Lloyd Dagoc

On Anger and Judgment

James 1:19-20 (NIV)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

On rewards and recognition

Proverbs 3:27 (NIV)
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Proverbs 27:10

Proverbs 27:10 (NIV)
Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative's house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

Ephesians 1:18

Ephesians 1:18 (NIV)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

2 Corinthians 10:12

2 Corinthians 10:12 (NIV)
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.

2 Corinthians 3:5

2 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV)
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

Psalm 15:2

Psalm 15:2 (NIV)
The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

Titus 2:7

Titus 2:7 (NIV)
In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

Titus 2:7

Titus 2:7 (NIV)
In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

Proverbs 10:9

Proverbs 10:9 (NIV)
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

Proverbs 2:10

Proverbs 2:10 (NIV)
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Proverbs 31:10

Proverbs 31:10 (MSG)
A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long. She shops around for the best yarns and cottons, and enjoys knitting and sewing. She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises. She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day. She looks over a field and buys it, then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden. First thing in the morning, she dresses for work, rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started. She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day. She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth, diligent in homemaking. She's quick to assist anyone in need, reaches out to help the poor. She doesn't worry about her family when it snows; their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear. She makes her own clothing, and dresses in colorful linens and silks. Her husband is greatly respected when he deliberates with the city fathers. She designs gowns and sells them, brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops. Her clothes are well-made and elegant, and she always faces tomorrow with a smile. When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly. She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive. Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: "Many women have done wonderful things, but you've outclassed them all!" Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-god. Give her everything she deserves! Festoon her life with praises!

Ephesians 6:10

Ephesians 6:10 (NIV)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Psalm 51:1

Psalm 51:1 (NIV)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

Joshua 7:1

Joshua 7:1 (NIV)
But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the lord's anger burned against Israel.

Psalm 51:7

Psalm 51:7 (MSG)
Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise.

James 2:14

James 2:14 (NIV)
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?

Proverbs 18:22

Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the lord.

Exodus 33:17

Exodus 33:17 (MSG)
god said to Moses: "All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me. I know you by name."

Romans 8:32

Romans 8:32 (MSG)
If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us?

Exodus 15:2

Exodus 15:2 (MSG)
God is my strength, God is my song, and, yes! God is my salvation. This is the kind of God I have and I'm telling the world! This is the God of my father-I'm spreading the news far and wide!

Joshua 5:13

Joshua 5:13 (MSG)
And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword. Joshua stepped up to him and said, "Whose side are you on—ours or our enemies'?"

1 Peter 2:1

1 Peter 2:1 (MSG)
So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You've had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God's pure kindness. Then you'll grow up mature and whole in God.

2 Corinthians 6:14

2 Corinthians 6:14 (MSG)
Don't become partners with those who reject God. How can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is light best friends with dark? Does Christ go strolling with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands? Who would think of setting up pagan idols in God's holy Temple? But that is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way: "I'll live in them, move into them; I'll be their God and they'll be my people. So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good," says God. "Don't link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself. I'll be a Father to you; you'll be sons and daughters to me." The Word of the Master, God.

Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2 (MSG)
Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.