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 :)