Scripture to encourage/inspire

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Proverbs 10:12-NLT . . .
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7-NLT . . .
Love is patient and kind.
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
Love does not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of
when it has been wronged.
It is never glad about injustice but
rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
Love never gives up, never loses faith,
is always hopeful, and endures through
every circumstance.


The gifts that come from love are many.
Here are a few:
(1) forgiveness,
(2) patience,
(3) kindness,
(4) love for truth,
(5) love for justice,
(6) love for the best in a person,
(7) loyalty at any cost,
(8) belief in a person no matter what.

Love does not allow for:
(1) jealousy,
(2) envy,
(3) pride,
(4) a haughty spirit,
(5) selfishness,
(6) rudeness,
(7) a demand for one’s own way,
(8) irritability,
(9) grudges.

 

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Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke [is] better Than love carefully concealed.

Proverbs 27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

Luke 22:46-51
Then He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation." And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said, "Permit even this." And He touched his ear and healed him.

 

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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will fnd rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matt. 11:28-30

I love this because it gives me such comfort.

 

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1 Timothy 4:4-5-NLT . . .
Since everything God created is Good,
we should not reject any of it.
We may receive it Gladly, with
Thankful Hearts. For we know it
is made Holy by the Word of God and Prayer.

God intends us to Enjoy our Lives and
the Good Things that HE has Created for us.

John 4:34-NLT . . .
JESUS explained:
“My Nourishment comes from
doing the Will of God, who sent me, and
from Finishing His Work.”

The Best Kind of Pleasure is to
take Delight in Doing what God Wants.

Psalm 16:5, 11-NLT . . .
LORD, You Alone are my Inheritance, my Cup of Blessing. . . .
You will show me the Way of Life, Granting me the Joy of
Your Presence and the Pleasures of Living with You Forever.

God wants us to take Pleasure in Him.

 

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Psalm 27:4-NLT . . .
The one thing I Ask of the LORD-
the Thing I Seek Most-
is to Live in the House of the LORD
all the Days of my Life, Delighting
in the LORD’s Perfections and
Meditating in His Temple.

Having a Relationship with God and
Fellowship with Him should be the
Highest Aspiration of our Lives!!!

Matthew 5:6, 9-NLT . . .
God Blesses those who are Hungry and Thirsty for Justice,
for they will receive it in full. . . . God Blesses those who
work for Peace, for they will be called the children of God.

1 Corinthians 14:1-NLT . . .
Let Love be your Highest Goal.

 

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Romans 12:10-NLT . . .
Love each other with Genuine Affection, and
take Delight in Honoring each other.

2 Corinthians 7:13-NLT . . .
In addition to our own Encouragement, we were
especially Delighted to see how Happy Titus was
at the way you Welcomed him and set his Mind
at Ease.

As GOD is the Wellspring of True Happiness,
so we are the Conduits of that Happiness to Others !!!

 

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Deuteronomy 33:27-NLT . . .
The Eternal God is your Refuge,
and His Everlasting arms are under you.
HE thrusts out the enemy before you;
it is HE who cries, “Destroy them!”

Psalm 46:1-NLT . . .
God is our Refuge and Strength,
always ready to Help in times of trouble.

Psalm 62:8-NLT . . .
O my people, Trust in Him at all times.
Pour out your Heart to Him,
for God is our Refuge.

 

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1 Corinthians 3:21-23-NLT . . .
Don’t take pride in following a particular leader.
Everything belongs to you: Paul and Apollos and Peter;
the whole world and life and death; the present and the future.
Everything belongs to you, and you belong to Christ, and
Christ belongs to God.

Romans 11:18-NLT . . .
You must be careful not to brag about being grafted
in to replace the branches that were broken off.
Remember, you are just a Branch, not the Root.

 

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Job 14:1-NLT . . .
How Frail is Humanity!
How Short is Life, and
how Full of Trouble!

Psalm 103:16-NLT . . .
The wind Blows, and we are Gone-
as though we had never been here.

1 Peter 1:24-NLT . . .
People are like grass that dies away;
their beauty fades as quickly as
the beauty of wildflowers.
The grass withers, and
the flowers fall away.

We are Limited by our Physical Frailty
and by our Mortality.

 

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Matthew 12:30-NLT . . .
Anyone who isn’t Helping Me Opposes Me,
and anyone who isn’t Working with Me is
actually Working Against Me.

We must all Decide who we will Serve.
Not to Decide for GOD is to Decide Against GOD!!

Matthew 7:21-NLT . . .
Not all people who sound Religious are Really Godly.
They may refer to me as “LORD,” but they still
Won’t Enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Decisive Issue is Whether they Obey my
Father in Heaven.

We must all decide to Obey or to Disobey.
Obedience is not merely saying we will Obey.
It is Truly Obeying !!!

 

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2 Timothy 1:9-NLT . . .
It is GOD who Saved us and Chose us to live a Holy Life.
HE did this not because we deserved it, but because
that was His Plan long before the World began---
To show His Love and Kindness to us through CHRIST JESUS.

1 Peter 2:9-NLT . . .
You are not like that, for you are a Chosen People.
You are a Kingdom of Priests, GOD’s Holy Nation,
His very own Possession. This is so you can show
others the Goodness of GOD, for HE called you out
of the Darkness into His Wonderful Light.

 

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Mark 12:29-30-NLT . . .
JESUS replied, “The most important commandment is this:
‘Hear, O Israel! The LORD our GOD is the One and Only LORD.
And you Must Love the LORD your GOD with All your Heart,
All your Soul, All your Mind, and All your Strength !!’”

Psalm 27:4-NLT . . .
The one thing I ask of the LORD-the thing I seek most-
is to live in the House of the LORD All the Days of my Life,
Delighting in the LORD’s Perfections and Meditating in His Temple.


Our Relationship to GOD is the Most Important Relationship,
although this does not mean we can or should ignore our Relationship
with Others. For it is often through others that we Learn about
our Relationship with GOD !!

 

[Supplanter]

Isaiah 62

Zion's New Name

1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch. 2 The nations will see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name
that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
3 You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD's hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 No longer will they call you Deserted,
or name your land Desolate.
But you will be called Hephzibah, [a]
and your land Beulah [b] ;
for the LORD will take delight in you,
and your land will be married.
5 As a young man marries a maiden,
so will your sons [c] marry you;
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice over you.
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the LORD,
give yourselves no rest,
7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
8 The LORD has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
"Never again will I give your grain
as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
for which you have toiled;
9 but those who harvest it will eat it
and praise the LORD,
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
in the courts of my sanctuary."
10 Pass through, pass through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!
Remove the stones.
Raise a banner for the nations.
11 The LORD has made proclamation
to the ends of the earth:
"Say to the Daughter of Zion,
'See, your Savior comes!
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.' "
12 They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the LORD;
and you will be called Sought After,
the City No Longer Deserted.




The Lord will redeem us, restore us, rejoice over us. Others may look and call us deserted and desolate, but the Lord delights in us, his Bride. He calls us Sought After, not rejected. Our Savior comes, and he will never fail us.

 

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1 Corinthians 13:12-NLT . . .
Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror,
but then We Will See Everything with Perfect Clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know Everything Completely,
just as GOD knows me now.

Psalm 32:8-NLT . . .
The LORD says, “I will Guide you along the
Best Pathway for your Life.”

Psalm 92:12-NLT . . .
The Godly will Flourish like Palm Trees.

 

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Deuteronomy 6:7-NLT . . .
Repeat them again and again to your Children.
Talk about them when you are at Home.

Proverbs 22:6-NLT . . .
Teach your Children to Choose the Right Path,
and when they are Older, they will Remain on it.

To give them Spiritual Training and
Explain the Gospel of JESUS to Them.

 

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2 Chronicles 7:14-NLT . . .
If my People . . . Will Humble Themselves and Pray and
Seek My Face and Turn from their Wicked Ways,
I will Hear from Heaven and will Forgive their Sins
and Heal their Land.

1 John 1:9-NLT . . .
If we Confess our Sins to Him,
HE is Faithful and Just to Forgive us.

 

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2 Corinthians 12:7-9-NLT . . .
To keep me from getting puffed up,
I was given a thorn in my flesh . . .
Three different times I begged the LORD
to take it away. Each time HE said,
“My Gracious Favor is all you Need.
My Power Works Best in your Weakness.”


Romans 5:3-4-NLT . . .
We can Rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,
for we know that they are good for us-they help us learn
to Endure. And Endurance develops Strength of Character
in us, and Character Strengthens our Confident Expectation
of Salvation.


We never welcome sickness, pain, or weakness.
But we Rejoice in the Fruit that often comes
from these Things-
Patience,
Reliance on GOD’s Strength, and
Gratitude to GOD for What We Do Have !!!

 

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James 1:2-4-NLT . . .
Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way,
let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested,
your endurance has a chance to grow.

So let it Grow, for when your Endurance is fully developed,
you will be Strong in Character and Ready for Anything.

Hebrews 3:7, 13, 15-NLT . . .
That is why the Holy Spirit says, “Today you must listen to His Voice . . .
You must warn each other every day, as long as it is called “today,”
so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God . . .
But never forget the warning: Today you must listen to His Voice.
Don’t harden your hearts against him as Israel did when they rebelled.”

 

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Proverbs 19:18-NLT . . .
Discipline your Children while there is Hope.
If you Don’t, you will Ruin their Lives.

Proverbs 22:6-NLT . . .
Teach your Children to choose the Right Path,
and when they are Older, they will Remain upon it.

We should Appreciate the Love and Discipline of our Parents.
We should Share that Love and Discipline with our Children.

Hebrews 13:7-NLT . . .
Remember your Leaders who first taught you the Word of GOD.
Think of all the Good that has come from their lives, and
Trust the LORD as they do.

 

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2 Corinthians 3:5-NLT . . .
It is not that we think we can do
anything of Lasting Value by Ourselves.
Our Only Power and Success come from GOD!!

Spiritual Power Comes
from GOD Alone !!

2 Chronicles 16:9-NLT . . .
The Eyes of the LORD search the whole Earth
in order to Strengthen those whose Hearts
are Fully Committed to Him.

GOD Gives Strength to Those
who are Fully Committed to Him !!