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I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud and your sins… Isaiah 44:22

I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. Isaiah 44:22	I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. sin salvation conversion
I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God. Ezekiel 20:19-20	I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God. law obedience sabbath

This water prefigured Baptism, which now saves you. It does so not by the washing away of dirt from the body but by the pledge of a good conscience given to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 3:21	And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. baptism salvation purification
The Lord God is my strength; he makes my feet as swift as those of a deer and enables me to tread on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19	God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, and makes me tread upon the heights. blessing strength equipment
As a result, you are no longer strangers and foreigners. Rather, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. Ephesians 2:19-20	So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. Jesus kingdom prophecy
Rather, let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:24	But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. law righteousness
For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles so that you may bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’ Acts 13:47	For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ evangelism salvation light
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12	As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. sin salvation
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. Acts 11:15	And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. pentecost Holy Spirit
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have life. Psalm 104:33	I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. singing worship life
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah Psalm 143:6	I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah worship receiving dependence
Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his. Hebrews 4:9-10	So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors as God did from his. sabbath rest work
For all have sinned and thereby are deprived of the glory of God, and all are justified by the gift of his grace that is given freely through the redemption in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24	Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. sin grace Savior
As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone. Romans 12:18	If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. peace life neighbor
Come now and let us discuss this, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow. Though they are as red as crimson, they shall become as white as wool. Isaiah 1:18	Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. sin forgiveness purification
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36	Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. goodness neighbor Father
But for that very reason I was treated mercifully, so that in me Jesus Christ might exhibit his inexhaustible patience, making me an example for those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. 1 Timothy 1:16	But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. eternal life Jesus patience
The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12	For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. body community church
This is what love is: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. 1 John 4:10	In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. sin love Savior
As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor. Proverbs 27:17	Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. friendship relationships mind
Truly, you bless the righteous, O Lord; you surround them with your goodwill as with a shield. Psalm 5:13	For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield. blessing protection righteousness
As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything. 2 Corinthians 6:10	As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. sadness joy money
But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people claimed by God as his own possession,” so that you may proclaim the praise of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9	But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. evangelism salvation holiness
I rejoice in following your statutes more than I would rejoice in endless riches. Psalm 119:14	I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. law money joy
Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15	But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. evangelism Jesus hope

Until a spirit from on high is poured out upon us, and the wilderness becomes an orchard and the fruitful field becomes a forest.

Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.

Bible verse of the day

All this took place in order to fulfill what the Lord had announced through the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
a name that means “God is with us.”

Matthew 1:22-23 prophecy miracles Jesus