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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 01, 2021 **My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.** **- Psalm 130:6 (NAS©)** **Do you just react to everything immediately or do you wait on God?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 02, 2021 **I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.** **- Psalm 118:21 (BBE)** **When you don't know what to do start praising Him till the answer comes!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 03, 2021 **Don't laugh at me, my enemies. Although I've fallen, I will get up. Although I sit in the dark, the LORD is my light.** **- Micah 7:8 (GWT©)** **Just because your down now doesn't mean you'll stay that way. God will strengthen you till you have the victory.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 04, 2021 **He leads humble people to do what is right, and He teaches them His way.** **- Psalm 25:9 (GWT©)** **If you think you know it all, God will not guide you in the way you should go.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 05, 2021 **Give us this day our daily bread.** **- Matthew 6:11 (KJV)** **Notice the prayer doesn't ask about tomorrow's bread. You have enough worries about today without being concerned with tomorrow.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 06, 2021 **Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for Me will find them.** **- Matthew 16:25 (GWT©)** **Why build up your own kingdom when it's only temporary and will fade away anyway?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 07, 2021 **Those who know Your name trust You, O LORD, because You have never deserted those who seek Your help.** **- Psalm 9:10 (GWT©)** **We who love the Lord know that He will always be with us to help us when we have no way out of our troubles.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 09, 2021 **Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.** **- Psalm 119:105 (King James Version)** **The Word of God isn't just a book we read, it's a way of life to follow.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 10, 2021 **There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven that are disgusting to him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong, a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.** **- Proberbs 6:16-19 (GOD'S WORD ® Translation)** **This list of the top 7 things God hates isn't what most people would list is…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 11, 2021 **...and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.** **- John 5:40 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **You can only really experience the life you were meant to by coming to Jesus Christ.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 12, 2021 **The LORD your God is going with you. He will fight for you against your enemies and give you victory.** **- Deuteronomy 20:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't try to fight the enemy yourself. Let God do it and you will come out the winner!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 13, 2021 **He renews my soul. He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.** **- Psalm 23:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's in God's best interests to for His representatives to stay holy.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 14, 2021 **However, I have this against you: The love you had at first is gone.** **- Revelation 2:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Remember that excitement for the Lord you used to have? You need to get that back!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 15, 2021 **We know this because the Good News we brought came to you not only with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with complete certainty.** **- 1 Thessalonians 1:5a (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The true gospel brings with it God's supernatural power.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day **Oh how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for them that fear You; which You have worked for them that trust in You before the sons of men!** **- Psalm 31:19 (American King James Version)** **Even in bad times God will bless those who are trusting in Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 18, 2021 **But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.** **- Acts 1:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We're not expected to tell others about Jesus in our own strength but rather we're backed by the Holy Spirit's power to do so.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 19, 2021 **But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.** **- 2 Corinthians 3:16 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No one can truly understand spiritual things without going to the Lord.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 20, 2021 **Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.** **- Proverbs 4:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God doesn't tolerate liars.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 21, 2021 **In his pride the wicked does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.** **- Psalm 10:4 (New International Version (©1984))** **God calls those who don't think about Him wicked. How often throughout the day do you think about Him?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 22, 2021 **The God who made the universe and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn't live in shrines made by humans.** **- Acts 17:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God exists everywhere, not just in church. Don't ignore Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 23, 2021 **I am the LORD, and there is no other. There is no other God besides Me. I will strengthen you, although you don't know Me.** **- Isaiah 45:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Even those who don't know God still get strength from Him!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 24, 2021 **God will make you rich enough so that you can always be generous. Your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God because of us.** **- 2 Corinthians 9:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Always remember to give thanks for the blessings God has given you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 25, 2021 **Learn this lesson by heart: The LORD your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.** **- Deuteronomy 8:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Not every bad thing we go through is "from the devil."**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 26, 2021 **Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep Your Word.** **- Psalm 119:67 (Bible in Basic English)** **Don't wait till all goes wrong before you realize you need God's guidance.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 27, 2021 **But that's not all. We also brag when we are suffering. We know that suffering creates endurance.** **- Romans 5:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Suffering isn't fun but you get stronger as a result of it.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 28, 2021 **For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father."** **- Romans 8:15 (New International Version (©1984))** **The Holy Spirit makes us know that God is truly our "Daddy."**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 29, 2021 **Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek the LORD's help have all the good things they need.** **- Psalm 34:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Trust in God to take care of you for whatever you really need.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 30, 2021 **Let's learn about the LORD. Let's get to know the LORD. He will come to us as sure as the morning comes. He will come to us like the autumn rains and the spring rains that water the ground.** **- Hosea 6:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We should always strive to know more and more about Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - August 31, 2021 **Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.** **- 1 Timothy 6:12 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Never give up on the calling God has for your life.**