Scripture to encourage/inspire

Proverbs 3:7-NLT . . .
Don’t be Impressed with Your Own Wisdom. Instead,
Fear the LORD and turn your back on evil.

GOD Gives Wisdom and Guidance
to Those Who are Humble!!

Proverbs 8:12, 17-NLT . . .
“I, Wisdom, Live Together with Good Judgment.
I know Where to Discover Knowledge and Discernment. . . .
I Love all who Love Me.
Those who Search for Me will surely find Me.”

Those who Seek Wisdom are
the Ones who Will Find It!!

Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find [Me], when you search for Me with all your heart.

Luke 21:13-15
But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Therefore settle [it] in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.

Ephesians 1:7-9
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

Romans 10:13-NLT . . .
Anyone who Calls on the Name of
the LORD will be Saved.

GOD’s Word Promises Salvation to
Anyone who Calls on JESUS’ Name.

John 3:16-NLT . . .
GOD so Loved the World that HE Gave His Only Son,
so that Everyone who Believes in Him will not Perish
but have Eternal Life.

John 5:24-NLT . . .
I assure you, Those who Listen to my Message
and Believe in GOD who Sent Me Have Eternal Life.

JESUS Himself promised that those
who Believe in Him will be Saved!!

Deuteronomy 4:29-31
But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find [Him] if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the LORD your God and obey His voice(for the LORD your God [is] a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.

1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

Psalm 46:10

"Be still and know that I am God.."

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask
what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall
ye be my disciples.

2 Corinthians 8:9-NLT . . .
You know how Full of Love and Kindness our LORD JESUS CHRIST was.
Though HE was very rich, yet for your sakes HE became poor,
so that by His poverty HE could make you rich.


Philippians 2:5-8-NLT . . .
Your Attitude should be the same that CHRIST JESUS had.
Though HE was GOD, HE did not demand and cling to His
Rights as GOD! HE made Himself Nothing; HE took the
Humble Position of a Slave and Appeared in Human Form.
And in human form HE Obediently Humbled Himself even
further by Dying a Criminal’s Death on a Cross.

John 13:16
Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Acts 3:26
To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one [of you] from your iniquities."

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all
good works.

Exodus 35:22-NLT . . .
Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing.
Some brought to the LORD their offerings of gold-medallions,
earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces.
They presented gold objects of every kind to the LORD.

Matthew 26:7-13-NLT . . .
During supper, a woman came in with a beautiful jar of expensive
perfume and poured it over his head. The disciples were indignant
when they saw this. “What a waste of money,” they said.
“She could have sold it for a fortune and given the money to the poor.”
But JESUS replied, “Why berate her for doing such a good thing to me?
You will always have the poor among you, but I will not be here with
you much longer.
She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
I assure you, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world,
this woman’s deed will be talked about in her memory.”

Psalm 28:8-9
The LORD [is] their strength,* And He [is] the saving refuge of His anointed.
Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.

Matthew 2:11
And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

1 Peter 4:14-NLT . . .
Be Happy if you are Insulted for Being a Christian,
for then the Glorious Spirit of GOD will Come Upon You!

We should Not Be Ashamed to be Associated with JESUS,
to be Known as His Followers.

Matthew 5:15-NLT . . .
Don’t Hide your Light Under a Basket!
Instead, put it on a Stand and let it Shine For All!!

Romans 1:16-NLT . . .
I am Not Ashamed of this Good News about CHRIST.
It is the Power of GOD at Work, Saving Everyone
Who Believes-Jews First and Also Gentiles.

We should Not Be Ashamed to Tell Others About JESUS.

Genesis 1:3-4
Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw the light, that [it was] good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-NLT . . .
Those who Love Money will Never Have Enough.
How Absurd to Think that Wealth Brings True Happiness!!

Wealth alone, regardless of the Amount,
can never Fully Satisfy.
Money can Cultivate a Craving-the More you Have,
the More you Want and so on in a Vicious Cycle
that Never has a Satisfactory Conclusion!!

Luke 12:15-NLT . . .
Then he said, “Beware!
Don’t be greedy for what you don’t have.
Real life is not measured by how much we own.”

Material abundance is the wrong
measuring stick of real worth.
Poverty with GOD is True Wealth.
Wealth without GOD is True Poverty.

Job 21:13-14
They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave. Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Acts 5:2-5
And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.

Ephesians 5:16-NLT . . .
Make the Most of Every Opportunity
for Doing Good in These Evil Days.


Matthew 25:1-13-NLT . . .
While they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready went in with him to the
marriage feast, and the door was locked.

We must Never Miss the Opportunity
of Receiving the Free Gift of Salvation from GOD!!

Matthew 25:14-30-NLT . . .
Well Done, my Good and Faithful Servant.
You have been Faithful in Handling this
Small Amount, so now I will Give you many
more Responsibilities.

GOD Presents each of us with Ability and Opportunity
to Invest for the Good and Growth of His Kingdom!!