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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 01, 2023 **So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household** **- Ephesians 2:19 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Did you know that as a believer you automatically have dual citizenship in 2 countries? You have a passport that gets you into Heaven and His name is Jesus!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 02, 2023 **He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn't consider him to be worth anything.** **- Isaiah 53:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We have a God that knows what it's like to suffer in the very same things we do. Remember Him on the cross and turn to Him for comfort.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 03, 2023 **But let all those that put their trust in You rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love Your name be joyful in You.** **- Psalm 5:11 (American King James Version)** **Praise Him no matter what the situation. There are others that are going through much worse than you. Pray for them too!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 04, 2023 **But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: He is their strength in the time of trouble.** **- Psalm 37:39 (King James Bible)** **When you feel too weak to go on draw your strength from the Lord!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 05, 2023 **In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.** **- John 1:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Before there was such a thing as "time" Jesus already existed in union with the Father and Holy Spirit as One God. The devil tries to make people think Jesus came to be when He was born to the virgin Mary...not true. Jesus created the earth that Mary walked on.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 06, 2023 **The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.** **- Psalm 34:7 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **We who fear and respect the Lord and His power don't need to despair of danger.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 07, 2023 **Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the LORD, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.** **- Isaiah 55:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God is willing to forgive anyone of their sins no matter how great they are. Jesus Blood is more powerful than ANY sin!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 08, 2023 **Pleasant words are [like] honey from a honeycomb- sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.** **- Proverbs 16:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Ever have someone yell at you and it made you physically ill? This verse shows that doing the opposite has better results!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 09, 2023 **Let your gracious attitude be known to all people. The Lord is near.** **- Philippians 4:5 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **If you have negative attitudes all the time who will listen to you when you try to talk about what Jesus has done for you?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 10, 2023 **Keep away from every kind of evil.** **- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do not try to see how close you can get to sin and still remain pure. That's a trick of the enemy. Just stay away from it in the first place!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 11, 2023 **To the one who conquers I will give a place to sit with Me on My throne, just as I have conquered and have sat down with My Father on His throne.** **- Revelation 3:21 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **Just as Jesus had to fight through the circumstances of life so do we also. But in the end the Father exalted Him on high and Jesus will do the same for us. Continue to fight the fight of faith you Christian…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 12, 2023 **Trust you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.** **- Isaiah 26:4 (American King James Version)** **When you don't feel strong enough to handle your problems, draw your strength from the Source of all strength.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 13, 2023 **Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks.** **- Philippians 4:6 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You know that time you use to worry about things you can't control? Why not take that same amount time and pray instead!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 14, 2023 **But now, LORD, You are our Father. We are the clay, and You are our potter. We are the work of your hands.** **- Isaiah 64:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Allow our heavenly Father to mold you into the image He is striving to transform you into.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 15, 2023 **The LORD protects the souls of his servants. All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.** **- Psalm 34:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When you come to God He will never reject you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 16, 2023 **Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God's will in Christ Jesus that you do this.** **1 Thessalonians 5:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **In good times and in bad always have an attitude of thanksgiving in your heart because none of us deserve God's goodness.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 17, 2023 **Remember that the sky, the highest heaven, the earth and everything it contains belong to the LORD your God.** **- Deuteronomy 10:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When you get down to it, none of us can claim ownership of anything, not even our bodies. God created everything we can and cannot not see.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 18, 2023 **But in every man who keeps His Word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in Him.** **1 John 2:5 (Bible in Basic English)** **We cannot be transformed into what God wants us to be without getting His Word into us and keeping It.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 19, 2023 **I don't want wicked people to die." declares the Almighty LORD. "I want them to turn from their evil ways and live."** **- Ezekiel 18:23 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God doesn't want anyone to be separated from Him in Hell but we all have the free will to choose what to do with our lives.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 20, 2023 **See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but You have kept back my soul from the underworld; for You have put all my sins out of Your memory.** **- Isaiah 38:17 (Bible in Basic English)** **Because of His precious Blood, God chooses not remember our sins and as a result we will never end up in Hell.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 21, 2023 **You are my hiding place and my shield. My hope is based on Your Word.** **- Psalm 119:114 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **In God is a place of protection like no other. Hide His Word in your heart and your faith will increase.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 22, 2023 **For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and His glory will be seen among you.** **- Isaiah 60:2 (Bible in Basic English)** **We are to be a reflection of God's glory in this evil world.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 23, 2023 **Search for the LORD and His strength. Always seek His presence.** **- 1 Chronicles 16:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We should always be seeking after God. Being in His presence should be a high priority at all times.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 24, 2023 **For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created through Him and for Him.** **- Colossians 1:16 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **If you read this in context you see it is referring to Jesus. Can there be any doubt that Jesus is God Himself with the Father and the Holy Spirit?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 25, 2023 **Let your voice come up to Me in the day of trouble; I will be your Saviour, so that you may give glory to Me.** **- Psalm 50: 15 (Bible in Basic English)** **When God delivers you out of your problems, never forget to tell others that it was HE that did it so that all the glory goes to Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 26, 2023 **But you, O LORD, are a shield that surrounds me. You are my glory. You hold my head high.** **- Psalm 3:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The presence of God gives you a supernatural confidence that you don't have without Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 27, 2023 **The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.** **- Psalm 28:8 (King James Bible)** **Under the anointing it doesn't matter if you feel weak or sick as He will empower you to do what needs to be done.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 28, 2023 **...in the LORD's presence because He is coming. He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and its people with His truth.** **- Psalm 96:13 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Yes God is love but He is also just and cannot ignore sin. Only through the Blood of Jesus can we be saved from judgment.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 29, 2023 **Take to heart these words that I give you today. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up.** **Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The Word of God should never be far from our hearts nor our lips.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - November 30, 2023 **When I said, "My feet are slipping," Your mercy, O LORD, continued to hold me up.** **- Psalm 94:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If you feel like you're falling, don't let go of God's hand!**