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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 01, 2023 **I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely.** **- Psalm 16:8-9 (New American Standard Bible ©)** **If you always put God in the forefront of your life you will have the confidence to go through anything. When the Creator of all things is at your side, it makes the future seem brighter.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 02, 2023 **Now, little children, remain in Him, that when He appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.** **1 John 2:29 (World English Bible)** **When Jesus returns to the earth...at that very moment...what will you be doing? Think about it.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 03, 2023 **The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends. You are my friends if you obey my commandments.** **- John 15:13-14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If you ever feel like you have no friends to talk to, remember that Jesus is your friend and He's ALWAYS available.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 04, 2023 **The LORD answered, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you peace."** **- Exodus 33:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you need God's peace in your life? Get into His presence. It's the best place to find it.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 05, 2023 **Jesus replied, "Rather, how blessed are those who hear and obey God's word."** **- Luke 11:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Hearing the Word of God and putting it into your mind is only the first step. You must then put it into practice into your daily life.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 06, 2023 **Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God's people.** **- Ephesians 6:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We are to be people of prayer. And not just making requests for ourselves which is fine of course but we are to pray "in the Spirit" in everything we go through and also for…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 07, 2023 **So will My Word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. - Isaiah 55:11 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **When someone says, "Don't bother quoting Scripture to me because I don't believe it" don't let that stop you because they don't understand that the Word is so powerful that it will affect them…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 08, 2023 **He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us.** **- Acts 17:27 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Did you ever play hide and seek as a child? Well with that same determination, go and seek after God. He wants you to find Him. Once you start, it won't be long before He reveals Himself to you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 09, 2023 **O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.** **- Psalm 30:2 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Doctors are limited by their knowledge in what they can do for us and thank God that they are there to help but the ultimate true healer is the Lord Himself.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 10, 2023 **For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.** **- Mark 3:10 (Weymouth New Testament)** **Are you desperate enough in your pain to reach out and touch Him for your healing? He doesn't simply have healing...He IS healing.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 11, 2023 **"When you go to war in your own country against an enemy who is oppressing you, the trumpets will sound a fanfare. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies."** **- Numbers 10:9 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Blowing trumpets often represents praise to God in the Bible. So before you have to enter into a big battle be sure to lift up a loud praise unto God for the victory!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 12, 2023 **My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to you, and will look up.** **-Psalm 5:3 (American King James Version)** **The best way to start the day is by talking our Heavenly Father. Jesus did it. We should too.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 13, 2023 **We don't look for things that can be seen but for things that can't be seen. Things that can be seen are only temporary. But things that can't be seen last forever.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't put so much focus on the physical things of this world that come and go like the wind wind but rather on spiritual things that are eternal. Having fun is ok but bringing souls to God is better.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 14, 2023 **Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.** **- 2 Corinthians 3:17 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **Do you feel like you are in bondage to repeat the same sins over and over again? Then go to the place where God's Spirit is. He's not giving freedom to people at the bar or in clubs although He certainly can in unusual circumstances. He can be found where people are praising Him.…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 15, 2023 **"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. "So then, you will know them by their fruits. "** **- Matthew 7:17-20 (New American Standard Bible ©)** **What kind of fruit do people see you producing from your life? Believe me, it gets noticed!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 16, 2023 **The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by my Father, and I, too, will love him and reveal Myself to him.** **- John 14:21 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **Do you want Jesus to reveal Himself to you? Love Him and keep His commandments!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 17, 2023 **"It is written in the prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.** **- John 6:45 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **For those that still say that Jesus never claimed to be God...well here you go! Anyone wanting to learn about God simply needs to find Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 18, 2023 **God establishes us, together with you, in a relationship with Christ. He has also anointed us. In addition, he has put his seal of ownership on us and has given us the Spirit as his guarantee.** **2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (GOD'S WORD ® Translation)** **The angels, the devil and all the spiritual world can plainly see who belongs to God. Why do you think the enemy is working so much harder to destroy you since you've been saved?…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 19, 2023 **Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God's love be in that person if he doesn't bother to help the other believer? Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.** **- 1 John 3: 17-18 (GOD'S WORD ® Translation)** **Generosity, whether financial or otherwise is something that should be automatic for a Christian. Jesus wasn't just a…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 20, 2023 **"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)** **Many people's main focus is to make as much money as they can. There's certainly nothing wrong with making money but if you use "making money" as an excuse as to why you can't do what you know God wants…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 21, 2023 **Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life present in him.** **- 1 John 3:15 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **Before you were saved it was so easy to say, "I hate that person for what they did to me" but once the Blood of Jesus washed your sins away when you didn't deserve it, that hate had to be let go. If you want to hate someone then hate the devil who inspired…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 22, 2023 **Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.** **- 2 Corinthians 5:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Once you give your life to God everything in your past is under the Blood of Jesus never to be brought up by God again. You get a fresh new start. Don't let the enemy tell you you can't serve God because of your past sins. That person…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 23, 2023 **It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.** **- Psalm 119:71 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Lord, what ever the lesson is You are trying to teach me through these hard times, let me learn it quick! Amen!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 24, 2023 **Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who is compassionate and the God who gives comfort.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 1:3-4 (GOD'S WORD ® Translation)** **Whatever we go through, God is always there to comfort us when we look to Him. And not only that…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 25, 2023 **[A psalm by David.] The LORD is my shepherd. I am never in need.** **- Psalm 23:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Submit yourself to God as His little sheep and you will find you will lack nothing that you need to live.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 26, 2023 **I will not accuse you forever. I will not be angry with you forever. Otherwise, the spirits, the lives of those I've made, would grow faint in my presence.** **- Isaiah 57:16 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Thank goodness the Lord is patient with His creation!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 27, 2023 **Whom have I in heaven but You? And having You I have no desire for anything on earth.** **- Psalm 73:25 (Bible in Basic English)** **Before anything else we should be seeking desperately after God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 28, 2023 **Teach me to do your will, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.** **- Psalm 142:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Lean on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you always.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 29, 2023 **Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed.** **- Joshua 1:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If you want to succeed in your calling and in life in general you must keep the Word of God ever in your mind. Get it in there in anyway you can. You can read it in book form, on audio and even…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - June 30, 2023 **Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.** **- Psalm 27:14 (American King James Version)** **In this fast paced, drive-thru, microwave society that we live in nobody wants to wait for anything. Instead of hurrying and making the wrong decision wait on God to hear what He would want you to do.**