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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 01, 2023 **Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The eternal God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't grow tired or become weary. His understanding is beyond reach.** **- Isaiah 40:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't ever think that God will get tired of hearing from you. Call on Him at anytime. He's available 24 hours a day!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 02, 2023 **Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.** **- Matthew 24:44 (World English Bible)** **Whether it be in His second coming or when we pass from this life to the next, we must always be ready to go. That time can happen at ANY moment. Don't waste time in foolishness now only to regret it later.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 03, 2023 **Lips that lie are disgusting to the LORD, but honest people are his delight.** **- Proverbs 12:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Christians should of course be examples of holiness among sinful men. We are His hands and feet on the earth after all. Sadly when it comes to lying we seem to be just as bad as the world sometimes. "Little white lies" are just as disgusting to God as the big ones. Just don't do it. It's better…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 04, 2023 **The Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory. Then He will pay back each person based on what that person has done.** **- Matthew 16:27 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **What you do in this current life will effect your eternity. What are you waiting for? Time to get busy!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 05, 2023 **When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.** **- Matthew 14:14 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Sometimes neither you nor the person agreeing with you in prayer needs the faith to make you well. In many cases it's simply God's compassion that does it. This explains how even unbelievers can get healed. What an awesome God!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 06, 2023 **But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.** **- Deuteronomy 4:29 (American King James Version)** **God will reveal Himself to ANYONE, ANYWHERE if they seek Him truly with all that is within them no matter who they are.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 07, 2023 **The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come. He answered them, "People can't observe the coming of the kingdom of God. They can't say, 'Here it is!' or 'There it is!' You see, the kingdom of God is within you."** **- Luke 17:20-21 ((GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't go looking for revival to come from a certain physical location like Florida or wherever. Let His Kingdom power start to flow out of YOU.…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 08, 2023 **'I looked for someone among you who could build walls or stand in front of me by the gaps in the walls to defend the land and keep it from being destroyed. But I couldn't find anyone.'** **- Ezekiel 22:30 ((GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Never neglect the call of God to pray. Even just ONE person can stay the hand of God from allowing destruction to occur. Just ask Abraham about Sodom and Gomorrah. If he had asked God if…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 09, 2023 **If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"** **- Luke 11:13 (Weymouth New Testament)** **God is much more willing to give His children the gift of the Holy Spirit than we are even willing to receive Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 10, 2023 **Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!** **- Psalm 107:21 (King James Bible)** **Always be grateful for all the good things God allows you to have. Remember this...none of us are entitled to ANYTHING. It's by God's grace that you are even saved in the first place let alone that you are blessed in this life. Millions in this world don't have a fraction of what we…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 11, 2023 **The Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do. Learn what this means: 'I want mercy, not sacrifices.' I've come to call sinners, not people who think they have God's approval."** **-Matthew 9:11-13 ((GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus can't help people who think they…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 12, 2023 **Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the LORD than offering a sacrifice.** **- Proverbs 21:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You can't do an occasional "good deed" to make God forget you're not living right.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 13, 2023 **Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do? And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open;…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 14, 2023 **The righteous person has many troubles, but the LORD rescues him from all of them.** **- Psalm 34:19 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We all go through many hard times but trust God to see you through every one of them.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 15, 2023 **So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.** **- Matthew 28:19-20 ((GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Notice this doesn't say go "if you feel like it" or go "as long as it's convenient." It's not a question of whether you are…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 16, 2023 **Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to farm the land and to take care of it.** **- Genesis 2:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Yes we can have fun and enjoy life along the way but God gives each of us a job to do and He expects us to fulfill our responsibilities.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 17, 2023 **Dear friends, since you are foreigners and temporary residents [in the world], I'm encouraging you to keep away from the desires of your corrupt nature. These desires constantly attack you.** **- 1 Peter 2:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We must be CONSTANTLY on guard against temptations that the enemy puts in front of us. The more you do for God the more the enemy works to bring you down. Be alert and live holy!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 18, 2023 **Encourage young men to use good judgment. Always set an example by doing good things. When you teach, be an example of moral purity and dignity. Speak an accurate message that cannot be condemned. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed because they cannot say anything bad about us.** **- Titus 2:6-8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **People are always watching you. Whether or not you actually speak to people about the Lord,…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 19, 2023 **They claim to know God, but they deny him by what they do. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit to do anything good.** **- Titus 1:16 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Anybody can claim to have a relationship with God. But if they are living unholy, then their life contradicts that statement.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 20, 2023 **Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.** **- Matthew 20:26b (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Only those who put others before themselves does God consider truly great.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 21, 2023 **"Don't you say, 'In four more months the harvest will be here'? I'm telling you to look and see that the fields are ready to be harvested.** **- John 4:35 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The unsaved are all around us. Don't they deserve to hear the good message of Christ like you did? What are you waiting for?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 22, 2023 **Realize that the LORD alone is God. He made us, and we are his. We are His people and the sheep in his care.** **- Psalm 100:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's good to know that we are under the protection of the Creator of the universe!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 23, 2023 **Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly.** **- Colossians 3:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **More than anything people will remember your love for them. You want to make sure an unbeliever will listen to you? Let them see the love of Christ flowing out of you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 24, 2023 **When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple.** **- Jonah 2:7 (Douay-Rheims Bible)** **Don't wait until it looks like all hope is lost before you call on God. Why do we do that??? He shouldn't be the last resort. He should be the FIRST One we turn to!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 25, 2023 **Make sure that no one ever pays back one wrong with another wrong. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and everyone else.** **- 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't be like the world in thinking that if you were wronged in some way that you have the right to "get back" at that person.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 26, 2023 **Give thanks to the LORD. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.** **- Psalm 105:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **People don't want to hear about how great you are but it's always appropriate to tell about how great God is!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 27, 2023 **One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,** **- Luke 17:15 (Weymouth New Testament)** **If God heals you (or does anything for you really) you need to shout about it in front of everybody!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 28, 2023 **bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.** **- Colossians 3:13 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **There will be times where you may get in a disagreement, an argument or an all out fight with your brothers and sisters. We still have to live together and work together for Christ so forgive those who hurt you just like God…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 29, 2023 **Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children** **- Ephesians 5:1 (Bible in Basic English)** **Just like little kids pretend to be their parents in the things that they do so we should want to be like our heavenly Father.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 30, 2023 **My brothers and sisters, be very happy when you are tested in different ways. You know that such testing of your faith produces endurance. Endure until your testing is over. Then you will be mature and complete, and you won't need anything.** **- James 1:2-4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's not fun going through hard times but God will use every experience we go through to mold us and change us into that which He wants…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - July 31, 2023 **For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin** **- Hebrews 12:3-4 (New American Standard Bible ©)** **When you feel like you just can't take it anymore, think about all that Jesus suffered for us knowing that He didn't have to go through any of it.**