verseoftheday

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV Love...does not...boast; This week I have been impatient, unkind, envious...and... boastful :( The subtle boastful...giving my opinion when it wasn't needed, talking over someone...not listening... Love doesn't boast. This year, the "word of the year" is "selfie". We have made the subtle boast an artform...interesting world we live in... Often at this time of year we reflect on the last 12 months and have a think about what we want to do differently in 2014. Whatever the joys, trials, excitement, challenges, disappointments, wins, blessings that lie ahead, may we remain steadfast in our faith, determined to know more of our creator, and reflect his love and grace to those around us. #loveGodlovepeople #loveismyprofession #lotstolearn #2014bringiton

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV Love is patient and kind; love does not envy... Patience, kindness...yep i can lift my game there...but love does not envy?!? It's so in your face what other people have & do with social media, the Fear Of Missing Out...and add to that relentless advertising all designed to make us want stuff...and then there is my neighbours house / car / boat / bike / relationships / job / lifesyle / etc... Contentment is the antidote. Looking at the blessings in your own life is the antidote. Meeting the needs of others is the antidote. Being thankful is the antidote. #lovedoesnotenvy

1 Corinthians 13:4 ...love is kind. There are days when i am not kind. How hard is it, just to be kind? . kind [kahynd] - adjective gentle; considerate That's what love is. Kind. Gentle. Considerate. For some this is easy, almost natural, and some of us, well we have to choose to be kind...Jesus gives us great examples of the way he interacted with people with  kindness...with love. #itsachoice

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV Love is patient... If to love is my first profession, what does that look like? Patient. With children we teach "patience is waiting with a happy heart" Am i patient with...God? Do i wait on him with a "happy heart"? Knowing that he loves me even when he is silent, even when i don't get the answer i want or expect, even when its hard. Do i wait with a happy heart on my family, friends, workmates, classmates...maybe this loving people is not so easy... And sometimes we need to be patient with ourselves...give yourself a break - none of us get it right all the time :) #loveispatient #waitingwithahappyheart #plentytoworkon

John 13:34 ESV A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another... Holiday reading- Lynne is reading the life of Pi. Pi meets a preist and describes him as "a man whose profession it is was to love..." And that should be our profession. To love God & love people. In a profession you do prof development, you keep learning, improving...may you today ponder the important things in your heart as mary did, may you make your first profession to love :) #loveGodlovepeople

Luke 2:19 ESV But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. The baby, the shepherds, the wise men, the gifts, stories of angels...must have been quite a day for a young mum...there will be times when God's hand is clearly at work in your life, or in the life of those close to you...these are things to treasure in your heart...things to ponder... #treasuresoftheheart #mary

Luke 1-2 Been thinking about joseph and mary...they were called to a mission, in unusual circumstances, their families didn't understand, and it certainly didn't fit with the culture around them...if God calls you, it may be that your family don't get it, maybe they simply don't share your faith...or maybe the path you are walking is different to your peers, those around you...but if God is in it, there is no better place to be than walking with the creator of the universe...who's birth as a baby we celebrate today. Joseph and Mary kept the faith even though it must have been tough at times. Psalm 31:24 ESV Be strong, and let your heart take courage...

Luke 2 NLT ...All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census...He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. All of Joseph's family would have been in town. This was where he came from, and everyone returned home for the census. So how come there was no where for Joseph and Mary? Was the shame of being pregnant and not married so great? Seems that it was. Jesus rejected even before he was born... #christmas #ordinarypeople #roadtrip #rejection #love

Luke 2 NLT ...All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census...He (Joseph) traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. Ordinary people. Joseph and Mary were ordinary everyday people, just doing what needed to be done...heading back to Josephs hometown...families getting together, catching up...meeting the new girlfriend...ordinary people - not too different from us- with an extraordinary gift. #ordinarypeople #roadtrip #sharethatgift

Glória in excélsis Deo     et in terra pax homínibus bonae voluntátis.     Glory to God in the highest,     and on earth peace to people of good will.     We praise you,     we bless you,     we adore you,     we glorify you, ...     For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High... #sunday #praiseinlatin #christmashymn

Ephesians 1:11 NLT Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God... It's only children who get the inheritance :) #unitedwithJesus #childrenofGod #inheritors

Ephesians 1:8-10 NIV With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. One day all will be made new, wrongs will be righted, justice restored, peace will triumph...and the focal point of all of this is Jesus.

...there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift... Romans 3 We are all in the same boat... lonely or popular Successful or struggling Loved or rejected At peace or in turmoil Good or bad Angry or joyful Or some combination of any of these...we are all only made right by grace. #redeemed #justified #itsagift

Grace Grace that removes the stain and stench of sin Grace that provides a way A way of escape A way if rest A way of restoration Grace that is given freely... Grace that restores Grace that redeems Grace that releases me to worship Grace that repairs visions and dreams Grace that releases miracles #israelhoughton #thanksrach #grace

Psalm 27:12 ESV ...for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. This is what sin has done to our world. We don't love our neighbour, we are jealous of them, they are our enemy, or we just ignore them. We don't love God with our whole heart. We put creation in his place. The temorary pleasures of this world. Sin causes us to set up our own little kingdom with me as the king. And when others don't do what i want i rage against them. Sometimes the quiet rage of bitterness Sometimes the rage of angry words and condemnation Sometimes physical & violence. This is what sin does to us all. We breathe out violence... So how come there is any peace? Any cooperation? Any love? Grace. Against the backdrop of sin, grace shines. Grace that restrains, grace that blesses. Grace that has its source in God, its embodiment in Jesus, and its outworking in our lives through the Spirit. #sermonoftheday #psalm27 #shelterfromthestorm #grace

John 8:12 NIV When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” We were at a 21st birthday on Sat and this verse was shared. All of us should reflect the light of life that comes from the "light of the world". Let yours shine a little today:) #lightoftheworld #thislittlelight #thanksEm

Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. re·demp·tion [ri-demp-shuhn] 1. act of paying off a debt 2. deliverance; rescue 3. deliverance from sin 4. atonement for guilt 5. repurchase, as of something sold 6. paying off, as of a mortgage #dictionary.com #redeemed #forgiven #grace #sunday #grateful

Ephesians 1:6 NLT So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. Ephesians 1:1-5 God has blessed us with spiritual blessings. Loved us Chosen us Adopted us And our response? To praise him for the grace he has poured out...so no matter what our circumstances are today, or how we feel today, we are the recipients of his grace :) #praiseGodtoday #dearlyloved

Friday=wisdom Proverbs 29:2 NLT When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. How true this is. Around the world we see the tyranny and misery inflicted on people when those in power think about themselves first...but all of us have authority in some way, big or small, at home, work, in our community...now or in the future...do the people around us rejoice at our Godly use of that authority? #somethingtothinkabout #lovepeople

John 3:27, 30 NLT John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven...He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less." To glorify God is to make him bigger...on Sunday the speaker at church said this: "Heaven measures greatness by how humbled we are before God." John's mission was to proclaim Jesus...and in the process become less...how well am i doing at that? #greatness

1 Corinthians 9:24-25  ...So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. An athlete listens to their coach. Who has the biggest influence in your life? The thousand voices? The greatest coach is Gods word, his prompting in our lives...but if we hear it but don't action it...we are just kidding ourselves... #runtowin #listentoyourcoach #liveit #loveGodlovepeople #arisechurchinterns #youareanathlete

1 Corinthians 9:24-25  ...So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. An athlete discards the things holding them back (Heb 12:1) What is holding you back? Things from the past? Choices today? Fears for tomorrow? Maybe its time to discard what holds you back, gets in the way of your relationship with God... #lightenyourload #arisechurch #youareanathlete

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NLT Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. Run to win. To win an athlete must eat the right food and drink enough water...Jesus is the living water...and the Bible is spiritual food...run hard after God :) Get into the Word today... #arisechurch #youareanathlete

"They tell me who I am. They tell me what life is about. They tell me how to invest my time They tell me how to use my resources They tell me how to conduct my relationships They tell me what is true and untrue They tell me what the good life looks like They tell me what I should be and do and want They offer me a comprehensive system of wisdom that's well thought through and attractive on many levels, but that competes with the true wisdom that can only come from God. It's so easy to be taken captive. It's so easy to have divine wisdom corrupted by human wisdom. It's so easy to breathe in the polluted air of a culture that no longer thinks that God is, let alone that he is wise" Teach me your way, O Lord and lead me on a level path because of my enemies Psalm 27:11 Our enemy is the thinking of this world that is fighting for our hearts and minds... #shelterinthestorm #psalm27 #battleforourheartsandminds

Teach me your way, O Lord and lead me on a level path because of my enemies Psalm 27:11 Why do we need help to keep on a level path? Who are my enemies? Is it about the wisdom of God v wisdom of the world? "Every day a thousand voices speak into my life. and the vast majority of those voices have not gotten the flowers of their insight from the wisdom garden of the Lord" #shelterinthestorm #psalm27 #battleforourheartsandminds #moreonthistomorrow

Teach me your way, O Lord and lead me on a level path because of my enemies Psalm 27:11 I know that I want God's wisdom, but how often do I actually pray this prayer? Teach me your way? Maybe we did this once or twice in our life...or we dug deep into God's word for a time... His wisdom is so deep and so vast that we need more than a lifetime to mine it's treasures. So, today, will you pray with me for wisdom that comes from God? To know more of His Way... #shelterinthestorm #psalms #keepingitreal #realwisdom #pray

Shelter in the storm #3/3 You and I were just not hardwired to make it through this fallen world on our own. We were meant to exist with eyes filled with the beauty of his presence and hearts at rest in the lap of his goodness. This is what I love about the Psalms. They put difficulty and hope together in the tension of hardship and grace that is the life of everyone this side of eternity. #difficultyandhope #hardshipandgrace #psalms #keepingitreal

Shelter in the Storm #2. There is a God of awesome grace who meets his children in moments of darkness and difficulty. He is worth running to. He is worth waiting for. He brings rest when it seems like there is no rest to be found.

Want to share some extracts from a book "a shelter in the time of storm". In the intro the writer acknowledges that sometimes there are mysteries in this life we may never solve l, but there are 3 key things we do know: #1. We really do live in a fallen world. We haven't been given a ticket out of the brokenness of this world simply because we are the children of God. The world we live in is simply not operating the way God intended. #hopeinabrokenworld

Psalms 136:1 NLT Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Last nightchurh for the year last night...Thanksgiving on Thursday...so much to be thankful for. Good to cultivate a thankful spirit...regardless of today's circumstances. Send God a note of thanks today...and to someone in your life you want to thank. Don't wait til Christmas... #thankful #Godisgood This is my desire you to honor you Lord, with all my heart I worship you All I have within me I give You praise All that I adore is in you Lord I give you my heart I give you my soul I live for you alone Every breath that I take Every moment I'm awake Lord have Your way in me

Acts 2:38-39 NLT Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, and to your children, and even to the Gentiles —all who have been called by the Lord our God.” #promises

John 10:27-29 NLT My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,  for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. #promises #eternallife #alwaysinGodshand

Its Friday...so a bit of wisdom from to chew on... Proverbs 29:1 NLT Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. This proverb really challenges my inherent bias towards thinking i am always right...what wisdom/advice/criticism am i simply not acting on? #paystolisten #proverbs #wisdom

Ephesians 1:5 NLT God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. God has adopted you and me into His family...because 1. He WANTED to. He wants us in his family. Love that. 2. It gives God great pleasure! God loves it that we are in his whanau. It's not obligation, guilt, something he has to do...it's love. #wow #dearlyloved

Ephesians 1:5 NLT God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ... Maybe you are part of a great family, or maybe not...but all of us can be adopted into God's family...a place of grace, forgiveness, love, & hope... #chosen #adopted #Godsfamily #wearebrothersandsisters #howcoolisthat

Ephesians 1:4 NLT Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. In Jesus we are without fault. God now sees us as holy. Wow. No matter who you are. Loved. Chosen. No matter what you've done. Without fault. Holy. That's the gospel right there...the good news...:) #goodnews

Ephesians 1:4 NLT Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us... Hello. Even before he made the world God knew you, pictured you, and loved you...before any of this existed. That is so hard to comprehend...but...this is our God :) #chosen #dearlyloved

Isaiah 58:13-14 MSG “If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don’t use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God ’s holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing ‘business as usual,’ making money, running here and there— Then you’ll be free to enjoy God ! Oh, I’ll make you ride high and soar above it all. I’ll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob.” Yes! God says so! #favepromises #thanksliam

Job 1:20-22 NLT Job stood up and tore his robe in grief...In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God. When really bad things happened in Job's life he did despair...sometimes the gravitational pull of life, events, loss, disaster, pull us down...but Job never blamed God...can i say the same? #expectations #lift #verseofthedayislatecosweareonholiday

2 Corinthians 12:8-9 NLT ...Each time he said, “My grace is all you need... God's grace is all you need. That was his promise to Paul, and its his promise to us. No matter what you are facing or going through, or whether things are going swimmingly well...His grace is all we need...wow... #grace #yourgraceisenough #promises

I was at work yesterday and this verse reference was tattooed on someones arm... Luke 6:37. Luke 6:37 NLT “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. #verseoftheday #tattoo

Romans 10:9 NLT If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. #saved #promises #JesusisLord

Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” It can be scary when we face new or challenging things in life...this was Moses charge to Joshua...God is the same today as yesterday...and will be the same tomorrow...going ahead, always on your side :) #nofear

Take down these plans I've made on my own I humble myself before your throne Flood through my heart Breathe into my soul Rush into me and make me whole Parachute Band We sang this song at church last night and sometimes its easy to sing about it...not always so easy on Monday to ask God to take our plans...to offer them back to God... Or maybe today you just need Him to breathe into your soul today...LIFT your hands today to the one who gave it all for you and me...the one who made a way #lift #breatheintomysoul

John 14:27 NLT “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. #promises #peace #nothingtofear

Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary... Do you know what feeling weary is like? Turn your eyes back to God...look for real strength there... #Godspromises #strengthfortheweary

Matthew 11:28-29 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Feeling weary? Burdened? #Godspromises #getyokedwithJesus #wordsofJesus

I Samuel 2:30 NKJV ...for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. Nothing we do for God goes unnoticed by him. #promises #thanksryan

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.  Because it's showing that we can trust God to teach us how to live and where to go in order to honor Him most! It's a comfort when nothing in life makes sense that God knows what's up and will guide us through :-D

This was the first verseoftheday from one year ago. God's Word is just as relevant and powerful in 1 year, 10 years, 1000 years... You are dearly loved. Philippians 4:6-7 NLT Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. November 10, 2012 #verseoftheday#1 #dearlyloved #guardforyourheartandmind #Godspeace

1 Peter 1:24-25 NLT <24 > As the Scriptures say, "People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.  <25 > But the word of the Lord remains forever." And that word is the Good News that was preached to you. Words of The Lord are greater than words of men. No matter what you are facing today...its good to remember what is permanent and what is only temporary... #Godspromises #thanksEmily

Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever, His faithfulness continues through all generations. The promise that God will never stop loving us is quite extraordinary; we have done nothing to deserve this love and yet He loves us all unconditionally. Even though this verse was written such a long time ago it applies to/includes us- we are a generation and Gods promises are for us and all who are to come. I am reminded of a line in my favourite song at the moment 'Oceans' which says- You have never failed us and you won't start now. It is awesome to think of all of the ways God has been faithful throughout history and to realise that this is the same God who loves you and me. What an honour and privilege it is to call Him MY GOD! :) #Godspromises #thanksLaceygreatpreaching0

Romans 8:38-39 NLT And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. #favepromises #thanksmatt

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him. Psalm 103:11 I love how this verse gives a metaphor for how limitless God's love is for us:-) #promises #limitless #thankslisa

Hebrews 13:5 NIV “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” God's promises...do you have a favourite? Then txt the verse (& why u love it if u want) back to whoever you get this from and we will share your fave promises #promises #verseoftheday

Our (ex) Pastor, Rog, talked about his burnout / hit-the-wall / depression & 3 things that helped him #1 remember Gods.promises #2 remember when God has worked in your life and #3. How important it is to let 2-3 people in ur life who u trust who will support you. If u r that support person be prepared for the long haul, turn up unannounced sometimes, dont put pressure on to talk, just be there, do things with that person in their area of interest...and listen when they want to talk. Be Jesus hands to bind up the broken hearted. Psalm 147:3 NIV He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. #sermoninatext #lovepeople #weallhavewounds

When the darkness rolls in like the tide...when you are broken hearted... #1 Remember Gods Promises #2. Do i really believe that God is real? Remember the times that God worked in my life. When, sometimes we only see it by looking back, that Gods fingerprints were everywhere. Remember when He spoke,acted, saved...cos He is still there even when we dont feel it #3tomorrow

Isaiah 61:1 NIV ...He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted... This is what Jesus came to do. If you are brokenhearted today, 3 things our Pastor talked about last night. #1. Remember God's promises... Ps 34:18 Heb 13:5 #xroadsnightchurch #thanksrog #Godspromisesaretrue #sometimesweallneedbindingup

Psalm 57:9-11 NIV I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. Ps 57 starts with David running and hiding, crying out to God for rescue, but comes back to glorifying God, making Him known to others. Today...may we exalt God, give him the honour He deserves :) #sunday #Godisfaithful #Hisloveisgreat

Psalms 57:7-8 NIV My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. Maybe David had been up all night...maybe he just had an early start, but seemed to be waiting on the sunrise to refocus on God. Make some music to God. Awake your soul towards God. Not all of us make music, but we all do something that stirs our soul and orients us towards God. What do you do? #beststeadfast #awakemysoul

Psalm 57:7 NIV My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Last night i was driving home and sung out LOUD (its ok i was on my own) When u sing out loud words like "God is able He is on my side"  then it really sinks in. When our hearts are steadfast in the midst of difficulty...sing and make music! To help make you steadfast...sing and make music! #singoutloud #powerofmusic

Psalm 57:7 NIV My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Last night i was driving home and sung out LOUD (its ok i was on my own) When u sing out loud words like "God is able He is on my side"  then it really sinks in. When our hearts are steadfast in the midst of difficulty...sing and make music! To help make you steadfast...sing and make music! #singoutloud #powerofmusic

Psalms 57:7 NIV My heart, O God, is steadfast...  stead·fast - adjective 1. fixed in place 2. firm in purpose or loyalty Even tho this psalm is about being in the midst of trouble and difficulty, David still comes back to his faith in God #keepthefaith #besteadfast

“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. Mark 10v5 At Church yesterday sermon was from Mark 10, a "discussion" with the Pharisees about divorce, and at the core of Jesus teaching brings us back to the heart. It doesn't matter is we are married or single, the question is where, or against who, is your heart hardened? #softenyourheart #wordsofJesus

It's really is Friday - I checked :) John 15:13–15 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends...Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. Something changed in Jesus relationship with his disciples. He had shared with them all the important stuff...and now they are friends. The ultimate expression of the Kingdom that Jesus taught, the greatest love, to sacrifice his life for his friends. #wordsofJesus #friends #beabetterfriend #thereisafriendwhoiscloserthanabrother

Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) A friend loves at all times,     and a brother is born for a time of adversity. How fickle we can be towards our friends sometimes...keep loving your friends, especially when things are tough. #beabetterfriend #thereisafriendwhoiscloserthanabrother

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes      You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger Your name is great, and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find      Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name   # songfortoday #worshiponmonday

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Ps118   #praise #Godisgood #hope   good day to get together with Gods people and worship. it changes our perpsepective, refreshes our spirit, increases our joy, brings peace to your soul. i pray this morning that His peace will pervade all you do today :)

I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: "Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They're his people, he's their God. He'll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone." #tearswiped #paingone #hope

Christ suffered for our sins once for all time.   He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God.   1 Peter 3 #safelyhometoGod