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Romans 1:16 NASB95 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 TPT I refuse to be ashamed of sharing the wonderful message of God’s liberating power unleashed in us through Christ! […]

Lamentations 1:7,9 NASB95 In the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious things That were from the days of old, When her people fell into the hand of the adversary And no one helped her. The adversaries saw her, They mocked at her ruin. Her uncleanness was in her skirts; She

Romans 16:10 NASB95  Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. To be in Christ is to be placed into union with His life and the life He lives, His lifestyle, plans, and His daily agenda. To be in Him is a total change of identity, ability, purpose,

The Christian is never stronger or a bigger threat to the enemy than when he is aware of his own weaknesses. It is when he is aware of his vulnerability that he leans into his beloved and allows the power of Christ to be on display in their humanity. The enemy makes the same mistake

The gospel is so very simple but also stunningly powerful. The gospel is this: our inclusion into the life that Jesus lives and the favor He lives under. Let that sink in. The life more abundant that Jesus promised is His life of favor lived through our unique humanity and personality. It blows my mind

Song of Solomon 2:15 NASB95  “Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.” We were created to contain and steward the glory of God. This is both our identity and our destiny, and because we are in Christ and therefore Christ is in us,

In the book of Philippians, the word “joy” is used 7 times, and the word “rejoice” is used 9 times. 16 times in 4 short chapters, the apostle Paul referred to joy or rejoicing, and 3 times he used the phrase “rejoice in the Lord.” As a matter of fact, in chapter 4:4, Paul says,

Nine different times in the Song of Solomon, the bridegroom Christ refers to the Shulamite bride as His “companion.” In the NASB Bible, the word is translated as “darling,” but in Hebrew, the word is actually “companion.” The idea in the Song of Solomon is that the Shulamite has said yes to be the bridegroom’s

Psalm 55:12-14 NASB95  For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. [13] But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend; [14] We who

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is always the same yesterday and today, and forever. I was talking to a good friend today about how difficult change is, and yet in this temporal world, change of all kinds is inevitable. Everything is temporary. Paul even said in 2 Corinthians 4:18, “the things which are seen are temporal,