psalm 23

This is my favorite psalm. The imagery is breathtaking to me. I love the empowering feeling I get know the Lord is with me and I have nothing on earth to fear. The water and pasture are so serene, it represents the peace that comes with knowing Jesus. This peace leads to the healing that comes when he restores our souls. And in that blissful peace I will live for the rest of eternity :]

Psalm 23

Isaiah 42:1-10

This passage talks about how God created the heavens, the Earth, and everything on the Earth. This includes everything evil in the world. The Lord is righteous and with cast his judgment when the time is right. We should praise Him, not graven images. I feel like there is more here that I am missing though.

Isaiah 42:1-10

Psalm 145

Once again this psalm talks about how God is all powerful and good, deserving of all praises. Then it goes into the Kingdom of heaven and how it will last eternally through the generations. It is truly majestic with God on his thrown. He s righteous, fulfilling the desires of those who love Him in due time. He will preserve them. The wicked shall perish.

Psalm 145

Matthew 25:31-46

It really amazes me how we can serve God so simply. By helping the least, we are helping Jesus. And the examples in these verses are some of the bare essentials of life. These acts of love allow God's light to shine through us. Just the same though, if we don't lend a helping hand to those in need, we are also denying Jesus.

Matthew 25:31-46

Mark 10:17-27

27- "With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible."
Truly astounding when you think about it! God can do ANYTHING. And this is why we have miracles. It's all from Him! Praise his holy name! Here we also see that our worldly possessions hold no value. It is easier to fit a camel through the head of a pin than a rich man get into heaven. We must recognize that God is the only one with true value.

Mark 10:17-27

James 2:14-26

I find this passage extremely motivating. My grandfather has referenced some of these verses before--works are a necessity to be justified---not faith alone. We must GO and DO the works that God commands us to do--then we can be perfected. You can't just stand there and SAY you're a Christian--you have to LIVE it.

James 2:14-26

Psalm 84

This psalm talks about how those who walk upright in the Lord are blessed. "no good thing will he withold from them who walk uprightly." Those that trust him Him are blessed. Through God we are strengthened and made holy. We choose the simplest goodness over the most appealing wickedness.

Psalm 84

Collosians 1:15-23

From this I got that the Lord is the creator of ALL things in heaven and on earth--Good and Evil--everything. And everything was created FOR Him. We must dwell IN Him, the father. Because of Christ's sacrifice, our sins can be reconciled. We will be holy, unblameable, and unreproveable. We must stay grounded and unmoveable in his Word.

Collosians 1:15-23

Ephesians 5: 1-14

Here it talks about how we must refrain from such sins as fornication, idolatry and covetousness in order to receive the kingdom of God. No one unclean will be accepted. We must not be deceived by vain words or we will feel God's wrath. Because we are children of God, we were once in the darkness, but now walk in the light. We must shed light on the darkened to expose the sin.

Ephesians 5:1-14

Ephesians 4:17-29

This passage talks about how the Holy Spirit must put us though a change of mind so we may think as Christ. This will cleanse us of our blindness, vanity, and greed. We will be renewed. Created righteous and holy. We will sin no more. When we keep the devil at bay, we will be able to gracefully profess God's word.

Ephesians 4:17-29

pslam 62

This psalm talks about how God holds all power. We should not be greedy for money, or become vain in our ways. God is our rock and our salvation. He is all-powerful. We are weak and helpless without him. Therefore we must trust in him and he will show us mercy. We will be unmovable in Him.

Psalm 62

Romans 12:9-21

This passage talks about keeping a humble, peaceful heart. Rejoice in the good, and abhor the evil. Even when being persecuted, stay calm and humble. Keep an honest heart, and you will be rewarded. The focus should never be on yourself. Conquer evil with Good. Live with passion and be steadfast for the Lord.

Romans 12:9-21

Romans 12:1-8

This passage reads about how we must not conform to the world's ways. We have a purpose, and that is to sacrifice our lives for Jesus Christ, serving him. It comes through a state of mind. We all are part of the body of Christ as his children, but we all may serve him in different ways. We should not be measured by what we're doing but by how much faith we have when we're doing it. God has given us each a gift and it is up to us to utilize it to glorify Him and do His works.

Romans 12:1-8

Psalm 73

What a beautiful and resounding psalm to me. It talks to me about the differences between the Godly and the Ungody. Although those that sin may appear to be having a great time and basking in their unclean ways, they will ultimately be brought to destruction. We need not be envious. Just as we may endure suffering and discomfort on earth, we will end up living with Jesus forever. This life will turn into a fleeting second before we know it. We must drawer closer to God because he is the strength in our hearts.

Psalm 73

Collosians 3:12-17

Here we see that God wants us to act kindly, humbly, and meekly. We must forgive those we fight with as Jesus forgave us. And with charity we can be perfect. We need to sing joyfully glorifying the Lord in his peace and justice. His peace and word must run our hearts. Let us thank Him for all that his has given us.

Collosians 3:12-17

Collosians 3:1-11

These verses talk about how we must shed ourselves of uncleanliness in order to live in Christ. God will shed his wrath on those that disobey. We must seek those things which are above. This world holds nothing that will last. We are dead, and God holds the key to our eternal life- Jesus.

Collosians 3:1-11

pslam 99

This psalm talks about the praising the Lord for his righteousness and judgment. He is just. I find it interesting that the Lord forgives, but he still avenges. Righteousness is the forgiveness and the judgment is in the vengeance. Forgiveness is not just forgetting what happened. it is not holding a grudge.

Psalm 99

James 3:1-12

The Lord is working. These verses are something I needed to read for myself. I am struggling with these sins and they have been fighting inside me for a while now. I understand the "double-mind" that the scripture talks about, but not in a way that is explained when I researched what it means to be double-minded-- It's like I'm not in my same mind when I sin, is how I understand it. It's a habit I've been trying to kick. We must purify ourselves whole-heartedly. The verses also talk about how we can not be friends with the world or we will be enemies of God.

James 4:1-12

Psalm 97

Yet again this psalm speaks about the Lord's mighty power and strength. He is truly righteous. Let all who worship idols and images turn away and turn to Him. He is the God of Gods. God will pass judgment on all of us. The good at heart will be joyful. He will deliver us from evil. Praise Hid holy name!

Psalm 97

Philippians 3:12-21

Here it deals with striving for perfection. This is a topic I feel strongly about. I think that we should be able to reach a point where we live sinlessly. Yes, we are born sinners and everyone will sin at some point but when Jesus transforms us and we are born again, we should be able to live without sinning. Just like any bad habit we can break away from our sins. It is important that we do not let ourselves live with the mentality of-oh, its okay if I sin every once in a while, God will understand. We can not leave ourselves room to sin in our minds because all thoughts should be focused on Jesus' will.

Philippians 3:12-21

Philippians 3:1-11

This section talks about the meaninglessness of our worldly possessions. We must sacrifice it unto the Lord. Everything that we have gained is counted as a loss for Him. We may suffer as he did and be without our worldly desires so we may be dead and resurrected. We also must not put any confidence in the flesh--we must put our confidence in the Lord.

Philippians 3:1-11

Matthew 20:20-28

This section talks about what it takes to sit at the right and left hand of Jesus in His kingdom. It is the Lord father who will decide. Until then we must act humbly, serve Him, and minister. We need to be like the the Son of God who came here to minister and give His life for others' benefit.

Matthew 20:20-28

James 3:1-12

I am glad these verses came up. I always had an idea that something about fountains and water that spoke about language was in the bible, but I didn't know where. Yes--this is why I don't swear. How can we curse man and bless God with the same tongue?If even a little salt is added to fresh water, the water is no longer purely fresh. We must always watch our language because our tongues can be poisonous weapons if used wrongly.

James 3:1-12