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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 01, 2024 **God will make you rich enough so that you can always be generous. Your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God because of us.** **- 2 Corinthians 9:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Always remember to give thanks for the blessings God has given you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 02, 2024 **Learn this lesson by heart: The LORD your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.** **- Deuteronomy 8:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Not every bad thing we go through is "from the devil."**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 03, 2024 **Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep Your Word.** **- Psalm 119:67 (Bible in Basic English)** **Don't wait till all goes wrong before you realize you need God's guidance.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 04, 2024 **But that's not all. We also brag when we are suffering. We know that suffering creates endurance.** **- Romans 5:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Suffering isn't fun but you get stronger as a result of it.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 05, 2024 **For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father."** **- Romans 8:15 (New International Version (©1984))** **The Holy Spirit makes us know that God is truly our "Daddy."**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 06, 2024 **Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek the LORD's help have all the good things they need.** **- Psalm 34:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Trust in God to take care of you for whatever you really need.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 07, 2024 **Let's learn about the LORD. Let's get to know the LORD. He will come to us as sure as the morning comes. He will come to us like the autumn rains and the spring rains that water the ground.** **- Hosea 6:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We should always strive to know more and more about Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 08, 2024 **Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.** **- 1 Timothy 6:12 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Never give up on the calling God has for your life.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 09, 2024 **And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.** **- Leviticus 26:12 (American King James Version)** **When's the last time you took a walk with God?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 10, 2024 **"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."** **- Matthew 5:16 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **We live right not to show that "we" are good but to show that "HE" is good.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 11, 2024 **I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.** **- Psalm 41:4 (King James Bible)** **Sin in your life can block healing from coming to you. Get rid of it!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 12, 2024 **The LORD is good. His mercy endures forever. His faithfulness endures throughout every generation.** **- Psalm 100:5 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God never gives up on us!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 13, 2024 **Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.** **- Psalm 145:3 (King James Bible)** **How can our limited human minds begin to understand the awesomeness of God?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 14, 2024 **For the Son of Man came to save the lost.** **- Matthew 18:11 (International Standard Version (©2008))** **Unlike some so-called Christians Jesus actually seeks out the lost.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 15, 2024 **The LORD does whatever He wants in heaven or on earth, on the seas or in all the depths of the oceans.** **- Psalm 135:6 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No one can stop God from what He wants to do.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 16, 2024 **There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.** **- Romans 8:1 (King James Bible)** **Because of the Blood of Jesus, the enemy's accusations against you become invalid.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 17, 2024 **"For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the Lord GOD. "Therefore, repent and live."** **- Ezekiel 18:32 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **It is not the desire of God for a single person to go to hell. Turn to Him today.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 18, 2024 **And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!** **- Psalm 39:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When all you can do is wait then just trust in God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 19, 2024 **To fear the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.** **- Proverbs 8:13 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **We should hate what God hates and guard that we don't fall into those very same things.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 20, 2024 **I am coming soon! Hold on to what you have so that no one takes your crown.** **- Revelation 3:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Your soul is the most important thing you have. Are you ready to see Jesus when He comes?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 21, 2024 **And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.** **- Colossians 3:15 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Christians are to be at peace and have an attitude of gratitude.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 22, 2024 **And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.** **- Romans 12:1 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **If Jesus gave His body over to those who crucified Him can't we freely offer our own bodies back to the One Who created them?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 23, 2024 **So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude He had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.** **- 1 Peter 4:1 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **It's much easier to fall into sin when everything is going right. It's funny how suffering brings us back to our knees.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 24, 2024 **The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life to turn [one] away from the grasp of death.** **- Proberbs 14:27 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The fear of the Lord will help keep you safe by preventing you from doing foolish things.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 25, 2024 **The person who has God's approval will live by faith. But if he turns back, I will not be pleased with him.** **- Hebrews 10:38 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Living in fear and doubt is displeasing to God. Put your faith in Him!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 26, 2024 **"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."** **- John 14:15 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))** **If you really love Jesus no one will have to wonder about it because your actions will show it.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 27, 2024 **When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I no longer used childish ways.** **- 1 Corinthians 13:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God will let you get away with immature behavior for a little while but there's a time to grow up.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 28, 2024 **But I thank God, who always leads us in victory because of Christ. Wherever we go, God uses us to make clear what it means to know Christ. It's like a fragrance that fills the air.** **- 2 Corinthians 2:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **With Christ at our side we will overcome. Let His love flow through you.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 29, 2024 **The LORD is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will honor Him.** **- Exodus 15:2 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Do you know God for yourself or through someone else?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - September 30, 2024 **All of us must appear in front of Christ's judgment seat. Then all people will receive what they deserve for the good or evil they have done while living in their bodies.** **- 2 Corinthians 5:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Will we be happy or ashamed when Christ judges the way we lived or did not live for Him?**