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Psalm 37:23

Psalm 37:23 (MSG)
Stalwart walks in step with god; his path blazed by god, he's happy. If he stumbles, he's not down for long; god has a grip on his hand.

Deuteronomy 8:6

Deuteronomy 8:6 (MSG)
So it's paramount that you keep the commandments of god, your God, walk down the roads he shows you and reverently respect him. god is about to bring you into a good land, a land with brooks and rivers, springs and lakes, streams out of the hills and through the valleys. It's a land of wheat and barley, of vines and figs and pomegranates, of olives, oil, and honey. It's land where you'll never go hungry—always food on the table and a roof over your head. It's a land where you'll get iron out of rocks and mine copper from the hills.

Isaiah 44:8

Isaiah 44:8 (NIV)
Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one."

1 John 4:18

1 John 4:18 (MSG)
There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment-is one not yet fully formed in love.

1 John 3:20

1 John 3:20 (MSG)
It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.

2 Timothy 2:26

2 Timothy 2:26 (MSG)
enabling them to escape the Devil's trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.

2 Timothy 2:25

2 Timothy 2:25 (MSG)
working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth,

Romans 4:14-16

Romans 4:14-16 (MSG)
If those who get what God gives them only get it by doing everything they are told to do and filling out all the right forms properly signed, that eliminates personal trust completely and turns the promise into an ironclad contract! That's not a holy promise; that's a business deal.

1 Corinthians 13:7

1 Corinthians 13:7 (MSG)
Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

1 Corinthians 7:17

1 Corinthians 7:17 (MSG)
And don't be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God's place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. Don't think I'm being harder on you than on the others. I give this same counsel in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:16

1 Corinthians 7:16 (MSG)
You never know, wife: The way you handle this might bring your husband not only back to you but to God. You never know, husband: The way you handle this might bring your wife not only back to you but to God.

1 Corinthians 7:10

1 Corinthians 7:10 (MSG)
And if you are married, stay married. This is the Master's command, not mine. If a wife should leave her husband, she must either remain single or else come back and make things right with him. And a husband has no right to get rid of his wife.

1 Thessalonians 5:24

1 Thessalonians 5:24 (MSG)
The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!

Matthew 19:26

Matthew 19:26 (MSG)
Jesus looked hard at them and said, "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

Luke 6:35-36

Luke 6:35-36 (MSG)
"I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.

Psalm 126:4-6

Psalm 126:4-6 (MSG)
And now, god, do it again— bring rains to our drought-stricken lives So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.

Haggai 2:23

Haggai 2:23 (MSG)
And on that day'"-this is God's Message-"'I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. I've looked over the field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Haggai 2:9

Haggai 2:9 (MSG)
"'This Temple is going to end up far better than it started out, a glorious beginning but an even more glorious finish: a place in which I will hand out wholeness and holiness.' Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies."

Ezekiel 36:36

Ezekiel 36:36 (MSG)
The nations around you that are still in existence will realize that I, God, rebuild ruins and replant empty waste places. I, God, said so, and I'll do it.

Ezekiel 36:24-28

Ezekiel 36:24-28 (MSG)
"'For here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to take you out of these countries, gather you from all over, and bring you back to your own land. I'll pour pure water over you and scrub you clean. I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed. I'll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands. You'll once again live in the land I gave your ancestors. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!

Habakkuk 3:17-19

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (MSG)
Though the cherry trees don't blossom and the strawberries don't ripen, Though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, Though the sheep pens are sheepless and the cattle barns empty, I'm singing joyful praise to God. I'm turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God. Counting on God's Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I'm king of the mountain! (For congregational use, with a full orchestra.)

Habakkuk 2:4

Habakkuk 2:4 (MSG)
"Look at that man, bloated by self-importance— full of himself but soul-empty. But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing is fully alive, really alive.

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Habakkuk 1:1-4 (MSG)
The problem as God gave Habakkuk to see it: God, how long do I have to cry out for help before you listen? How many times do I have to yell, "Help! Murder! Police!" before you come to the rescue? Why do you force me to look at evil, stare trouble in the face day after day? Anarchy and violence break out, quarrels and fights all over the place. Law and order fall to pieces. Justice is a joke. The wicked have the righteous hamstrung and stand justice on its head.

Micah 7:10

Micah 7:10 (MSG)
And my enemy will see it, too, and be discredited-yes, disgraced! This enemy who kept taunting, "So where is this God of yours?" I'm going to see it with these, my own eyes-my enemy disgraced, trash in the gutter.

Micah 7:9

Micah 7:9 (MSG)
I can take God's punishing rage. I deserve it-I sinned. But it's not forever. He's on my side and is going to get me out of this. He'll turn on the lights and show me his ways. I'll see the whole picture and how right he is.