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| So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. |
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| How BEAUTIFUL on the mountains are the feet of those who BRING GOOD NEWS, who PROCLAIM PEACE, who BRING GOOD TIDINGS, who PROCLAIM SALVATION, who say to Zion, "YOUR GOD REIGNS!" |
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After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from EVERY NATION, TRIBE, PEOPLE and LANGUAGE, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they CRIED OUT in a loud voice:
"SALVATION belongs to OUR GOD,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb."...
PRAISE and GLORY
and WISDOM and THANKS and HONOR
and POWER and STRENGTH
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!" |
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| For Christ's LOVE compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for ALL, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. |
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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 find REST for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." |
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| Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. |
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us THROW OFF EVERYTHING that hinders and THE SIN that so easily entangles, and let us RUN with PERSEVERANCE the race marked out for us. Let us FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the JOY set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider HIM who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your BLOOD. And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as SONS: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and DO NOT LOSE HEART when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he LOVES, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." ENDURE HARDSHIP as DISCIPLINE; God is treating you as sons. |
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| For I KNOW the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to PROSPER you and NOT TO HARM YOU, plans to give you HOPE and a FUTURE. Then you will CALL UPON ME and COME and PRAY TO ME, and I WILL listen to you. You will SEEK me and FIND me when you seek me WITH ALL YOUR HEART. I WILL be found by you," declares the Lord. |
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| We KNOW and RELY on the LOVE God has for us. GOD IS LOVE. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God IN HIM. |
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| To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My GRACE is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. |
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| "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will REJOICE in the LORD, I will joy in the GOD of my SALVATION." |
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| Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. |
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| “For HE CHOSE US in HIM before the creation of the world to be HOLY and BLAMELESS in his sight. In LOVE he predestined us to be ADOPTED as his sons through JESUS CHRIST, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the PRAISE of his GLORIOUS GRACE, which he has FREELY given us in the One he loves.” |
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| Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, JESUS the Son of God, let us HOLD FIRMLY to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in EVERY WAY, just as we are -- YET was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with CONFIDENCE, so that we may receive MERCY and find GRACE to help us in our time of need. |
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| The SPIRIT of the SOVEREIGN LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach GOOD NEWS to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the BROKENHEARTED, to PROCLAIM FREEDOM for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to COMFORT all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a CROWN OF BEAUTY instead of ashes, the OIL OF GLADNESS instead of mourning, and a GARMENT OF PRAISE instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called OAKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, a planting of the LORD for the DISPLAY OF HIS SPLENDOR. |
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| It is the Lord your God you must FOLLOW, and him you must REVERE. Keep his commands and OBEY him; SERVE him and HOLD FAST to him. |
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| "Consider it PURE JOY, my brothers, whenever you face TRIALS of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops PERSEVERANCE. Perseverance must FINISH its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks WISDOM, he should ASK God, who gives GENEROUSLY to ALL without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must BELIEVE and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ” |
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| “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the full.” |
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| “Look at the NATIONS and watch and be utterly AMAZED. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” |
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I'm a part of the fellowship of the UNASHAMED. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of HIS and I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My PAST is redeemed. My PRESENT makes sense. My FUTURE is secure. I'm done and finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, or first, or tops, or recognized, or praised, or rewarded. I live by FAITH, lean on His PRESENCE, walk by PATIENCE, lift by PRAYER, and labor by Holy Spirit POWER.
My face is set. My gait is fast. My goal is heaven. My road may be narrow, my way rough, my companions few, but my guide is reliable and my mission is clear.
I will not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice or hesitate in the presence of the adversary. I will not negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus. I must give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He does come for His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear. |
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Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's MERCY, to offer your BODIES as living sacrifices, HOLY and PLEASING to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
DO NOT CONFORM any longer to the pattern of this world, but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's WILL is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. |
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| For it is commendable if a man bears up under the PAIN of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you SUFFER for doing good and you ENDURE it, this is commendable before God. To THIS you were called, because Christ suffered FOR YOU, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. "He committed NO SIN, and no deceit was found in his mouth." When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he ENTRUSTED HIMSELF to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins IN HIS BODY on the tree, so that we might DIE to sins and LIVE for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, BUT NOW you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. |
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| Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. |
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| PRAISE be to the name of God for ever and ever; WISDOM and POWER are his. He CHANGES times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he KNOWS what lies in darkness, and LIGHT DWELLS WITH HIM. |
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| The LORD DELIGHTS in those who FEAR HIM, who put their HOPE in his UNFAILING LOVE. |
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| The King is ENTHRALLED by your BEAUTY. HONOR HIM for he is YOUR LORD. |
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| O God, you are MY God, earnestly I SEEK you; my SOUL THIRSTS for you, my BODY LONGS for you, in a DRY and WEARY land where there is NO WATER. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your POWER and your GLORY. Because YOUR LOVE IS BETTER THAN LIFE, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you AS LONG AS I LIVE, and in your NAME I will lift up my hands. My soul will be SATISFIED as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will PRAISE you. On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my HELP, I SING in the shadow of your wings. My soul CLINGS to you; your right hand upholds me. |
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| I will extol the Lord at all times; his PRAISE will always be on my lips. My SOUL will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and REJOICE. Glorify the Lord with me; let us EXALT his name TOGETHER. I sought the Lord, and HE ANSWERED ME; he delivered me from ALL MY FEARS. Those who look to him are RADIANT; their faces are never covered with shame. |
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GOD is our REFUGE and STRENGTH, an EVER-PRESENT HELP in trouble. Therefore WE WILL NOT FEAR, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a RIVER whose streams make GLAD the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is WITHIN her, she WILL NOT FALL; God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his VOICE, the earth melts. The LORD ALMIGHTY is WITH US; the God of Jacob is our FORTRESS. COME and SEE the works of the Lord, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. "BE STILL, and KNOW that I AM GOD; I WILL be exalted among the NATIONS, I will be exalted in the earth." The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. |
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| See, I have REFINED you, though not as silver, I have TESTED you in the FURNACE of AFFLICTION. FOR MY OWN SAKE, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I WILL NOT YIELD MY GLORY TO ANOTHER. |
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| Let your roots grow down into HIM and draw up nourishment from Him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives OVERFLOW with thanksgiving for all he has done. |
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| Set your minds ON THINGS ABOVE, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now HIDDEN WITH CHRIST in God. When Christ, WHO IS YOUR LIFE, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. |
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Therefore, since we have been justified through FAITH, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this GRACE in which we now STAND. And we rejoice in the HOPE of the GLORY OF GOD. Not only so, but we also REJOICE in our SUFFERINGS, because we know that suffering produces PERSEVERANCE; perseverance, CHARACTER; and character, HOPE. And hope DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US, because God has poured out his LOVE into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were STILL POWERLESS, Christ died for the UNGODLY. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his OWN LOVE for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US. |
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| Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we WAIT for you; your NAME and RENOWN are the DESIRE of our hearts. |
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| We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take CAPTIVE every thought to make it obedient to Christ. |
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| We are hard pressed on every side, BUT NOT CRUSHED; perplexed, BUT NOT IN DESPAIR; persecuted, BUT NOT ABANDONDED; struck down, BUT NOT DESTROYED. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the LIFE OF JESUS may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. |
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| Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save SINNERS- of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown MERCY so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his UNLIMITED PATIENCE as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. |
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But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who CREATED you, O Jacob,
he who FORMED you, O Israel:
"FEAR NOT, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you BY NAME; YOU ARE MINE.
When you pass through the WATERS,
I will be WITH YOU;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD, YOUR GOD,
the Holy One of Israel, YOUR SAVIOR;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead. |
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| Let the word of Christ DWELL in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with GRATITUDE in your hearts to God. And WHATEVER you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord JESUS, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
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| In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. |
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| GODLY SORROW produces REPENTANCE leading to SALVATION. |
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| "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." |
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Hail, gladdening Light, of His pure glory poured
Who is the immortal Father, heavenly, blest,
Holiest of Holies—JESUS CHRIST our Lord!
Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest;
The lights of evening round us shine;
We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit divine!
Worthiest art thou at all times to be sung
With undefiled tongue,
Son of our God, GIVER OF LIFE, alone:
Therefore in ALL THE WORLD thy glories, Lord, thy own. Amen. |
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| Let your roots grow down into HIM and draw up nourishment from Him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives OVERFLOW with thanksgiving for all he has done. |
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