Archive (September 2016)

Friday, September 30, 2016

I will, thereby, display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known to many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 38:23 God holiness evangelism

Thursday, September 29, 2016

No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy.

Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

You did not choose me.
Rather, I chose you.
And I appointed you
to go out and bear fruit,
fruit that will remain,
so that the Father may give you
whatever you ask him in my name.

John 15:16 obedience prayer calling

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
without revealing his plan
to his servants, the prophets.

Amos 3:7 prophecy planning reliability

Monday, September 26, 2016

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding
but only delights in expressing his own opinions.

Proverbs 18:2 speaking wisdom selfishness

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior.

Ephesians 5:22-23 marriage Jesus salvation

Saturday, September 24, 2016

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.

Mark 12:31 law love neighbor

Friday, September 23, 2016

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life and honor too.

Proverbs 21:21 love righteousness life

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Wealth and honor are from you,
you reign over all.
In your hand are power and might;
it to is in your hand make great and to give strength to all.

1 Chronicles 29:12 almighty strength money

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

I, I alone, am the one who comforts you.
Why then do you fear mortal men who must die,
human beings who must perish like grass?

Isaiah 51:12 comforter fear encouragement

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
and defend the rights of the destitute.

Proverbs 31:8 speaking weakness

Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the presbyters of the Church so that they may pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

James 5:14-15 sickness prayer faith

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Do not be afraid or dismayed, the Lord will go before you; he will not fail or forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:8 following fear encouragement

Saturday, September 17, 2016

For his anger lasts for only a moment,
while his goodwill endures for a lifetime.
Weeping may last throughout the night,
but at daybreak there is rejoicing.

Psalm 30:6 love patience sadness

Friday, September 16, 2016

For just as through the disobedience of one man the many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man the many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:19 righteousness obedience salvation

Thursday, September 15, 2016

I also ask that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing. They should be adorned not with braided hair or with gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is fitting for women who profess their reverence for God.

1 Timothy 2:9-10 beauty worship materialism

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The wealthy man lords it over the poor,
and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender.

Proverbs 22:7 money debt slavery

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

You are the light of the world. A city built upon a mountain cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:14 righteousness evangelism life

Monday, September 12, 2016

For from the beginning
you have heard the message
that we should love one another.

1 John 3:11 law love neighbor

Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Lord will fulfill his plan for me.
Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever;
do not forsake the work of your hands.

Psalm 138:8 reliability God safety

Saturday, September 10, 2016

He gives strength to the weary
and new vigor to those who are powerless.

Isaiah 40:29 strength dependence equipment

Friday, September 9, 2016

Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.

Joel 2:12 conversion fasting sadness

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Observe your father’s command, my son,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching.

Proverbs 6:20 obedience family listening

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Matthew 6:25 food life worrying

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Jesus replied,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
everyone who sins
is a slave of sin.”

John 8:34 addiction sin slavery

Monday, September 5, 2016

The one who pays heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

Proverbs 16:20 trust blessing listening

Sunday, September 4, 2016

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’

Matthew 25:21 reliability reward blessing

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal upon your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
and ardor is as relentless as the netherworld.
Its flames are flashes of fire,
an unending blaze.

Song of songs 8:6 love heart death