Verse for today

[ms_tapestry]

Thank you. . .

[racindude]

O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.-- Isaiah 25:1

[racindude]

...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.-- Philippians 2:10-11

[ms_tapestry]

Thank you!

[racindude]

We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.-- 2 Thessalonians 1:12

[ms_tapestry]

Thank you kindly. . .

[racindude]

The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
Matthew 23:11-12, NLT

[racindude]

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding

in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.

This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:5-8 NIV

[Bill_76]

Amen and thank you!

[racindude]

But he [Jesus] said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom
of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent."
-- Luke 4:43

[racindude]

But all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.
Mark 4:19, NLT


How easy it is for our daily routines to become overcrowded. A life packed with materialistic pursuits deafens us to God's Word. Stay free so you can hear God when he speaks.

[racindude]

For you ignore God's law and substitute your own tradition." Then he said, "You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition."
Mark 7:8-9, NLT

Celebrate your traditions with the prayer that Christ would be exalted. Change your traditions if they become more important than God's Word.

[racindude]

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
Mark 8:36-37, NLT



Many people spend all their energy seeking pleasure. Jesus said, however, that a world of pleasure centered on possessions, position, or power is ultimately worthless.

[Sonic]

thanks again...

[racindude]

"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3–4).

The idea Jesus was communicating was not that we should be childish, but that we should always maintain a childlike faith. There is a big difference between the two.