For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.Proverbs 24:16 This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible because it explains so succinctly a major difference between believers and non-believers. We are all going to fail at times. Romans 3:23 says, All have sinned…
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“For the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”Deuteronomy 20:4 One of the problems with being human is that we always try to save ourselves because of a lack of patience. How many times have you asked someone to do something for you,…
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Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.1 Corinthians 11:1 What a bold command Paul gives to the Corinthian church. Here, he offers himself up as an example of Christlikeness. As Christians, we each are engaged in the lifelong process of sanctification, the purpose of which is to make us more and more Christlike. Because…
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So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left then I will go to the right; or, if you go the right,…
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For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.2 Timothy 1:12 A young challenger in a boxing match was asked how he defeated a well-known and…
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.Proverbs 3:5-6 These well-known verses speak volumes about our relationship with God. Trusting the Lord is the key to life. Our God is utterly dependable, and His character shows…
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God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; Hebrews 1:1-2 God spoke to His people through prophets such…
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“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.” Matthew 18:15 I wonder if there’s a verse in the Bible that is less followed than the one above. Jesus, speaking to His disciples, tells them that if…
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“You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.” Deuteronomy 5:33 Sometimes, the world may view God as a domineering tyrant who wants…
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