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What can we learn from Proverbs 4:23? "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life." KJV . This Proverb was written by King Solomon, the wisest man. The word "keep" is a direct commandment on what to do. The heart refers to our source of actions, words and life directions. The heart is also referred to as deceitful above all in Jeremiah 17. Ways that we can guard our hearts include guarding our communication, so being careful about what we say and

God, how beautiful it is that we get to pray to You, the creator of the world. I give my September to You. I surrender my thoughts and plans of how this month is going to go, onto You, the author of everything. I thank You that I have made it this far and can see September. I pray Your blessings this month, over all that I do, say and all those I meet. Protect my comings and goings and let me be aware of Your Presence and the Holy Spirit in every part of this new month. Amen.

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” -Hebrews 4:12 ESV ‭‭ Thank You God that we have Your Word. Thank you that it is sharper than any two edged sword and pierces through my soul and spirit. I thank You for the gift of Your Word and acknowledge that not everyone has that privilege. I pray that each time I rea

Exodus 13:21-22 "And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way: and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light: to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people." The children of Israel are being rescued by God from slavery. 400 years of slavery! Pharoah finally lets them go and so they travel to the land where God has told Moses to go and worship Him. Wha

“…and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” This scripture is from Genesis, where God calls Abram to leave his country and go to a land where He will become blessed and become a great nation. The Lord promises that He will bless anyone that blesses him and curse anyone who curses him and that the families after Abram will be blessed. How amazing does that sound? Imagine God saying this to y

“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” This scripture is taken from the New Testament where Jesus is commanding and teaching his disciples about what it means to be a Christian and what things they will have to face. He tells them to preach the good news to the lost sheep of Israel, about persecution from the council, to not be fearful about what to say or do because they have

“But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words, thou shalt be justified and by thy words, thou shalt be condemned.” This verse is slightly scary. It’s scary because every single word that I speak, even the ones that I think aren’t relevant, are relevant and they matter. And if they clearly matter to God, then they should matter to me. Idle can mean lazy or without work but in this conte

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Condemnation means strong disapproval, criticism or reprove. It can also mean the act of condemning someone to punishment. Jesus died for us and took the punishment that we deserved so He has already paid for our sins. When we believe this, we can no lo

The context of Matthew 3 is that John the Baptist is spreading the Good News that the Kingdom is here and we must repent. He was aiming to prepare the people for the Messiah (Jesus Christ) to come. Below are some scriptures from the passage which stood out to me. In the TPT translation (Matthew 3:2) it reads, "Heaven's Kingdom is about to appear - so you'd better keep turning away from evil and turn back to God." Heaven's Kingdom is the glory of God which is Jesus Christ. Hea

Throughout the Old Testament, there are many moments where the children of Israel are in need of a leader. They continue to rebel, kill and forget the Lord their God, so He finally raises up Gideon to be their deliverer. In Judges 6, God calls Gideon to lead the people. We learn of God's love for us, in the way that He calls Gideon and encourages him to carry out the commands. Judges 6:11-12 says, "The angel of the Lord came, and he sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, whi