"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
my peace I give you
Numbers 6:26 ...the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Psalm 85:8 I will listen to what God, the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints--but let them not return to folly.
Malachi 2:6 True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and turned many from sin.
Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Luke 24:36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." (Shalom)
John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me."
(parentheses are mine)
NOTES:
Shalom! Peace be with you! A common Hebrew greeting. John 20:19, John 20:21, John 20:26
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
John 14:6
Jesus answered, " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
I am
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
the way
John 10:9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Hebrews 10:20 ...by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is his body...
the truth
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
the life
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
No one comes to the Father except through me
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
NOTES:
the way - Hebrews 10:19-20; Acts 9:2; Acts 19:9, 23
life/light - John 10:28; John 8:12; Psalm 36:9
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I am
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
the way
John 10:9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Hebrews 10:20 ...by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is his body...
the truth
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
the life
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
No one comes to the Father except through me
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
NOTES:
the way - Hebrews 10:19-20; Acts 9:2; Acts 19:9, 23
life/light - John 10:28; John 8:12; Psalm 36:9
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Friday, May 29, 2009
John 14:1-3
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
Do not let your hearts be troubled
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Trust
John 3:15 "...that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
in God
Psalm 4:5 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
I am going there
John 13:33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come."
John 13:36 Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
John 16:5 "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'"
I will come back
John 14:18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."
John 14:28 "You heard me say, ' I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I."
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
that you also may be where I am
John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Trust
John 3:15 "...that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
in God
Psalm 4:5 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
I am going there
John 13:33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come."
John 13:36 Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
John 16:5 "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'"
I will come back
John 14:18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."
John 14:28 "You heard me say, ' I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I."
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
that you also may be where I am
John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
For God so loved
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
that he gave
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
his one and only Son
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
that whoever believes
John 3:15 ...that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
shall not perish but have eternal life
John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.
John 6:29 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."
John 6:40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
NOTES:
John 1:14, 18; Genesis 22:2, 12, 16; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Revelation 21:7
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For God so loved
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
that he gave
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
his one and only Son
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
that whoever believes
John 3:15 ...that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
shall not perish but have eternal life
John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.
John 6:29 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."
John 6:40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
NOTES:
John 1:14, 18; Genesis 22:2, 12, 16; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Revelation 21:7
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Psalm 46:10
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
Be still and know that I am God
Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
1 Kings 18:36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command."
1Kings 18:39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD--he is God! The LORD--he is God!"
Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Isaiah 37:16 "O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth."
Isaiah 37:20 "Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his (Sennacherib's) hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God."
Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior."
Isaiah 45:21 "Declare what is to be, present it--let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me."
Ezekiel 36:23 "'I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.'"
I will be exalted
Psalm 18:46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
Isaiah 2:11 "The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day."
(parentheses are mine)
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Be still and know that I am God
Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
1 Kings 18:36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command."
1Kings 18:39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD--he is God! The LORD--he is God!"
Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Isaiah 37:16 "O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth."
Isaiah 37:20 "Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his (Sennacherib's) hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God."
Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior."
Isaiah 45:21 "Declare what is to be, present it--let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me."
Ezekiel 36:23 "'I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.'"
I will be exalted
Psalm 18:46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
Isaiah 2:11 "The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day."
(parentheses are mine)
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
I will lead
Isaiah 29:24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.
Isaiah 40:11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him,
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Luke 1:78-79 "...because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
the blind
Isaiah 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
I will turn the darkness into light
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Acts 26:18 "...to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
and make the rough places smooth
Isaiah 26:7 The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth.
Luke 3:5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
I will not forsake
Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Deut. 31:6)
NOTES:
blind - Isaiah 42:19-20
rough places smooth - Isaiah 40:4
not forsake - Isaiah 40:27, Isaiah 49:14, Isaiah 54:8
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I will lead
Isaiah 29:24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.
Isaiah 40:11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him,
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Luke 1:78-79 "...because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
the blind
Isaiah 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
I will turn the darkness into light
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Acts 26:18 "...to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
and make the rough places smooth
Isaiah 26:7 The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth.
Luke 3:5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
I will not forsake
Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Deut. 31:6)
NOTES:
blind - Isaiah 42:19-20
rough places smooth - Isaiah 40:4
not forsake - Isaiah 40:27, Isaiah 49:14, Isaiah 54:8
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Ecclesiastes 3:1
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
There is a time
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 I thought in my heart, "God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed."
Ecclesiastes 8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though man's misery weighs heavily upon him.
they cannot fathom
Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?"
from beginning to end
Job 28:23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, ...
Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
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There is a time
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 I thought in my heart, "God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed."
Ecclesiastes 8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though man's misery weighs heavily upon him.
they cannot fathom
Job 11:7 "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?"
from beginning to end
Job 28:23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, ...
Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Proverbs 21:2-3
All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
the LORD weighs the heart
Proverbs 16:2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
Isaiah 1:11 "The multitudes of your sacrifices--what are they to me?" says the LORD. "I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats."
Micah 6:6-8 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
NOTES:
seem right - Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:2
weighs the heart - Proverbs 24:12, Job 31:6, Psalm 139:23, 1 Corinthians 4:4-5, Hebrews 4:12
more acceptable than sacrifice - Hosea 6:6, Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 15:8
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the LORD weighs the heart
Proverbs 16:2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
Isaiah 1:11 "The multitudes of your sacrifices--what are they to me?" says the LORD. "I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats."
Micah 6:6-8 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
NOTES:
seem right - Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:2
weighs the heart - Proverbs 24:12, Job 31:6, Psalm 139:23, 1 Corinthians 4:4-5, Hebrews 4:12
more acceptable than sacrifice - Hosea 6:6, Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 15:8
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Matthew 6:9-13
"This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"
Our Father
Jeremiah 3:19 "I myself said, 'How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.' I thought you would call me 'Father' and not turn away from following me."
Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one Father? Did not God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another.
your kingdom
Matthew 3:2 "...and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
your will be done
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
Give us today our daily bread
Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
as we have also forgiven our debtors
Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." (or - seventy times seven) (Read Matt 18:21-35 for the whole parable)
lead us not into temptation
James 1:13-14 When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
but deliver us from the evil one
Matthew 5:37 "Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No', 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
NOTES:
Additional verses to look up: 1 Peter 1:17, Matthew 26:41, Mark 11:25, Luke 11:4
(Parentheses are mine)
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Our Father
Jeremiah 3:19 "I myself said, 'How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.' I thought you would call me 'Father' and not turn away from following me."
Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one Father? Did not God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another.
your kingdom
Matthew 3:2 "...and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
your will be done
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
Give us today our daily bread
Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
as we have also forgiven our debtors
Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." (or - seventy times seven) (Read Matt 18:21-35 for the whole parable)
lead us not into temptation
James 1:13-14 When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
but deliver us from the evil one
Matthew 5:37 "Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No', 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
NOTES:
Additional verses to look up: 1 Peter 1:17, Matthew 26:41, Mark 11:25, Luke 11:4
(Parentheses are mine)
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (or - will direct your paths)
Trust in the LORD
Psalm 4:5 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
he will make your paths
Job 33:11 He fastens my feet in shackles, he keeps close watch on all my paths.
Isaiah 30:11 (the rebellious nation of Israel speaking) "Leave this way, get off this path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!"
straight
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make straight your way before me.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God."
Jeremiah 42:3 "Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."
NOTES:
Trust in the LORD - Psalm 37:5, Psalm 22:4-5
with all your heart - Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 1:36, Isaiah 38:3,
1 Chronicles 28:9
acknowledge him - Hosea 4:1, Hosea 6:6
make your paths straight - Proverbs 11:5, Isaiah 45:13
(parentheses are mine)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Trust in the LORD
Psalm 4:5 Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
he will make your paths
Job 33:11 He fastens my feet in shackles, he keeps close watch on all my paths.
Isaiah 30:11 (the rebellious nation of Israel speaking) "Leave this way, get off this path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!"
straight
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make straight your way before me.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God."
Jeremiah 42:3 "Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."
NOTES:
Trust in the LORD - Psalm 37:5, Psalm 22:4-5
with all your heart - Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 1:36, Isaiah 38:3,
1 Chronicles 28:9
acknowledge him - Hosea 4:1, Hosea 6:6
make your paths straight - Proverbs 11:5, Isaiah 45:13
(parentheses are mine)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
will succeed
2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."
Psalm 20:4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 37:5-6 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Notes:
Commit - 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Plans will succeed - Psalm 1:3, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 90:17, Jeremiah 17:8
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
will succeed
2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."
Psalm 20:4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 37:5-6 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Notes:
Commit - 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Plans will succeed - Psalm 1:3, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 90:17, Jeremiah 17:8
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Romans 8:1-2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
there is now no condemnation
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is interceding for us.
for those who are in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:39 ...neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
because through Christ Jesus
Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
the law of the Spirit of life
1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written "The first man Adam became a living being", the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
set me free
John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:36 "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
Romans 6:18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
from the law of sin
Romans 6:16 Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness?
Romans 7:4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
there is now no condemnation
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is interceding for us.
for those who are in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:39 ...neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
because through Christ Jesus
Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
the law of the Spirit of life
1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written "The first man Adam became a living being", the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
set me free
John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:36 "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
Romans 6:18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
from the law of sin
Romans 6:16 Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness?
Romans 7:4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Search me
Job 31:6 ...let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless--
and know my heart
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. (David regarding the gifts for the temple)
Psalm 7:9 O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them (those who plotted against Jeremiah), for to you I have committed my cause.
Revelation 2:23 I will strike her (Jezebel) children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
See if there is any offensive way
Jeremiah 25:5 They said, "Turn now, each of you from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the LORD gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever.
Jeremiah 36:3 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.
and lead me
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make straight your way before me.
Psalm 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Notes:
Psalm 94:19
Psalm 16:9-11
(words in parentheses are mine for clarification purposes)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Search me
Job 31:6 ...let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless--
and know my heart
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. (David regarding the gifts for the temple)
Psalm 7:9 O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them (those who plotted against Jeremiah), for to you I have committed my cause.
Revelation 2:23 I will strike her (Jezebel) children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
See if there is any offensive way
Jeremiah 25:5 They said, "Turn now, each of you from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the LORD gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever.
Jeremiah 36:3 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.
and lead me
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make straight your way before me.
Psalm 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Notes:
Psalm 94:19
Psalm 16:9-11
(words in parentheses are mine for clarification purposes)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose
Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills his purpose for me.
Philippians 1:6 ...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
your love, O LORD, endures forever
Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
do not abandon
Psalm 51:11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
the works of your hands
Job 10:3 Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 10:8 Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?
Notes:
See 1 Samuel 16:1, 12; 2 Samuel 7
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose
Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills his purpose for me.
Philippians 1:6 ...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
your love, O LORD, endures forever
Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
do not abandon
Psalm 51:11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
the works of your hands
Job 10:3 Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 10:8 Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?
Notes:
See 1 Samuel 16:1, 12; 2 Samuel 7
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Psalm 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
He put a new song
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 96:1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."
Many will see and fear
Psalm 52:6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him (the man who did not make God his stronghold) saying...
Psalm 64:9 All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
and put their trust
Exodus 14:31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
NOTES:
Many will see: Psalm 18:49, Psalm 22:22-31
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
He put a new song
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 96:1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."
Many will see and fear
Psalm 52:6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him (the man who did not make God his stronghold) saying...
Psalm 64:9 All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
and put their trust
Exodus 14:31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
NOTES:
Many will see: Psalm 18:49, Psalm 22:22-31
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Psalm 40:2
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit
Job 9:31 ...you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.
Psalm 7:15 He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.
out of the mud
Job 30:19 He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes.
and mire
Psalm 69:14 Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.
he set my feet
Psalm 31:8 You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
on a rock
Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
Note:
Psalm 30:1 I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit
Job 9:31 ...you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.
Psalm 7:15 He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.
out of the mud
Job 30:19 He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes.
and mire
Psalm 69:14 Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.
he set my feet
Psalm 31:8 You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
on a rock
Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
Note:
Psalm 30:1 I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Psalm 40:1
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
I waited patiently
Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
he turned to me and heard my cry
Psalm 6:9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Psalm 31:22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;
Psalm 116:1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Psalm 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
I waited patiently
Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
he turned to me and heard my cry
Psalm 6:9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Psalm 31:22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;
Psalm 116:1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Psalm 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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