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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 01, 2022 **Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.** **- Galatians 6:8 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Feed the flesh...it gets stronger. Feed the spirit...it gets stronger. Get it?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 02, 2022 **So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.** **- Galatians 6:8 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **It's never pointless to live holy. You may not see the reward right now but it will come.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 03, 2022 **Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him.** **- Psalm 62:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **After you've done all you can trust God to help with the rest.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 04, 2022 **Blessed are those who find strength in You. Their hearts are on the road [that leads to You].** **- Psalm 84:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **In times of weakness turn to the Lord to empower you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 05, 2022 **Blessed is the one who is always fearful [of sin], but whoever is hard-hearted falls into disaster.** **- Proverbs 28:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Not only is it a good idea to keep from sinning because it displeases God but you avoid much trouble by doing so.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 06, 2022 **Look! God is my Savior. I am confident and unafraid, because the LORD is my strength and my song. He is my Savior."** **- Isaiah 12:2 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Christians are bold because they know God will help them through any situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 07, 2022 **He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like His own, using the same power with which He will bring everything under His control.** **- Philippians 3:21 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **All pain and physical suffering will be remembered no more once Christ gives us our glorified bodies.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 08, 2022 **Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory.** **- 1 Corinthians 15:54 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **The curse of death will one day no longer claim any believer in Christ.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 09, 2022 **As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.** **- 1 Corinthians 12:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **In Christ we have the assurance that we will again see believers who have passed on before us.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 10, 2022 **No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you. This is the inheritance of the LORD's servants. Their victory comes from me," declares the LORD.** **- Isaiah 54:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The Word of God cancels the devils plans against you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 11, 2022 **But if God's Spirit lives in you, you are under the control of your spiritual nature, not your corrupt nature. Whoever doesn't have the Spirit of Christ doesn't belong to him.** **- Romans 8:9 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Who will you let control your actions? Your sinful flesh or the Holy Spirit?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 12, 2022 **Examine yourselves to see whether you are still in the Christian faith. Test yourselves! Don't you recognize that you are people in whom Jesus Christ lives? Could it be that you're failing the test?** **- 2 Corinthians 13:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's so easy to go through the motions of religious rituals but do you have the real faith that is demonstrated in the Bible?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 13, 2022 **Can God's temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be My people."** **- 2 Corinthians 6:16 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God doesn't want to stop by for a visit. He wants to live with you 24 hours a day and seven days a week! Not just on Sunday!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 14, 2022 **In Him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord.** **- Ephesians 2:21 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We are individuals but unified believers is where God wants to live, not in a physical building.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 15, 2022 **I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God's home is now among His people! He will live with them, and they will be His people. God Himself will be with them.** **- Revelation 21:3 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **God's ultimate goal for us is to be with Him forever.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 16, 2022 **In the morning, O LORD, hear my voice. In the morning I lay my needs in front of you, and I wait.** **- Psalm 5:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus always prayed early in the morning. If the Son of God needed to do that, then...**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 17, 2022 **[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.** **- Psalm 118:8 (King James Bible)** **Men will let you down but God never will. He has your best interests at heart.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 18, 2022 **For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;** **- 2 Corinthians 5:14 (Darby Bible Translation)** **Christ's love for us pushed Him to endure the pain He suffered for us. Should we not do our best to live for Him since He died for us?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 19, 2022 **Trust the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.** **- Proverbs 3:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God sees the past, present and future all at once so He knows what's going on. TRUST HIM!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 20, 2022 **Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.** **- Proverbs 3:7 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Human wisdom is very limited. Lean on God and stay on the path that leads to Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 23, 2022 **I led them with cords of human kindness, with ropes of love. I removed the yokes from their necks. I bent down and fed them.** **- Hosea 11:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God has taken care of us so many times when we didn't even realize it was Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 24, 2022 **Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you." At that moment her daughter was cured.** **- Matthew 15:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus isn't looking for superstars...He's looking for people with faith!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 25, 2022 **When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.** **- Matthew 14:35 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **If you're church is too small, why not invite Jesus to come in! He draws really big crowds!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 26, 2022 **Those who try to live a godly life because they believe in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.** **- 2 Timothy 3:12 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The "world" hated Jesus and they will hate us too. That's just the way it is.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 27, 2022 **The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.** **- Matthew 15:31 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **They may try to deny the message but you cannot deny a real miracle in your face.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 28, 2022 **The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. As a result, they don't see the light of the Good News about Christ's glory. It is Christ who is God's image.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You can plead and beg but it's the Holy Spirit that opens the eyes of the unbeliever to see Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 29, 2022 **This is the life we have seen and heard. We are reporting about it to you also so that you, too, can have a relationship with us. Our relationship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.** **- 1 John 1:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **True Christianity is all about relationship with our Creator...not religion.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 30, 2022 **With flattery He will corrupt those who abandon the promise. But the people who know their God will be strong and take action.** **- Daniel 11:32 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Those with faith in an all-powerful God have supernatural boldness.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 31, 2022 **Our bodies are made of clay, yet we have the treasure of the Good News in them. This shows that the superior power of this treasure belongs to God and doesn't come from us.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Even though God works through us we must remember that the power comes from Him and not ourselves.**