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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 01, 2022 **Do not reject the discipline of the LORD, my son, and do not resent His warning, because the LORD warns the one He loves, even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.** **- Proverbs 3:11-12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God only wants the best for you so be open to his correction.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 02, 2022 **Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to Me again.** **- Revelation 3:3a (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Remember that joy you had when you first got saved? What happened to that? Go get it back!!!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 03, 2022 **...and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.** **- John 10:28 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Once you've given your life over to Christ there's no power that can take you away from Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 04, 2022 **A person who doesn't love Me doesn't do what I say. I don't make up what you hear Me say. What I say comes from the Father who sent Me.** **- John 14:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **A person that truly loves Jesus automatically wants to serve Him without being forced.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 05, 2022 **Even though the LORD is high above, He sees humble people [close up], and He recognizes arrogant people from a distance.** **- Psalm 138:6 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God's presence rests most with those who remain humble.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 06, 2022 **Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when He appears we will have confidence, and when He comes we won't turn from Him in shame.** **- 1 John 2:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When Jesus returns will you be embarrassed or joyful to see Him?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 07, 2022 ****SCRIPTURE THOUGHT OF THE DAY**** **You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in Your presence. Pleasures are by Your side forever.** **- Psalm 16:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **True fulfillment can only come through being with Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 08, 2022 **Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of His great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.** **- 1 Peter 1:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Because Jesus rose from the dead we know He gives us new life also.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 09, 2022 ****SCRIPTURE THOUGHT OF THE DAY**** **Love each other. This is what I'm commanding you to do.** **- John 15:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus' real followers can be recognized not by their knowledge but by their love.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 10, 2022 **Even though I walk into the middle of trouble, you guard my life against the anger of my enemies. You stretch out your hand, and your right hand saves me.** **- Psalm 139:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The best place of protection is in the hands of God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 11, 2022 **I will be your God throughout your lifetime--until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.** **- Isaiah 46:4 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Trust in God to see you through every situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 12, 2022 **Trust Him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in His presence. God is our refuge.** **- Psalm 62:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Give God all your concerns and believe He will keep you safe.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 13, 2022 **I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him.** **- Psalm 62:1 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **When the outsome of a situation seems uncertain, trust God to see you through.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 14, 2022 **Do not say, "I'll get even with you!" Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.** **- Proverbs 20:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't take revenge. Let God take care of it. He sees everything.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 15, 2022 **This is my command--be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."** **- Joshua 1:9 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **A Christian is never alone. God is with you in every situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 16, 2022 **Then, together with them, we who are still alive will be taken in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In this way we will always be with the Lord.** **- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The rapture could happen at any moment! Are you ready to shoot up into the clouds to be with Jesus forever?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 17, 2022 **It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever.** **- 1 Corinthians 15:52 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God is a God of resurrection! Let that trumpet blow soon!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 18, 2022 **That whole generation had joined their ancestors in death. So another generation grew up after them. They had no personal experience with the LORD or with what He had done for Israel.** **- Judges 2:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It is imperative we teach the next generation what God can do through faith.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 19, 2022 **We, however, are citizens of Heaven. We look forward to the Lord Jesus Christ coming from Heaven as our Savior.** **- Philippians 3:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No matter where you were born all believers have a passport to Heaven...it's Jesus!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 20, 2022 **because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.** **- 1 John 5:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You are an overcomer through God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 21, 2022 **Don't give the devil any opportunity [to work].** **- Ephesians 4:27 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Our enemy doesn't sleep so keep yourself clean of all worldliness.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 22, 2022 **Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.** **- Ephesians 4:29 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Words can build up and words can destroy. Use that power wisely.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 23, 2022 **Whoever wants to be most important among you will be a slave for everyone.** **- Mark 10:44 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The best leader is the best servant. We need more humility!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 23, 2022 **"A servant cannot serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and wealth."** **- Luke 16:13 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God is a jealous God. He must always take first priority.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 25, 2022 **We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the LORD has laid all our sins on Him.** **- Isaiah 53:6 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **All the punishment that we deserved was put on Jesus. Oh how He loves us.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 26, 2022 **Certainly, all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's children.** **- Romans 8:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **All believers have available to them the power to be led by the Holy Spirit.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 27, 2022 **You gave them Your good Spirit to teach them. You didn't keep your manna to Yourself. You gave them water to quench their thirst.** **-Nehemiah 9:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God makes provisions for our needs even when it looks impossible.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 28, 2022 **As all of us reflect the Lord's glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.** **- 2 Corinthians 3:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You know you are growing spiritually when you look more like Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 29, 2022 For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. - 2 Corinthians 4:6 (New Living Translation (©2007)) If you want God's glory then seek the face of Jesus.
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - April 30, 2022 **Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.** **- 2 Corinthians 7:1 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Yes we are saved by grace but we still need to strive to live holy.**