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John 14:23-24 MSG“Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world.
“Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the Lord.”Psalms 107:43 BSB
Hebrews 4:2 KJV For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
1 Samuel 16:7 ESVBut the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."
Mercy Over Sacrifice“But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”Matthew 9:13 ASV
Psalm 32:3 TLBThere was a time when I wouldn't admit what a sinner I was. But my dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration.
Acts 26:6 RSVAnd now I stand here on trial for hope in the promise made by God to our fathers
Joshua 13:1 NRSVNow Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land still remains to be possessed.
Galatians 2:13 NLTAs a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter's hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
Genesis 22:3 NKJVSo Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
John 11:33,38 NLT[33]When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. [38] Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
Jeremiah 45:5 NIVShould you then seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the LORD, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.'"
Acts 12:5 NIrVSo Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed hard to God for him.
Judges 9:23 NETGod sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.
Acts 11:2 NLTBut when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him.
“And he said, O Lord, God of my master Abraham, I pray You, cause me to meet with good success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.”Genesis 24:12 AMP
John 9:17 NCVThey asked the man again, "What do you say about him since it was your eyes he opened?" The man answered, "He is a prophet."
Exodus 10:1 NIVThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them.
John 8:39 NIV“Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you were Abraham's children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did.
“I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.”Psalms 119:147 NLT
Revelation 3:3 AMPSo remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard. Keep and obey them, and repent [change your sinful way of thinking, and demonstrate your repentance with new behavior that proves a conscious decision to turn away from sin]. So then, if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
Judges 3:1 NCVThese are the nations the LORD did not force to leave. He wanted to test the Israelites who had not fought in the wars of Canaan.
John 6:29 NASBJesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."
Ecclesiastes 2:11 NASBThus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.
Acts 2:33 NASBTherefore, since He has been exalted at the right hand of God, and has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you both see and hear.
When life gets comfortable, do we still cling to God the way we did in seasons of need? In this powerful devotion, be reminded to depend on the Lord—not just in the wilderness, but also in the promised land. Whether you're in a valley or on a mountaintop, let your heart say: "I cannot do a day without You."
John 2:23 LSBNow when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, when they saw His signs which He was doing.
Joshua 21:44 KJVAnd the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
1 John 3:18 KJVMy little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Lamentations 1:4 GW"The roads to Zion are deserted. No one comes to the annual festivals. No one passes through any of its gates. Its priests are groaning. Its young women are made to suffer. Zion is bitter"
Luke 24:36 KJVAnd as they thus spoke, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them and said unto them, "Peace be unto you."
Deuteronomy 33:2 GNTThe LORD came from Mount Sinai; he rose like the sun over Edom and shone on his people from Mount Paran. Ten thousand angels were with him, a flaming fire at his right hand.
Luke 22:27 ESVFor who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
Genesis 44:16 ERVJudah said, "Sir, there is nothing we can say. There is no way to explain. There is no way to show that we are not guilty. God has judged us guilty for something else we have done. So all of us, even Benjamin, will be your slaves."
John 15:9 CSB"As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love”
Joshua 14:11 CEVI'm just as strong today as I was then, and I can still fight as well in battle.
John 14:12 CEBI assure you that whoever believes in me will do the works that I do. They will do even greater works than these because I am going to the Father.
Genesis 39:21 AMPBut the LORD was with Joseph and extended lovingkindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the warden.
Luke 17:4 BSBEven if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,' you must forgive him.”
Song of Solomon 8:6 YLTSet me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings [are] burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!
John 12:15 ASVFear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Joshua 10:9 KJVJoshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
John 11:15 AMPCAnd for your sake I am glad that I was not there; it will help you to believe (to trust and rely on Me). However, let us go to him.
Genesis 22:17 AFV“That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.”
1 Peter 1:8 TPTYou love him passionately although you have not seen him, but through believing in him you are saturated with an ecstatic joy, indescribably sublime and immersed in glory.
Joshua 7:13 KJVUp, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
John 5:19 MSGSo Jesus explained himself at length. “I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing.
Genesis 33:20 NKJVThen he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
John 4:25 NLT"The woman said, "I know the Messiah is coming-the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
"And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. [28] And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it"Genesis 30:27-28 KJV
"I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit."John 1:33 NASB