Marc Henshaw

Grace works

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

1 Timothy 4:12

1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV)
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

Leviticus 25:17

Leviticus 25:17 (MSG)
Don't cheat each other. Fear your God. I am God, your God.

The gift

James 1:18 (NIV)
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

James 1:21-23 (NIV)
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

James 1:25 (NIV)
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

Matthew 5:13-14

Matthew 5:13-14 (NIV)
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:8 (NIV)
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Rebellion? No. But He was a king

Mark 14:48 (NIV)
"Am I leading a rebellion," said Jesus, "that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?

The hour has come

Mark 14:41 (NIV)
Returning the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

Mark 14:8

Mark 14:8 (NIV)
She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.

dealing with stress

Psalm 119:143 (NLT)
As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.

godly pathways begin with God's word

Psalm 119:133 (NLT)
Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.

hearts dlight

Psalm 119:111 (NLT)
Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.

Psalm 119:96

Psalm 119:96 (NLT)
Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.

Psalm 119:66, Psalm 119:73-74

Psalm 119:66 (NLT)
I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

Psalm 119:73-74 (NLT)
You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.

Psalm 119:29, Psalm 119:36-37

Psalm 119:29 (NLT)
Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.

Psalm 119:36-37 (NLT)
Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money!

A personal vision verse for 2012

Exodus 14:15 (NIV)
Then the lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

Lord is fair in return

1 Chronicles 21:22 (NIV)
David said to him, "Let me have the site of your threshing floor so I can build an altar to the lord, that the plague on the people may be stopped. Sell it to me at the full price."

Daniel 10:18

Daniel 10:18 (NIV)
Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.

By faith

1 Timothy 1:4 (NIV)
or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God's work—which is by faith.

Wisdom

Job 28:23 (NIV)
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,

Mark 12:30

Mark 12:30 (NIV)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

2 Thessalonians 3:5

2 Thessalonians 3:5 (NIV)
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.

Ezekiel 31:14

Ezekiel 31:14 (NLT)
Let the tree of no other nation proudly exult in its own prosperity, though it be higher than the clouds and it be watered from the depths. For all are doomed to die, to go down to the depths of the earth. They will land in the pit along with everyone else on earth.

Jeremiah 23:22

Jeremiah 23:22 (NLT)
If they had stood before me and listened to me, they would have spoken my words, and they would have turned my people from their evil ways and deeds.

Galatians 5:6

Galatians 5:6 (NIV)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.