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21]The king of Israel went out and smote [the riders of] the horses and chariots and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. [22]The prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, Go, fortify yourself and become strong and give attention to what you must do, for at the first of nextContinue reading “Life after victory,”

3]Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God. -John 3:3

[30]When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished! And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. -John 19:30

14]The command which Jonadab son of Rechab gave to his sons not to drink wine, has been carried out and established [as a custom for more than two hundred years]. To this day they drink no wine, but they have obeyed their father’s command. But I, even I, have persistently spoken to you, but youContinue reading “Who do you obey?”

21]And said, Naked (without possessions) came I [into this world] from my mother’s womb, and naked (without possessions) shall I depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed (praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord! [22]In all this Job sinned not nor charged God foolishly. -Job 1:21-22

10]For God is not unrighteous to forget or overlook your labor and the love which you have shown for His name’s sake in ministering to the needs of the saints (His own consecrated people), as you still do. -Hebrews 6:10

9]Shall I bring to the [moment of] birth and not cause to bring forth? says the Lord. Shall I Who causes to bring forth shut the womb? says your God. -Isiah 66:9

63]It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life -John 6:63

[5]For behold, you shall become pregnant and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from birth, and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines. [8]Then Manoah entreated the Lord and said, O Lord, let the Man ofContinue reading “A gift from God”

3]You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. [4]So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever;Continue reading “God is our peace”

[8]For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; [9]Not because of works [notContinue reading “By grace, not by works,”

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life -John 3:16

Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting -Psalm 139:23-24

Thus says the lord, let not the wise and skillful person boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly richesContinue reading “What do you glory in?”

“Therefore also now, says the lord, turn and keep on coming to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning(until every hindrance is removed and the broken fellowship is restored) Rend your hearts and do not your garments and return to the lord, your God, for he is graciously and merciful,slowContinue reading “Rend your heart”

“Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men”- Proverbs 22:29

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. -Peter 5:8