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Stand Strong in the Lord
Every Day, Our Daily Walk With Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - Every Day Do the Following:
1) Glorify God
2) Praise the Lord
3) Delight Yourself in the Lord
4) Your Word Lord Jesus I Have Treasured Within My Heart
5) Clean Your Mind and Your Heart
6) Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart
7) Take Refuge in God
8) Do Not Forget, Away With the Old Man
9) Do Not Be Distracted
Do Not Be Suffocated With the Anxieties and Cares of Life
Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God
10) We Are Raised with Jesus
11) Our Identity is in Christ Jesus Our Lord
12) Love the Lord Our God
13) Share the Love of God and the Word of God
Love One Another
Go Into the World
14) Seek Our Lord
15) Walk With Our Lord
16) Live in the Spirit, Walk in the Spirit
17) Fear the Lord
18) Be Obedient to Christ
19) Speak, Say, Believe, Do
20) Pray and Meditate
21) Wait on Our Lord
22) Prosper in Christ
23) I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me
24) We are Called, Chosen Before the Foundation of the World
25) To Know God
26) We Are Not of This World - Our Citizenship is in Heaven
27) We Are Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
28) We Have Victory in Jesus Name
29) Jesus Will Take Us Home
30) Our Home in Heaven Awaits Us
Stand Strong in the Lord
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:10-13 (ESV)
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:23-24 (NKJV)
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV)
But resist him (the devil), be firm in your faith [against his attack, rooted, established, immovable], knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world. [You do not suffer alone.]
1 Peter 5:9 (Amplified Bible)
Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name.
Psalm 86:11 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
You shall [follow the Lord] walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
1) Glorify God
one (seraphim) cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!
Isaiah 6:3 (NKJV)
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
Revelation 4:8b (NASB)
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable [Beyond our understanding].
Psalm 145:3 (NKJV)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
The earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
Psalm 24:1 (NKJV) (The King of Glory and His Kingdom)
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit [care for] him?
For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Psalm 8:3-5 (NKJV)
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
Psalm 103:13 (NIV)
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2) Praise the Lord!
This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 (NASB)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 (NKJV) (Praise the Lord)
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 146:1-2 (NKJV) (Praise the Lord)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His [holy] name!
Psalm 103:1 (NKJV)
my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Psalm 35:9 (NKJV)
Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His [holy] name.
Psalm 100:4 (Amplified Bible)
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1-2 (NASB)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3 (NKJV) (The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God)
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 86:12 (KJV)
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 104:33 (Amplified Bible)
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:1-2 (NKJV) (A Call to Worship and Obedience)
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7a (NKJV)
I will praise the Lord no matter what happens. I will constantly speak of his glories and grace.
I will boast of all his kindness to me. Let all who are discouraged take heart.
Let us praise the Lord together and exalt his name.
Psalm 34:1-3 (Living Bible)
I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever [with grateful, affectionate praise].
Every day [with its new reasons] will I bless You [affectionately and gratefully praise You]; yes, I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is [so vast and deep as to be] unsearchable.
Psalm 145:1-3 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience], Who delights greatly in His commandments.
Psalm 112:1 (Amplified Bible)
Let them praise Your great name. It is to be honored with fear. He is holy!
Psalm 99:3 (NLV)
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3) Delight Yourself in the Lord
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
Psalm 35:9 (NKJV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah (8:10b) (the joy of the Lord is MY strength)
Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His [holy] name.
Psalm 100:4 (Amplified Bible)
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:1-2 (NKJV)
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4) Your Word Lord Jesus I Have Treasured Within My Heart
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:11 (NKJV)
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)
But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 (NASB)
that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
Ephesians 5:26 (NKJV)
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:5 (NKJV)
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:16-17 (NASB)
But He said, Indeed, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.
Luke 11:28 (MEV)
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
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5) Clean Your Mind and Your Heart
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Cleanse Your Mind
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV)
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
Philippians 2:5 (NKJV)
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Therefore guard your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13 (MEV) (A Call to Holy Living)
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (NKJV)
Cleanse Your Heart
Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.
Also, I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:25-26 (MEV)
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8 (MEV)
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He will receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalm 24:4-5 (MEV)
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8 (NKJV)
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6) Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord we have an everlasting rock.
Isaiah 26:3-4 (MEV)
In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.
Psalm 25:1 (NIV)
But as for me, I trust in You, Lord, I say, You are my God.
Psalm 31:14 (NASB)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV)
For this is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.
Isaiah 30:15a (NASB)
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7) Take Refuge in God
My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:7-8 (NASB)
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.
Psalm 91:1-2 (NKJV) (Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
Psalm 91:9-10 (NKJV)
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice, Let them ever sing for joy; Because You cover and shelter them, Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
Psalm 5:11 (Amplified Bible)
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 (NKJV)
You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
Psalm 32:7 (Amplified Bible)
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8) Do Not Forget, Away With the Old Man
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV)
You Have Been Born Again
for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23 (NASB)
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
Ephesians 3:16 (NKJV)
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22 (NKJV)
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
John 17:17 (NKJV)
You Were Bought at a Price
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.
1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) (Living Sacrifices to God)
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV)
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
Colossians 3:23 (NKJV)
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV)
Away With the Old Man
We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
2 Corinthians 10:5-6 (NASB)
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Romans 6:6 (NKJV)
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
James 1:21 (NKJV)
For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Romans 8:13 (NKJV)
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9) Do Not Be Distracted
Do Not Be Suffocated With the Anxieties and Cares of Life
And as for what fell among the thorns, these are [the people] who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked and suffocated with the anxieties and cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not ripen (come to maturity and perfection).
Luke 8:14 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) (Sowing the Word of God)
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Mark 4:19 (NIV)
And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries and distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight] of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit.
Matthew 13:22 (Amplified Bible)
And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands and grasps it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, some a hundred times [as much as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.
Matthew 13:23 (Amplified Bible) (seed sown on good soil)
And do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, nor be of an anxious mind.
For the nations of the world seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given to you.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:29-32 (MEV)
Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts become burdened by excessiveness and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that Day comes on you unexpectedly.
For as a snare it will come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Luke 21:34-35 (MEV) (Watch)
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1 (NKJV)
I will praise the Lord no matter what happens. I will constantly speak of his glories and grace. I will boast of all his kindness to me. Let all who are discouraged take heart. Let us praise the Lord together and exalt his name.
Psalm 34:1-3 (Living Bible)
Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:2-4 (NKJV)
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10) We Are Raised with Jesus
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4 (NKJV)
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (NKJV) (Meditate on These Things)
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11) Our Identity is in Christ Jesus Our Lord
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Philippians 3:9-10 (NKJV)
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27 (NKJV)
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (NKJV)
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all [rule and authority] principality and power.
Colossians 2:9-10 (NKJV)
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed [transferred] us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Colossians 1:13 (NKJV)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV) (Free from Indwelling Sin)
I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14 (NKJV)
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12) Love the Lord Our God
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NKJV)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NKJV) (The Essence of the Law)
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:30-31 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
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13) Share the Love of God and the Word of God
Love One Another
I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.
John 13:34-35 (NASB)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:7-8 (NKJV)
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.
Romans 13:10 (NASB)
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 (NASB)
Go Into the World
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mark 16:12-19 (NKJV) (The Great Commission, Christ Ascends to Gods Right Hand)
Then He said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 9:23 (NKJV) (Take Up the Cross and Follow Him)
He (Jesus) said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, Do you love Me?
And he said to Him, Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.
John 21:17 (NKJV)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
John 15:16 (NKJV)
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:7-8 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV)
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14) Seek Our Lord
With my whole heart I seek You; do not allow me to wander from Your commandments. Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:10-11 (MEV)
Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek and require the Lord [as their most essential need] rejoice. Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.
Psalm 105:3-4 (Amplified Bible)
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
Psalm 27:4 (Amplified Bible)
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV)
But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 4:29 (NKJV)
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
Psalm 14:2 (NKJV)
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints; for the ones who fear Him will not be in need. The young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but the ones who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 34:9-11 (MEV)
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15) Walk With Our Lord
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 (NKJV)
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy [lovingkindness], And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 (NKJV)
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:5 (NKJV)
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
3 John 4 (NASB)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth shall go before Your presence. Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout. They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.
Psalm 89:14-15 (MEV)
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
Psalm 86:11-12 (NKJV)
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16) Live in the Spirit, Walk in the Spirit
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16, 25 (NKJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, lets follow the Spirit as well.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NASB)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV)
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63 (NKJV)
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:23-24 (NKJV)
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 (NKJV)
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:17 (NKJV)
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17) Fear the Lord
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NKJV)
You shall [follow the Lord] walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NKJV)
But the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord are from everlasting to everlasting upon those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, and His righteousness is to childrens children. To such as keep His covenant [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it] and to those who [earnestly] remember His commandments to do them [imprinting them on their hearts].
Psalm 103:17-18 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
Psalm 33:18 (NKJV)
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
Psalm 145:19 (NKJV)
Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name.
Psalm 86:11 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:12-13 (NKJV)
And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
Luke 1:50 (NKJV)
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18) Be Obedient to Christ
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV)
The person who has my commandments and obeys them, that one is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.
John 14:21 (NET)
Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
John 14:23 (NKJV)
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2:3 (NKJV)
But this is what I commanded them, saying, Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.
Jeremiah 7:23 (NKJV)
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:2 (NKJV)
Now all has been heard. Let us hear the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 (MEV)
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19) Speak, Say, Believe, Do
So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV)
Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!
Mark 9:23-24 (NKJV)
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17 (NKJV)
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Galatians 6:9-10 (NKJV)
We have the same spirit of faith. As it is written, I believed, and therefore I have spoken. So we also believe and therefore speak,
knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us through Jesus and will present us with you.
2 Corinthians 4:13-14 (MEV)
But do not just listen to Gods word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
James 1:22 (NLT)
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20) Pray and Meditate
Pray
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB)
If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7 (NASB)
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
1 John 5:14-15 (NASB)
Confess your trespasses [sins] to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:16 (NKJV)
Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:19 (NIV)
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
1 Peter 4:7 (NASB)
Meditate
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.
and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9b (NKJV) (Meditate on These Things)
I will meditate on Your precepts and keep my eyes on Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Psalm 119:15-16 (MEV)
Lord, here in your Temple we meditate upon your kindness and your love.
Psalm 48:9 (Living Bible)
Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 119:97 (NKJV)
Lord, here in your Temple we meditate upon your kindness and your love.
Psalm 48:9 (Living Bible)
I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
Psalm 145:5 (NKJV)
I will [earnestly] recall the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will [earnestly] remember the wonders [You performed for our fathers] of old. I will meditate also upon all Your works and consider all Your [mighty] deeds.
Psalm 77:11-12 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
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21) Wait on Our Lord
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:4-5 (NKJV)
Wait on the Lord [Wait in faith]; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 (NKJV)
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37:7 (NIV)
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.
Psalm 130:5 (NKJV)
My soul waits in silence on God alone; from Him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:1 (MEV)
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.
Psalm 33:20-22 (NKJV)
And now, Lord, what do I wait for and expect? My hope and expectation are in You.
Psalm 39:7 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Isaiah 64:4 (NKJV)
Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Isaiah 30:18 (NKJV) (God Will Be Gracious)
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22) Prosper in Christ
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB)
The Lord knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalm 37:18-19 (NKJV)
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11 (NKJV)
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:12-14 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
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23) I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:8-9 (NKJV)
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10a (NKJV)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Ephesians 6:10 (ESV)
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24) We are Called, Chosen Before the Foundation of the World
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; have called you by your name; You are Mine.
Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV) (The Redeemer of Israel)
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NKJV)
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 7:6 (NKJV)
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Ephesians 1:3-5 (NKJV)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
John 15:16 (NKJV)
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25) To Know God
And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.
John 17:3 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:9-11 (NKJV)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)
Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 24:7 (NKJV)
So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him].
His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn, And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.
Hosea 6:3 (Amplified Bible)
I don't want your sacrifices - I want your love; I don't want your offerings - I want you to know me.
Hosea 6:6 (Living Bible) (God says; I want your love, I want you to know Me.)
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
He who says, I know Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:3-4 (NKJV) (The Test of Knowing Him)
that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 (NKJV)
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26) We Are Not of This World - Our Citizenship is in Heaven
For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.
Hebrews 13:14 (Living Bible)
We Are Not of This World
I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
John 17:14-16 (NKJV)
If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
John 15:18-19 (NKJV) (The Worlds Hatred)
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 John 5:19 (ESV)
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
1 John 4:4-6 (NKJV)
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.
1 John 2:15 (NKJV) (Do Not Love the World)
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 (ESV)
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:1-2 (NKJV)
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Ephesians 2:19 (NKJV)
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Colossians 1:13 (NKJV)
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27) We Are Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
Be sober [self-controlled], be vigilant [watchful]; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;
2 Corinthians 10:4 (KJV)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness, by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (NKJV)
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:19 (NKJV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:10-18 (NASB)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps [guards] himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
1 John 5:18 (NKJV)
After this I will not speak much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over Me.
John 14:30 (MEV)
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 (NKJV)
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NKJV)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16 (NKJV)
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NKJV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 10:10 (ESV)
Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to serve Him.
Matthew 4:10-11 (NASB)
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 (ESV)
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12 (NKJV)
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12 (MEV)
I want you to be wise to that which is good, and innocent to that which is evil.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Romans 16:19b-20 (MEV)
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28) We Have Victory in Jesus Name
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 (NKJV)
Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
Psalm 20:6 (NIV)
so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and that every tongue will confess and openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord (sovereign God), to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:10-11 (Amplified Bible)
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29) Jesus Will Take Us Home
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NKJV)
For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our [immortal, eternal] celestial dwelling, so that by putting it on we will not be found naked.
2 Corinthians 5:1-3 (Amplified Bible) (The Temporal and Eternal)
And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Revelation 19:8 (NKJV)
Instead, I say that we are confident and willing to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8 (MEV)
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NKJV)
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30) Our Home in Heaven Awaits Us
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.
John 14:1-4 (NKJV)
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation 19:7-9 (NKJV) (Marriage Supper of the Lamb)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.
Revelation 21:1-4 (NASB) (The New Heaven and Earth )
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:10 (NKJV)
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:14 (NKJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17 (NKJV)
and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
1 Thessalonians 4:17b (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [with all the saints] with you all. Amen.
Revelation 22:20-21 (NKJV) (I Am Coming Quickly, The last words in the Bible)
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