Monthly Archives: July 2013

JAMES 4:7 NKJ 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Most believers expect God to control the devil, but God gave you that responsibility. EPHESIANS 4:27 NKJ 27 nor give place to the … Continue reading →

2 CORINTHIANS 3:5-6 NIV 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter … Continue reading →

MARK 6:6 NIV 6 And he was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Don’t despair if your faith is weak. Everyone starts out with weak faith. Your faith can be fed … Continue reading →

PSALM 5:12 NIV 12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. God’s favor can change your life. Someone who is favored is called a favor-ite. (The New Testament teaches … Continue reading →

Life can be hard. Maybe you have been forsaken by your spouse. Or are struggling with the death of a loved one. Or facing the constant pain of disease. Or the loss of a job or business. Or, maybe just … Continue reading →

PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 NKJ 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on … Continue reading →

PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4 NKJ 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also … Continue reading →

ROMANS 12:21 NIV 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. There seems to be no lack of evil. That gives us an opportunity to overcome. We will be tempted to respond in kind — to … Continue reading →

MATTHEW 7:11 NIV 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! God is primarily a … Continue reading →