24

And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Thursday, 30 December 2010

Joshua 1: 13

Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Deuteronomy 5: 33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Numbers 1: 54

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

Monday, 27 December 2010

Leviticus 3: 12

And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

Sunday, 26 December 2010

Exodus 8: 31

And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

Saturday, 25 December 2010

Genesis 12: 15

But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

Friday, 24 December 2010

Revelation 4: 1

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Jude 1: 5

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

3 John 1: 5

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,[a] even though they are strangers to you.

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

1 John 2: 28

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

Monday, 20 December 2010

2 Peter 3: 10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

Sunday, 19 December 2010

1 Peter 2: 23

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

Saturday, 18 December 2010

James 4: 7

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

Friday, 17 December 2010

Hebrews 3: 13

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Philemon 1: 23-24

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Titus 1: 15

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

2 Timothy 3: 16

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

Monday, 13 December 2010

1 Timothy 1: 12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.

Sunday, 12 December 2010

1 Thessalonians 4: 14

For 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.

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Colossians 3: 23

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.

Friday, 10 December 2010

Philippians 4: 6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Thursday, 9 December 2010

Ephesians 4: 26

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Galatians 4: 8

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

Monday, 6 December 2010

1 Corinthians 3: 16

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

Sunday, 5 December 2010

Romans 4: 7

“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Saturday, 4 December 2010

Acts 4: 12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

Friday, 3 December 2010

John 4: 26

Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you — I am he.”

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Luke 4: 38-39

Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Mark 4: 9

Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Matthew 3: 16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.

Monday, 29 November 2010

Malachi 3: 16

Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.

Sunday, 28 November 2010

Zechariah 5: 9

Then I looked up—and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

Saturday, 27 November 2010

Haggai 2: 13

Then Haggai said, “If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?”
“Yes,” the priests replied, “it becomes defiled.”

Friday, 26 November 2010

Zephaniah 3: 15

The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy.
The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm.

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Habakkuk 2: 2-3

Then the LORD replied:
“Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end and will not prove false.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Nahum 1: 3

The LORD is slow to anger but great in power;
the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished.
His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,
and clouds are the dust of his feet.

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Micah 7: 7

But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me.

Monday, 22 November 2010

Jonah 2: 1-2

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said:
“In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

Sunday, 21 November 2010

Obadiah 1: 4

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars,
from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Amos 4: 13

He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth — the LORD God Almighty is his name.

Friday, 19 November 2010

Joel 2: 11

The LORD thunders at the head of his army;
his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the LORD is great;
it is dreadful.
Who can endure it?

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Hosea 14: 2

Take words with you and return to the LORD.
Say to him: "Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Daniel 6: 10

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Ezekial 8: 1

In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign LORD came on me there.

Monday, 15 November 2010

Lamentations 5: 19

You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

Sunday, 14 November 2010

Jeremiah 10: 12

But God made the earth by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Saturday, 13 November 2010

Isaiah 11: 13

Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.

Friday, 12 November 2010

Song of Solomon 4: 1

How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead.

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Ecclesiasties 5: 1

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Proverbs 12: 8

A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.

Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Psalm 19: 1

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Monday, 8 November 2010

Job 23: 16

Then Job replied, "God has made my heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me".

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Esther 10: 3

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Nehemiah 8: 10

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Friday, 5 November 2010

Ezra 3: 10

When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

2 Chronicles 4: 16

All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of polished bronze.

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

1 Chronicles 5: 26

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

2 Kings 6: 5-6

As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”
The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.

Monday, 1 November 2010

1 Kings 4: 20

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.

Saturday, 30 October 2010

2 Samuel 3: 1

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Friday, 29 October 2010

1 Samuel 2: 2

"There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Ruth 4: 17

The women living there said, "Naomi has a son." And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Judges 3: 31

After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Joshua 3: 17

The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.

Monday, 25 October 2010

Deuteronomy 6: 1-2

These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Numbers 5: 5-7

The LORD said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'When a man or woman wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the LORD, that person is guilty and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution for his wrong, add one fifth to it and give it all to the person he has wronged.

Saturday, 23 October 2010

Leviticus 5: 17

"If a person sins and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands, even though he does not know it, he is guilty and will be held responsible.

Friday, 22 October 2010

Exodus 6: 1

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country."

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Genesis 2: 18

The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Revelation 1: 7

Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Jude 1: 5

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.

Monday, 18 October 2010

3 John 1: 11

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

Sunday, 17 October 2010

2 John 1: 6

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

Saturday, 16 October 2010

1 John 1: 1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

Friday, 15 October 2010

2 Peter 1: 2

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Thursday, 14 October 2010

1 Peter 1: 24-25

For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever."
And this is the word that was preached to you.

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

James 1: 12

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Hebrews 2: 4

God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Monday, 11 October 2010

Philemon 1: 1-3

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday, 10 October 2010

Titus 1: 6

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

Saturday, 9 October 2010

2 Timothy 1: 3

I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

Friday, 8 October 2010

1 Timothy 1: 1-2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
To Timothy my true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thursday, 7 October 2010

2 Thessalonians 1: 3

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

1 Thessalonians 1: 1

Paul, Silas and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace and peace to you.

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Colossians 1: 1-2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

Monday, 4 October 2010

Philippians 1: 1-2

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday, 3 October 2010

Ephesians 1: 1-2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Galatians 1: 1

Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.

Friday, 1 October 2010

2 Corinthians 1: 1-2

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thursday, 30 September 2010

1 Corinthians 10: 23-24

"Everything is permissible" — but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Romans 4: 7-8

"Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
8Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Acts 9: 11

The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

Monday, 27 September 2010

John 4: 13-14

Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 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."

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Luke 5: 11

So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Saturday, 25 September 2010

Mark 1: 40

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

Friday, 24 September 2010

Matthew 1: 18

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Malachi 4: 1

"Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them".

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Zechariah 3: 6-7

The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua: "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here'.

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Haggai 1: 1

In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

Monday, 20 September 2010

Zephanaih 2: 3

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger.

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Habbakuk 3: 19

The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Nahum 1: 7

The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him

Friday, 17 September 2010

Micah 2: 3

Therefore, the LORD says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity".

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Jonah 1: 3

But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Obadiah 1: 4

"Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down", declares the LORD.

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Amos 1: 13-14

This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn back {my wrath}. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.

Monday, 13 September 2010

Joel 1: 3

Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.

Sunday, 12 September 2010

Hosea 4: 19

A whirlwind will sweep them away, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.

Saturday, 11 September 2010

Daniel 2: 24

Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, "Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him."

Friday, 10 September 2010

Ezekiel 1: 1

In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Lamentations 1: 8

Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Jeremiah 1: 9

Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth."

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Isaiah 1: 4

Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

Monday, 6 September 2010

Song of Solomon 3: 9

King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon.

Sunday, 5 September 2010

Ecclesiastes 1: 4

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Saturday, 4 September 2010

Proverbs 1: 32-33

"For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Friday, 3 September 2010

Psalm 1: 1

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

Thursday, 2 September 2010

Job 1: 1

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Esther 2: 7

Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Nehemiah 6: 15-16

So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

Monday, 30 August 2010

Ezra 6: 16

Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Sunday, 29 August 2010

2 Chronicles 2: 1-2

Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. He conscripted seventy thousand men as carriers and eighty thousand as stonecutters in the hills and thirty-six hundred as foremen over them.

Saturday, 28 August 2010

1 Chronicles 2: 1-2

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Friday, 27 August 2010

2 Kings 2: 5

The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, "Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?" "Yes, I know," he replied, "but do not speak of it."

Thursday, 26 August 2010

1 Kings 2: 10-12

Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. He had reigned forty years over Israel — seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

2 Samuel 1: 1

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

1 Samuel 1: 12-14

As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, "How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine."

Monday, 23 August 2010

Ruth 4: 13

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

Sunday, 22 August 2010

Judges 2: 8-9

Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten. And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Saturday, 21 August 2010

Joshua 21: 43

So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.

Friday, 20 August 2010

Deuteronomy 5: 1

Moses summoned all Israel and said: "Hear, O Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them."

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Numbers 6: 22-26

The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons, this is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Leviticus 9: 23

Moses and Aaron then went into the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people; and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Exodus 3: 2

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.

Monday, 16 August 2010

Sunday, 15 August 2010

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, 14 August 2010

Revelation 3: 14 and 20

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. ... "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

Friday, 13 August 2010

Ephesians 2: 10

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

Thursday, 12 August 2010

1 Corinthians 6: 19-20

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body.

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Psalm 119: 14

I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Psalm 46: 1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Monday, 9 August 2010

Luke 12: 6-7

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Sunday, 8 August 2010

Psalm 149: 4

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.

Saturday, 7 August 2010

Isaiah 33: 22

The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.

Friday, 6 August 2010

Psalm 119: 160

All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

Thursday, 5 August 2010

Psalm 119: 130

The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Jeremiah 33: 2-3

This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it - the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Tuesday, 3 August 2010

1 Samuel 16: 7

The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Monday, 2 August 2010

James 1: 22

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

Sunday, 1 August 2010

Psalm 119: 114

You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

Saturday, 31 July 2010

John 1: 12-13

To all who received him, to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

Friday, 30 July 2010

Matthew 5: 14-16

[Jesus said] "You are the light of the world. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

Thursday, 29 July 2010

Psalm 119: 93

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Philippians 3: 14

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Hebrews 12: 1

Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

Monday, 26 July 2010

Hebrews 11: 1

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Sunday, 25 July 2010

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Psalm 112: 5

Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.

Friday, 23 July 2010

Matthew 19: 14

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Matthew 16: 15-16

"What about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Psalm 119: 30

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

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

1 John 1: 7

If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

Monday, 19 July 2010

Isaiah 41: 10

[The Lord says] "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Romans 1: 16

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

Saturday, 17 July 2010

Psalm 119: 7

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.

Friday, 16 July 2010

Colossians 2: 9-10

In Christ, all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

Thursday, 15 July 2010

James 1: 21

Get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

John 15: 10

(Jesus said) "If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love."

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Philippians 2: 9-11

God exalted him [Jesus] to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every other name, 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, 12 July 2010

Matthew 4: 4

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Sunday, 11 July 2010

Jeremiah 32: 17

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

Saturday, 10 July 2010

Philippians 1: 6

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Friday, 9 July 2010

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.

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Psalm 138: 2

I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Psalm 18: 30

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Matthew 24: 35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. (Spoken by Jesus.)

Monday, 5 July 2010

Isaiah 12: 4

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done and proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Proverbs 14: 34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Friday, 2 July 2010

Jeremiah 17: 9-10

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Romans 12: 3

By the grace given me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Zechariah 14: 9

The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Psalm 138: 8

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever - do not abandon the works of your hands.

Monday, 28 June 2010

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.

Sunday, 27 June 2010

Matthew 16: 25

[Spoken by Jesus] "...whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it."

Saturday, 26 June 2010

Leviticus 19: 18

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.

Friday, 25 June 2010

Jeremiah 23: 24

"Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the Lord. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord.

Thursday, 24 June 2010

2 Thessalonians 3: 3

The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Isaiah 40: 31

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and will not be faint.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Psalm 121: 7-8

The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Monday, 21 June 2010

Psalm 91: 1

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

Sunday, 20 June 2010

Mark 8: 36

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his very soul?

Saturday, 19 June 2010

Ephesians 5: 25-26

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy.

Friday, 18 June 2010

Ephesians 6: 4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Psalm 68: 4-5

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds - his name is the Lord - and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Psalm 103: 13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Proverbs 23: 24

The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.

Monday, 14 June 2010

Philippians 3: 20

Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday, 13 June 2010

Luke 11: 13

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him.

Saturday, 12 June 2010

Psalm 19: 1-2

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

Friday, 11 June 2010

Psalm 46: 10

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Colossians 3: 13

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Matthew 7: 13-14

Jesus said, "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.

Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Habakkuk 3: 19

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.

Monday, 7 June 2010

Psalm 90: 2,4

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.

Sunday, 6 June 2010

Ephesians 3: 17-19

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Saturday, 5 June 2010

1 Thessalonians 5: 11

Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Friday, 4 June 2010

1 Chronicles 29: 11

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendour, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Proverbs 15: 1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Hebrews 9: 28

Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Revelation 21: 2-4

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Monday, 31 May 2010

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.

Sunday, 30 May 2010

Psalm 56: 4

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

Saturday, 29 May 2010

Psalm 103: 17-18

From everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness.

Friday, 28 May 2010

Romans 12: 15

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Acts 20: 24

I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given to me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

John 3: 17

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

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

James 1: 19

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Monday, 24 May 2010

Romans 12: 10

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.

Sunday, 23 May 2010

Romans 15: 2

Each of us should please his neighbour for his good, to build him up.

Saturday, 22 May 2010

Galatians 5: 13

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

Friday, 21 May 2010

1 Corinthians 1: 10

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Romans 15: 5-6

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

James 3: 17-18

The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Hebrews 6: 10

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

Monday, 17 May 2010

Romans 11: 33

Oh, the depth and riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out.

Sunday, 16 May 2010

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.

Saturday, 15 May 2010

Ecclesiastes 11: 5

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

Friday, 14 May 2010

Psalm 139: 13-14

You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Proverbs 31: 30

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

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Romans 8: 1-2

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

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Ephesians 4: 32

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Monday, 10 May 2010

Matthew 18: 15

If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

Sunday, 9 May 2010

Proverbs 31:10, 27-28

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. ... She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Saturday, 8 May 2010

Colossians 4: 5-6

Make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Friday, 7 May 2010

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.

Thursday, 6 May 2010

James 5: 16

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.

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Philippians 4: 6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

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.

Monday, 3 May 2010

Romans 12: 12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Sunday, 2 May 2010

1 John 5: 14-15

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him.

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Hebrews 11: 6

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Friday, 30 April 2010

Ephesians 4: 15

Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Job 19: 25

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Philippians 2: 5-8

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, but 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!

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Monday, 26 April 2010

Hebrews 7: 25

Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Colossians 1: 27-28

God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Saturday, 24 April 2010

1 Peter 1: 18-19

You know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

Friday, 23 April 2010

Romans 14: 11

It is written, "As surely as I live," says the Lord, "every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God."

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Romans 1: 20

Since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

John 10: 28-30

Jesus said, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

1 Corinthians 15: 55-57

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Monday, 19 April 2010

1 Corinthians 15: 20-22

Christ has indeed been raised, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 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, 18 April 2010

Romans 10: 9-10

If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Saturday, 17 April 2010

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Friday, 16 April 2010

Romans 13: 8

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.

Thursday, 15 April 2010

Romans 13: 6-7

This is why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honour, then honour.

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

1 Corinthians 15: 1-4

I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you... that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according Scriptures.

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Romans 3: 23-24

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Monday, 12 April 2010

Luke 9: 23-24

Jesus said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

Sunday, 11 April 2010

1 Peter 2: 24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

Saturday, 10 April 2010

Romans 5: 6-8

At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Friday, 9 April 2010

Hebrews 1: 3

The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

Thursday, 8 April 2010

Romans 5: 10

If, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life.

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

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.

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

James 5: 16

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.

Monday, 5 April 2010

2 Corinthians 5: 14-15

For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

Sunday, 4 April 2010

Ephesians 1: 7

In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Hebrews 12: 2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Friday, 2 April 2010

Matthew 20: 17-19

Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!"

Thursday, 1 April 2010

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Isaiah 53: 5-6

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. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Isaiah 53: 3-4

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and he carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

Monday, 29 March 2010

2 Corinthians 5: 21

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Sunday, 28 March 2010

1 Timothy 2: 5-6

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men - the testimony given in its proper time.

Saturday, 27 March 2010

Psalm 62: 7

My salvation and my honour depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Friday, 26 March 2010

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.

Thursday, 25 March 2010

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.

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Romans 6: 23

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

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

James 1: 12

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Monday, 22 March 2010

Ephesians 6: 10-11

Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

Sunday, 21 March 2010

Jeremiah 17: 7-8

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought.

Saturday, 20 March 2010

1 Peter 2: 2-3

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Friday, 19 March 2010

Galatians 5: 22-23

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Romans 15: 13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Psalm 23: 1-3

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Colossians 3: 12

As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Monday, 15 March 2010

Acts 4: 10-12

It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ... Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.

Sunday, 14 March 2010

2 Peter 1: 5-8

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Saturday, 13 March 2010

Romans 8: 28

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

Friday, 12 March 2010

2 Peter 1: 4

He has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Deuteronomy 7: 9

The Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

1 Peter 3: 15

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.

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

2 Timothy 1: 9

God has saved us and called us to a holy life - not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.

Monday, 8 March 2010

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 of our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Sunday, 7 March 2010

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.

Saturday, 6 March 2010

Isaiah 25: 1

O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.

Friday, 5 March 2010

Deuteronomy 6: 6-7

These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Joshua 1: 9

"Have not I 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."

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Isaiah 55: 8-9

"My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Job 23: 10-11

He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.

Monday, 1 March 2010

Psalm 73: 25-26

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.

Sunday, 28 February 2010

2 Timothy 1: 7

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

Saturday, 27 February 2010

1 John 3: 18

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

Friday, 26 February 2010

1 John 4: 9

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Matthew 22: 37-39

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Ephesians 2: 4-5

Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.

Monday, 22 February 2010

1 John 4: 18

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Sunday, 21 February 2010

Romans 13: 9-10

The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbour as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbour. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Saturday, 20 February 2010

Proverbs 17: 9

He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Friday, 19 February 2010

1 John 4: 11-12

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

Romans 8: 38-39

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

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Romans 8: 35-37

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

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

1 John 3: 11

This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

Monday, 15 February 2010

1 John 4: 10

This is love: not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Sunday, 14 February 2010

John 13: 34-35

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Saturday, 13 February 2010

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.

Friday, 12 February 2010

1 Corinthians 13: 6-7

Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

1 Corinthians 13: 4-5

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

1 Corinthians 13: 1-3

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

2 Thessalonians 1: 3

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

Monday, 8 February 2010

Matthew 5: 43-45

[Jesus said,] "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven."

Sunday, 7 February 2010

Psalm 97: 10

Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Saturday, 6 February 2010

Proverbs 21: 21

He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honour.

Friday, 5 February 2010

Psalm 33: 4-5

The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Psalm 18: 1-2

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Psalm 59: 16

I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

1 Corinthians 2: 9

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."

Monday, 1 February 2010

Deuteronomy 6: 4-5

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Sunday, 31 January 2010

Psalm 86: 5

You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you.

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Ephesians 4: 2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Friday, 29 January 2010

Mark 9: 35

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

Thursday, 28 January 2010

John 4: 24

God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Ephesians 6: 12-13

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. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

James 4: 8

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Monday, 25 January 2010

Philippians 4: 8

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.

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Galatians 6: 1

If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Saturday, 23 January 2010

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.

Friday, 22 January 2010

Matthew 7: 7-8

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Galatians 6: 7-8

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit will reap eternal life."

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

James 1: 2-3

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Matthew 7: 12

In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the prophets.

Monday, 18 January 2010

1 Corinthians 10: 13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Sunday, 17 January 2010

Philippians 2: 14-16

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.

Saturday, 16 January 2010

Galatians 5: 16

Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

Friday, 15 January 2010

John 8: 31-32

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

Thursday, 14 January 2010

1 John 4: 20-21

If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother."

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

2 Corinthians 5: 19-20

God has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Galatians 3: 26-29

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Monday, 11 January 2010

Psalm 118: 5-6

In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Sunday, 10 January 2010

1 Peter 1: 15-16

Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Matthew 6: 19-20

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Friday, 8 January 2010

Amos 5: 14-15

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Ephesians 5: 1-2

Be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

1 Peter 1: 13

Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Isaiah 1: 16-17

Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.

Monday, 4 January 2010

Micah 6: 8

[God] has showed 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, 3 January 2010

Titus 2: 11-12

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.

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Psalms 90: 12

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Friday, 1 January 2010

2 Corinthians 5: 17

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!