Archive (January 2018)

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Proverbs 11:13 | NIV | reliability speaking gossip

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

Jude 1:2 | NIV | love blessing peace

Monday, January 29, 2018

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 each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”

Jeremiah 17:9-10 | NIV | reward life heart

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever.

Psalm 112:6 | NIV | righteousness

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Romans 13:7 | NIV | honesty money awe

Friday, January 26, 2018

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

2 Timothy 4:2 | NIV | evangelism punishment patience

Thursday, January 25, 2018

As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 | NIV | materialism money desires

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

James 3:18 | NIV | righteousness peace harvest

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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.

Matthew 7:13-14 | NIV | eternal life salvation

Monday, January 22, 2018

Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.

Proverbs 2:9 | NIV | righteousness goodness honesty

Sunday, January 21, 2018

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

1 Peter 4:7 | NIV | second coming rest prayer

Saturday, January 20, 2018

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 I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 | NIV | humility forgiveness healing

Friday, January 19, 2018

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.

Proverbs 10:22 | NIV | money blessing dependence

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?

Luke 14:28 | NIV | debt planning money

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Jude 1:20-21 | NIV | faith Holy Spirit love

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1 | NIV | joy family wisdom

Monday, January 15, 2018

“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.

Isaiah 54:17 | NIV | righteousness judgement protection

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

1 John 3:21-22 | NIV | trust law obedience

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge.

Psalm 16:1 | NIV | trust dependence protection

Friday, January 12, 2018

I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

Jeremiah 32:27 | NIV | God miracles almighty

Thursday, January 11, 2018

On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”

Matthew 9:12 | NIV | forgiveness healing health

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart.

Proverbs 4:20-21 | NIV | listening Word of God heart

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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 | NIV | joy salvation worship

Monday, January 8, 2018

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”

1 Peter 3:14 | NIV | righteousness suffering fear

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers.

Psalm 1:1 | NIV | sin righteousness blessing

Saturday, January 6, 2018

He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Mark 7:20-23 | NIV | sin purification temptation

Friday, January 5, 2018

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 | NIV | grace strength weakness

Thursday, January 4, 2018

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 | NIV | wisdom sadness mind

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:6 | NIV | reliability fear protection