Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

Through many dangers, toils and snares

I have already come:

'tis grace has brought me safe thus far,

and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,

his word my hope secures;

he will my shield and portion be

as long as life endures.

by John Newton (1725-1807)

"Amazing Grace!"

2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬-‭7‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

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Galatians 2:20 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that's a tough call."

Alice Cooper

Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭15‬, ‭17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them...This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun.

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John 14:1-6 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"Don't worry about dying, you will live forever. All you have to worry about is location, location, location."

Unknown origin

John‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬-‭6 ‭(NLT‬‬) "Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going."

“No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”

John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

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Proverbs 4:25-27 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror, because where we are going is more important than where we have been."

Unknown origin

Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

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Proverbs 26:17 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"Not my circus. Not my monkeys."

Unknown origin (first heard it from my wife 😎)

Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.

1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

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Proverbs 4:25-27 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"Keep on going. Mistakes and what we think might be failures are making us stronger. ‭‭You have two options. Remain where you are and watch as nothing happens or continue to move on and see what's ahead of you."

Fritz Chery

Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.

Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

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Proverbs 16:3 (NLT)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

Maria Robinson

Author, lecturer and counsellor

Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.

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Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

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