Being Yourself

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. — read the full passage →

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; — read the full passage →

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power; — read the full passage →

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — read the full passage →

“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will, — read the full passage →

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Now after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. — read the full passage →

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Let all that you do be done in love.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting, unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, — read the full passage →

Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water; — read the full passage →

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” says Yahweh. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. — read the full passage →

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives. — read the full passage →

“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things: — read the full passage →

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; — read the full passage →

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!” — read the full passage →

Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace. — read the full passage →