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Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, [though] the product of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult …
Fear not, nor be afraid [in the coming violent upheavals]; have I not told it to you from of old and declared it? And you are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? There is no [other] Rock; I know not any. ISAIAH 44:8 You are a witness. You are a witness of Christ’s …
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up! DANIEL 3:18 So many things in our lives can become graven images: our home, job, children, car, hobby, sports, and so much more. It is not wrong …
For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to …
And I will give them one heart [a new heart] and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony [unnaturally hardened] heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh [sensitive and responsive to the touch of their God]. EZEKIEL 11:19 The moment you receive …
But your shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth. ACTS 1:8 When the Holy Spirit came down to earth after Jesus ascended, He brought …
It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 Our God is a Mighty God; His Presence is all consuming and awesome, that you have to be born anew …
Therefore you should do and give effect to My statutes and keep My ordinances and perform them, and you will dwell in the land in safety. LEVITICUS 25:18 Every time God talks about obedience in the Old Testament, He speaks about blessing. Choose to obey God! God gives you a choice where a “yes” or …
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being and with all your might. DEUTERONOMY 6:5 God wants your love. He wants you to fall hopelessly in love with Him, to think about Him all day and to meditate on His Word. When you love …
Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. HEBREWS 11:1 AMPC Ask in faith. God does not tell us to beg and cry. …
