July 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:34 | NIV | 7/31/2018 | righteousness sin conversion

Monday, July 30, 2018

Fools give full vent to their rage,
but the wise bring calm in the end.

Proverbs 29:11 | NIV | 7/30/2018 | anger wisdom self-control

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 | NIV | 7/29/2018 | honesty truth work

Saturday, July 28, 2018

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Hebrews 11:11 | NIV | 7/28/2018 | trust faith reward

Friday, July 27, 2018

In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.

Psalm 18:6 | NIV | 7/27/2018 | speaking prayer listening

Thursday, July 26, 2018

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 20:24 | NIV | 7/26/2018 | mercy evangelism life

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9 | NIV | 7/25/2018 | peace listening learning

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

What a person desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 | NIV | 7/24/2018 | reliability money goodness

Monday, July 23, 2018

The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Matthew 13:22 | NIV | 7/23/2018 | Word of God worrying money

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.

Micah 7:18 | NIV | 7/22/2018 | sin mercy forgiveness

Saturday, July 21, 2018

A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Proverbs 18:16 | NIV | 7/21/2018 | reward giving

Friday, July 20, 2018

Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

1 Corinthians 15:33 | NIV | 7/20/2018 | evil goodness friendship

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:1 | NIV | 7/19/2018 | trust Spirit prophecy

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.

Psalm 119:9 | NIV | 7/18/2018 | holiness Word of God equipment

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

1 Corinthians 16:13 | NIV | 7/17/2018 | faith strength courage

Monday, July 16, 2018

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 9:14 | NIV | 7/16/2018 | Jesus Spirit purification

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32 | NIV | 7/15/2018 | peace patience self-control

Saturday, July 14, 2018

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.

1 John 4:18 | NIV | 7/14/2018 | love fear punishment

Friday, July 13, 2018

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

1 Corinthians 3:16 | NIV | 7/13/2018 | holiness Holy Spirit Spirit

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.

Psalm 139:4 | NIV | 7/12/2018 | speaking almighty understanding

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

Luke 18:27 | NIV | 7/11/2018 | miracles salvation Jesus

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

Deuteronomy 28:1 | NIV | 7/10/2018 | law obedience blessing

Monday, July 9, 2018

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

Psalm 33:22 | NIV | 7/9/2018 | trust reliability hope

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

Matthew 5:6 | NIV | 7/8/2018 | righteousness blessing receiving

Saturday, July 7, 2018

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.

Colossians 2:2 | NIV | 7/7/2018 | Jesus encouragement love

Friday, July 6, 2018

This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 | NIV | 7/6/2018 | food work life

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:8-9 | NIV | 7/5/2018 | faith joy salvation

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

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

Genesis 2:18 | NIV | 7/4/2018 | creation marriage relationships

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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

Psalm 68:4-5 | NIV | 7/3/2018 | holiness safety worship