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1 Peter Chapter 2 verse 12 ( NIV)   Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter chapter 2 verses 15-17 (NIV)  For it is God’s will that by doing good you…

1 Peter Chapter 1 verses 3 – 7 (NIV)   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.…

Psalm 130 verse 4 (NIV)  But with you there is forgiveness,    so that we can, with reverence, serve you. This is a reminder from the psalmist that having been forgiven much, we shouldn’t feel that we can do as we please. That forgiveness was paid for at great cost. If we truly appreciate what…

James chapter 4 verses 7-8 (NIV)  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Thinking again today about what it means to submit to God. Submitting to…

James chapter 3 verse 17 (NIV)   But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.  James Chapter 1 verse 5 (NIV)  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault,…

James Chapter 2 verse 5 (NIV)  Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?  What does it mean to be “poor in the eyes of the world”…

James chapter 1 verses 3-4 (NIV)  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  Exodus chapter 17 verses 11-13 (NIV)  As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his…

Hebrews chapter 13 verse 15  – 16(NIV)  Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. I’m sure that many Christians who have been…

Psalm 126 verse 6 ( NIV)  Those who go out weeping,    carrying seed to sow,   will return with songs of joy,    carrying sheaves with them. This is a very familiar verse. But I don’t think I’ve ever taken the time to properly consider it – until today.  What struck me is that…

Hebrews chapter 12 verses 12-13 (NIV)  Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.  “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. This chapter in the book of Hebrews also talks about perseverence and running the race which God has marked out for us individually.  These…