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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 01, 2025 **Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when He appears we will have confidence, and when He comes we won't turn from Him in shame.** **- 1 John 2:28 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When Jesus returns will you be embarrassed or joyful to see Him?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 02, 2025 **You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in Your presence. Pleasures are by Your side forever.** **- Psalm 16:11 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **True fulfillment can only come through being with Jesus.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 03, 2025 **Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of His great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.** **- 1 Peter 1:3 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Because Jesus rose from the dead we know He gives us new life also.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 04, 2025 **Love each other. This is what I'm commanding you to do.** **- John 15:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Jesus' real followers can be recognized not by their knowledge but by their love.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 05, 2025 **Even though I walk into the middle of trouble, you guard my life against the anger of my enemies. You stretch out your hand, and your right hand saves me.** **- Psalm 139:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The best place of protection is in the hands of God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 06, 2025 **I will be your God throughout your lifetime--until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.** **- Isaiah 46:4 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **Trust in God to see you through every situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 07, 2025 **I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him.** **- Psalm 62:1 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **When the outcome of a situation seems uncertain, trust God to see you through.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 08, 2025 **Do not say, "I'll get even with you!" Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.** **- Proverbs 20:22 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Don't take revenge. Let God take care of it. He sees everything.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 09, 2025 **This is my command--be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."** **- Joshua 1:9 (New Living Translation (©2007))** **A Christian is never alone. God is with you in every situation.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 10, 2025 **Trust Him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in His presence. God is our refuge.** **- Psalm 62:8 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **Give God all your concerns and believe He will keep you safe.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 11, 2025 **Then, together with them, we who are still alive will be taken in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In this way we will always be with the Lord.** **- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **The rapture could happen at any moment! Are you ready to shoot up into the clouds to be with Jesus forever?**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 12, 2025 **It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever.** **- 1 Corinthians 15:52 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God is a God of resurrection! Let that trumpet blow soon!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 13, 2025 **That whole generation had joined their ancestors in death. So another generation grew up after them. They had no personal experience with the LORD or with what He had done for Israel.** **- Judges 2:10 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **It is imperative we teach the next generation what God can do through faith.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 14, 2025 **We, however, are citizens of Heaven. We look forward to the Lord Jesus Christ coming from Heaven as our Savior.** **- Philippians 3:20 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **No matter where you were born all believers have a passport to Heaven...it's Jesus!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 15, 2025 **because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.** **- 1 John 5:4 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **You are an overcomer through God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 16, 2025 **Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.** **- Micah 7:7 (American King James Version)** **No matter what you go through keep your eyes on Jesus and wait and see how He brings you out of what you feel you can't escape.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 17, 2025 **There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. There is nothing kept secret that will not come to light.** **- Luke 8:17 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **There is nothing hidden from the eyes of God.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 18, 2025 **And He put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.** **- Psalm 40:3 (Bible in Basic English)** **Your praise to God can inspire faith in others. Don't hold it back!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 19, 2025 **The LORD advises those who fear him. He reveals to them the intent of his promise.** **- Psalm 25:14 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **When you don't know which way to go then go to God who knows all things.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 20, 2025 **Keep in mind that the LORD your God is [the only] God. He is a faithful God, who keeps His promise and is merciful to thousands of generations of those who love Him and obey His commands.** **- Deuteronomy 7:9 (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **God has always been a God who shows mercy and love to those who follow Him.**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 21, 2025 **Don't be sad because the joy you have in the LORD is your strength.** **Nehemiah 8:10c (GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995))** **If you feel weak, think about all the things God has done for you and where you would be without Him!**
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Scripture Thought Of The Day - May 22, 2025 **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 - May 23, 2025 **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 - May 24, 2025 **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 - May 25, 2025 **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 - May 26, 2025 **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 - May 27, 2025 **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 - May 28, 2025 **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 - May 29, 2025 **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 - May 30, 2025 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 - May 31, 2025 **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.**