And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. —1 John 5:6-8
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We Need Mercy
The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" —Matthew 20:31
Gaining Self-Respect
The second is this: "Love your neighbor as yourself." There is no commandment greater than these. —Mark 12:31
Letting God Love Us
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." —Lamentations 3:22-24
Never Give Up on Prayer
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. —Luke 18:1
Forgiving God
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. —Nahum 1:7
When God Lets You Down
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. "Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died." —John 11:20-21
The Value of Loneliness
After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. —Matthew 14:23
God Remembers Your Vows
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. —Ecclesiastes 5:4
We Are Required to Bear Fruit
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. —John 15:1-2
The God of Bethel Sees and Speaks
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land. —Genesis 31:13
How to Cope With Mistreatment
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. —Ephesians 6:6-8, KJV
The Comfort Zone
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. —Romans 1:14
Wait for Vindication
Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor. —Isaiah 54:1
Coping With a Rival
I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. —Ecclesiastes 4:4
How to Face the Unexpected
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. —1 John 5:4
Loved by the Lord
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. —Genesis 29:31
God Loves Justice
For I, the Lord, love justice. —Isaiah 61:8
The Proof of Conversion
In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. —Job 1:22
The Unloved Woman
When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I?" —Genesis 29:25