Matt Knisely

Luke 12:22

Luke 12:22 (MSG)
He continued this subject with his disciples. "Don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or if the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the ravens, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, carefree in the care of God. And you count far more.

Isaiah 58:11

Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)
The lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Romans 11:28

Romans 11:28 (MSG)
From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God's enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God's overall purpose, they remain God's oldest friends.

Matthew 16:2

Matthew 16:2 (ASV)
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.

Matthew 16:3

Matthew 16:3 (ASV)
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times.

Isaiah 54:7

Isaiah 54:7 (KJV)
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Moment

James 4:14 (KJV)
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Storytelling

Joshua 4:7 (KJV)
Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Storytelling

1 Samuel 7:12 (KJV)
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

Ezekiel 3:1

Ezekiel 3:1 (ESV)
And he said to me, "Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."

Ezekiel 2:10

Ezekiel 2:10 (ESV)
And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.

Ezekiel 2:9

Ezekiel 2:9 (ESV)
And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

Ezekiel 2:8

Ezekiel 2:8 (ESV)
"But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."

Ezekiel 2:7

Ezekiel 2:7 (ESV)
And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 2:6

Ezekiel 2:6 (ESV)
And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 2:5

Ezekiel 2:5 (ESV)
And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.

Ezekiel 2:4

Ezekiel 2:4 (ESV)
The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.'

Ezekiel 2:3

Ezekiel 2:3 (ESV)
And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

Ezekiel 2:2

Ezekiel 2:2 (ESV)
And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

Lamentations 2:11

Lamentations 2:11 (ESV)
My eyes are spent with weeping; my stomach churns; my bile is poured out to the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because infants and babies faint in the streets of the city.

1 Peter 5:10

1 Peter 5:10 (MSG)
The suffering won't last forever. It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ-eternal and glorious plans they are!-will have you put together and on your feet for good.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

Ecclesiastes 10:2 (MSG)
Wise thinking leads to right living; Stupid thinking leads to wrong living.

Colossians 2:14

Colossians 2:14 (MSG)
the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ's Cross.

Colossians 3:2

Colossians 3:2 (MSG)
Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ-that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Psalm 119:26

Psalm 119:26 (MSG)
When I told my story, you responded; train me well in your deep wisdom.