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Ecclesiastes Chapter 5: 1-3 (NIV) Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools,  who do not know that they do wrong. Do not be quick with your mouth,do not be hasty in your heart  to utter anything before God.God is…

1 Corinthians Chapter 7: Verse 7 (NIV) I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. Paul had a specific calling from God, and he faithfully followed the path God had planned for him. He was dedicated and…

2 Chronicles 1:7-10 (NIV) That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place. Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king…

1 Chronicles 28: 19-20 (NIV) “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.” David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my…

1 Corinthians Chapter 4:  Verses 3-5 (NLT) As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and…

1 Corinthians Chapter 3: Verses 5-9 (NIV) What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.  I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.  So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but…

1 Chronicles Chapter 22: verses 12-13 (NIV) “May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or…

1 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verses 30-31 (NIV) It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” Some people are good at setting goals and working hard to achieve them,…

1 Chronicles Chapter 18: Verses 11-13 (NIV) King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.…

Romans Chapter 16: Verses 17-18 (NIV) I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk…