March 11

Isaiah 58:10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.

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"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

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I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2

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Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. – Isaiah 40:30-31

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Romans 15:7, NASB "Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God."

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Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. —Psalm 37:4

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1 John 4:11-16
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

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"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" 1 Peter 5:8

March 12

My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 62:7

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Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16

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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. – 1 Peter 2:9-10

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6

March 13

John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

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Psalm 66:3 (NIV) Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds!"

Thought: Worshiping will work wonders for your focus and your attitude.

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Today’s Scripture: Numbers 18:29 (NLT): Be sure to give to the LORD the best portions of the gifts given to you.

Today’s Thought: Jesus gave His all for us. As we gather together for worship, let’s remember to give our best to Him!

Today’s Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your Son Jesus. Today, I surrender all to You. I ask that You shape me into the person You want me to be. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen!

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2 Samuel 22:4 “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.

March 13

John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

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Psalm 66:3 (NIV) Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds!"

Thought: Worshiping will work wonders for your focus and your attitude.

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Today’s Scripture: Numbers 18:29 (NLT): Be sure to give to the LORD the best portions of the gifts given to you.

Today’s Thought: Jesus gave His all for us. As we gather together for worship, let’s remember to give our best to Him!

Today’s Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your Son Jesus. Today, I surrender all to You. I ask that You shape me into the person You want me to be. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen!

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2 Samuel 22:4 “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.

March 14

I am He who comforts you. (Isaiah 51:12)

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In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:1

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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. – Colossians 3:23-24

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He said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty." Zechariah 4:6

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Ephesians 4:32 — Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

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Numbers 6:24-26 “ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. - Psalm 103:8

Thought: The Lord loves you!

March 15

Romans 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24

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Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11

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Psalm 66:9 (NIV) He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

Thought: God's warnings are for our good.

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Isaiah 43:25 —
“I, even I, am he who blots out
your transgressions, for my own sake,
and remembers your sins no more.

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So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. —Isaiah 41:10

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2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

March 16

1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

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"No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us." 1 John 4:12

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Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

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Psalm 66:12 (NIV) ...We went through fire and water, but You brought us to a place of abundance.

Thought: Life isn't easy. We have to persevere. Christ will help you pull through.

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But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. - Psalm 13:5

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The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. – Psalm 19:8

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You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. —Galatians 3:26-27

March 17

Psalm 66:16 (NIV) Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.

Thought: No one else has a story like yours. Tell it.

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Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful. - Proverbs 16:20

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Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 3:13-14 (NLT): Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.

Today’s Thought: Wisdom is talked about a lot – especially in the book of Proverbs. Why? Because our enemy – satan – is very wise. He knows how to twist the truth to make us believe anything. We must be wise so we don’t fall in the traps of the enemy!

Today’s Prayer: Lord, help me become wiser each day. I ask that You teach me how to see the traps of the enemy so I do not fall for them. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen!

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...those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. —Romans 8:14

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He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend. — Proverbs 22:11

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - Galatians 1:3

Thought: Know God's grace in Jesus and live in peace.

March 18

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

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Galatians 6:2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love. Ephesians 3:16-17

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O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. - Psalm 62:8

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The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. Psalm 33:18

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"Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun." —Psalm 37:5-6

March 19

Matthew 6:3-4 “But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

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But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. - Psalm 146:5

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We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19

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"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Romans 15:13

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Matthew 7:7-12
Ask, Seek, Knock
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

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2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

March 20

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. Psalm 42:1

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Psalm 66:20 (NIV) Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!

Thought: We are all worthy in God's eyes.

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Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 3:13-14

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Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:12-13

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A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. — Proverbs 25:11

March 21

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.

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For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him. 2 Chronicles 30:9b

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Psalm 92:4 (NIV) For You make me glad by Your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

Thought: People who follow God find peace.

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Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. - Isaiah 26:4

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I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. 1 Corinthians 1:10

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Philippians 4:4-9
Final Exhortations
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

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Leviticus 20:8 8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

Carry each other's burdens. - Galatians 6:2

Thought: Helping hands lightens many loads.