GOOD AWAYS OVERCOMES EVIL 1-19-25  VIDEO BILL ON SID GOODNESS

No matter how it looks at the time, God is always triumphant over evil. Evil has already been defeated by the blood of Jesus. Jesus overcame the enemy by doing good. Christ overcame the evil of sin with His own death and resurrection. Jesus who is and always will be good defeated the devil who is evil. He was victorious. It was God’s goodness that caused the evil pharaoh to be defeated, and the children of Israel to cross the sea on dry land. It was God‘s goodness that caused the heroes of faith to be victorious. God‘s goodness will always overcome evil.

PS 100:5 For the Lord is always good and ready to receive you. He’s so loving that it will amaze you— so kind that it will astound you! And he is famous for his faithfulness toward all. Everyone knows our God can be trusted,for he keeps his promises to every generation! TPT

ROM 12:21 Do not let evil be an excuse for you to feel defeated, rather seize the opportunity to turn the situation into a victory for good.  MIRROR

ROM 8:18 He has taken the sting out of our suffering; what seemed burdensome at the time, becomes insignificant in comparison to the glory he reveals in us.

19 Our lives now represent the one event every creature anticipates with held breath, standing on tip-toe as it were to witness the unveiling of the sons of God. Can you hear the drum-roll?  MIRROR

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Rom 8:18 That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times.

19 The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. MSG

1 John 5:4 Every God-begotten person conquers the world’s ways. The power that brings the world to its knees is our faith.

5 The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God. MSG

Rom 5:8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.

9 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way.

10 If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! MSG

1 John 3:8 [But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. AMP

COL 2:14 He canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all—our sins, our stained soul—he deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adam has been placed onto his cross and nailed permanently there as a public display of cancellation.

15 Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were his!  TPT

HEB 2:14 Since all his “children” have flesh and blood, so Jesus became human to fully identify with us. He did this, so that he could experience death and annihilate the effects of the intimidating accuser who holds against us the power of death.

15 By embracing death Jesus sets free those who live their entire lives in bondage to the tormenting dread of death. TPT

1 COR 10:13  Your situation is not unique! Every human life faces contradictions! Here is the Good News: God believes in your freedom! He has made it possible for you to triumph in every situation that you will ever encounter!  MIRROR

Ps 23:4  Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I’m not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd’s crook makes me feel secure.

5 You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup brims with blessing.

6 Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I’m back home in the house of God for the rest of my life. MSG

John 12:24 “Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over.

25 In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal.

26 “If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you’ll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment’s notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me.

27 “Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? ‘Father, get me out of this’? No, this is why I came in the first place.

28 I’ll say, ‘Father, put your glory on display.'” A voice came out of the sky: “I have glorified it, and I’ll glorify it again.”

29 The listening crowd said, “Thunder!” Others said, “An angel spoke to him!”

30 Jesus said, “The voice didn’t come for me but for you.

31 At this moment the world is in crisis. Now Satan, the ruler of this world, will be thrown out.

32 And I, as I am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me.”

33 He put it this way to show how he was going to be put to death.  MSG

Ex 14:5-9 When the king of Egypt was told that the people were gone, he and his servants changed their minds. They said, “What have we done, letting Israel, our slave labor, go free?”

6 So he had his chariots harnessed up and got his army together.

7 He took six hundred of his best chariots, with the rest of the Egyptian chariots and their drivers coming along.  MSG

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Ex 14:17-18 “Meanwhile I’ll make sure the Egyptians keep up their stubborn chase — I’ll use Pharaoh and his entire army, his chariots and horsemen,

18 to put my Glory on display so that the Egyptians will realize that I am God.”  MSG

Heb 11:1 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.

2 The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

3 By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see.

4 By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That’s what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice.

5 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. “They looked all over and couldn’t find him because God had taken him.” We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken “he pleased God.”  MSG

HEB 11:7 Noah received Divine instruction to save his household from judgment; faith prompted him to construct the Ark immediately, long before the rains were evident. His faith demonstrated the difference between judgment and justification.  MIRROR

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HEB 11:17 Faith became a more tangible evidence of the promise than even Isaac could ever be to Abraham. Isaac neither fulfilled nor replaced the promise. Inspired by what faith saw, Abraham was ready to do the ridiculous; to sacrifice his only son, convinced that not even Isaac’s death could nullify the promise that God had made to him.  MIRROR

John 10:10 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.

11 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary.  MSG

PS 84:11 ‘For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping himself around me like a shield, he is so generous with his gifts of grace and glory. Those who walk along his paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, for he provides it all!’  TPT

Nah 1:7 The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him. 

8 But with an overrunning flood He will make a full end of [Nineveh’s very] site and pursue His enemies into darkness.  AMP

Luke 11:13 If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts [gifts that are to their advantage] to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!  AMP

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LUKE 11:13 So, if you, even within the confines of an earth-bound, performance-based religious society, know to give your children excellent gifts that will only advantage them, how much more certainly will your Father give the Holy Spirit out of his limitless, heavenly resources to everyone who asks him! MIRROR

LORD IS OUR REFUGE, RESCUER 1-17-25 MIRACLE 4 YEAR OLDSL

He brings us into safe places. He hides us under the shadow of His wings. We are safe with Him. He will work all things together for our good.

Ps 91:1 You who sit down in the High God’s presence, spend the night in Shaddai’s shadow,

2 Say this: “God, you’re my refuge. I trust in you and I’m safe!”

3 That’s right — he rescues you from hidden traps, shields you from deadly hazards.

4 His huge outstretched arms protect you —  under them you’re perfectly safe; his arms fend off all harm.

5 Fear nothing — not wild wolves in the night, not flying arrows in the day,

6 Not disease that prowls through the darkness, not disaster that erupts at high noon.

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PS 91:1-6 1When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.

2 He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.

3 He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse.

4 His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide. His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm.

5 You will never worry about an attack of demonic forces at night nor have to fear a spirit of darkness coming against you.

6 Don’t fear a thing! Whether by night or by day, demonic danger will not trouble you,

nor will the powers of evil be launched against you. TPT

Ps 55:17 At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh deep sighs — he hears, he rescues.

18 My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger Even while thousands are lined up against me. MSG

Isa 41:10 Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. MSG

ISA 54:17 But I promise you, no weapon meant to hurt you will succeed, and you will refute every accusing word spoken against you. This promise is the inheritance of Yahweh’s servants, and their vindication is from me,” says Yahweh. TPT

Isa 49:15 “Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I’d never forget you — never.

16 Look, I’ve written your names on the backs of my hands. The walls you’re rebuilding are never out of my sight. MSG

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ISA 49:15 Yahweh responds, “But how could a loving mother forget her nursing child

and not deeply love the one she bore? Even if there is a mother who forgets her child,

I could never, no never, forget you.

16 Can’t you see? I have carved your name on the palms of my hands! Your walls are always my concern.   TPT

Deut 31:6  “Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.” MSG

Ps 46:1 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.

2 We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake,

3 Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains.  Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God of angel armies protects us. MSG

1 Peter 5:7Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.  AMP

1 Peter 5:8  Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping.

9 Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith.

10 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. MSG

Ps 34:19 Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.

20 He’s your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.  MSG

2 Peter 2:9 So God knows how to rescue the godly from evil trials. And he knows how to hold the feet of the wicked to the fire until Judgment Day. MSG

2 Thess 3:3 But the Master never lets us down. He’ll stick by you and protect you from evil. MSG

1 COR 10:13 We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously. TPT

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1 COR 10:13  Your situation is not unique! Every human life faces contradictions! Here is the Good News: God believes in your freedom! He has made it possible for you to triumph in every situation that you will ever encounter! MIRROR

COL 1:13 He rescued us from the dominion of darkness and relocated us into the kingdom where the love of his Son rules.  

14 In God’s mind mankind is associated in Christ; in his blood sacrifice we were ransomed; our redemption was secured; our 1sins were completely done away with.

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Col 1:13 God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He’s set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much,

14 the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating. MSG

Ps 138:7 When I walk into the thick of trouble, keep me alive in the angry turmoil. With one hand strike my foes, With your other hand save me.

8 Finish what you started in me, God. Your love is eternal — don’t quit on me now. MSG

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PS 138:7-8 By your mighty power I can walk through any devastation, and you will keep me alive, reviving me. Your power set me free from the hatred of my enemies.

8 You keep every promise you’ve ever made to me! Since your love for me is constant and endless, I ask you, Lord, to finish every good thing that you’ve begun in me!  TPT

JER 15:20 They will fight and attack you, but I will make you as strong and secure

as a fortified wall of bronze. They will not conquer you, for I already have! I am with you to deliver and rescue you,” declares Yahweh.

21 “I will save you from the power of the wicked and rescue you from the clutches of ruthless men.”  TPT

Rom 8:28 That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. MSG

Rom 8:31 So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose?

32 If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us?

33 And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen?

34 Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us — who was raised to life for us! — is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. MSG

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ROM 8:31 All these things point to one conclusion, God is for us! Who can prevail against us?

32 The 1gift of his Son is the irrefutable evidence of God’s heart towards us. He 2held nothing in reserve; but freely 3gave everything we could ever wish to have; this is what our 4joint sonship is all about.  Everything we lost in Adam is again restored to us in Christ. Sin left mankind with an enormous shortfall; grace restores mankind to excellence!  

33 God has 1identified us, who can disqualify us? His 2word is our origin. No-one can point a finger; he declared us innocent.  

34 What further ground can there possibly be to condemn mankind? In his death he faced our judgment; in his resurrection he reveals our righteousness; the implications cannot be undone! He now occupies the highest seat of authority as the executive of our redemption in the throne room of God.  MIRROR

PS 121:7 He will keep you from every form of evil or calamity as he continuously watches over you.

8 You will be guarded by God himself. You will be safe when you leave your home,

and safely you will return. He will protect you now, and he’ll protect you forevermore!  TPT

ISA 65:24 Before they even call out to me, I will answer them; before they’ve finished telling me what they need, I’ll have already heard. TPT

LUKE 12:7 You are fully known, even down to the most, seemingly insignificant detail – hah, every individual hair on your head is counted! [For some, this reference is for before you lost them!] You have nothing to fear – innumerable flocks of sparrows could not possibly compete with what you are worth!   MIRROR

Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse.

14 And now, because of that, the air is cleared and we can see that Abraham’s blessing is present and available for non-Jews, too. We are all able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and with us by believing — just the way Abraham received it. MSG

Ps 54:4 Oh, look! God’s right here helping! God’s on my side, MSG

Isa 26:4 Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing.

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THE NAME OF JESUS 1-10-25 VIDEO IN JESUS NAME WOMEN ORDER OUT ROBBER    

There is authority in the name of Jesus. Power and grace and love in His name. Your sins are forgiven in His name. And when we invoke the name of Jesus, we invoke the person of Jesus. Miracles and authority over sickness are in the name of Jesus. Power healing salvation is in His name. His name is not just the tag you put on at the end of a prayer. He is the living Word. Jesus is called the Word of God.

Ex 20:7 You shall not use or repeat the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, lightly or frivolously, in false affirmations or profanely]; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.  AMP

VAIN-to empty or without value. Empty and futile — only a breath fruitless, wholly superfluous.  It is not cursing. There is power in the name.

ISA 9:6 A child has been born for us; a son has been given to us.  The responsibility of complete dominion will rest on his shoulders, and his name will be: the Wonderful One, the Extraordinary Strategist, the Mighty God  the Father of Eternity, the Prince of Peace!

7 Great and vast is his dominion. He will bring immeasurable peace and prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom to establish and uphold it by promoting justice and righteousness from this time forward and forevermore. The marvelous passion that the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has for his people will ensure that it is finished!  TPT

JN 17:6  I have displayed your name and exactly who you are with distinction to those whom you have given me; they were yours in the first place then you gave them to me; they are also those who have treasured your word. MIRROR

John 15:16 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you.  AMP

JOHN 14:13 For I will do whatever you ask me to do when you ask me in my name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to him.

14 Ask me anything in my name, and I will do it for you!”  TPT

JOHN 16:23 For here is eternal truth: When that time comes you won’t need to ask me for anything, but instead you will go directly to the Father and ask him for anything you desire and he will give it to you, because of your relationship with me. For here is eternal truth: When that time comes you won’t need to ask me for anything, but instead you will go directly to the Father and ask him for anything you desire and he will give it to you, because of your relationship with me. TPT

MATT 18:18 “Receive this truth: Whatever you forbid on earth will be considered to be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be considered to be released in heaven.

19 Again, I give you an eternal truth: If two of you agree to ask God for something in a symphony of prayer, my heavenly Father will do it for you.

20 For wherever two or three come together in honor of my name, I am right there with them!”  TPT  

Col 3:17 Let every detail in your lives — words, actions, whatever — be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. MSG

Mark 9:41  Why, anyone by just giving you a cup of water in my name is on our side. Count on it that God will notice.  MSG

PAUL Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of Mine to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the descendants of Israel;

BEAR- to take up in order to carry ot absorb into oneself; to put upon oneself

Acts 3:16  And His name, through and by faith in His name, has made this man whom you see and recognize well and strong. [Yes] the faith which is through and by Him [Jesus] has given the man this perfect soundness [of body] before all of you.  AMP

ACTS 4:18 So they had them brought back in before the council, and they commanded them to never teach the people or speak again using the name of Jesus.    TPT

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in and through no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by and in which we must be saved.  AMP

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Acts 4:12 Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one.”  MSG

PHIL 2:9  From this place of utter humiliation, God exalted him to the highest rank. God graced Jesus with a Name that is far above every other name.  

10 What his name unveils will persuade every creature of their redemption! Every knee in heaven and upon the earth and under the earth shall bow in spontaneous worship!  

11 Also every tongue will voice and resonate the same devotion to his unquestionable Lordship as the Redeemer of life! Jesus Christ has glorified God as the Father of creation! This is the ultimate conclusion of the Father’s intent!   MIRROR

Rom 10:13 For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking Him as Lord] will be saved.  AMP

Acts 2:21 And it shall be that whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord — Christ] shall be saved.  AMP

Acts 10:43 To Him all the prophets testify (bear witness) that everyone who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him, giving himself up to Him] receives forgiveness of sins through His name.  AMP

John 1:1  The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God,

2 in readiness for God from day one.

3 Everything was created through him; nothing — not one thing! —  came into being without him.

4 What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. MSG

HEB 1:3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One. Jesus, Greater than Angels

4 He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name far greater than theirs. TPT

LUKE 10:17-19  The seventy-two returned with much excitement and exclaimed, “Lord! Even the demons were subject to us at the mention of your Name!”  

18 Jesus responded, “I often contemplate the extent of Satan’s demise, having fallen from the heavens like the flash of a shooting star!”  

19 See, I have given you1authority to trample upon serpents and scorpions and every powerful symbolic disguize of the enemy. Nothing shall by any means nullify your authentic identity! Your likeness is secured in me!  MIRROR

Mark 16:17 And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

18 They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.   AMP

EPH 1:19  I pray that you will be overwhelmed with an understanding of the magnitude of his power in the finished work of Christ. This is what results in the dynamic of your faith.

20 Do you want to measure the mind and muscle of God? Consider the force which he unleashed in Jesus Christ when he raised him from the dead and forever seated him enthroned as his executive authority in the realm of the heavens. Jesus is God’s right hand of power! He was raised up from the deepest dungeons of human despair to the highest region of heavenly bliss!

21 Infinitely above all the combined forces of rule, authority, dominion or governments; he is ranked superior to any name that could ever be given to anyone of this age or any age still to come in the eternal future. MIRROR

Rev 19:11 Then I saw Heaven open wide — and oh! a white horse and its Rider. The Rider, named Faithful and True, judges and makes war in pure righteousness.

12 His eyes are a blaze of fire, on his head many crowns. He has a Name inscribed that’s known only to himself.

13 He is dressed in a robe soaked with blood, and he is addressed as “Word of God.”  MSG

1 Tim 3:16 This Christian life is a great mystery, far exceeding our understanding, but some things are clear enough: He appeared in a human body, was proved right by the invisible Spirit, was seen by angels. He was proclaimed among all kinds of peoples, believed in all over the world, taken up into heavenly glory.  MSG

PS 138:2 I bow down before your divine presence and bring you my deepest worship as I experience your tender love and your living truth. For your Word and the fame of your name have been magnified above all else  TPT

2025 by Mary Dorian 1-5-25

The Beginning of the years of Yahweh’s fulfillment of His many Covenant promises. Some may view covenant like a contract where both parties sign on the dotted line. But in God‘s mindset, it is a promise that only He can fulfill.

Isa 43:18-19 “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history.

19 Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.

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2 Sam 7:18-22 King David went in, took his place before God, and prayed: “Who am I, my Master God, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life?

19 But that’s nothing compared to what’s coming, for you’ve also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master God!

20 What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master God, just as I am.

21 You’ve done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are — out of your very heart! — but you’ve let me in on it.  MSG

Jer 31:31-35 “That’s right. The time is coming when I will make a brand-new covenant with Israel and Judah.

32 It won’t be a repeat of the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant even though I did my part as their Master.” God’s Decree. 

33 “This is the brand-new covenant that I will make with Israel when the time comes. I will put my law within them — write it on their hearts! — and be their God. And they will be my people.

34 They will no longer go around setting up schools to teach each other about God. They’ll know me firsthand, the dull and the bright, the smart and the slow. I’ll wipe the slate clean for each of them. I’ll forget they ever sinned!” God’s Decree. MSG

Jer 31:35 God’s Message, from the God who lights up the day with sun and brightens the night with moon and stars, Who whips the ocean into a billowy froth, whose name is God-of-the-Angel-Armies:

36 “If this ordered cosmos ever fell to pieces, fell into chaos before me” — God’s Decree —  “Then and only then might Israel fall apart and disappear as a nation before me.”  MSG

Heb 10:19-21 So, friends, we can now — without hesitation — walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body.

22 So let’s do it — full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out.

23 Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word.

24 Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out,

25 not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. MSG

Rev 3:18 “Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see.

19 “The people I love, I call to account — prod and correct and guide so that they’ll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!

20 “Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you.

21 Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That’s my gift to the conquerors!

22 “Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches.”   MSG

1 John 1:4 Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy!  MSG

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1 JOHN 1:4 I am writing this to complete your joy and include you in my delight! MIRROR

1 Cor 2:8-12  The experts of our day haven’t a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn’t have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross.

9 That’s why we have this Scripture text: No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it —  What God has arranged for those who love him.

10 But you’ve seen and heard it because God by his Spirit has brought it all out into the open before you. The Spirit, not content to flit around on the surface, dives into the depths of God, and brings out what God planned all along.

11 Who ever knows what you’re thinking and planning except you yourself? The same with God — except that he not only knows what he’s thinking,

12 but he lets us in on it. God offers a full report on the gifts of life and salvation that he is giving us.  MSG

Gen 15:17-21 When the sun was down and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch moved between the split carcasses.

18 That’s when God made a covenant with Abram: “I’m giving this land to your children, from the Nile River in Egypt to the River Euphrates in Assyria — 

19 the country of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,

20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim,

21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”  MSG

Isa 11:6 The wolf will romp with the lamb, the leopard sleep with the kid. Calf and lion will eat from the same trough, and a little child will tend them.

7 Cow and bear will graze the same pasture, their calves and cubs grow up together, and the lion eat straw like the ox.

8 The nursing child will crawl over rattlesnake dens, the toddler stick his hand down the hole of a serpent.

9 Neither animal nor human will hurt or kill on my holy mountain. The whole earth will be brimming with knowing God-Alive, a living knowledge of God ocean-deep, ocean-wide. 

10 On that day, Jesse’s Root will be raised high, posted as a rallying banner for the peoples. The nations will all come to him. His headquarters will be glorious.

11 Also on that day, the Master for the second time will reach out to bring back what’s left of his scattered people. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Sinar, Hamath, and the ocean islands. MSG

Heb 12:1 Do you see what this means — all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running — and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.

2 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed — that exhilarating finish in and with God — he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.

3 When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! MSG

STARTING THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH GRACE  1-3-25 GRACE BY FRANCIS

Grace is sufficient. It shows us our lives have significance beyond the mundane every day existence. It’s by grace that we are saved! Grace will hold up your hearts when your strength has let you down. It’s a divine gift from God.

JAMES 1:17 Without exception God’s gifts are only good; it’s perfection cannot be flawed. They come from above; proceeding like light rays from its source, the Father of lights, with whom there is no distortion, or even a shadow of shifting to obstruct, or intercept the light; nor any hint of a hidden agenda.   MIRROR

JAMES 4:6 His gift of grace is in direct opposition to the vanity of the proud mindset of self effort, whereby people strive to prove themselves as superior to others! Gift and reward are opposites! Humility attracts grace. MIRROR

GAL 2:21 It is an insult to the grace of God to prefer Moses to Jesus! If the law could justify you then Jesus wasted his time dying your death!  MIRROR

John 1:16 And now out of his fullness we are fulfilled! And from him we receive grace heaped upon more grace!  
17 Moses gave us the Law, but Jesus, the Anointed One, unveils truth wrapped in tender mercy. TPT

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John 1:16 For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift.  AMP

EPH 2:8 For by grace you have been saved by faith. Nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the love gift from God that brought us to Christ!

9 So no one will ever be able to boast, for salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving.  TPT

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EPH 2:8 Your salvation is not a reward for good behavior! It was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simply reflects his faith!

9 If this could be accomplished through any action of yours then there would be ground for boasting.   MIRROR

1 Cor 15:10 But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it.  MSG

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1 COR 15:10 While my own doing completely disqualified me; his doing now defines me. I am what I am by the grace of God. I am because he is! His grace was not wasted on me; instead I am inspired to labor beyond the point of exhaustion, more than anything I ever did under the law of performance; whatever it is that I accomplish now has grace written all over it. I take no credit for it.  MIRROR

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God, which can save every man, has now become known, and it teaches us to have no more to do with godlessness or the desires of this world, but to live, here and now, responsible honourable and God-fearing lives.  . PHILLIPS

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Titus 2:11 For the grace of God (His unmerited favor and blessing) has come forward (appeared) for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind.

12 It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world,  AMP

ROM 11:6 Grace cannot suggest debt or obligation at the same time. The word grace can only mean what it says. The same argument goes for mankind’s good works; if salvation or any advantage for that matter is to be obtained according to prescribed regulations of conduct, then that’s it. No amount of grace can change the rules! Grace means grace and work means work. MIRROR

ROM 6:14-Sin was your master while the law was your measure; now grace rules.  

15 Being under grace and not under the law most certainly does not mean that you now have a license to sin.  MIRROR

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ROM 6:14 Remember this: sin will not conquer you, for God already has! You are not governed by law but governed by the reign of the grace of God.

15 What are we to do, then? Should we sin to our hearts’ content since there’s no law to condemn us anymore? What a terrible thought!  TPT

Rom 12:3 I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.  MSG

HEB 4:16 So now we draw near freely and boldly to where grace is enthroned, to receive mercy’s kiss and discover the grace we urgently need to strengthen us in our time of weakness.  TPT

2 Cor 9:8 And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].  AMP

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2 COR 9:8 It is impossible to exaggerate the dimensions and detail of the grace of God! Plunge into the extravagance of grace where he exhibits the extreme dynamics of his bountiful dealing with us! We are already advantaged far beyond any calculation of personal merit to be completely self sufficient at all times in every possible situation that we might face! The overflow thereof amply supplies the needs of others in many creative ways to do good! MIRROR

PS 84:11 For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping himself around me like a shield, he is so generous with his gifts of grace and glory. Those who walk along his paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, for he provides it all!  TPT

2 TIM 1:9 He gave us resurrection life and drew us to himself by his holy calling on our lives. And it wasn’t because of any good we have done, but by his divine pleasure and marvelous grace that confirmed our union with the anointed Jesus, even before time began!  TPT

JOHN 1:14 Suddenly the invisible, eternal Word takes on visible form – the Incarnation, on display in a flesh and blood Person, as in a mirror! In him, and now confirmed in us! The most accurate tangible exhibit of God’s eternal thought finds expression in human life! The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten Son. The glory returns in fullness! Only grace can communicate truth in such complete context!    MIRROR

Acts 4:33 And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.  AMP

ACTS 20:24 “But whether I live or die is not important, for I don’t esteem my life as indispensable. It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.

25 I’ve been a part of your lives and shared with you   TPT

ACTS 20:32 “And so now, I entrust you into God’s hands and the message of his grace, which is all that you need to become strong. All of God’s blessings are imparted through the message of his grace, which he provides as the spiritual inheritance given to all of his holy ones.  TPT

ROM 1:5 The grace and commission we received from him, is to bring about a faith-inspired lifestyle in all the nations. His name is his claim on the human race. MIRROR

Rom 11:29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.]  AMP

ROM 12:6 Our gifts may differ in function, but his grace is the same. If it is your turn to prophesy, let faith and not a title be your inspiration.

7 The same goes for every aspect of ministry, whether it be serving or to give instruction,

8 or to just be there alongside someone to remind them of their true identity; always let faith set the pace. You are intertwined with your gift, wrapped up in the same parcel. Lead with passion; minister mercy cheerfully. MIRROR

Eph 4:7 But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. MSG

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Eph 4:7 And he has generously given each one of us supernatural grace, according to the size of the gift of Christ. TPT

1 Cor 1:7  That you are not [consciously] falling behind or lacking in any special spiritual endowment or Christian grace [the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating in your souls by the Holy Spirit], while you wait and watch [constantly living in hope] for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and [His] being made visible to all.

8 And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, AMP

1 Peter 1:13 So brace up your minds; be sober (circumspect, morally alert); set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed.  AMP

1 PET 5:10  And then, after your brief suffering, the God of all loving grace, who has called you to share in his eternal glory in Christ, will personally and powerfully restore you and make you stronger than ever. Yes, he will set you firmly in place and build you up.

11 And he has all the power needed to do this —forever! Amen.  TPT

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE 12-29-24

VIDEO THOUGHTS ON THE FUTHER

We find ourselves wondering just what 2025 will be like. Don’t worry, Yahweh has everything figured out. It’s up to us to move forward looking into the days ahead. There’s a reason the car windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. This new year of our Lord 2025 is our year to act, to move forward and not to look back.

Luke 17:32 Remember what happened to Lot’s wife!

33 If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you’ll lose it, but if you let that life go, you’ll get life on God’s terms. MSG

Phil 3:13 Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward — to Jesus.

14 I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.

15 So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision — you’ll see it yet!

16 Now that we’re on the right track, let’s stay on it.  MSG

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PHIL 3:13  I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.

14 I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.

15 So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them.

16 And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion. TPT

JER 29:11 Here’s what Yahweh says to you: “I know all about the marvelous destiny I have in store for you, a future planned out in detail. My intention is not to harm you but to surround you with peace and prosperity and to give you a beautiful future, glistening with hope.

12 When you call on me and come to me in prayer, I will listen to your every word.

13 If you reach out to me, you will find me when you search for me with all your heart.

14 I will not disappoint you,” declares Yahweh. “All that you have lost, I will restore, and I will regather you from all the nations where I have scattered you. I will bring you back home to the land from which I exiled you,” declares Yahweh. TPT

PS 16:5 Yahweh, you alone are my inheritance. You are my prize, my pleasure, and my portion. You hold my destiny and its timing in your hands.

6 Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places. I’m overwhelmed by the privileges

that come with following you! My Praise

7 The way you counsel me makes me praise you more, for your whispers in the night give me wisdom, showing me what to do next.  TPT

ROM 8:28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together for good, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.

29 For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.

30 Having determined our destiny ahead of time, he called us to himself and transferred his perfect righteousness to everyone he called. And those who possess his perfect righteousness he co-glorified with his Son!  TPT

Ps 33:11 God’s plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last.

12 Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he’s put in his will.

13 From high in the skies God looks around, he sees all Adam’s brood.

14 From where he sits he overlooks all us earth-dwellers.

15 He has shaped each person in turn; now he watches everything we do. MSG

ISA 46:10 I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that my purpose will stand, and I will fulfill my every plan. TPT

Prov 16:8-9 We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.

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PROV 16:9 Within your heart you can make plans for your future, but the Lord chooses the steps you take to get there. TPT

Dan 2:21 He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment,

22 He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark — light spills out of him!

23 God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you’ve shown us what we asked for. You’ve solved the king’s mystery.” MSG

Isa 14:24 God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: “Exactly as I planned, it will happen. Following my blueprints, it will take shape. MSG

Eph 1:11 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living,

12 part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

13 It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free — signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit.

14 This signet from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life. MSG

Acts 2:25 David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he’s right by my side.

26 I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope.

27 I know you’ll never dump me in Hades; I’ll never even smell the stench of death.

28 You’ve got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around. MSG

PS 23:6 So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you!  TPT

EPH 2:10 We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! TPT

1 Thess 5:1 I don’t think, friends, that I need to deal with the question of when all this is going to happen.

2 You know as well as I that the day of the Master’s coming can’t be posted on our calendars. He won’t call ahead and make an appointment any more than a burglar would.

3 About the time everybody’s walking around complacently, congratulating each other — “We’ve sure got it made! Now we can take it easy!” — suddenly everything will fall apart. It’s going to come as suddenly and inescapably as birth pangs to a pregnant woman.

4 But friends, you’re not in the dark, so how could you be taken off guard by any of this?

5 You’re sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand.

6 So let’s not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let’s keep our eyes open and be smart.

7 People sleep at night and get drunk at night.

8 But not us! Since we’re creatures of Day, let’s act like it. Walk out into the daylight sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.

9 God didn’t set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ.

10 He died for us, a death that triggered life. Whether we’re awake with the living or asleep with the dead, we’re alive with him!

11 So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.  MSG

Luke 4:18 God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free,

19 to announce, “This is God’s year to act!”  MSG

ISA 61:1 The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted, to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

2 I am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow,

3 to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful bouquet in the place of ashes, the oil of bliss instead of tears, and the mantle of joyous praise instead of the spirit of heaviness. Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of his glory.

4 They will restore ruins from long ago and rebuild what was long devastated.  They will renew ruined cities and desolations of past generations.

5 Foreigners will be appointed to shepherd your many flocks; strangers will cultivate your fields and tend your vines.

6 But you will be known as Priests of Yahweh, and called Servants of our God. You will feast on the wealth of nations and revel in their riches!

7 Because you received a double dose of shame and dishonor, you will inherit a double portion of endless joy and everlasting bliss!

8 “For I, Yahweh, love fairness and justice, and I hate stealing and sin. I will rightly repay them because of my faithfulness and enter into an everlasting covenant with them.

9 Their seed will be famous among the nations, and their descendants the center of attention of the people. All who see them will recognize that they are the seed that Yahweh has blessed with favor!”

10 I will sing and greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My whole being vibrates with shouts of joy in my God! For he has dressed me with salvation and wrapped me in the robe of his righteousness!  I appear like a bridegroom on his wedding day, decked out with a beautiful sash, or like a radiant bride adorned with sparkling jewels.

11 In the same way the earth produces its crops and seeds spring up in a garden, so will the Lord Yahweh cause righteousness and praise to blossom before all the nations!  TPT

Heb 12:1 Do you see what this means — all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running — and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.

2 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed — that exhilarating finish in and with God — he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.

3 When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!  MSG

GOD’S FAVOR 12-27-24  VIDEO 700 CLUB

Favor from God is a gift from Him. It is His demonstrated delight. It is a tangible sign that someone has the Lord’s approval. It is unmerited kindness. You can not earn it. It is a gift preferred treatment. God ‘s favor is how He steps into a situation to make it work.

Isa 66:2 I made all this! I own all this!” God’s Decree. “But there is something I’m looking for: a person simple and plain, reverently responsive to what I say. MSG

Ps 145:16 Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures. MSG

Rom 4:7-8 Blessed and happy and to be envied are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered up and completely buried.

8 Blessed and happy and to be envied is the person of whose sin the Lord will take no account nor reckon it against him.  AMP

Titus 2:11  For the grace of God (His unmerited favor and blessing) has come forward (appeared) for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind.  AMP

PS 86:15 But Lord, your nurturing love is tender and gentle. You are slow to get angry yet so swift to show your faithful love. You are full of abounding grace and truth.

16 Bring me to your grace-fountain so that your strength becomes mine. Be my hero and come rescue your servant once again!

17 Send me a miraculous sign to show me how much you love me, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. Don’t they know that you, Lord, are my comforter, the one who comes to help me? TPT

Isa 41:10 Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.

11 “Count on it: Everyone who had it in for you will end up out in the cold —  real losers. Those who worked against you will end up empty-handed —  nothing to show for their lives.

12 When you go out looking for your old adversaries you won’t find them —  Not a trace of your old enemies, not even a memory.

13 That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.‘  MSG

Matt 28:20Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.” MSG

Gen 39:21 God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer.

22 The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners — he ended up managing the whole operation.

23 The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best.  MSG

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Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs [Jacob’s sons], boiling with envy and hatred and anger, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him

10 And delivered him from all his distressing afflictions and won him goodwill and favor and wisdom and understanding in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and all his house.   AMP

Ex 33:16 For by what shall it be known that I and Your people have found favor in Your sight? Is it not in Your going with us so that we are distinguished, I and Your people, from all the other people upon the face of the earth? 

17 And the Lord said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have asked, for you have found favor, loving-kindness, and mercy in My sight and I know you personally and by name.   AMP

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Ex 33:16 How else will it be known that you’re with me in this, with me and your people? Are you traveling with us or not? How else will we know that we’re special, I and your people, among all other people on this planet Earth?”

17 God said to Moses: “All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me. I know you by name.”  MSG

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1 Sam 2:26 Now the boy Samuel grew and was in favor both with the Lord and with men.  AMP

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1 Sam 2:26 But the boy Samuel was very much alive, growing up, blessed by God and popular with the people. MSG

LUKE 2:52 Meanwhile Jesus continued to engage and advance with courageous progress in all things; in wisdom, in stature and in the consciousness of favor before God and his fellow human beings.  MIRROR

Prov 8:35 For whoever finds me [Wisdom] finds life and draws forth and obtains favor from the Lord.  AMP

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PRO 8:35 For the fountain of life pours into you every time that you find me, and this is the secret of growing in the delight and the favor of the Lord. TPT

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace (undeserved favor, spiritual strength) and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (the Messiah). To Him [be] glory (honor, majesty, and splendor) both now and to the day of eternity. Amen (so be it)! 

Ps 89:17 You are their strength. What glory! Our power is based on your favor! TLB

Acts 6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace (divine blessing and favor) and power (strength and ability) worked great wonders and signs (miracles) among the people. AMP

Eph 4:7 Yet grace (God’s unmerited favor) was given to each of us individually [not indiscriminately, but in different ways] in proportion to the measure of Christ’s [rich and bounteous] gift. AMP

Ps 5:12 For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favor).  AMP

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Ps 5:12 You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight. MSG

PS 30:5 I’ve learned that his anger lasts for a moment, but his loving favor lasts a lifetime!  We may weep through the night, but at daybreak it will turn into shouts of ecstatic joy.  TPT

PS 89:15  O Lord, how blessed are the people who know the triumphant shout,

for they walk in the radiance of your presence. We can do nothing but leap for joy all day long, for we know who you are and what you do, and you’ve exalted us on high.

17 The glory of your splendor is our strength, and your marvelous favor makes us even stronger, lifting us even higher!  TPT

PS 90:16 Let us see your miracles again, and let the rising generation see the glorious wonders you’re famous for.

17 O Lord our God, let your sweet beauty rest upon us. Come work with us, and then our works will endure; you will give us success in all we do.  TPT

PRO 16:15 Life-giving light streams from the presence of a king, and his favor is showered upon those who please him.  TPT

LUKE 1:30 The Messenger spoke to her and immediately re-assured her to have no fear – “God is head over heels in love with you! This is your moment to discover how favored you have always been!  

31 For behold, you will be mystically captured in your womb and conceive and bear a son. And you shall name him Jesus!  MIRROR

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Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His favor]. AMP

Acts 2:47 Constantly praising God and being in favor and goodwill with all the people; and the Lord kept adding [to their number] daily those who were being saved [from spiritual death].  AMP

Gal 3:9 So then, those who are people of faith are blessed and made happy and favored by God [as partners in fellowship] with the believing and trusting Abraham. AMP

ISA 58:11 Yahweh will always guide you where to go and what to do. He will fill you with refreshment even when you are in a dry, difficult place. He will continually restore strength to you, so you will flourish like a well-watered garden and like an ever-flowing, trustworthy spring of blessing. TPT

PS 84:11 For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping himself around me like a shield, he is so generous with his gifts of grace and glory. Those who walk along his paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, for he provides it all!

12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what euphoria fills those who forever trust in you! TPT

Isa 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor] and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,  AMP

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2 Cor 6:2 For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance [of you from God]; behold, now is the day of salvation!

Luke 4:19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound.] 

ISA 49:8 Yahweh says: “When the time of of showing you favor has come,  I will answer your heart’s cry. I will help you in the day salvation, for I have fixed my eyes on you. I have made you a covenant people to restore the land and to resettle families on forgotten inheritances.

9 You will declare to prisoners, ‘You’re free!’ and to those in darkness, ‘Step out into the light!’ They will be like sheep that graze beside the roads and find pasture on the barren hillside.

10 They will never be hungry or thirsty. Neither scorching sun nor desert wind will hurt them,  TPT

THE BEST GIFT THAT WAS EVER GIVEN  12-22-24  VIDEO FIRST CHRISTMAS

Yahweh, our Father gave to mankind the best gift ever imagined. He gave us His Son. Jesus was fully ready to be the greatest gift that mankind could ever receive and give. Jesus is the gift or the first gift ever given was given to us by the Father, His only begotten Son. You are now a messenger of the Gospel because of the gift of Jesus Christ.

JOHN 3:16 The entire cosmos is the object of God’s affection! And he is not about to abandon his creation. In this persuasion the life of the ages echoes within the individual and announces that the days of regret and sense of lost-ness are over!  

17 God has no intention to condemn anyone – he sent his Son, not to be the Judge but the Savior of the world.  MIRROR

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John 3:16 “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.

17 God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. MSG

Isa 9:6-7 For a child has been born — for us! the gift of a son — for us! He’ll take over the running of the world. His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, Prince of Wholeness.

7 His ruling authority will grow, and there’ll be no limits to the wholeness he brings. He’ll rule from the historic David throne over that promised kingdom. He’ll put that kingdom on a firm footing and keep it going With fair dealing and right living, beginning now and lasting always. The zeal of God-of-the-Angel-Armies will do all this. MSG

John 6:65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you earlier that no one is capable of coming to me on his own. You get to me only as a gift from the Father.” MSG

John 1:16-17 We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift.

17 We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding —  all this came through Jesus, the Messiah. MSG

Matt 16:27-28 “Don’t be in such a hurry to go into business for yourself. Before you know it the Son of Man will arrive with all the splendor of his Father, accompanied by an army of angels. You’ll get everything you have coming to you, a personal gift.

28 This isn’t pie in the sky by and by. Some of you standing here are going to see it take place, see the Son of Man in kingdom glory.” MSG

ROM 3:24 Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness. His gift of love and favor now cascades over us, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!

25 Jesus’ God-given destiny was to be the sacrifice to take away sins, and now he is our mercy seat because of his death on the cross. We come to him for mercy, for God has made a provision for us to be forgiven by faith in the sacred blood of Jesus. This is the perfect demonstration of God’s justice, because until now, he had been so patient—holding back his justice out of his tolerance for us. So he covered over the sins of those who lived prior to Jesus’ sacrifice. the sins of those who lived prior to Jesus’ sacrifice.   TPT

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Rom 3:24 God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

25 God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public — to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured.  MSG

ROM 4:5 But no one earns God’s righteousness. It can only be transferred when we no longer rely on our own works, but believe in the one who powerfully declares the ungodly to be righteous in his eyes. It is faith that transfers God’s righteousness into your account! But no one earns God’s righteousness.   TPT

TITUS 3:6-8 He saved us, resurrecting us through the washing of rebirth. We are made completely new by the Holy Spirit, whom he splashed over us richly by Jesus, the Messiah, our Life Giver.

7 So as a gift of his love, and since we are faultless—innocent before his face—we can now become heirs of all things, all because of an overflowing hope of eternal life. 

8 ‘How true and faithful is this message! I want you to especially emphasize these truths, so that those who believe in God will be careful to devote themselves to doing good works. It is always beautiful and profitable for believers to do good works.’ TPT

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Titus 3:6-8 Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously.

7 God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come — an eternity of life!

8 You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. MSG

Rom 5:15 Yet the rescuing gift is not exactly parallel to the death-dealing sin. If one man’s sin put crowds of people at the dead-end abyss of separation from God, just think what God’s gift poured through one man, Jesus Christ, will do!  MSG

Rom 6:23 Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master. MSG

1 Cor 15:57 But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three — sin, guilt, death — are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!

58 With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. MSG

Eph 2:8 Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish!  MSG

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EPH 2:8 Your salvation is not a reward for good behavior! It was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simply reflects his faith! MIRROR

Eph 4:30 Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don’t take such a gift for granted.  MSG

Prov 17:8 Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted. MSG

Prov 17:8 Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted. MSG

Col 1:23 You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message — just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. MSG

2 Tim 1:9-10 who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all his idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it.

10 But we know it now. Since the appearance of our Savior, nothing could be plainer: death defeated, life vindicated in a steady blaze of light, all through the work of Jesus.

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2 TIM 1:9-10 He gave us resurrection life and drew us to himself by his holy calling on our lives. And it wasn’t because of any good we have done, but by his divine pleasure and marvelous grace that confirmed our union with the anointed Jesus, even before time began!

10 This truth is now being unveiled by the revelation of the anointed Jesus, our life-giver, who has dismantled death, obliterating all its effects on our lives, and has manifested his immortal life in us by the gospel. TPT

JAMES 1:17 very gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change.

18 God was delighted to give us birth by the truth of his infallible Word so that we would fulfill his chosen destiny for us and become the favorite ones out of all his creation TPT

James 5:11 What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail. MSG

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God came so we could recognize and understand the truth of God — what a gift! — and we are living in the truth itself, in God’s Son, Jesus Christ. This Jesus is both True God and Real Life. MSG

Rom 1:5-7 Through him we received both the generous gift of his life and the urgent task of passing it on to others who receive it by entering into obedient trust in Jesus.

6 You are who you are through this gift and call of Jesus Christ!

7 And I greet you now with all the generosity of God our Father and our Master Jesus, the Messiah. MSG

REV 3:21 we now dine together in the throne room, celebrating your victory mirrored in mine! This is my gift to you; it is on exactly the same basis of my victory celebration and my joint seatedness with my Father in his throne-room! MIRROR

1 Peter 1:13 So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. MSG

1 Peter 1:13 So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. MSG

PS 98:1 Go ahead—sing your brand-new song to the Lord! He is famous for his miracles and marvels, for he is victorious through his mighty power and holy strength.

2 Everyone knows how God has saved us, for he has displayed his justice throughout history.

3 He never forgets to show us his love and faithfulness. How kind he has been to Israel!

All the nations know how he stands behind his people and how he saves his own.

4 So go ahead, everyone, and shout out your praises with joy! Break out of the box and let loose with the most joyous sound of praise!

5 Sing your melody of praise to the Lord and make music like never before!

6 Blow those trumpets and shofars! Shout with joyous triumph before King Yahweh!

7 Let the ocean’s waves join in the chorus with their roaring praise until everyone everywhere shouts out in unison, “Glory to the Lord!”

8 Let the rivers and streams clap with applause as the mountains rise in a standing ovation to join the mighty choir of exaltation.

9 Look! Here he comes! The Lord and judge of all the earth! He’s coming to make things right and to do it fair and square. And everyone will see that he does all things well! TPT

LUKE 2:8  Now there were also shepherds in that area keeping watch at night over their flock, in the open fields

9 Then suddenly a celestial messenger of the Lord stood by them and the light of the glory of the Lord engulfed them. They were petrified.

10 The celestial messenger immediately calmed them and said, “You have no reason to fear! Listen! I have the most wonderful announcement to make – this will lead to the great encounter of the most joyful bliss for every single person on the planet!

11 For your 1Savior was born this day in the city of David, the Messiah, the Master.

12 This is how you will know it’s him, you’ll find a little baby, wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a feeding-trough!

13 The next moment, a heavenly host of multitudes of celestial messengers joined and erupted in accolades of praise telling the God-story!  

14 God’s highest and grandest intention in the heavens is dove-tailed upon earth in unbroken, incarnate oneness; in being human, he exibits his delight in mankind!  

15 Then, as the celestial heralds withdrew into the heavens, the shepherds immediately determined to go to Bethlehem and witness with their own eyes, the prophetic word which has now come to pass, as they have learned from the Lord.

16 They departed with great urgency and searched until they found the trophy – Mary and Joseph with their little baby, who was lying in a feeding-trough.

17 Having now seen for themselves, they boldly shared the significance of their encounter and how the prophetic word was communicated to them concerning this child.  

18 Everyone who heard their story, was filled with wonder!  MIRROR

MATT 2:9 And on their way to Bethlehem, the same star they had seen in the East suddenly reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was.

10 And when they saw the star, they were so ecstatic that they shouted and celebrated with unrestrained joy.

11 When they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, they fell to the ground at his feet and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests full of gifts and presented him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 Afterward they returned to their own country by another route because God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. TPT

STAND FAST IMMOVABLE IN ME 12-15-24  VIDEO

Stay steadfast and sure footed. Don’t let the coming storms frighten you. Like Noah I have made protection for you. You are already are translated out of darkness into everlasting life.

God is steadfast. He is firmly fixed and not subject to change. His loyal and faithful.

1 JOHN 4:17  So now, with us awakening to our full inclusion in this love union, everything is perfect! Its completeness is not compromised in contradiction. Our confident conversation echoes this fellowship even in the face of crisis; because, as he is, so are we in this world – our lives are mirrored in him. We are as blameless in this life as Jesus is! This perfect love union is the source of our confidence whenever we face the scrutiny of contradiction.

18 Fear cannot co-exist in this love realm. The perfect love union that we are talking about expels fear. Fear holds on to an expectation of crisis and judgment [which brings separation] and interprets it as due punishment. It echoes torment and only registers in someone who does not yet realize the completeness of their love union.  

19 We love because he loved us first!   MIRROR

COL 1:13 He rescued us from the dominion of darkness and relocated us into the kingdom where the love of his Son rules.  MIRROR

COL 1:15  In him the image and likeness of God is made visible in human form in order that everyone may recognize their true origin in him. He is the firstborn of every creature.  MIRROR

Eph 2:6 Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.

7 Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. MSG

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EPH 2:6 He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ!

7 Throughout the coming ages we will be the visible display of the infinite riches of his grace and kindness, which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ.  TPT

James 1:17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle.

18 He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. MSG

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JAMES 1:17 ‘Every gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change. ‘

18 God was delighted to give us birth by the truth of his infallible Word so that we would fulfill his chosen destiny for us and become the favorite ones out of all his creation!  TPT

Deut 7:9 Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations,  AMP

PS 21:7 For the king trusts in Yahweh, and he will never stumble, never fall. The forever-love of the Most High holds him firm. TPT

Ps 40:10 I didn’t keep the news of your ways a secret, didn’t keep it to myself. I told it all, how dependable you are, how thorough. I didn’t hold back pieces of love and truth For myself alone. I told it all, let the congregation know the whole story. MSG

Acts 20:24 But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God. MSG

Ps 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.  AMP

Ps 59:10 My God in His mercy and steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look [triumphantly] on my enemies (those who lie in wait for me).  AMP

Isa 43:10 But you are my witnesses.” God’s Decree. “You’re my handpicked servant So that you’ll come to know and trust me, understand both that I am and who I am. Previous to me there was no such thing as a god, nor will there be after me. MSG

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ISA 43:10 Yahweh says, “You are my witnesses, my chosen servants. I chose you in order that you would know me intimately, believe me always, and fully understand that I am the only God. There was no god before me, and there will be no other god after me. TPT

Dan 6:26 I decree that Daniel’s God shall be worshiped and feared in all parts of my kingdom. He is the living God, world without end. His kingdom never falls. His rule continues eternally.

27 He is a savior and rescuer. He performs astonishing miracles in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the power of the lions. MSG

Hos 6:6 For I desire and delight in dutiful steadfast love and goodness, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of and acquaintance with God more than burnt offerings.  AMP  ↓↓↓

Hos 6:6 I’m after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings. MSG  

Rom 12:11 Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master,

12 cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.

13 Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. MSG

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ROM 12:11 Do not allow any hesitation to interrupt the rhythm of your zeal; capture the moment; maintain the boiling-point intensity of spirit devotion to the Lord.

12 Delight yourself in the pleasure of expectation; prayer prevails victoriously under pressure.

13 Purpose with resolve to treat strangers as saints; pursue and embrace them with fondness as friends on equal terms of fellowship. Make yourself useful in the most practical way possible.  MIRROR

Rom 15:4 For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope. AMP    

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ROM 15:4 Whatever was written about him includes and represents us. We take instruction and encouragement from his patience, while Scripture is our close companion to remind us of our true spiritual identity. We anticipate the future with delight.   MIRROR

1 Cor 1:8 And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus.

9 God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that. MSG

1 COR 15:58 For this reason you can afford to be absolutely settled and rock-solid in faith’s persuasion and always ready to go beyond where you would have gone before. Your doing now is inspired by your knowing that you are in him. If his resurrection is yours then his victory over sin and death is equally yours. MIRROR

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1 Cor 15:58 With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. MSG

2 Cor 1:21 But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];  AMP

Col 1:23 [And this He will do] provided that you continue to stay with and in the faith [in Christ], well-grounded and settled and steadfast, not shifting or moving away from the hope [which rests on and is inspired by] the glad tidings (the Gospel), which you heard and which has been preached [as being designed for and offered without restrictions] to every person under heaven, and of which [Gospel] I, Paul, became a minister.  AMP

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Col 1:23 You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message — just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. MSG

Heb 10:36 But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion.

37 It won’t be long now, he’s on the way; he’ll show up most any minute. MSG

REV 3:10 Because you’ve passionately kept my message of perseverance, I will also keep you from the hour of proving that is coming to test every person on earth.

11 But I come swiftly, so cling tightly to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown of victory. TPT

REV 3:10 You have greatly valued the prophetic word which came to fulfillment in what I endured. I will also guard you with great care, empowering you to stand strong in the midst of the troubled times that are about to come upon the inhabited world to scrutinize the dwellers of the earth.

11 Do not let tough times make me seem distant from you! I am at hand – see my nearness, not my absence. And don’t let temporal setbacks diminish your own authority either! Remember that you call the shots; you wear the crown. My crown endorses your crown.   MIRROR