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You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to… James 4:2

You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
James 4:2 sin desires prayer
So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper,
so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 trust fear protection

Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18 peace life neighbor
Can he walk on hot coals
and not blister his feet?
Proverbs 6:28 temptation desires
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
Proverbs 19:14 money relationships
How can a young person stay pure?
By obeying your word.
Psalm 119:9 holiness Word of God equipment
We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9 planning marriage dependence
No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:11 Spirit Holy Spirit thoughts
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 law righteousness relationships
You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs 19:21 planning understanding dependence
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 God strength protection
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
Psalm 42:2 soul nearness seeking
Giving a gift can open doors;
it gives access to important people!
Proverbs 18:16 reward giving
Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
Isaiah 55:6 seeking nearness
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.
Matthew 21:22 reliability faith prayer
I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
Psalm 139:7-8 Spirit heaven death
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
John 1:5 evil overcoming light
For the word of the Lord holds true,
and we can trust everything he does.
Psalm 33:4 reliability Word of God truth
The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?
Psalm 118:6 fear protection
The teaching of your word gives light,
so even the simple can understand.
Psalm 119:130 Word of God understanding light
Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
Proverbs 10:2 honesty money righteousness
That is why I can never stop praising you;
I declare your glory all day long.
Psalm 71:8 speaking worship praise
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 friendship relationships work
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
She is more precious than rubies.
Proverbs 31:10 valuable marriage relationships
“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
Mark 9:23 faith miracles healing

Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
No one can measure his greatness.

Bible verse of the day

So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation