Archive (October 2015)

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.

Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Habakkuk 3:17-18 joy salvation worship

Thursday, October 29, 2015

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 4:4 salvation overcoming almighty

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12 hope life heart

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

Isaiah 60:1 valuable God beauty

Monday, October 26, 2015

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 7:24 Word of God wisdom listening

Sunday, October 25, 2015

In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.

Proverbs 16:9 planning marriage dependence

Saturday, October 24, 2015

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

Ephesians 4:2 love humility patience

Friday, October 23, 2015

Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker,
those who are nothing but potsherds
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,
‘What are you making?’
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?

Isaiah 45:9 creation humility understanding

Thursday, October 22, 2015

For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 2:6 Word of God wisdom

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 blameless righteousness evil

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Matthew 28:19-20 evangelism baptism learning

Monday, October 19, 2015

I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.

Psalm 119:10 law righteousness heart

Sunday, October 18, 2015

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation

Saturday, October 17, 2015

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:12 Jesus life following

Friday, October 16, 2015

I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.

Psalm 143:6 worship receiving dependence

Thursday, October 15, 2015

I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will 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.

John 10:28-30 eternal life Jesus Father

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Isaiah 46:4 reliability equipment protection

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 33:22 trust reliability hope

Monday, October 12, 2015

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

1 John 5:21 children idols

Sunday, October 11, 2015

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 1:17 faith righteousness salvation