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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 01, 2024 **The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.** **- Psalm 14:2 (American King James Version)** **Are you looking for God? He's looking for you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 02, 2024 **On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing [in the temple courtyard]. He said loudly, "Whoever is thirsty must come to Me to drink."** **- John 7:37 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Only Jesus can truly satisfy your deepest longings.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 03, 2024 **He hides me in His shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in His tent. He sets me high on a rock.** **- Psalm 27:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The greatest protection you can have is in God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 04, 2024 **When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into the full truth. He won't speak on His own. He will speak what He hears and will tell you about things to come. He will give Me glory, because He will tell you what I say.** **- John 16:13-14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If we listen, the Holy Spirit will reveal to us what Jesus wants us to do with our lives.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 05, 2024 **The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble** **- Psalm 9:9 (Bible in Basic English)** **When you are in trouble, don't run from God but rather run to Him. Safety is in Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 06, 2024 **No fear exists where his love is. Rather, perfect love gets rid of fear, because fear involves punishment. The person who lives in fear doesn't have perfect love.** **- 1 John 4:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When we realize how much our heavenly Father loves us you don't have to worry about the future.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 07, 2024 **The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.** **- Proverbs 28:1 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **When God is backing you, there's a boldness you have that the world can't help but notice!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 08, 2024 **Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.** **- Colossians 3:2 (Webster's Bible Translation)** **Don't fall in love with these temporary things the world offers but instead go after spiritual things that are eternal.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 09, 2024 **Since we are surrounded by so many examples [of faith], we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up.** **- Hebrews 12:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The enemy will use ANYTHING, especially but not exclusively sin to slow you down from fulfilling your calling. What is distracting you?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 10, 2024 **Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:** **- Psalm 103:2 (King James Bible)** **Never forget all the things God has done for you. Especially when you're going through hard times.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 11, 2024 **Call to Me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.** **- Jeremiah 33:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God always wants to talk to us. Are your ears open to hear Him?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 12, 2024 **Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the earth and blew the breath of life into his nostrils. The man became a living being.** **- Genesis 2:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God is an expert at taking that which is hopelessly dead and making it alive. Trust Him to breathe life into your situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 13, 2024 **These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.** **- Matthew 15:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can never fool God. Does He truly have your heart?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 14, 2024 **Before the creation of the world, He chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in His presence.** **- Ephesians 1:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It's not for anything you did that God chose you since you weren't even born yet! You were in his mind before Earth even existed!!!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 15, 2024 **But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.** **- Matthew 15:9 (Bible in Basic English)** **Religion is worthless. God wants relationships, not robots.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 16, 2024 **He is the One who forgives all your sins, the One who heals all your diseases** **- Psalm 103:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The same God who forgives us with His Blood also wants to heal our every sickness.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 17, 2024 **Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise Him. He is my Savior and my God.** **- Psalm 42:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When your situation looks hopeless, put your hope in God. He specializes in the impossible!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 18, 2024 **Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.** **- Micah 7:7 (King James Bible)** **Don't be impatient while waiting for a solution to your problem. Trust and wait on God to work it out in HIS way.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 19, 2024 **I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It's all pointless. [It's like] trying to catch the wind.** **- Ecclesiastes 1:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When we finally realize that the "world" truly has nothing of eternal value, then we can finally dedicate our selves to fulfilling our spiritual calling.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 20, 2024 **And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.** **- Matthew 8:7 (American King James Version)** **Jesus is always willing to heal us!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 21, 2024 **Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.** **- Jeremiah 15:16 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **The favorite meal of those called by the Lord is to consume the Word of God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 22, 2024 **Let the person who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.** **- Revelation 3:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The problem isn't does God speak to us...it's are we listening?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 23, 2024 **I will walk around freely because I sought out your guiding principles.** **- Psalm 119:45 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Only when you seek the will of God for your life can you walk around in true freedom.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 24, 2024 **The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble.** **- Psalm 9:9 (Bible in Basic English)** **In God is a place of safety like no other.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 25, 2024 **Trust God...remember what He has done, and...obey His commands.** **- Psalm 78:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **As you walk with God remember all the times He helped you in the past and know that He will continue to do so!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 26, 2024 **Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.** **- Psalm 73:25 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **Our motivation to go to heaven shouldn't be to escape this evil world but rather to be with Him because we love Him more than anything.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 27, 2024 **This is what the Almighty LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: You can be saved by returning to me. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me.** **- Isaiah 30:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Instead of complaining and griping about your problems, run to God and trust that He will works things out for your good.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 28, 2024 **Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.** **- Galatians 5:24 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We must keep our old self on the cross so that the new man in Christ can live.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 29, 2024 **So I will thank You as long as I live. I will lift up my hands to pray in Your name.** **- Psalm 63:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you live a life of thankfulness? Is there anything we have that we truly deserve?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 30, 2024 **People who speak what God has revealed must control themselves.** **- 1 Corinthians 14:32 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Just because God speaks something to you doesn't mean you need to blab it to everyone. Use wisdom!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - January 31, 2024 **That day they offered many sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them reason to rejoice. The women and children rejoiced as well. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.** **- Nehemiah 12:43 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The joy that God brings is so great that they'll hear you not just in your own city but in the city next to you too! WOW!**