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Blessed are the meek
Meekness Isn't Weakness... Meekness Is gentleness - power under control... ______________ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 KJV ______________ For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. Psalm 37:9-11 NIV ______________ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness (meekness), self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:22-24 NASB ______________ We need a Saviour because we are sinners... And the wages of sin is death. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | Send Story to a Friend | Top Through the Bible in a Year - Readings for April 8 April 8: Matthew 28, Deuteronomy 9-10, Job 8 Click Here for the complete schedule Or Copy and paste this link into your browser: Read Through the Bible in a Year! Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | Send Story to a Friend | Top Meditation 4/6 - 4/12 Suffering for God's Glory NASB Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler; but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name. For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:12-17 NASB
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Pride goes before destruction
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:18-19 KJV ______________ Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor Ezekiel 28:17 NIV ______________ He may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil; 1 Timothy 3:6 RSV ______________ Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 1 Peter 5:5,6 NASB ______________ We need a Saviour because we are sinners... And the wages of sin is death. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | Send Story to a Friend | Top Through the Bible in a Year - Readings for April 9 April 9: Acts 1, Deuteronomy 11-12, Job 9 Click Here for the complete schedule Or Copy and paste this link into your browser: Read Through the Bible in a Year! Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | Send Story to a Friend | Top Meditation 4/6 - 4/12 Suffering for God's Glory ESV Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:12-17 ESV |
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