Category Archives: perseverance
staying awake
staying awake 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then, let us not be sleeping, like the rest, but let us be staying awake and be self-controlled 1 Thessalonians 5:7 because those who are sleeping, sleep at night, and … Continue reading
keep at it
keep at it 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Beyond this then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, because as you have accepted instruction from us on how you should live and please … Continue reading
just keep doing it
just keep doing it Joshua 11:6-15 (JDV) Joshua 11:6 Yahveh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for at this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to be killed in front of Israel. You are to … Continue reading
his plan for the ages
Ephesians 3:10-13 (JDV) Ephesians 3:10 This is so that God’s multidimensional wisdom may now be made known through the congregation to the priorities and authorities in the sky realms Ephesians 3:11 according to his plan for the ages accomplished in … Continue reading
until the storms are over
Joel 2:6-9 (JDV) Joel 2:6 Nations convulse1 before them; all the people’s faces are drained of redness. Joel 2:7 They attack like warriors attack; they scale walls like men of war do. Each marches on his own path, and they … Continue reading
though he falls
Psalm 37:21-24 Psalm 37:21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. Psalm 37:22 Those who are blessed by Yahveh will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be … Continue reading
a challenge to dig deeper
Psalm 35:17-21 Psalm 35:17 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my throat from their ravages; it is abandoned to the young lions. Psalm 35:18 I will praise you in the great assembly; I will exalt you among … Continue reading
that awful difference
Psalm 19:12-14 Psalm 19:12 Who perceives his unintentional lapses? Cleanse me from my hidden faults. Psalm 19:13 Also, keep your servant from willful sins; do not let them rule me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed from blatant rebellion. … Continue reading
fish story
John 21:1-6 John 21:1 After this, Jesus made himself public again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He made himself public in this way: John 21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, … Continue reading
week of doubt and darkness
John 20:24-28 John 20:24 But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. John 20:25 So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I don’t … Continue reading