God Is With Us

Posted December 6th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’

Matthew 1:23 (New Living Translation)

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”

Matthew 1:23 (New International Version)

Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).

Matthew 1:23 (The Message)

Humility

Posted December 3rd, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!

Romans 12:16 (New Living Translation)

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Romans 12:16 (New International Version)

Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.

Romans 12:16 (The Message)

Strength

Posted December 2nd, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalm 28:7 (New Living Translation)

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.

Psalm 28:7 (New International Version)

He proved he’s on my side;
I’ve thrown my lot in with him.
Now I’m jumping for joy,
and shouting and singing my thanks to him.

Psalm 28:7 (The Message)

The Heart

Posted December 1st, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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Just as water mirrors your face,
so your face mirrors your heart.

Proverbs 27:19 (The Message)

As water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.

Proverbs 27:19 (New International Version)

As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.

Proverbs 27:19 (New Living Translation)

Testing

Posted November 30th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.

Lamentations 3:40 (New Living Translation)

Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the LORD.

Lamentations 3:40 (New International Version)

Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living
and reorder our lives under God.

Lamentations 3:40 (The Message)

Troubles

Posted November 29th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

2 Corinthians 4:17 (New Living Translation)

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

2 Corinthians 4:17 (New International Version)

These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us.

2 Corinthians 4:17 (The Message)

Guidance

Posted November 24th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Scripture
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Give in to God, come to terms with him
and everything will turn out just fine.

Job 22:21 (The Message)

Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.

Job 22:21 (New International Version)

Submit to God, and you will have peace;
then things will go well for you.

Job 22:21 (New Living Translation)