The Word of God

Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.
Matthew 24:7 (NLT)

And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.
Luke 21:25 (NLT)

First off, you need to know that in the last days, mockers are going to have a heyday. Reducing everything to the level of their puny feelings, they’ll mock, “So what happened to the promise of His Coming? Our ancestors are dead and buried, and everything’s going on just as it has from the first day of creation, nothing’s changed.”
II Peter 3:3-4 (MSG)

Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They’ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they’re animals. Stay clear of these people.
II Timothy 3:1-5 (MSG)

Then Jesus said to them all, “Watch yourselves! Keep from wanting all kinds of things you should not have. A man’s life is not made up of things, even if he has many riches.”
Luke 12:15 (NLV)

But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
I Timothy 6:9 (NLT)

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
I Timothy 6:10 (NLT)

What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?
James 4:1 (NLT)

You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
James 4:2 (NLT)

And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong, you want only what will give you pleasure.
James 4:3 (NLT)

“I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes.
Acts 20:33 (NLT)

You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me.
Acts 20:34 (NLT)

And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of The Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'”
Acts 20:35 (NLT)

I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?
Psalm 121:1 (CEB)

My help comes from The Lord, The Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2 (CEB)

God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:1 (NLT)

So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea.
Psalm 46:2 (NLT)

We put our hope in The Lord. He is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20 (NLT)

So we can say for sure, “The Lord is my Helper. I am not afraid of anything man can do to me.”
Hebrews 13:6 (NLV)

Let us then approach God’s Throne Of Grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)

If you do not have wisdom, ask God for it. He is always ready to give it to you and will never say you are wrong for asking.
James 1:5 (NLV)

Whoever hears these words of Mine and does them, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
Matthew 7:24 (NLV)

Showing respect to The Lord will make you wise, and being humble will bring honor to you.
Proverbs 15:33 (CEV)

For The Lord gives wisdom. Much learning and understanding comes from His Mouth.
Proverbs 2:6 (NLV)

Proud men end in shame, but the meek become wise.
Proverbs 11:2 (TLB)

Listen to advice and accept discipline; then you, too, will become wise.
Proverbs 19:20 (ERV)

God Himself made the way so you can have new life through Christ Jesus. God gave us Christ to be our wisdom. Christ made us right with God and set us apart for God and made us holy. Christ bought us with His Blood and made us free from our sins.
I Corinthians 1:30 (NLV)

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times. and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
James 3:17 (NLT)

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgement than silver!
Proverbs 16:16 (NLT)

The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others.

Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit.

To others The Spirit has given great faith or the power to heal the sick,

Or the power to work mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God’s Spirit is present. Others can speak different kinds of languages, and still others can tell what these languages mean.

But it is The Spirit who does all this and decides which gifts to give to each of us.

I Corinthians 12:7-11 (CEV)

But The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)

Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land The Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12 (NLT)

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Ephesisans 6:4 (NLT)

The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13 (NLT)

For God so (greatly) loved and dearly prized the world, that He (even) gave His (One and) only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him (as Savior) shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (AMP)

But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (AMP)

For the (remarkable, undeserved) Grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
Titus 2:11 (AMP)

So The Lord said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth, not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air, because it (deeply) grieves Me (to see mankind’s sin) and I regret that I have made them.”
Genesis 6:7 (AMP)

But Noah found favor and grace in the Eyes of The Lord.
Genesis 6:8 (AMP)

Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the (other) virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen in the place of Vashti.
Ester 2:17 (AMP)

For it is by grace (God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ) that you have been saved (actually delivered from judgement and given eternal life) through faith. And this (salvation) is not of yourselves (not through your own effort), but it is the (undeserved, gracious) gift of God;
Ephesians 2:8 (AMP)

not as a result of (your) works (nor your attempts to keep the law), so that no one will (be able to) boast or take credit in any way (for his salvation).
Ephesians 2:9 (AMP)

For you are Holy. The praises of our fathers surrounded your throne; they trusted You and You delivered them.
Psalm 22:3-4 (TLB)

But true praise is a worthy sacrifice; this really honors Me. Those who walk My paths will receive salvation from The Lord.
Psalm 50:23 (TLB)

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
Acts 16:25 (NLT)

Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundation. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
Acts 16:26 (NLT)

After consulting with the people, Jehoshaphat appointed musicians to play for the Lord, praising His Majestic Holiness. They were to march out before the warriors, saying, “Give thanks to The Lord because His faithful love lasts forever!”
II Chronicles 20:21 (CEB)

As they broke into joyful song and praise, The Lord launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites, the Moabites, and those from Mount Seir who were invading Judah, so that they were defeated.
II Chronicles 20:22 (CEB)

Let everything that has breath praise The Lord. Praise The Lord!
Psalm 150:6