Daily verse and quote

“Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.” Proverbs 13:10 “Blame: Never affirms – it assaults. Never restores - it wounds. Never solves - it complicates. Never builds - it destroys.” [Charles Swindoll]

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 “God loves you as if He didn’t have anyone else to love.” [St. Augustine] Naturally, God Speaks

“You are the world’s light— a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:14-16 It is a great deal better to live a holy life than to talk about it. Lighthouses do not ring bells and fire cannons to call attention to their shining. They just shine! [D.L.Moody] Naturally, God Speaks

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 5:8 “If you expect to make any significant impact on anyone else, it’s going to cost you something.” [Loren McBain]

“We have around us many people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back.” Hebrews 12:1 Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined w/absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. [My Utmost for His Highest] Naturally, God Speaks

“But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!” Matthew 14:27 “Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it’s strengthened by use. Sometimes God places us in a position, almost forcing us to use that muscle.” [Ruth Gordon]

“Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20 Until you try the impossible, you don’t test the resources of God. Anon. Naturally, God Speaks

“And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.” Luke 21:17 We must welcome persecution. God allows persecution against the church to move her away from apathy and to provide opportunities to advance His kingdom. [Excerpt from book “Unleashed”]

“Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.” Romans 12:2 A change in behavior begins with Jesus changing our heart. Our Daily Bread Naturally, God Speaks

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:17-18 There are high spots in all of our lives, and most of them come about through encouragement from someone else. George Adams Naturally, God Speaks

“You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him.” Ephesians 5:1 Being born again takes a moment of faith, but becoming like Christ is a lifelong process. Unknown

I came to realize that acceptance with God comes by believing in Christ.” Galatians 2:19 If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible. Desmond Tutu Naturally, God Speak

“Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD!” Psalm 144:15 Laugh a little; it is the hand of God on the shoulder of a troubled world. Anon.

“The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is a fair God, and everyone who waits for his help will be happy.” Isaiah 30:18 “At least as important as the things we wait for is the work that God wants to do in us as we wait. [Ben Patterson] Naturally, God Speaks

“And I gave them the Sabbath—a day of rest every seventh day— as a symbol between them and me, to remind them that it is I, the Lord, who sanctifies them—that they are truly my people.” Ezekiel 20:12 Two bears are in a cave. The papa bear is wide awake. The mama bear is dozing off. “I told you not to have coffee before winter.” Based on Gary Larson cartoon

"Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” Isaiah 65:17 I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years. Martin Luther Naturally, God Speaks

“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.” Matthew 7:1-2 Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes! Billy Connollyhttps://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f604/32.png Naturally, God Speaks

“What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us? “ Romans 8:31 God's presence is all that matters. Francis Chan

“The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own." Hebrews 12:6 Embrace the Lord’s correction. Consider it a blessing. Know that it evidences the Lord’s love for you. [Spirit Filled Life Bible] Naturally, God Speaks

“David also said to his son Solomon, ‘Be strong and brave, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, because the Lord God, my God, is with you.’” 1 Chronicles 28:20 Each of us has the power and responsibility to become a rainbow in the clouds. Maya Angelou

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.” 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time. We are in it now. Charlotte Perkins Gilman Naturally, God Speaks

“Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back— given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity." Luke 6:38 Have your heart right with Christ, and He will visit you often, and so turn weekdays into Sundays, meals into sacraments, homes into temples and earth into heaven. Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“For my eyes have seen your salvation, Which you have made ready before the face of all nations; A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” Luke 2:30-32 Four Spiritual Laws 1. God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. 2. Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. 3. Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life. 4. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives. We receive Christ by Personal Invitation - [Christ speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him." (Revelation 3:20) Authored by Dr. Bill Bright Naturally, God Speaks

Dear "Hopefully". Thank you for all your responses to my posts. Your kind words are very encouraging.

“Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 Nature is the living, visible garment of God. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Naturally, God Speaks