Archive (August 2015)

Monday, August 31, 2015

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:7-8 sin salvation death

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:2 blameless obedience life

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!

Psalm 31:24 hope encouragement heart

Friday, August 28, 2015

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.

Isaiah 40:28 creation wisdom understanding

Thursday, August 27, 2015

For “Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.”

1 Peter 3:10-11 love peace life

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32 peace patience self-control

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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

1 Peter 2:24 sin righteousness healing

Monday, August 24, 2015

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

James 1:27 sin blameless widows

Sunday, August 23, 2015

So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12 planning wisdom heart

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:29-31 valuable fear Father

Friday, August 21, 2015

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

Mark 9:23 faith miracles healing

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good.

Proverbs 19:8 wisdom life mind

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:2 love sacrifice Jesus

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:1-2 love gentleness neighbor

Monday, August 17, 2015

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

Proverbs 23:24 joy wisdom family

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

John 13:20 gentleness Jesus community

Saturday, August 15, 2015

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12:15 money greed materialism

Friday, August 14, 2015

You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:11 joy life nearness

Thursday, August 13, 2015

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 sin sacrifice Jesus

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.

Matthew 12:36 speaking judgment

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 friendship family relationships

Monday, August 10, 2015

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 sin righteousness mediator

Sunday, August 9, 2015

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 3:1 love Father children

Saturday, August 8, 2015

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein.

Psalm 24:1 God life almighty

Friday, August 7, 2015

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Mark 8:36 greed materialism life

Thursday, August 6, 2015

The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.

Isaiah 40:8 reliability God Word of God

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:2 speaking redeemer soul

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

Ephesians 1:7 sin Savior forgiveness

Monday, August 3, 2015

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Matthew 7:13-14 eternal life salvation