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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 01, 2024 **Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."** **- Genesis 2:18 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **There are no "Lone Rangers" in God's Kingdom. He will connect you with people that will help you in your calling. We are not alone.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 02, 2024 **Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.** **- Psalm 89:15 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You want God's presence in your life? Then praise Him!!!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 03, 2024 **To the Israelites, the glory of the LORD looked like a raging fire on top of the mountain.** **- Exodus 24:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If they saw God's glory in Old Testament times, how much more should we who have the Holy Spirit already within us see it?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 04, 2024 **Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.** **- Isaiah 49:15 (Bible in Basic English)** **Even if the ones who are supposed to love you the most forget about you, know that God will NEVER forget you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 05, 2024 **He who did not keep back His only Son, but gave Him up for us all, will He not with Him freely give us all things?** **- Romans 8:32 (Bible in Basic English)** **If God was willing to give up the most important thing to Him, that being Jesus His Son, why do we have trouble believing He would give us all the other lesser blessings?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 06, 2024 **In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?** **- Psalm 56:11 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **No matter how many people may come against you, God will see you through!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 07, 2024 **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))** **Don't ever think Jesus doesn't understand what it's like to suffer like we do. He suffered worse because He was God and could have stopped it at any time.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 08, 2024 **Praise the LORD, my soul! Praise His holy name, all that is within me.** **- Psalm 103:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When you praise Him, praise Him with all you got!!!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 09, 2023 **Blessed are those who live in your house. They are always praising you. [Selah]** **- Psalm 84:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **To be "in His house" is to be in His presence and you only get there by praising Him! Is where you are a place of praise?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 10, 2024 **That way you won't be guided by sinful human desires as you live the rest of your lives on earth. Instead, you will be guided by what God wants you to do.** **- 1 Peter 4:2 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you live according to what your flesh wants to do or what God wants you to do?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 11, 2024 **Watch you and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.** **- Mark 14:38 (American King James Version)** **We all have to deal with the lure of sin. Strengthen your inner spirit so that you can overcome the temptation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 12, 2024 **The king of Assyria has human power on his side, but the LORD our God is on our side to help us and fight our battles." So the people were encouraged by what King Hezekiah of Judah said.** **- 2 Chronicles 32:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If God is for you, then who can be against you?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 13, 2024 **This is what the LORD says: Don't let wise people brag about their wisdom. Don't let strong people brag about their strength. Don't let rich people brag about their riches. If they want to brag, they should brag that they understand and know Me. They should brag that I, the LORD, act out of love, righteousness, and justice on the earth. This kind of bragging pleases Me, declares the LORD.** **- Jeremiah 9:23-24 (GOD'S WORD®…
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 14, 2024 **I will love you, O LORD, my strength.** **- Psalm 18: 1 (American King James Version)** **Where do you draw your strength from?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 15, 2024 **my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, the strength of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior who saved me from violence.** **- 2 Samuel 22:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The safest place to be in within God's protection.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 16, 2024 **This is what the LORD, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel, says: I am the LORD your God. I teach you what is best for you. I lead you where you should go.** **- Isaiah 48:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you depend on God to lead you in the right direction?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 17, 2024 **Our message is not about ourselves. It is about Jesus Christ as the Lord. We are your servants for His sake.** **- 2 Corinthians 4:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The true message of the gospel will always lift up the name of Jesus and not anybody else.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 18, 2024 **He reveals deeply hidden things. He knows what is in the dark, and light lives with Him.** **- Daniel 2:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Not sure what to do? God knows everything that can be known. Ask Him for guidance.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 19, 2024 **And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in His tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.** **- Psalm 27:6 (Bible in Basic English)** **Praise Him because He makes you an overcomer over the enemy's plans. Sing to Him a song of victory!!!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 20, 2024 **The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of Him, to keep them safe.** **- Psalm 34:7 (Bible in Basic English)** **There's been many times when the enemy has devised a plan to harm you that the Lord had His angels protect you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 21, 2024 **It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please Him.** **- Philippians 2:13 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It is through the Holy Spirit that we are able to do that which God has called us to do.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 22, 2024 **"I'm leaving you peace. I'm giving you My peace. I don't give you the kind of peace that the world gives. So don't be troubled or cowardly."** **- John 14:27 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Real peace of mind comes from Jesus alone.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 23, 2024 **We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave His life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.** **- 1 John 3:16 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Just as love compelled Jesus to die for us, so we also should be willing to die for our brothers and sisters in Christ.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 24, 2024 **Therefore, let's keep on pursuing those things that bring peace and that lead to building up one another.** **- Romans 14:19 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **We all have the choice of lifting our brothers and sisters up or bringing them down. God says we need to lift each other up.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 25, 2024 **We know that the person we used to be was crucified with Him to put an end to sin in our bodies. Because of this we are no longer slaves to sin.** **- Romans 6:6 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Only through the power of the cross can we overcome the power of sin.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 26, 2024 **So when He had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.** **- John 2:22 (Bible in Basic English)** **Sometimes the Bible verses you read today won't make sense until much later. Keep reading it though so God can use it at the proper time!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 27, 2024 **The gatekeeper opens the gate for Him, and the sheep respond to His voice. He calls His sheep by name and leads them out of the pen.** **- John 10:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The Great Shepherd Jesus, knows each and every one of us by name! That's awesome!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 28, 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))** **Just as we eat food for our bodies, so we should consume the Word of God to build up your spirit.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - February 29, 2024 **They strengthened the disciples in these cities and encouraged the disciples to remain faithful. Paul and Barnabas told them, "We must suffer a lot to enter the kingdom of God."** **- Acts 14:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Problems don't go away when we give our lives to God but the Lord gives us power to go through them that we didn't have before.**