:)

December 17

"steadfast love" was in Psalms 136 26 times! Pretty cool huh? Kinda makes you realize really how much God loves us. He writes "To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and the stars to rule over the night, his steadfast love endures forever..." and he goes on like that for 26 verses. Really grained the thought in my mind for a long time. "give thanks to the Lord for he is good., for his steadfast love endures forever"

December 20

Psalm 139:1

Lord, you have searched me and known me!...

Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O lord, you know me altogether

Psalms 139:13-16

For you have formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mothers womb. I praise you, for i am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it well. My frame was not hidden form you... Your eyes say my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was were none of them

December 23

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard, O lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline for any evil to busy myself with wicked deeds

Revelations

Sometimes I feel SO lost in Revelations buttt today, I LOVED it :)
"After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:
                      "Salvation belongs to our God,
                       who sits on the throne,
                       and to the Lamb."
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:
                     "Amen!
                      Praise and glory
                      and wisdom and thanks and honor
                      and power and strength
                      be to our God forever and ever.
                      Amen!"
Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes--who are they. and where did they come from?"
I answered, "Sir, you know."
And he said, "There are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,
     "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Revelations 7:9-17

How AWESOME is that?!?!
New favorite scripture? maybe.
             

Jonah <3

Jonah was awesome, loved it.
Verses :) :
"In my distress I called to the LORD,
       and he answered me.
       From the depths of the grave ^[a] I called for help,
       and you listened to my cry.
You hurled me into the deep,
       into the very heart of the seas,
       and the currents swirled about me;
       all your waves and breakers
       swept over me.
 I said, 'I have been banished
       from your sight;
       yet I will look again
       toward your holy temple.'
The engulfing waters threatened me, ^[b]
       the deep surrounded me;
       seaweed was wrapped around my head.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
       the earth beneath barred me in forever.
       But you brought my life up from the pit,
       O LORD my God.
"When my life was ebbing away,
       I remembered you, LORD,
       and my prayer rose to you,
       to your holy temple.
"Those who cling to worthless idols
       forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
But I, with a song of thanksgiving,
       will sacrifice to you.
       What I have vowed I will make good.
       Salvation comes from the LORD."

Jonah 2:1-9

I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

Jonah 4:1

LOVE BOMB FOR JENNA

hey friend. i love you

December 1

1 John 2: 15

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him...

and the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever

December 2

Psalm 121:5

The lord is your keeper, the lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The lord will keep your going our and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

December 3

1 John 3:16

By this love we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers

December 4

1 John 4:10

In this is love,not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another

November 24th

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

1 Peter 3:3-4

I think I need to work on this "gentle and quiet spirit" thing. ;)

Devotions Today

So, today, devotions were kindof hard. Reading through Ezekial was tough because the passage isn't about the nice, happy, forgiving, merciful God the we've been reading about in the New Testament. It was about all the sacrifices and rules that he required. Was it just me, or did it kind of make you feel inadequate? Like, God wouldn't love me, because I haven't once sacrificed an animal...it was all so specific, and I've never followed any of the rules. But then I realized, Jesus WAS the sacrifice. I no longer have to follow all those rules and specific guidelines anymore because if Him. I am so grateful :)

November 20th & 21st

First off, I have skipped a few chapters of Ezekiel last week, when he was telling all the measurements of the temple...I feel kinda bad for just skipping it, but maybe I'll go back and read it later...it was just so long!

Anyways..James has been AWESOME :)

Come near to God and he w:29ill come near to you.
James 4:8

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms 118:24

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psalms 118

 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes
great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:3-12

James 3 really convicted me. I gossip a lot and talk behind peoples backs, and I need to work on it, because, he's right, I don't want to worship God and curse people out of the same mouth.

November 16-20

OH MY GOSH!! i love Jesus! how could you not?

November 16

Hebrews 13:1-25

I will never leave you or forsake you. So we can confidently say "the Lord is my helper, I will not fear; what can man do to me?

November 17

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols i will cleanse you. And i will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And i will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. An i will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules

James 1:2-6

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have full effect, that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing. In any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind

November 18

James 1:19

Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. For mans anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires

November 19

Faith apart from works is useless

Psalms 118

I shall not die, but i shall live and recount the deeds of the lord. The lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death

November 20

James 4:6

God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble Submit yourselves therefor to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts

James 4:14

Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say "if the lord wills, we will live and do this or that"

November 17th &18th

Consider it pure joy, my brothers when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish it's work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:2-4

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

James 1:49

A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

Proverbs 27:15-16

-Gotta remember this one :)

Oh my gosh Steph, I think I have found my absolute favorite passage of scripture-

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin the so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning it's shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:1-3

SO GOOD!!! love it. love you. :)

Nov. 12th

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

November 7th (littlleee behind ;)

Therefore he is able to save completly those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25

<3 <3 <3

November 6

Pslam 106:1-12

give thanks to the lord, for he is good; his love endures FOREVER. who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare his praise?

November 7

Hebrews 8:12

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more

October 30th & 31st

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for him." The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.

Lamentations 3:22-25

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Hebrews 2:18

Then just all of Psalms 103 :)

<3

I LOVE YOU WEPH!!!!!

October 29th

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20

TRUE. im bad at this.

October 27, 28

October 27

Titus 2:4-5

Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches s to say "NO" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly loves in this present age, while we wait for our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

October 28

Titus 3:1-3

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do what ever is good to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate and to show true humility toward all men.

But when the kindness and love of God our savior appeared, he saved us not because of righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy, He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the holy spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Saviour, so that, having been justified by his grace , we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

October 28th

Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 26:17

GUILTY!

October 24th +25th

October 24th

When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul,

Psalms 94: 18-19

October 25th

For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

2 Timothy 4:3-- I nominate this for theme verse of our science class :) <3

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Timothy 4:18

I think 2 Timothy is my favorite book so far! :)

October 25, 26

October 25

2 Timothy 4:2-3

Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage. with great patience and careful instruction.

But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an Evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry

Psalms 95:1-2

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation

October 26

Psalms 97:1-2

The lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice. Clouds and thick darkness surrounds him: righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

For you O lord are the most high over all the earth. you are exalted far above all gods.

Rejoice in the lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name

October 23, 24

October 23

2 Timothy 2:1-21

Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus

Id we died with him, we ill also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful,, for he cannot disown himself

October 24

Warn then before God against quarreling about wards; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen

2 timothy 2:22

Flee the evil desires of youth , and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. Don't have anything to do with foolish arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant then repentance leading then to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil who has taken them captive to do His will

October 23

If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:11-13

October 22nd

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7

I will say of my Lord,"He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Psalms 91:2

october 22

2 Timothy 1:9

But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and called us to a holy life- not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This Grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed thought the appearing of our savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel

Psalms 91:14

This verse is simply amazing. Because I love God with all my heart, he will do all these things for me... wow. I REALLY don't deserve that.

"Because he loves me", says the Lord, I will answer him; for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and i will answer him; I will be with in in trouble, i will deliver him and honor him, With long life will i satisfy him and show him my salvation"

October 19, October 20

October 19

Jeremiah 33:11

Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, For the Lord is good. His Love endures forever :D

Timothy 4:12

Yay! awesome verse :)

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set a example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity"

October 20

Psalm 89:28

I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail

October 21

Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

October 19th

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 25:24

Oct 18th

So, today, when I was reading Jeremiah, and I was completly struck and convicted that I AM NOT UNDER THE WRATH OF GOD. These people in Jeremiah were, they were help accountable for they're sin. I am going to HEAVEN! I am counted righteous! Praise God! :) Anyways, I put a new note on my wall, its the first on thats not a scripture. It says: You are not under the wrath of God! Be grateful! Lord, keep me humble and grateful!

And now for the scriptures:

I am the Lord the God of all mankind. Is anything to hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head and the Lord will reward you.

Proverbs 25:21-22

October 17

Sooo, this morning when i spent time with God, i decided to read Romans, along with the one year bible. I wanted to look over the chapter we were going to read next Sunday, during scripture memory. The chapter was AMAZING! Romans i one of my favorite books in the bible. That and Philippians. So anyway, I just wanted to jot down some good verses in Romans, because i think it'll be encouraging.

Romans 5:2-12

Through Him we have also obtained, access by faith into his grace, in which we stand, and we rejoice, in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because Gods love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one wold dare even to die, but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Since, Therefore we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

whew! Wasn't that truly amazing?

alright, now onto the one year bible

1 Timothy 2:3-5

This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for a men- the testimony given in its proper time

2:9

I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. A women should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man; she must be silent.

October 14, 15 and 16- I'm bad at doing this every day! :/

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord; My heart and flesh cry out for the living God!

Psalms 84: 1-2

But the Lord is faithful and he will stregthen and protect you from the evil one.

2 Thessalonins 3:3
--Is it just me or is it totally AWESOME to have a FAITHFUL Lord who will protect you from the evil one?!

May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perserverance.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

Teach me your way, O Lord and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Psalms 86:11

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfullness.

Psalms 86:15

October 16

1 Timothy 1:5

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart adn a good conscience and sincere faith

1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.

1:14

The grace our Lord has poured our on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ

1:18

So that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and good conscience

Psalm 86:1-4

Hear O lord and answer me, for i am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord for i call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you O lord, I lift up my soul

1-11

Teach me your way, O lord, and i will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that i may fear your name. I will praise you , O lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.

October 15

2 Thessalonians 3:3-5

But the lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into Gods love and Christs perseverance.

Psam 85:10-13

Love and faithfulness meet together, righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth the earth and righteousness looks down form heaven. The lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yeild its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.

Proverbs 25:16

If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit. >>>>haha sorry. is it just me? or does that make you laugh? or at least smile, or something :)

HUGE catch up!!!!!!

SO sorry i haven't posted in so long!

October 3

Jeremiah 1:5

Before i formed you in the womb i knew you, before you were born i set you apart i appointed you as a prophet to the nations

Philippians 4:4-7

Rejoice in the lord always, again i will say rejoice! let your gentleness be evident to all. the lord is near. do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. and the peace of God which transcends all understanding, Will guard your hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus

October 4

Colossians 1:9-10

Ans asked god to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. and we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the lord and may please him in every way

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the son he loves, in whole we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins

October 5

Colossians 2:3-4

so then just as you received Christ Jesus as lord, continue to live in him rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness

October 6

Colossians 13-15

When you were dead in your sins, god made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away. Nailing it to the cross, and having disarmed the powers and authorities he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross

Proverbs 24:26

an honest answer is like a kiss on the lips :)

October 7

Colossians 3:1-17

(i loved this whole chapter... too long to type, but totally worth reading)

October 8

Colossians 3:23-25

What ever you do, work at it with all your mind, working for the lord, not for man, since you know that you will receive and inheritance form the lord as reward, it is the lord Christ you are serving.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. and pray for s, too, that god may open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ

October 10

May the lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. may he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the eyes of the lord.

October 11

For the lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud archangel and with the trumpet call of god, and the dead in Christ will rise first. after that we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air, and so we will be with the lord forever, therefore encourage each other with these words.

October 12

Thessalonians 5:9

for god did not point us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our lord Jesus Christ he died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him therefor encourage one another and build each other , just as in fact you are doing

Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus

October 14

Because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the spirit and through belief in the truth, be called you to this through our gospel that you might share in the glory of our lord Jesus Christ. so then brothers, stand firm, and hold to the teachings we pass to you whether by word of mouth or by letter

whew! done! that was encouraging... to type all that up :)

October 11th & 12th

Cursed is the one who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:5

Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
Jeremiah 20:13

Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Thessalonians 5:16-18

October 8th

Children, obey your parents in erything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, for they will become discouraged. Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, and do it not only when their eye is upon you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Colossians 3: 20-24

Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 4:5-6

October 7th

"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who excercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight." declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly thing, for you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Collossians 3:1-4

JENNA! you can delete this... btw

but i just wanted to say I LOVE YOU and i missed you so much this weekend and it felt like i havent seen you in a long time. soooo lets hang out soon. loveyouloveyouloveyouloveyou...

oh.. and also. what happened to all of our posts?

October 3rd + 4th

"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
 .
Jeremiah 1:5

He has already set me aside to do something! I wonder what it is....

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brothers, whatever is true, what ever in noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me- put into practice, and the God of peace will be with you."

Philippians 4:4-9

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

Philippians 4:13

"Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him. Do not fret because evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out."

Proverbs 24:17-20

" 'If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as prostitutes with many lovers- would you now return to me?' declares the Lord"

Jeremiah 3:1

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or powers, or rulers, or authorities; all things were created by him for him. He is before all things and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the first born from among the dead, so that in everything he might have supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell on him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross."

Colossians 1:15-20

October 2

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God is calling me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13

Side Note: Tomorrow we start Jeremiah...yay! I have to admit, I am glad to be out of Isaiah!

Catch up too!!

I got really behind too! And i felt the same way you did. I was like "oh nooo! now i have to read, like eight chapters in Isaiah... that book is SO hard!" and then, just like that, I was sucked in, and it didn't drag on at all. There was so many superb verses.

September 28:

Ephesians 6:2-3, 6:7-8, 6:10-1

"Honor your mother and father -which is the first commandment with a promise- that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth"

"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free"

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. STAND FIRM!"

September 29

Isaiah 58:8

"Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call and the lord will answer, you will cry for help and the Lord will answer "I am here"

September 30

Isaiah 61:10-13

"I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations"

*Oh my! I just LOVE Philippians! I'm pretty sure its my favorite Book of the Bible :D

Philippians 1:30

"If you have any encouragement form being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing our of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others"

October 1

Isaiah 63:8-63:17

"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter, we are all the work of your hands"

"Behold I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy"

"never again will there be in it a infant who lives but a few days, or an old mad who does not love out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be thought mere youth"

Psalm 73:26-29

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever... I have made my sovereign Lord my refuge"

Sept 29, 30 and Oct 1st...Catching up!

The passages set aside for these day were FULL of awesome, convicting verses. It was totally a God-thing, because, last night, I was behind 2 days, and I didn't really want to read my devotion, but once I got going, wow. I was sucked in, and I ended up catching myself up because I enjoyed what I was reading so much. :)

"I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and revive the heart of the contrite."

    Isaiah 57:15

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and provide the poor wanderer with shelter- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' "

    Isaiah 58:6-9

"Surely the arm of the Lord is not to short to save, nor his ear to dull to hear."

     Isaiah 59:1

"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

     Philippians 1:6

"Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to mo has really served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ."

    Philippians 1:12-13

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if and comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same love, being in one spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourselves."
     Philippians 2:1-3

"Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand, you guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

    Psalms 73:23-26 

September 28- A Day Behind...

"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken, nor my covenant of peace be removed." Says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:10

"For my thoughts are not your thought, neither are my ways your ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and snow co e down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."

Isaiah 55:8-11

"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God."
Ephesians 6:10-17

SEPTEMBER 26

Ephesians 4:23

To be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness

therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. In your anger do not sin; do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.

Ephesians 4:29

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others according to their needs that it my benefit those who listen

September 26

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 4:31-32

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will never forget you!

Isaiah 49:15

SEPTEMBER 25

Isaiah 46:4

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you

Ephesians 4:1-3

I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace

Ephesians 4:15

Instead, speaking the truth on love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work

SEPTEMBER 23

Ephesians 3:17

And pray that you, being rooted and established in Love, may have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide, and how long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen

September 24

This is what the Lord says- Israels King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:
     I am the first, and I am the last; apart from me, there is no God. Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it.
     Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come- yes, let him foretell what will come.
...
     You are my witnesses. Is there any God beside me? No, there is no other rock. I know not one.

Isaiah 44:6-8

How can I depend on anything else in this world but him? There is no other rock! :)

september 23

Ephesians 2:1-22

"Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions. It is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus"

"Raised us up with Christ and seated us with him"

that is SO amazing to me. Seated us with Him. WOW. I get to sit with God in the heavenly places. Cant wait :D

September 23

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is 0the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

September 22

Here are a few verses that stood out:

Isaiah 39:11

"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young"

good one

Ephesians 1:4

"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight...

In him we were chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first Hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory... having believed, you were marked in him with a seal..."

September 22

Why do you say, O Jacob,
And complain, O Israel
"My way is hidden from the Lord;
My cause is disregarded by God"?
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is an everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
They will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:27-31

I LOVE this verse!It is such awesome encouragement. We just need to HOPE in the LORD!! :)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For He alone chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love, he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the one he loves.

Ephesians 1:1-6

I really like this, because it shows me how much God loves me. He doesn't need me- he chose me "in accordance with his pleasure and will" but he loves me enough to give me, a sinner, "his glorious grace"!! I love him too!

September twentieth and twenty-first

September 20:

Galatians 5:13-26

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control...

Since we live by the spirit, let us keep in step with the spirit"

Gosh... I totally need to memorize this one. I meditated on it for a while and this part stood out "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the spirit" I like that, keep in step with the Spirit... like, walk with the Spirit, and stay by the Spirit. Anyways, this verse is a really good verse to remember during the day.

September 21

Galatians 6:1-4

"Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each others burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one of you should test his own actions"

Parts that stood out:

"Carry each others burdens"

"restore gently"

love,

your sister in christ,

and your God Loving pal,

Stephanie Kelly Graves

The Beginning

So, we've been reading the One Year Bible since sometime in September 3 and I decided it would be good to put all our thoughts down in a blog. Almost every day, something I read really touches me, and I want to be able to touch bases with Steph about it. So, here I am, blogging.

What touched me today:
Galatians 5:13
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

So many times, I see freedom as an opportunity to do something I wouldn't normally be able to do. But, instead, God calls me to use this awesome freedom he's given me to serve others, and to love them. Thats convicting.