Song of David: Psalm 103:1-6

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¹ Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
² Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
³ who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

⁶ The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

 
I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

“God’s Grace” — 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

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²³ May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴ The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

²⁵ Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

²⁶ Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.

²⁷ I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.

²⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

Final Instructions — 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

“…  always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.”

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“Final Instructions”

¹² Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

¹³ Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.

¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

¹⁵ Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

¹⁶ Rejoice always,

¹⁷ pray continually,

¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

¹⁹ Do not quench the Spirit.

²⁰ Do not treat prophecies with contempt

²¹ but test them all; hold on to what is good,

²² reject every kind of evil.

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep — John 10:1-10

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¹ “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

² The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

⁴ When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

⁵ But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

⁶ Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

⁷ Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

⁸ All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.

⁹ I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.^[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Footnotes:

1. John 10:9 Or kept safe

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Renewed Daily — Lamentations 3:21-26

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“Renewed Daily”

 

²¹ Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

²² Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
²³ They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
²⁴ I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

²⁵ The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
²⁶ it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

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The Offer of Life or Death — Deuteronomy 30:14-20

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“The Offer of Life or Death”

 

¹⁴ No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

¹⁵ See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.

¹⁶ For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

¹⁷ But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

¹⁸ I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

¹⁹ This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

²⁰ and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

God as our Refuge and Deliverer — Psalm 71:1-8

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¹ In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
² In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
³ Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
⁴ Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

⁵ For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
⁶ From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
⁷ I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

⁸ My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

 

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Fear of the Lord — Proverbs 14:26-32

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 ²⁶ Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

²⁸ A large population is a king’s glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.

²⁹ Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

³⁰ A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

³¹ Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

³² When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

The Wise and Foolish Builders — Matthew 7:24-29

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“The Wise and Foolish Builders”

 

²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

²⁸ When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,

²⁹ because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

 

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker

God Delivers — Psalm 31:1-7

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For the director of music. A psalm of David.¹ In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
² Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
³ Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
⁴ Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
⁵ Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God.

⁶ I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.
⁷ I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

Footnotes:

• Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.

I hope and pray this scripture will speak to you and facilitate a daily relationship with God. I encourage you to go beyond just reading these passages. Read them, re-read them, meditate, and pray on them. Discern for yourself what God is saying to you through the scripture. When and how you do that is entirely up to you. — Kelly Parker