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rebellion and forgiveness

Psalm 51:1-12 (NLT)
Have mercy on me, OGod, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

take up Ur cross and follow

Mark 8:34-35 (NLT)
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

search me o God

Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT)
Search me, OGod, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

my ways are not yours

Isaiah 55:1-13 (NLT)
“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!

take it on the chin

2 Timothy 2:1 (MSG)
So, my son, throw yourself into this work for Christ. Pass on what you heard from me—the whole congregation saying Amen!— to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others. When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn't get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It's the diligent farmer who gets the produce. Think it over. God will make it all plain.

God and work

2 Timothy 2:14 (MSG)
Repeat these basic essentials over and over to God's people. Warn them before God against pious nitpicking, which chips away at the faith. It just wears everyone out. Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won't be ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple. Stay clear of pious talk that is only talk. Words are not mere words, you know. If they're not backed by a godly life, they accumulate as poison in the soul. Hymenaeus and Philetus are examples, throwing believers off stride and missing the truth by a mile by saying the resurrection is over and done with.

Waite on God

Psalm 62:1 (MSG)
God, the one and only— I'll wait as long as he says. Everything I need comes from him, so why not? He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I'm set for life.

enemies and God

Psalm 56:5 (MSG)
They don't let up— they smear my reputation and huddle to plot my collapse. They gang up, sneak together through the alleys To take me by surprise, wait their chance to get me.

fearless

Psalm 27:1 (MSG)
Light, space, zest— that's god! So, with him on my side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.

ask God

Matthew 7:7 (MSG)
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?

angry

Ephesians 4:26 (MSG)
Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.

heat at work!!!

Proverbs 16:11 (MSG)
god cares about honesty in the workplace; your business is his business.

work scriptures

Proverbs 16:8 (MSG)
Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.

God aproves your life

Proverbs 16:7 (MSG)
When God approves of your life, even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.

love ppl

1 John 4:20 (MSG)
If anyone boasts, "I love God," and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won't love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can't see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You've got to love both.

our sins crucified him

Isaiah 53:1-12 (MSG)
Who believes what we've heard and seen? Who would have thought God's saving power would look like this?

no attacks orweapons will harm Gods ppl

Isaiah 54:11-17 (MSG)
"Afflicted city, storm-battered, unpitied: I'm about to rebuild you with stones of turquoise, Lay your foundations with sapphires, construct your towers with rubies, Your gates with jewels, and all your walls with precious stones. All your children will have God for their teacher— what a mentor for your children! You'll be built solid, grounded in righteousness, far from any trouble—nothing to fear! far from terror—it won't even come close! If anyone attacks you, don't for a moment suppose that I sent them, And if any should attack, nothing will come of it. I create the blacksmith who fires up his forge and makes a weapon designed to kill. I also create the destroyer— but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." God's Decree.

follow thru with what you hear

James 1:27 (MSG)
Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.

Christ death

Romans 6:1-6 (MSG)
So what do we do? Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? I should hope not! If we've left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Or didn't you realize we packed up and left there for good? That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land!

Romans 6:8-14 (MSG)
If we get included in Christ's sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection.

the grain of wheat must die

John 12:24-25 (MSG)
"Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal.

gods plans

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

content

Philippians 4:12 (MSG)
I'm just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I've found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty.

$$$$$

1 Timothy 6:6-10 (MSG)
A devout life does bring wealth, but it's the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that's enough.

simple life

Proverbs 15:16 (MSG)
A simple life in the Fear-of-god is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.

don't envy bad ppl

Proverbs 24:1-2 (MSG)
19 Don't envy bad people; don't even want to be around them. All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble.