New Beginnings
A big batch of the grands started back to school this week.
Another school year with new teachers, friends, classes and challenges to uncover.
"God of mercy, do what only You can do and make all things new."
Big Daddy Weave
“And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. '” Revelation 21:5
Trustworthy and true...those are the words that stopped me in my tracks this morning and took me to my knees. The prayer for ALL school children was that they would be taught from a Biblical perspective how to measure who is trustworthy and what is true. Our beliefs have to be grounded in/on something and the Bible is the best measuring stick I know of.
The next word that came to me was deception.
When I went to search for a Bible verse on deception Gotquestions.com took me to the long list at the end of this devotional. I selected Romans 12:2 to meditate on today and pray for our grandchildren.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Father, You are The Truth. May our grandchildren not be conformed to this world, but surrounded by believers who invest in their lives by teaching and praying they would be transformed by the renewing of their minds through the power of the Holy Spirit and Holy Scriptures. Through this implantation help them be able to discern Your good, acceptable and perfect will for their lives. In Jesus' name. Amen
"Make All Things New" Big Daddy Weave
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Proverbs 10:9
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Luke 6:31
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Mark 7:20-22
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness."
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Genesis 3:4
But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die."
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
James 4:1
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Special thanks to OpenBible.info for the data on the most well-known Bible verses.
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Proverbs 10:9
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Luke 6:31
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Mark 7:20-22
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness."
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Genesis 3:4
But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die."
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
James 4:1
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Special thanks to OpenBible.info for the data on the most well-known Bible verses.
