James Daniels Jr

fear

Psalm 91:1-3 (NIV)
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

money

Philippians 4:10-14 (MSG)
I'm glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you're again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don't have a sense of needing anything personally. I've learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. 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. Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. I don't mean that your help didn't mean a lot to me—it did. It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles.

love

Philippians 1:1 (CEB)
From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. To all those in Philippi who are God’s people in Christ Jesus, along with your supervisors and servants.

Philippians 1:9-10 (CEB)
This is my prayer: that your love might become even more and more rich with knowledge and all kinds of insight.

courage under fire

Joshua 10:11-15 (CEB)
When they were fleeing from Israel and were on the slope of Beth-horon, the LORD threw down large stones from the sky all the way to Azekah. So they died. More died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

living Godly in an ungodly world

Jude 1:17-25 (CEB)
But you, dear friends, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

making ]od proud

Colossians 1:9-10 (MSG)
Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven't stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. We pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.

Romans 8:27

Romans 8:27 (NET)
And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.

Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28 (NET)
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

Romans 8:29

Romans 8:29 (NET)
because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Romans 8:30

Romans 8:30 (NET)
And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.

Romans 8:31

Romans 8:31 (NET)
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:32

Romans 8:32 (NET)
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?

Exodus 14:14

Exodus 14:14 (NET)
The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still.”

Romans 7:13

Romans 7:13 (MSG)
I can already hear your next question: "Does that mean I can't even trust what is good [that is, the law]? Is good just as dangerous as evil?" No again! Sin simply did what sin is so famous for doing: using the good as a cover to tempt me to do what would finally destroy me. By hiding within God's good commandment, sin did far more mischief than it could ever have accomplished on its own.

Romans 7:14

Romans 7:14 (MSG)
I can anticipate the response that is coming: "I know that all God's commands are spiritual, but I'm not. Isn't this also your experience?" Yes. I'm full of myself—after all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison. What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can't be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God's command is necessary.

Romans 7:15

Romans 7:15 (MSG)
What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise.

Romans 7:16

Romans 7:16 (MSG)
So if I can't be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God's command is necessary.

Romans 7:17

Romans 7:17 (MSG)
But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

Hebrews 11:1

Hebrews 11:1 (MSG)
The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

Hebrews 11:2

Hebrews 11:2 (MSG)
The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

Hebrews 11:3

Hebrews 11:3 (MSG)
By faith, we see the world called into existence by God's word, what we see created by what we don't see.

Hebrews 11:4

Hebrews 11:4 (MSG)
By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice.

Hebrews 11:5

Hebrews 11:5 (MSG)
By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. "They looked all over and couldn't find him because God had taken him." We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken "he pleased God." It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

Hebrews 11:7

Hebrews 11:7 (MSG)
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.

Hebrews 11:11

Hebrews 11:11 (MSG)
By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That's how it happened that from one man's dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions.