“But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations]. If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude and lead ourselves astray, and the Truth [which the Gospel presents] is not in us [does not dwell in our hearts]. If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action]. If we say (claim) we have not sinned, we contradict His Word and make Him out to be false and a liar, and His Word is not in us [the divine message of the Gospel is not in our hearts].”
1 John 1:7-10 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/1jn.1.7-10.ampc
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Hebrews 4:15-16
“For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].”
Hebrews 4:15-16 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/heb.4.15-16.ampc
Hebrews 4:15-16 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/heb.4.15-16.ampc
Monday, January 29, 2018
Deuteronomy 1:29-31
“Then I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. The Lord your God Who goes before you, He will fight for you just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, And in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God bore you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.”
Deuteronomy 1:29-31 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/deu.1.29-31.ampc
Deuteronomy 1:29-31 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/deu.1.29-31.ampc
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. [Jer. 6:16.] For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good–not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.”
Matthew 11:28-30 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/mat.11.28-30.ampc
Matthew 11:28-30 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/mat.11.28-30.ampc
Saturday, January 27, 2018
1 John 5:14-15
“And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.”
1 John 5:14-15 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/1jn.5.14-15.ampc
1 John 5:14-15 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/1jn.5.14-15.ampc
Friday, January 26, 2018
Matthew 7:7-8
“Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.”
Matthew 7:7-8 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/mat.7.7-8.ampc
Matthew 7:7-8 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/mat.7.7-8.ampc
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Psalm 94:14
“For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people, neither will He abandon His heritage.”
Psalm 94:14 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.94.14.ampc
Psalm 94:14 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.94.14.ampc
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1 Peter 3:8-9
“So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers and sisters. Be kind and humble. Don’t do wrong to anyone to pay them back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t insult anyone to pay them back for insulting you. But ask God to bless them. Do this because you yourselves were chosen to receive a blessing.”
1 Peter 3:8-9 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1pe.3.8-9.erv
1 Peter 3:8-9 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1pe.3.8-9.erv
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Exodus 32:9-13
“The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and I know that they are very stubborn. They will always turn against me. So now let me destroy them in anger. Then I will make a great nation from you.” But Moses begged the Lord his God, “ Lord, don’t let your anger destroy your people. You brought them out of Egypt with your great power and strength. But if you destroy your people, the Egyptians will say, ‘God planned to do bad things to his people. That is why he led them out of Egypt. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the earth.’ So don’t be angry with your people. Please change your mind! Don’t destroy them. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. These men served you, and you used your name to make a promise to them. You said, ‘I will make your people as many as the stars in the sky. I will give your people all this land as I promised. This land will be theirs forever.’””
Exodus 32:9-13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/exo.32.9-13.erv
Exodus 32:9-13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/exo.32.9-13.erv
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Psalm 43:5
“Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the help of my [sad] countenance, and my God.”
Psalm 43:5 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.43.5.ampc
Psalm 43:5 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.43.5.ampc
Friday, January 19, 2018
1 Samuel 12:19-22
“And [they] all said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil–to ask for a king. And Samuel said to the people, Fear not. You have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve Him with all your heart. And turn not aside after vain and worthless things which cannot profit or deliver you, for they are empty and futile. The Lord will not forsake His people for His great name's sake, for it has pleased Him to make you a people for Himself.”
1 Samuel 12:19-22 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/1sa.12.19-22.ampc
1 Samuel 12:19-22 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/1sa.12.19-22.ampc
Thursday, January 18, 2018
James 5:16-18
“Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1.] And [then] he prayed again and the heavens supplied rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. [I Kings 18:42-45.]”
James 5:16-18 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jas.5.16-18.ampc
James 5:16-18 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jas.5.16-18.ampc
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Hebrews 10:30
“For we know Him Who said, Vengeance is Mine [retribution and the meting out of full justice rest with Me]; I will repay [I will exact the compensation], says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge and determine and solve and settle the cause and the cases of His people. [Deut. 32:35, 36.]”
Hebrews 10:30 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/heb.10.30.ampc
Hebrews 10:30 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/heb.10.30.ampc
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
1 John 4:7-10
“Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child. And so everyone who loves knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him. True love is God’s love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.”
1 John 4:7-10 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1jn.4.7-10.erv
1 John 4:7-10 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1jn.4.7-10.erv
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Luke 18:10-14
““One time there was a Pharisee and a tax collector. One day they both went to the Temple to pray. The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men who steal, cheat, or commit adultery. I thank you that I am better than this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of everything I get!’ “The tax collector stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. He felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’ I tell you, when this man finished his prayer and went home, he was right with God. But the Pharisee, who felt that he was better than others, was not right with God. People who make themselves important will be made humble. But those who make themselves humble will be made important.””
Luke 18:10-14 ERV
http://bible.com/406/luk.18.10-14.erv
Luke 18:10-14 ERV
http://bible.com/406/luk.18.10-14.erv
Matthew 6:7-8
““And when you pray, don’t be like the people who don’t know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them. Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
Matthew 6:7-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.6.7-8.erv
Matthew 6:7-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.6.7-8.erv
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Mark 11:22-24
“Jesus answered, “Have faith in God. The truth is, you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, mountain, fall into the sea.’ And if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that what you say will happen, then God will do it for you. So I tell you to ask for what you want in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.”
Mark 11:22-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mrk.11.22-24.erv
Mark 11:22-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mrk.11.22-24.erv
Friday, January 12, 2018
Matthew 9:11-13
“The Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with these people. They asked his followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?” Jesus heard them say this. So he said to them, “It is the sick people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy. You need to go and learn what this Scripture means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.””
Matthew 9:11-13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.9.11-13.erv
Matthew 9:11-13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.9.11-13.erv
Thursday, January 11, 2018
2 Corinthians 5:19, 21
“I mean that God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ, God did not hold people guilty for their sins. And he gave us this message of peace to tell people.
Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.”
2 Corinthians 5:19, 21 ERV
http://bible.com/406/2co.5.19,21.erv
Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.”
2 Corinthians 5:19, 21 ERV
http://bible.com/406/2co.5.19,21.erv
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Genesis 28:15
““I am with you, and I will protect you everywhere you go. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised.””
Genesis 28:15 ERV
http://bible.com/406/gen.28.15.erv
Genesis 28:15 ERV
http://bible.com/406/gen.28.15.erv
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
2 Timothy 1:7
“The Spirit God gave us does not make us afraid. His Spirit is a source of power and love and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1:7 ERV
http://bible.com/406/2ti.1.7.erv
2 Timothy 1:7 ERV
http://bible.com/406/2ti.1.7.erv
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Romans 8:1-4
“So now anyone who is in Christ Jesus is not judged guilty. That is because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit that brings life made you free. It made you free from the law that brings sin and death. The law was without power because it was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do: He sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that everyone else uses for sin. God sent him to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to destroy sin. He did this so that we could be right just as the law said we must be. Now we don’t live following our sinful selves. We live following the Spirit.”
Romans 8:1-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.8.1-4.erv
Romans 8:1-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.8.1-4.erv
Isaiah 41:8-14, 17-18
“The Lord says, “You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham. You were in a faraway country, but I reached out to you. I called you from that faraway place. I said, ‘You are my servant.’ I chose you, and I have not rejected you. Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory. Look, some people are angry with you, but they will be ashamed and disgraced. Your enemies will be lost and disappear. You will look for the people who were against you, but you will not be able to find them. Those who fought against you will disappear completely. I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand. And I tell you, ‘Don’t be afraid! I will help you.’ People of Israel, descendants of Jacob, you may be weak and worthless, but do not be afraid. I myself will help you.” This is what the Lord himself says. “I am the Holy One of Israel, the one who saves you.
“The poor and needy look for water, but they cannot find any. Their tongues are dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer their prayers. I, the God of Israel, will not leave them to die. I will make rivers flow on dry hills. I will make springs of water flow through the valleys. I will change the desert into a lake filled with water. There will be springs of water in that dry land.”
Isaiah 41:8-14, 17-18 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.41.8-14,17-18.erv
“The poor and needy look for water, but they cannot find any. Their tongues are dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer their prayers. I, the God of Israel, will not leave them to die. I will make rivers flow on dry hills. I will make springs of water flow through the valleys. I will change the desert into a lake filled with water. There will be springs of water in that dry land.”
Isaiah 41:8-14, 17-18 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.41.8-14,17-18.erv
Saturday, January 6, 2018
James 4:2-3
“You want things, but you don’t get them. So you kill and are jealous of others. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t get what you want because you don’t ask God. Or when you ask, you don’t receive anything, because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want to use it for your own pleasure.”
James 4:2-3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jas.4.2-3.erv
James 4:2-3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jas.4.2-3.erv
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Acts 20:24
“I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.”
Acts 20:24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/act.20.24.erv
Acts 20:24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/act.20.24.erv
Philippians 3:3, 9
“But we are the ones who have the true circumcision —we who worship God through his Spirit. We don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do. We take pride only in Christ Jesus.
I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.”
Philippians 3:3, 9 ERV
http://bible.com/406/php.3.3,9.erv
I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.”
Philippians 3:3, 9 ERV
http://bible.com/406/php.3.3,9.erv
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Psalms 84:10-12
“One day in your Temple is better than a thousand days anywhere else. Serving as a guard at the gate of my God’s house is better than living in the homes of the wicked. The Lord God is our protector and glorious king. He blesses us with kindness and honor. The Lord freely gives every good thing to those who do what is right. Lord All-Powerful, great blessings belong to those who trust in you!”
Psalms 84:10-12 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.84.10-12.erv
Psalms 84:10-12 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.84.10-12.erv
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Exodus 33:12-17
“Moses said to the Lord, “You told me to lead these people, but you did not say who you would send with me. You said to me, ‘I know you very well, and I am pleased with you.’ If I have really pleased you, then teach me your ways. I want to know you. Then I can continue to please you. Remember that these people are your nation.” The Lord answered, “I myself will go with you. I will lead you.” Then Moses said to him, “If you don’t go with us, then don’t make us leave this place. Also, how will we know if you are pleased with me and these people? If you go with us, we will know for sure. If you don’t go with us, these people and I will be no different from any other people on the earth.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will do what you ask. I will do this because I am pleased with you and because I know you very well.””
Exodus 33:12-17 ERV
http://bible.com/406/exo.33.12-17.erv
Exodus 33:12-17 ERV
http://bible.com/406/exo.33.12-17.erv
Monday, January 1, 2018
Joshua 1:5
“Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you. No one will be able to stop you all your life. I will not abandon you. I will never leave you.”
Joshua 1:5 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jos.1.5.erv
Joshua 1:5 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jos.1.5.erv
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