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For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the… Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live. Ezekiel 18:32	I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live! conversion death eternal life
Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. Proverbs 12:20	Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; joy fills hearts that are planning peace! evil joy peace

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35	Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. love evangelism following
You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. 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. sin desires prayer
I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself. Colossians 2:2	I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. Jesus encouragement love
If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. John 14:7	If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him! Father Jesus
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. Psalm 73:25	Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. trust God heaven
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued. Psalm 71:23	I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me. worship redeemer soul
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1 John 3:11	This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. law love neighbor
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. Psalm 104:33	I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! singing worship life
For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. Hebrews 3:14	For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. faith trust life
So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. John 13:14	And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. humility serving Jesus
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133	Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. sin following evil
And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name. Acts 22:16	What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord. baptism sin purification
I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. John 15:11	I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! joy Jesus blameless
Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. 2 John 1:8	Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. reward self-control work
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1	Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. faith righteousness peace
When you realize your guilt in any of these, you shall confess the sin that you have committed. Leviticus 5:5	When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. confession sin
What then should we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” Romans 7:7	Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.” sin law desires
I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:13	I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. covenant promises
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14	And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. trust prayer listening
In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12	Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. law neighbor relationships
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13	But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ. Jesus nearness blood
So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24	I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. faith prayer receiving
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3	And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. eternal life God Jesus

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?

Bible verse of the day

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

1 John 3:1 love Father children