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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 01, 2022 **Find joy in the LORD, you righteous people. Give thanks to Him as you remember how holy He is.** **- Psalm 97:12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Just thinking about Jesus should put a smile on your face!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 02, 2022 **The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.** **- Proverbs 15:28 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Don't just say the first thing that comes into your mind. Consider the consequences first!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 03, 2022 **People who want to live a full life and enjoy good days must keep their tongues from saying evil things, and their lips from speaking deceitful things.** **- 1 Peter 3:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Your mouth is probably the thing that gets you in the most trouble. Keep it in control!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 04, 2022 **The LORD is a great God and a great King above all gods.** **- Psalm 95:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **There is no one who can compare to God and no one more worthy of our praise.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 05, 2022 **Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **What we suffer through now will only be a distant memory when we get to eternity. This earthly life is only temporary.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 06, 2022 **He comforts us whenever we suffer. That is why whenever other people suffer, we are able to comfort them by using the same comfort we have received from God.** **- 2 Corinthians 1:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Sometimes God puts people in your path so you can help them get through something you have been through already.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 07, 2022 **As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?** **- Psalm 42:1-2 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Don't let the cares of this world choke out your longing to be in God's presence.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 09, 2022 **The LORD looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.** **- Psalm 14:2 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Are you looking for Him today?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 09, 2022 **That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:16 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **We all grow older and eventually weaker but our spirit can become stronger and stronger in Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 10, 2022 **Remember the past, when you first learned the truth. You endured a lot of hardship and pain.** **- Hebrews 10:32 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you still have that same passion as when you first came to Christ?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 11, 2022 **When Jesus heard this, he said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do."** **- Matthew 9:12 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **God can only help you if you acknowledge your need for it first.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 12, 2022 **I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.** **- Matthew 5:18 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **The Word of God will outlast every other word spoken against you!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 13, 2022 **It's the same way with the Son of Man. He didn't come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.** **- Matthew 20:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If even Jesus who is God always served others, can we do any less?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 14, 2022 **Jesus told them, "My food is to do what the One who sent Me wants Me to do and to finish the work He has given Me.** **- John 4:34 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Even stronger than our desire to eat should be the desire to fulfill God's call on our lives.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 15, 2022 **Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through Me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.** **- John 10:9 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Only in Christ is there salvation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 16, 2022 **If anyone hears My words and doesn't follow them, I don't condemn them. I didn't come to condemn the world but to save the world.** **- John 12:47 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus doesn't want anyone to go to Hell. People go there by their own disbelief.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 17, 2022 **If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will bring you into My presence so that you will be where I am.** **- John 14:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus longs to be with you. Do you long to be with Him?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 18, 2022 **Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people.** **- Acts 5:29 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If it's a choice between choosing what God wants and what men want, choose God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 19, 2022 **The earth and everything it contains are the LORD's. The world and all who live in it are His.** **-Psalm 24:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Everything you own, even your body, is just on loan to you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 20, 2022 **Christ has freed us so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. Therefore, be firm [in this freedom], and don't become slaves again.** **- Galatians 5:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Your freedom was bought with the Blood of Jesus. Don't ever go back to your old ways.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 21, 2022 **That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.** **- Daniel 2:19 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **God speaks in many ways. Don't limit Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 22, 2022 **I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people.** **- Ephesians 1:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Are you known for your faith? Don't be a secret service Christian.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 23, 2022 **In the past God hid this mystery, but now he has revealed it to his people.** **- Colossians 1:26 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God reveals His secrets to His children, not the world.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 24, 2022 **Praise the LORD's greatness with me. Let us highly honor his name together.** **- Psalm 34:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's great praising God alone but even better with others!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 25, 2022 **My soul clings to You. Your right hand supports me.** **- Psalm 63:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No matter what you go through, stay close to God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 26, 2022 **If the LORD delights in a man's way, He makes his steps firm.** **- Psalm 37:23 (New International Version (©1984))** **Keep living right and you'll stay on the path God has for you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 27, 2022 **Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.** **- Psalm 94:17 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **We don't even realize how many times God has saved us from danger.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 28, 2022 **...with burnt offerings and sin offerings You were not pleased.** **- Hebrews 10:6 (New International Version (©1984))** **Don't try to please God with your actions if you first haven't given Him your heart.**