My Favorite Bible Verses and Quotes

Part 4

Blessing and glory and wisdom thanksgiving and honor and power and might to our God forever and ever Amen. Revelation 7:12

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation 3:11

Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Colossians 3:8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just” Deuteronomy 32:4.

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights” James 1:17.

If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.Matthew 19:21

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

It’s only through the sacrifice of Christ that we are made holy Hebrews 10:14.

“I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24

Matthew 6:259 Therefore is to say to you,do not worry about your life or what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on.Is life not more than food body and clothing?

I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:12-13

Romans 12:12 - Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Romans 5:5 - And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

The biggest trap of all is when we are trying to gain worldly treasures and earthly wealth. The truth is that you cannot take those things with you when you leave this earth ( 1 Timothy 6:7-10).

Are we concerned with the things of this world or with the things of God? (Matthew 6:19-21).  What will we do to serve God? What are we willing to do to obtain material possessions? Will we sin against God to obtain those things?

The truth is that sometimes material things hinder us from serving God. The rich man had an opportunity to sell and give everything away to follow Jesus and he would not, because he was focused more on the things of this world than the things of God. His material possessions kept him separated from the things of God (Matthew 19:16-24).

"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. Matthew 6:25-26

Know this is truly a temporary place even if we live to be 100 years old that is 1/10 of a day with the Lord (2 Peter 3:8).

However, we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it. Romans 8:25