Saturday, April 30, 2011

LOVE Psalm 52:3-4

You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!

You love evil rather than good
1 Samuel 12:25 "Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish."
Amos 5:14-15 Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
John 3:20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

falsehood rather than speaking the truth
Psalm 58:3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
Jeremiah 9:5 "Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning."
Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
Psalm 5:9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
Psalm 109:2 . . . for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
Psalm 120:2 Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
Proverbs 10:31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

NOTES:
Read Hebrews 5

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Friday, April 29, 2011

LOVE Psalm 51:1

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

Have mercy on me, O God
2 Samuel 24:14 David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands."
Psalm 9:13 LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, . . .

according to your unfailing love
Psalm 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.
Psalm 119:88 In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.

according to your great compassion
Nehemiah 9:27 "So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies."
Psalm 86:15 But you, LORD, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
Isaiah 63:7 I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us--yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.

blot out
2 Samuel 12:13-14 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the LORD, the son born to you will die."
2 Chronicles 6:21 "Hear the supplications of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive."
Nehemiah 4:5 Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.
Acts 3:19 "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, . . . "

my transgressions
Psalm 39:8 "Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools."

NOTES:
Read Hebrews 4

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

LOVE Psalm 48:9

Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.

Psalm 39:1-7 I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked." So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: "Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere hand breadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be."
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of you unfailing love.
Psalm 31:21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.
Psalm 40:9-10 I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.

NOTES:
Read Hebrews 3

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

LOVE Psalm 45:7

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

You love righteousness
Psalm 33:5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

and hate wickedness
Psalm 11:5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you
Psalm 2:2-3 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, "Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles."
Isaiah 45:1 "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: . . ."
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, . . .
Zechariah 4:14 So he said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth."

with the oil of joy
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Hebrews 1:8-9 But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."
Isaiah 61:2-3 . . . to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

NOTES:
Read Hebrews 2

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

LOVE Psalm 44:26

Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.

Rise up and help us
Numbers 10:35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."
Psalm 12:5 "Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
Psalm 102:13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

rescue us
Psalm 26:11 I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.
Psalm 3:7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 25:22 Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles!

because of your unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

NOTES:
Read Hebrews 1

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Monday, April 25, 2011

LOVE Psalm 42:8

By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me--a prayer to the God of my life.

By day the LORD directs his love
Psalm 57:3 He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me--God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.

at night
Psalm 16:7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

his song is with me
Psalm 77:5-7 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago; I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: "Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?"

a prayer to the God of my life
Psalm 133:3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them--for this is their lot.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

NOTES:
Read Philemon

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

LOVE Psalm 40:11

Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD
Zechariah 1:12 Then the angel of the LORD said, "LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?"

may your love
Proverbs 20:28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

and your truth
Psalm 26:3 . . . for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

always protect me
Psalm 61:7 May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

NOTES:
Read Titus 3

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

LOVE Psalm 40:10

I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.

Psalm 89:1-2 I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Psalm 22:22 I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.
Psalm 26:2-3 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

NOTES:
Read Titus 2

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Friday, April 22, 2011

LOVE Psalm 36:10

Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Continue your love
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."

to those who know you
Jeremiah 9:24 ". . . but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 22:16 "He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD.

your righteousness to the upright in heart
Psalm 7:10 My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 11:2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Psalm 94:15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Psalm 125:4 LORD, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.

NOTES:
Read Titus 1

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

LOVE Psalm 36:7

How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings
Ruth 2:12 "May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings . . .
Psalm 57:1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

NOTES:
Read 2 Timothy 3

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

LOVE Psalm 36:5

Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.

Psalm 89:1-2 I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Psalm 119:90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
Psalm 57:10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 71:19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
Psalm 103:11-12 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

NOTES:
Psalm 57:3; 61:7; 85:10; 86:15; 89:14; 115:1; 138:2; Proverbs 3:3; 14:22; 16:6; 20:28

Read 2 Timothy 2

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

LOVE Psalm 33:18

But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him
Exodus 3:16 "Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.' "
Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
Psalm 33:13-15 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
1 Peter 3:12 "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love
Psalm 33:22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 147:11 . . . the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Lamentations 3:21-23 Yet I call this to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

to deliver them from death
Psalm 56:13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Acts 12:11 Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen."

and keep them alive in famine
Job 5:20 "In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword."

NOTES:
Read 2 Timothy 1

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Monday, April 18, 2011

LOVE Psalm 33:5

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice
Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

the earth is full of his unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
Psalm 36:5-9 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
Psalm 104:27-28 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 6

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

LOVE Psalm 32:10

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.

Many are the woes of the wicked
Romans 2:9-11 "There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.

but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him
Psalm 4:4-5 Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
Proverbs 16:20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 5

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

LOVE Psalm 31:23-24

Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Love the LORD, all his faithful people!
Psalm 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.

The LORD preserves those who are true to him
Psalm 18:25-26
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
Revelation 2:10
"Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor's crown!"

but the proud he pays back in full
Deuteronomy 32:41 ". . . when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me."
Psalm 94:2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.

Be strong and take heart
Psalm 27:14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
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."

NOTES:
The proud - Psalm 31:18; 10:2-11; 73:6; 94:2-7; Deuteronomy 8:14; Isaiah 2:17; Ezekiel 28:2, 5; Hosea 13:6; Jeremiah 13:9-10

Read 1 Timothy 4

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Friday, April 15, 2011

LOVE Psalm 31:21

Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.

Praise be to the LORD
Psalm 28:6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.

for he showed me the wonders of his love
Psalm 17:17 Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.

when I was in a city under siege
1 Samuel 23:7-8 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars." And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 3

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

LOVE Psalm 31:16

Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

Let your face shine on your servant
Numbers 6:24-26 " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "

save me in your unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 2

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

LOVE Psalm 31:7

I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

I will be glad and rejoice in your love
Psalm 31:16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
Psalm 31:21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.

for you saw my affliction
Psalm 13:3-4 Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

and knew the anguish of my soul
Psalm 25:17-18 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish. Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
Luke 22:44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Psalm 6:3-4 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long? Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 1

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

LOVE Psalm 26:8

LORD, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.

LORD, I love the house where you live
Psalm 122:1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."
Psalm 122:6-7 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."
Isaiah 66:10 "Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her."

the place where your glory dwells
Exodus 29:42-43 "For generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the LORD. There I will meet you and speak to you; there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory."
2 Chronicles 7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
Psalm 96:6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
Exodus 24:15-16 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Exodus 33:22 "When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by."
Exodus 40:35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
1 Kings 8:11 And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled his temple.
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 Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 3

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Monday, April 11, 2011

LOVE Psalm 26:2-3

Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

Test me, LORD, and try me
Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

examine my heart and my mind
Deuteronomy 6:6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
Psalm 7:9 Bring an end to the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure--you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
Jeremiah 11:20 "But you, LORD Almighty, who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause."
Jeremiah 20:12 LORD Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Ezekiel 11:5 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on me, and he told me to say: "This is what the LORD says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind."

for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

and have lived in reliance
1 Kings 2:4 ". . . and that the LORD may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.' "

on your faithfulness
Psalm 40:11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 119:30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.

NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 2

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

LOVE Psalm 25:7

Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.

Remember not the sins of my youth
Jeremiah 3:25 "Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God."
Jeremiah 31:19 " 'After I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I beat my breast. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.' "
Jeremiah 32:30 "The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger with what their hands have made, declares the LORD."
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

and my rebellious ways
Exodus 23:21 "Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him."
Psalm 107:17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

according to your love remember me
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 69:16 Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.
Psalm 109: 26 Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love.
Psalm 119:124 Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.

for you, LORD, are good
1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 1

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

LOVE Psalm 25:6

Remember LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from old.

Psalm 5:7 But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
Psalm 98:3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 63:7 I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us--yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
Jeremiah 31:20 "Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him," declares the LORD.
Hosea 11:8 "How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused."

NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 5

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Friday, April 8, 2011

LOVE Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 25:21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, LORD, is in you.
Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
Psalm 79:8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
Psalm 15:1 LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
Psalm 16:9-11 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body will also rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 4

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

LOVE Psalm 21:7

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

For the king trusts in the LORD
2 Kings 18:5-7 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses. And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

through the unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

of the Most High
Genesis 14:18-20 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

he will not be shaken
Psalm 15:1-5 LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others; who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind; who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 3

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

LOVE Psalm 18:1

I love you, LORD, my strength.

Exodus 15:2 "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Deuteronomy 33:29 "Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights."
1 Samuel 2:9b-10 "It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Psalm 22:19 But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress, . . .
Psalm 81:1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense, he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 49:5 And now the LORD says--he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my strength--. . .
Jeremiah 16:19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good."

NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 2

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

LOVE Psalm 17:7

Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.

Show me the wonders of your great love
Psalm 31:21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.
Psalm 69:13 But I pray to you, LORD, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.
Psalm 106:45 . . . for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
Psalm 107:43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
Psalm 117:2
For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.

you who save by your right hand
Psalm 10:12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

those who take refuge in you
Psalm 2:12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 1

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Monday, April 4, 2011

LOVE Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

But I trust in your unfailing love
Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

my heart rejoices in your salvation
Job 33:26 ". . . then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God's face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being."
Psalm 9:13-14 LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.
Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
Isaiah 33:2 LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in times of distress.

NOTES:
Read Colossians 4

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

LOVE Psalm 11:5

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

The LORD examines the righteous
Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and olive oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
Job 23:10 "But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."

but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion
Job 28:28 And he said to the human race, "The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."
Psalm 5:5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.
Psalm 45:7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Isaiah 1:14-15 Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!

NOTES:
Read Colossians 3

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

LOVE Psalm 6:4

Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

Turn, O LORD, and deliver me
Psalm 25:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Psalm 31:2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
Psalm 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.
Psalm 71:2 Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.
Psalm 86:16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; grant your strength to your servant and save the son of your maidservant.
Psalm 88:2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
Psalm 102:2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

save me because of your unfailing love
Psalm 13:5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 31:16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
Psalm 77:8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
Psalm 85:7 Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.
Psalm 119:41 May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise; . . .
Isaiah 54:8 "In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you," says the LORD your Redeemer.
Isaiah 54:10 "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

NOTES:
Read Colossians 2

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Friday, April 1, 2011

LOVE Psalm 5:11

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

let them ever sing for joy
Psalm 33:1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Psalm 81:1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalm 92:4 For you made me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
Psalm 95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Psalm 145:7 They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

Spread your protection over them that those who love your name
Psalm 69:34-36 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them, for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it; the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.
Psalm 119:132 Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

may rejoice in you
Job 22:17-20 "They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?' Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked. The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them saying, 'Surely our foes are destroyed and fire devours their wealth.' "

NOTES:
Read Colossians 1

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