Posts Tagged ‘ Christ ’
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12, ESV
We can strive to be good on our own, but it takes the Son of Man who died for our sins to find eternal life.
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17, ESV
We were not meant to live life alone. We encourage and guide each other in the Lord.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11, ESV
We may not be perfect nor able to attain perfection on our own, but clothing ourselves in Christ clothes us in His perfection and empowers us to combat the evils of this world and their god.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1
God has a standard, a perfect way He expects us to live. Not choosing to follow leads to pain and death. Accepting we can never attain perfection on our own, we turn to the Perfect One who made a way for us.
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
Psalm 68:5, ESV
God is always watching over us. We may not find full peace and safety in this life, but He protects us through the blood of Christ from the coming wrath.
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:3, ESV
When we live according to God’s will, we will be successful. It may not be the the success we expect, but being established in God makes everything work for His glory.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV
God is far above us in every regard, it is best to simply trust Hin and His Word to guide us in this life and have hope for the next.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV
We have faith in the Faithful One, which gives us hope for the present and future because of His love, and we share that love with others.
Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:17-18, ESV
Our sovereign God is in control. We have nothing to fear, for we know He has a plan. We will one day have the joy of eternal peace in His presence.
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24, ESV
Everyone likes compliments, but sometimes we just need some good news, some encouragement. The greatest news is that God loves us even though we rebel, and He sent His Son to reconcile us to Himself.
a simple man of God 