Daily Scripture December 31, 2014

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. There will be no mourning, crying, or pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Daily Scripture December 30, 2014

1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are God’s children, and it hasn’t yet appeared what we will be. We know that when he appears we will be like him because we’ll see him as he is.

Daily Scripture December 29, 2014

1 Corinthians 2:9 But this is precisely what is written: God has prepared things for those who love him that no eye has seen, or ear has heard, or that haven’t crossed the mind of any human being.

Daily Scripture December 28, 2014

Matthew 25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me.

Daily Scripture December 27, 2014

John 3:16 God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life.

Daily Scripture December 26, 2014

I John 4:16-18 We have known and have believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who remain in love remain in God and God remains in them. 17 This is how love has been perfected in us, so that we can have confidence on the Judgment Day, because we are exactly the same as God is in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love.

Daily Scripture December 25, 2014

I Corinthians 13:13 Now faith, hope, and love remain—these three things—and the greatest of these is love.

Daily Scripture December 24, 2014

I Corinthians 13:8-9 8 Love never fails. As for prophecies, they will be brought to an end. As for tongues, they will stop. As for knowledge, it will be brought to an end. 9 We know in part and we prophesy in part;

Daily Scripture December 23, 2014

I Corinthians 13:6-7 6 it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. 7 Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things.

Daily Scripture December 22, 2014

I Corinthians 13:4-5 4 Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, 5 it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints,

Daily Scripture December 21, 2014

Colossians 3:12-14 Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other. 14 And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

Daily Scripture December 20, 2014

Psalm 42:1-5 Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God. 2 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? 3 My tears have been my food both day and night, as people constantly questioned me, “Where’s your God now?” 4 But I remember these things as I bare my soul: how I made my way to the mighty one’s abode, to God’s own house, with joyous shouts and thanksgiving songs— a huge crowd celebrating the festival! 5 Why, I ask myself, are you so depressed? Why are you so upset inside? Hope in God! Because I will again give him thanks, my saving presence and my God.

Daily Scripture December 19, 2014

Psalm 40:1-4 I put all my hope in the Lord. He leaned down to me; he listened to my cry for help. 2 He lifted me out of the pit of death, out of the mud and filth, and set my feet on solid rock. He steadied my legs. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise for our God. Many people will learn of this and be amazed; they will trust the Lord. 4 Those who put their trust in the Lord, who pay no attention to the proud or to those who follow lies, are truly happy!

Daily Scripture December 18, 2014

Lamentations 3:55-58 I call on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit. 56 Hear my voice. Don’t close your ear to my need for relief, to my cry for help. 57 Come near to me on the day I call to you. Say to me, “Don’t be afraid.” 58 My Lord! Plead my desperate case; redeem my life.

Daily Scripture December 17, 2014

Lamentations 3:19-23 The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. 20 I can’t help but remember and am depressed. 21 I call all this to mind—therefore, I will wait. 22 Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through! 23 They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

Daily Scripture December 16, 2014

Psalm 16:9-11 That’s why my heart celebrates and my mood is joyous; yes, my whole body will rest in safety 10 because you won’t abandon my life to the grave; you won’t let your faithful follower see the pit. 11 You teach me the way of life. In your presence is total celebration. Beautiful things are always in your right hand.

Daily Scripture December 15, 2014

Psalm 16:7-8 I will bless the Lord who advises me; even at night I am instructed in the depths of my mind. 8 I always put the Lord in front of me; I will not stumble because he is on my right side.

Daily Scripture December 14, 2014

1 Thessalonians 5:16-20 Rejoice always. 17 Pray continually. 18 Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Don’t suppress the Spirit. 20 Don’t brush off Spirit-inspired messages,

Daily Scripture December 13, 2014

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Daily Scripture December 12, 2014

Proverbs 16:7 When people draw favor from the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.

Daily Scripture December 11, 2014

Romans 12:18 If possible, to the best of your ability, live at peace with all people.

Daily Scripture December 10, 2014

Colossians 3:15 The peace of Christ must control your hearts—a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people.

Daily Scripture December 9, 2014

Isaiah 26:3 Those with sound thoughts you will keep in peace, in peace because they trust in you.

Daily Scripture December 8, 2014

Isaiah 53:5 He was pierced because of our rebellions and crushed because of our crimes. He bore the punishment that made us whole; by his wounds we are healed.

Daily Scripture December 7, 2014

Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, God’s Son, 2 happened just as it was written about in the prophecy of Isaiah: Look, I am sending my messenger before you. He will prepare your way, 3 a voice shouting in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.” 4 John the Baptist was in the wilderness calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins. 5 Everyone in Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to the Jordan River and were being baptized by John as they confessed their sins. 6 John wore clothes made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He announced, “One stronger than I am is coming after me. I’m not even worthy to bend over and loosen the strap of his sandals. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Daily Scripture December 6, 2014

Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them carefully and said, “It’s impossible with human beings, but not with God. All things are possible for God.”

Daily Scripture December 5, 2014

Micah 7:7 But me! I will keep watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Daily Scripture December 4, 2014

Jeremiah 29:11 I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.

Daily Scripture December 3, 2014

Psalm 25:4-5 Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth—teach it to me—because you are the God who saves me. I put my hope in you all day long.

Daily Scripture December 2, 2014

Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my solid rock, my fortress, my rescuer. My God is my rock— I take refuge in him!—he’s my shield, my salvation’s strength, my place of safety.

Daily Scripture December 1, 2014

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness,[a] we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have access by faith into this grace in which we stand through him, and we boast in the hope of God’s glory. 3 But not only that! We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance, 4 endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 This hope doesn’t put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.