Soul Medicine uses God's Word of truth to elevate His Love and allow it to penetrate through the horizontal mess that is occurring around us. It encourages us to regain, strengthen and focus Vertically. The more Vertically focused we are, the more blurred the horizontal becomes!

Be Careful How You Act! Everyone Is A Sinner Who Needs A Savior Luke 15:7 7I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

You Are The Jury. Read The Evidence And Make A Choice. It's Your Decision. John 21:25 25Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

Only Thing That Can Fit The God Shaped Hole Of Eternity That Is At The Core Of Our Soul Is God Himself John 17:3 3Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Give Someone All The Love You Can And Then Ask God To Help You Give More. John 15:13 13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

Jesus Is The Way; The Only Way! John 14:6 6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Peace From Jesus Is Confidence In The Midst Of Conflict And Struggle. Cling To The God Of Peace John 14:27 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

High Impact Of Christ's Love Changes People. HE DID IT! Let's Do IT! John 13:34-35 34“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Satan Cannot Snatch You Out Of The Hand Of God!! John 10:27-28 27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Who You Going To Trust? The Thief Who Comes To Destroy Or Jesus The Giver Of Life John 10:10 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Get God's Math Equation Correct; Subtract Before You Add, So God Can Multiply His Power In You John 3:30 30He must become greater; I must become less.”

Jesus Came To Save Not Condemn The World John 3:17 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Believe And Be Restored: Jesus Is The Way, The Truth And The Light John 3:16 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Faith Without Works Is Like A Screen-door On A Submarine James 2:17 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

When We Withhold Forgiveness Of Others After We Have Received Forgiveness From God, We Don't Understand Or Appreciate God's Mercy! James 2:12-13 12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Keep Your Eyes Fixed Vertically On Jesus So You Can Run Life With Perseverance. Hebrews 12:1-2 1Therefore, 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, 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Don't Become Weary Of Doing Good, Instead Take Every Opportunity To Do Good To Others Galatians 6:9-10 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Who Lives In You? What Is Your Life About? Galatians 2:20 20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

We Receive Salvation Through The Gift Of God's Grace. We Serve And Live Out Our Gratitude Not To Earn Salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.

Because Of Our Trust In Christ We Also Sit Beside God In The Heavenly Realm, Alongside Jesus! Ephesians 2:4-7 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Through Christ's Resurrection, He Became Victorious Over Satan: Satan Is Only The Temporary Ruler. Jesus Is The Permanent Ruler. Ephesians 2:1-3 1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

Thank God For What You And Other Believers Have Received Through Christ Colossians 1:9-12 9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, e 10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you f to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

Live Out Your Allegiance To God Colossians 1:13-15 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Season Your Conversation With Salt, Full of Grace Colossians 4:6 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Serve Everyone As Though You Are Serving Christ Colossians 3:23-24 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Do You Let God's Word Dwell In You Richly? Do You Worship With Gratitude? Colossians 3:16-17 16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17And 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.

Remain Vertically Focused On The Things Above Colossians 3:1-2 1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Give Thanks Always In Everything We Do! Colossians 3:17 17And 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.

Do Not Fear; TESTIFY And Do Not Let Fear Interfere With Your Sharing Acts 18:10 10For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

When They Sin Against You, Do You Chose To Forgive? Matthew 6:14-15 14For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Disciple Another Right Where You Are: That Is Your Mission Field 2 Timothy 2:2 2And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

Make Your Life About His Will Not Your Own 2 Corinthians 5:9 9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

Our Faith May Not Be Seen But We Sure Feel And Know And Therefore Testify For Our Lord 2 Corinthians 5:7 7For we live by faith, not by sight.

God Offers To Trade His Immeasurable Righteousness For Our Complete Worthlessness 2 Corinthians 5:21 21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

We Are NEW Creations In Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: a The old has gone, the new is here!

We Have Victory Even If We Are Going Through Trials; Remain Vertically Focused 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

The Sacrifice Of Jesus Paid The Price In Full; Believe And Receive That Victory 2 Corinthians 3:11 11And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

Test EVERYTHING, If It's Not From God Run From it! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 19Do not quench the Spirit. 20Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22reject every kind of evil.

Pray, Rejoice, Give Thanks, Because Christ Has Already Won The Victory Thessalonians 5:16-19 16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 19Do not quench the Spirit.

Do All Things To Serve Christ Without Grumbling 1 Peter 4:9-10 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

Jesus Bore Our Sins And By Those Wounds We Are Healed 1 Peter 2:24 24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

If You Don't Love, You Don't Know God, Because God Is Love 1 John 4:8 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love 1 John 3:16-18 16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

Seek God Through Christ Because We Are All In The Same Family 1 John 3:1-3 1See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, a we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

Be On Guard, Stand Firm, Be Of Courage, Be Strong And Love 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 13Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14Do everything in love.

Measure Every Thing You Hear And Witness Against Scripture. 1 Corinthians 14:10 10Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

The Greatest Of These Is Love, Nothing Better! 1 Corinthians 13:13 13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

God Is Faithful And Will Help Always When You Call On Him 1 Corinthians 10:13 13No temptation c has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted d beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Your Life Is Not Your Own, You Were Bought At A Price. Honor God 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

If Our Foundation Is Jesus Christ, We Must Build On That According To Jesus 1 Corinthians 3:10-11 10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

What Christ Did Doesn't Make Sense To The Unbelieving World 1 Corinthians 1:18 18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.