Tag: The Bible
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Sufficient Grace
This chalkboard art is available on Etsy at Lily & Val. This verse is such a great reminder that God works through our imperfections and limitations. He can take our messes, mistakes, and weaknesses and make something beautiful and powerful out of them. He gives us the strength we need to get through whatever we…
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The Proverbs 31 Woman
This sounds like it could be a description of a confident woman in today’s world, doesn’t it? It was actually written in ancient times. This verse is found in The Bible in the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 31—a chapter that describes the characteristics of a godly woman. It’s amazing how these words are just as…
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Something New
This is what God says…”Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert….” ISAIAH 43: 16, 18-19 (MSG) Past mistakes, problems, failures, or difficulties don’t need to…
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Unfading Beauty
Beautiful, colorful flowers fade in time, but the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit never does! “…the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit…is of great worth in God’s sight.” I PETER 3:4 (NIV)
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New Every Morning
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 NRSV
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Without Measure
I pray that you…will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love—how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is. Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know. EPHESIANS 3:18-19 (NCV)
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Timeless
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. ISAIAH 40:8 KJV
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Crazy Love and The Awe Factor of God
I’m reading a book called Crazy Love: OVERWHELMED BY A RELENTLESS GOD by Francis Chan. If you’re seeking to experience God in a deeper way, you need to read this…but be prepared to be challenged! I’m being tremendously challenged by the first few chapters I’ve read so far. In his preface, Chan writes, “This book…
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Your Word is a Lamp to my Feet
I’m most familiar with this portion of the Psalms in the New International Version and King James Version of the Bible. But I also love how it’s translated in The Message: By Your words I can see where I’m going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path. I’ve committed myself and I’ll…
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Hope and a Future
“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.” JEREMIAH 29:11 (NIV) I have come across this verse several times in the past few weeks. It’s one of my favorites. We can always trust that God…
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All Things Work Together for Good
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. ROMANS 8:28 We always have hope because God is working for our good in all things. That’s so encouraging! Even though it’s hard to see and understand how God is working when we’re…
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