Himself (3/3)

Do not be afraid or dismayed, the LORD will go before you… Deuteronomy 31:8

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
He is the reflection of God’s glory
and the perfect expression of his very being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word.
Achieving purification from sins,
he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 1:3 sin purification Word of God

So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 God heaven world
Do not succumb to the love of money, but be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”
Hebrews 13:5 trust money materialism
A fool gives free rein to his anger,
but a wise man bides his time and calms it.
Proverbs 29:11 anger wisdom self-control
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Your almsgiving must be done in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:3-4 giving reward Father
And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Mark 12:33 heart mind strength
The words of a wise man win favor,
but a fool’s tongue is his undoing.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 speaking wisdom
Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
Acts 19:4 baptism conversion faith
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord, your God, is going forth with you. He will never leave you or abandon you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 reliability fear protection
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and undefiled is this: to come to the aid of orphans and widows in their hardships and to keep oneself untarnished by the world.
James 1:27 sin blameless widows
He is the head of the body,
that is, the Church.
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that in every way
he should be supreme.
Colossians 1:18 church Jesus resurrection
Although it was our afflictions that he bore,
our sufferings that he endured,
we thought of him as stricken,
as struck down by God and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:4 suffering Jesus sickness
But even so the Lord is waiting to be gracious to you,
and he will rise up to grant you his compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
blessed are all those who wait for him.
Isaiah 30:18 grace righteousness patience
Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9 reliability law God
His divine power has bestowed on us everything that is necessary for life and for devotion through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3 strength life receiving
Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:1 body life death
Therefore, do not allow anyone to pass judgment on you in regard to what you eat or drink, or about the observance of Festivals, New Moons, or Sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come. The reality is Christ.
Colossians 2:16-17 food sabbath judgment
Joseph therefore went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David. He went to be registered together with Mary, his betrothed, who was expecting a child.
Luke 2:4-5 christmas
After John had baptized all the people, and while Jesus was engaged in prayer after also having been baptized, heaven opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:21-22 baptism prayer Spirit
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and offered worship and service to the creature rather than to the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices. Likewise, men gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameful acts with men and received in their own persons the fitting penalty for their perversion. Furthermore, since these people did not see fit to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their depraved way of thinking and to all types of vile behavior.
Romans 1:25-28 idols sexuality desires

Bible verse of the day

And as we gaze upon the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, all of us are being transformed into that same image from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation