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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 01, 2022 **God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to Himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ's blood sacrificed on the cross.** **- Colossians 1:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Everything Adam lost through sin was bought back through what Jesus did on the cross.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 02, 2022 **Jesus answered him, "Those who love Me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and We will go to them and make Our home with them.** **- John 14:23 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Communion with God comes with obedience with Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 03, 2022 **The LORD supports everyone who falls. He straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over.** **- Psalm 145:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When you feel you can't walk another step, look to the Lord for strength.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 04, 2022 **When you produce much fruit, you are My true disciples. This brings great glory to My Father.** **- John 15:8 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Make our heavenly Daddy proud by working for Him in your daily life.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 05, 2022 **"I am a God who is near. I am also a God who is far away," declares the LORD.** **- Jeremiah 23:23 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No matter how far you try to run from God, you can never get away from His love.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 06, 2022 **Now, we didn't receive the spirit that belongs to the world. Instead, we received the Spirit Who comes from God so that we could know the things which God has freely given us.** **- 1 Corinthians 2:12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You can't find God by seeking what this world has to offer.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 07, 2022 **I take pleasure in God's standards in my inner being.** **- Romans 7:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Your spirit loves to serve God. Your flesh...not so much.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 08, 2022 **And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.** **- Romans 8:28 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **God can even take the bad things that happen to us and turn it around for something good.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 09, 2022 **He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.** **- Colossians 1:17 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Jesus is the "glue" that holds the whole universe together. Without Him, there would be no "us."**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 10, 2022 **[By David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The LORD is my life's fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?** **- Psalm 27:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Fear disappears when you realize God is on your side.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 11, 2022 **Fear the LORD, you holy people who belong to Him. Those who fear Him are never in need.** **- Psalm 34:9 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Give God the respect due to Him and you will never find yourself begging.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 12, 2022 **My soul can say, 'The LORD is my lot [in life]. That is why I find hope in Him.'** **- Lamentations 3:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Those who make God their first priority will never be hopeless.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 13, 2022 **No, these words are very near you. They're in your mouth and in your heart so that you will obey them.** **- Deuteronomy 30:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Keeping God's Word in you is the best way to stay holy.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 14, 2022 **Listen to advice and accept discipline so that you may be wise the rest of your life.** **- Proverbs 19:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **None of us know everything so listening to others can only make you wiser.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 15, 2022 **Yet I am confident I will see the LORD's goodness while I am here in the land of the living.** **- Psalm 27:13 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **You shouldn't only expect blessings when you get to heaven but also right here on earth!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 16, 2022 **When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.** **- Proverbs 16:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Keep living right especially when people are coming against you and it will pay off.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 17, 2022 **Don't make rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.** **- Ecclesiastes 5:2 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Yes God wants you to talk to Him but remember to respect Him for Who He is.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 18, 2022 **I can't do anything on My own. As I listen [to the Father], I make My judgments. My judgments are right because I don't try to do what I want but what the One who sent Me wants.** **- John 5:30 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Just as Jesus got His marching orders from the Father, so should we get ours from Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 19, 2022 **Dear friends, now we are God's children. What we will be isn't completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.** **- 1 John 3:2 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We can only imagine what it will be like to be fully in His presence.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 20, 2022 **Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.** **- Psalm 19:14 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Not only can God hear what you speak but He can hear your thoughts too...the devil cannot.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 21, 2022 **But if you are being led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.** **- Galatians 5:18 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **If you let the Holy Spirit guide your actions you will be in the will of God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 22, 2022 **Be merciful as your Father is merciful.** **- Luke 6:36 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If we were as merciful as we are judgmental more people would be drawn to Christ.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 23, 2022 **The Holy One has anointed you, so all of you have knowledge.** **- 1 John 2:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Worldly knowledge may have some value but what's truly important will be taught to you by the Holy Spirit.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 24, 2022 **Fight the good fight for the Christian faith. Take hold of everlasting life to which you were called and about which you made a good testimony in front of many witnesses.** **- 1 Timothy 6:12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Nobody promised living for God would be easy but it's so worth it in the end!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 25, 2022 **It's not that I've already reached the goal or have already completed the course. But I run to win that which Jesus Christ has already won for me.** **- Philippians 3:12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **None of us can claim to have reached perfection but we strive to be more like Jesus day by day.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 26, 2022 **Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.** **- Deuteronomy 26:11 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **When you really stop and think about all the good things God has given us, it makes you want to have a party!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 27, 2022 **I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.** **- John 15:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **What better friend can we have then Jesus Himself?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 28, 2022 **You will be the LORD's holy people, as He promised you with an oath. He will do this if you obey the commands of the LORD your God and follow His directions. Then all the people in the world will see that you are the LORD's people, and they will be afraid of you.** **Deuteronomy 28:9-10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **People can tell you are a believer not because you say so but by how you live.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 29, 2022 **As high as the heavens are above the earth- that is how vast His mercy is toward those who fear Him.** **- Psalm 103:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Despite the fact that we don't deserve it His mercy toward us is without measure.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 30, 2022 **Do not let mercy and truth leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.** **- Proverbs 3:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Just as God is always merciful and never lies so should we be also.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - March 31, 2022 **Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.** **- Matthew 5:11-12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If you are truly a child of God you WILL have people say bad things about you. They did it to Jesus too and He was sinless.**