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2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 14-15 (NIV)  But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. …

2 Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 (NIV)  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.  How many people these days seem to have a need for the approval of others, or to know that they…

2 Timothy chapter 1 verses 3-5 (NIV)  I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.  Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith,…

Psalm 119 verses 74-76  May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,    for I have put my hope in your word.  I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous,    and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. May your unfailing love be my comfort,    according to your promise to your…

Psalm 119 verse 71 (NIV)  It was good for me to be afflicted    so that I might learn your decrees. No one likes going through hardships. We want to get through the experience of such as soon as possible. But in doing so, we take our eyes off what God is doing in our…

1 Timothy chapter 4 verses 15-16 (NIV)  Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.  Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Paul was very aware that Christians would be watched, and…

1 Timothy chapter 3 verse 10 (NIV)  They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. I was particularly struck by Paul’s instruction to Timothy, that before appointing a deacon they must first be tested. It’s often said that before God takes us into a role…

Jeremiah chapter 35 verses 18-19 NIV Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Rekabites, “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jehonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered.’  Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the…

Jeremiah chapter 33 verses 1-3 (NIV)  While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time: “This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name: ‘Call to me and…

Jeremiah chapter 31 verse 21 (NIV)  “Set up road signs;    put up guideposts. Take note of the highway,    the road that you take. Return, Virgin Israel,    return to your towns.” People these days are looking for meaning and satisfaction in all sorts of ways. But many don’t know where to look to…