“No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.” (John 13:8 NLT)
For Our Good…
Anpd we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:28 NLT)
How Can We Comprehend His Love?
Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
(2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NLT)
Defining Your Relationship with God
These are the words of the Lord:
“You must serve only the LORD your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness. There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives. (Exodus 23:25-26 NLT)
And so as One Body of Christ we pray:
“Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation, even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land“. (Psalms 12:7-8 NLT)
The Lord says:
“Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:12-13 NLT)
In reverence we come boldly before Jehovah as we declare:
“LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? (Psalms 130:3 NLT)
It is as clear as crystal. You cannot take from it, you cannot add to it.
Our Help in the Days of Trouble
With every bone in my body I will praise him: “ LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?
Psalms 35:10 NLT)
I Will Rebuke The Devourer
“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me.
(Malachi 3:8 NLT)
When A Christian’s Wealth Becomes His Curse
Peter responded, “What’s going on here that you connived to conspire against the Spirit of the Master? The men who buried your husband are at the door, and you’re next.” No sooner were the words out of his mouth than she also fell down, dead. When the young men returned they found her body. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
(Acts 5:9-10 MSG)
Putting the Master ahead of the Crowd
James 4:15 CEB
Here’s what you ought to say: “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
Onto The True Owner of Our Hearts
But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”
(John 10:2-5 NLT)
I AM That I AM
God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We can’t get away from it—no matter what.
(Hebrews 4:12-13 MSG)
Why We Must Not Be Discouraged
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
(Romans 8:26-28 MSG)
The Greatest Gift A Christian Cannot Live Without
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
(2 Timothy 3:16 NLT)
What You Sow is What You Reap
Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.
(Revelation 22:11 NLT)
Revenge: the foe of a Christian
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives
(Jude 1:22-23 NLT)
A Divine Kiss
Greet each other with a kiss of love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ.
(1 Peter 5:14 NLT)
