Matthew 10:37-39 (NKJV)37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39He who finds his life ...
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Proverbs 16:1 (AMP)2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).Jeremiah 17:9 (AMP)9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted ...
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Luke 15:21-24 (King James Version) 21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his ...
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Isaiah 61:3 (KJV) 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Reflections:This beautifully ...
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2 Chronicles 15:16 (King James Version) 16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. Acts 19:18-20 (New King James Version)18 And many who ...
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James 4:6-8 (NKJV)6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: � God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.�7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, ...
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Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV) 17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.� Reflections:In Philippians 4:4 we read a very familiar verse: �Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.� This verse is ...
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John 3:6-8 (NKJV)6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, �You must be born again.� 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes ...
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Micah 6:7-8 (New King James Version)7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn formy transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly ...
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Luke 5:36-39 (NKJV)36 Then He spoke a parable to them: �No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old ...
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