May 29

Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

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"...If God be for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

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Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. —Galatians 5:25

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But God’s mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God’s grace that you have been saved. In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world. Ephesians 2:4–6

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There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. - John 15:13

May 29

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:26

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Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. Psalm 103:1–3

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Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. - Ephesians 4:2

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As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of the many-sided grace of God. I Peter 4:10

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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. —Galatians 2:20

But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6

Thought: Live for God, not for goods,

May 31

Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

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Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever - Psalm 23:6

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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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The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. — Psalm 34:10